VB at SEU
3
Winner St. Thomas STU 28-0, 14-0
1
Southeastern SEU 18-5, 10-3
Winner
St. Thomas STU
28-0, 14-0
3
Final
1
Southeastern SEU
18-5, 10-3
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Thomas STU 25 25 23 25 (3)
Southeastern SEU 16 21 25 16 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Eli Siriota

Volleyball Completes Undefeated Regular Season With 3-1 Win At Southeastern

Lakeland, Fla. – On the precipice of history on Saturday afternoon, the 10t-ranked St. Thomas Volleyball Team thwarted host Southeastern's comeback chance in a 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 225-16) victory to complete the first undefeated season by a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) sponsored sport in STU history. 
 
INSIDE THE MTCHUP: 
Final: #10 St. Thomaas 3, Southeastern1 
Records: #10 St. Thomas (28-0, 14-0 Sun Conference), Southeastern (18-5, 11-3 Sun Conference) 
All-Time Series: St. Thomas leads 27-9  
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:  

  • Set 1 - The Bobcats used an early 7-0 run to overcome a 3-2 deficit and take a 9-3 advantage, keeping the lead above four for the duration of the first set. 

  • Set 2 - Trailing midway through the second stanza 16-15, St. Thomas scored back-to-back points to flip the one-point lead before three-straight points extended the visitors lead to 20-17. 

  • Set 3 - Southeastern jumped out to a 7-1 lead, maintaining the advantage until a late 4-0 rally propelled St. Thomas ahead 22-21. The host responded with four of the final five points of the set to force a fourth frame. 

  • Set 4 – After trading the opening 10 points of the fourth set, the Bobcats scored four-straight to pull ahead 9-5. St. Thomas further extended their lead to 19-11 behind a 5-0 run, creating a doble-digit separation at 22-12. 

 
NOTEWORTHY: 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

  • The Bobcats ended the match with 59 kills on a .172 hitting percentage versus 35 kills on a .050 clip for the host. 

  • STU served six aces while Southeastern had one. 

  • St. Thomas tallied three solo blocks and 12 assisted, SEU logged one solo and 24 assisted. 

  • St. Thomas held n 87-69 advantage in digs. 

UP NEXT: 

As the Regular Season Champions, St. Thomas hosts the 2024 Sun Conference Championship Semifinals and Finals, starting on Friday, Nov. 15. 

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