The Keiser University volleyball team fell to Southeastern in straight sets on Saturday afternoon at the SLC, dropping a Sun Conference match 25-18, 25-13, 25-18.
The Fire (17-4, 10-1 Sun) hit .248 for the match and controlled all three sets against the Seahawks (9-11, 5-6 Sun).
Keiser jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opener, with Cece Worsham putting away two of the first four points. Southeastern tied it at 4-4, and Keiser regained a 7-5 edge before the Fire scored six straight points to take an 11-7 lead. Southeastern pushed the margin to 16-9, and the Seahawks pulled within 19-17 before the Fire closed the set on a 6-1 run to win 25-18. Keiser hit .060 in the set (12 kills, nine errors, 50 attempts) to Southeastern's .209.
The second set started with a Keiser rally. After falling behind 4-1, the Seahawks won four straight points, including two service aces from Mallory Dills, to take a 5-4 lead. Southeastern answered with a 6-0 run and never looked back, hitting .341 in the set to Keiser's .081 and winning 25-13.
The third set was the closest of the match. Keiser led 6-5, 7-6 and 8-7 in the early going, and the teams were tied at 9-9. The Fire pulled ahead with a 10-9 lead, and Keiser got as close as 13-12 before Southeastern ran off the next few points and held on for a 25-18 win.
Southeastern finished with a .248 hitting percentage (47 kills, 15 errors, 129 attempts) to Keiser's .057 (28 kills, 20 errors, 140 attempts). The Fire also held advantages in assists (47-27), digs (80-61) and blocks (6.0-4.0). The Seahawks led in service aces (4-2).
Worsham led Keiser with seven kills and added two block assists. Marina Maia had four kills, 12 digs and an ace, and Daniela Cruz Sánchez added four kills without an error. Ana Inés Liboreiro hit .400 with three kills. Dills dished out a team-high 20 assists to go with two aces and eight digs, and Makenzi Bennett led the back row with 15 digs and an ace. Amie Molina added eight digs. Addison Chapman had three block assists, and Amelia Langelier added two.
Southeastern was led by Jillian Zoerman, who had a match-high 14 kills and hit .263, and Laura Bonomi, who added 11 kills and 23 digs. Haven Speer dished out 36 assists with 14 digs, Mallori Grey had 18 digs, and Jewel Carling and Laura Santangeletta each had eight kills.
Up next, the Seahawks hit the road to take on Ave Maria on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with first serve scheduled for 7 PM.
- With the loss, Keiser falls to 5-6 in Sun Conference play
- Southeastern out-hit the Seahawks .248-.057
- Keiser recorded four service aces to Southeastern's two
- The Seahawks had eight block assists and no block errors in the match
- Mallory Dills had a team-high 20 assists
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