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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2013 The two-time reigning Southland Conference regular season champion Southeastern Louisiana University indoor volleyball team got back in the win column with a 26-24, 25-22, 25-21 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday afternoon in the Dugan Wellness Center.
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\nSoutheastern (14-6, 6-2 SLC) bounced back from a grueling five-set loss at UTRGV Thursday with the win over the host Islanders (7-13, 3-5 SLC) in a rematch of the 2024 Southland Conference Tournament final.
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\nKyra McKelvey<\/a> was on fire in the match, finishing with 20 kills and hitting .655 to lead the Lady Lion attack. Southeastern hit .339 for the match with Peyton Stokley<\/a> and Ashley Richardson<\/a> posting 23 and 22 assists, respectively.
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\nSLU also held the Islanders to a .197 hitting percentage. Ayla Klingenberg<\/a> finished with six blocks to lead the Lady Lions, while Lexi Gonzalez<\/a> (15 digs) and Abby Bailey (12 digs) each posted double-digit digs.
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\nTatum Mason and Katelyn Krienke led TAMU-CC with nine kills apiece. Virginia Van Der Werff (37 assists) and Brooklyn Jaeger (21 digs) were the leaders for the Islanders.
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\nThe opening set featured 11 ties and seven lead changes. McKelvey broke a 24-24 tie with a kill, then she and Klingenberg blocked Kenna Buchanan to close out the opening set.
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\nSoutheastern led by as many as seven in the second set, but the Islanders came back to cut it as close as two in the latter part of the set, before India Bennett<\/a> powered a kill to give SLU a 2-0 lead.
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\nThe Lady Lions would close out the match in three. McKelvey had five kills in the final set to lead SLU to the three-set sweep.
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\nSLU will close out its three-match road swing Wednesday with a 1 p.m. midweek matinee at UIW. The match at the Cardinals will air on ESPN+.
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\nDIGGIN’ IT CLUB \/ S CLUB
\nFans interested in becoming active supporters of the Southeastern volleyball program are encouraged to join the Diggin’ It Club. Lion volleyball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
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\nAll membership fees and donations to both the Diggin’ It Club and S Club (volleyball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern volleyball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at\u00a0laa@southeastern.edu<\/a>\u00a0or (985) 549-5091 or visiting\u00a0www.LionUp.com<\/a>.
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\nSOCIAL MEDIA
\nFor more information on Lady Lions Volleyball, follow\u00a0@LionUpVB on X and Instagram or like\u00a0\/SLUathletics\u00a0on Facebook.
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