LAKELAND, Fla.- Southeastern volleyball concluded the regular season today with a 3-0 sweep of Florida Memorial, finishing the regular season 21-4 and 12-2 in Sun Conference play.
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The Fire posted their second-best attack percentage of the season, hitting a collective .376 with 46 kills to take the 25-17, 25-16, and 25-9 sets.
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In addition to the efficient offensive performance, the Fire defense held the Lions to a .048 attack percentage on the match with 10 blocks, four of which came from
Tatyana Lyons.
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Grace Petty recorded her 10
th double-double of the season, posting a team-high 14 kills and .407 attack percentage. Petty also led the Fire in digs with 10.
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The Fire took set one 25-17 after a .394 attack percentage and 15 kills. The set score was as narrow as 13-10 at one point but five unanswered points by the Fire gave them a 17-10 lead. Southeastern concluded the set on a 6-0 run with three Lions' attack errors and two service aced by
Cambry Pope.
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Set two saw a match-high 17 kills for the Fire behind seven from Petty and four from
Emilia Harding. The Fire would go on to take a 2-0 lead with a 25-16 set score.
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It was all the Fire in set three as they would close out the contest with a 25-19 win behind a match-high .400 attack percentage. The Fire jumped out to an 11-1 lead with seven-straight trips to the service line from
Alexandra Postlethwaite who concluded the match with 38 assists.
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Southeastern will next head into the Sun Conference Tournament semifinal contest on November 10
th as the No. 2 seed in the tournament behind St. Thomas University.