LAKELAND, Fla. - After an upsetting defeat against St. Thomas, Southeastern look to bounce back as they return home to play the Gyrenes and Barons this week.
The Fire are 7-3 overall in the season, 1-1 in conference play. Southeastern ranks 15th in the NAIA for total digs per game of 18.95. Leading the Fire in digs is freshman, Grace Ball with a total of 138 digs, averaging 3.9 per game. Emily Boehlein leads SEU with a hitting percentage of .315.
Senior from Wellington, Fla., Taylor Gregory leads the Fire and TSC with 31 blocks, an average of .9 per set. Southeastern and Ave Maria are both tied for first in The Sun Conference in blocking at 2.0 per set. The Gyrenes lead the conference however with 14.0 total blocks, with the Fire following with a total of 12.0.Â
Ave Maria is 1-6 overall on the season, they have not registered a win in two conference games. The Gyrenes played TSC opponents Keiser and Florida Memorial losing 3-0 to the Seahawks and 3-1 to the Lions.
On Saturday, the Fire will return to the Furnace to play Brewton-Parker, who are off to a 1-9 start to the season heading into Wednesday's game versus Agnes Scott. The Barons have a heavy upcoming schedule, as they play three games before arriving in Lakeland to play the Fire on the 21st.
Brewton-Parker has played SEU two times previously, in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons. In both meetings, the Fire defeated the Barons in three sets. The two games were played at neutral sites, therefore this will be the first time SEU has home advantage.
Stand out freshman for the Barons is Taylor Scarbrough, who has been averaging .7 aces with a total of 22. Scarbrough ranks 11th in the NAIA Division I in Service Aces per game (.650). The Barons rank 32rd in the nation for Service Aces per game (2.060).
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