Lady Fire Earns First Victory of 2008 Season
(08-27-08)

AVE MARIA, Fla.--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team earned its first victory of the 2008 season, but it was not easy by any means.

The Fire played NAIA newcomer Ave Maria University and won in five games (25-19, 24-26, 12-25, 25-17, 15-9) Wednesday evening to push Southeastern's early-season record to 1-1.

For the second straight game, Heather Johnson led the Lady Fire offense with 16 kills. Brittany Braly added six kills and six digs.

Stephanie Bower led the Lady Fire defense with 18 digs for the match. Kristen Ledlow had seven solo blocks and five kills on the day.

Southeastern will travel to Atlanta to battle NCCAA II South Region foe Atlanta Christian College, Saturday. Game time is 5:00 p.m.

Lady Fire Drops Season-Opener To Embry-Riddle
(08-25-08)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern women's volleyball team fell to Embry-Riddle University in three games (30-11, 30-17, 30-18), Saturday, in the Lady Fire's 2008 season-opener.

Newcomer Stephanie Bower had 19 digs on the day, while sophomore Heather Johnson led the Lady Fire attack with 10 kills. 2007 All-American Casey Jensen had six kills on the day.

Embry-Riddle freshman Abby Hall led the Lady Eagles with 19 kills and four aces.

Southeastern (0-1) will travel to play Ave Maria University on Tuesday, starting at 7:00 p.m.

SEU will be on the road for its next five games. The Lady Fire's next home game will be a tri-match, September 12, versus Florida Memorial University and Faulkner University.

NATIONALS: SEU Advances to NCCAA Final Four
(11-09-07)

OMAHA, NE--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team advanced to the NCCAA II National Semifinals, Friday, for the first time since 2004.

Southeastern took care of business early on Friday by defeating No. 9 seed Kentucky Christian in three games (30-20, 30-14, 30-18).

Stacy Troyer led SEU in two categories with 33 assists and six aces.

Casey Jensen led the Lady Fire in kills with 13, while Sarah Maus had 14 digs and Brittany Braly added 11 digs.

Southeastern (25-24) then fell to defending national champions Clearwater Christian, but advanced to the Final Four by finishing second in its pool and will play at 11:30 a.m. (EST) in the semifinals on Saturday.

Southeastern's best finish in school history was back in 2004 when the Lady Fire finished third in nationals.

The NCCAA II National Championship game is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

NATIONALS: SEU Falls To Lincoln Christian In Game Two
(11-08-07)

OMAHA, NE--After winning game one on Thursday, the Southeastern University women's volleyball team fell in five games to No. 5 seed Lincoln Christian (30-26, 20-30, 30-14, 27-30, 13-15).

SEU was led by Casey Jensen's 24 kills, while Sarah Maus finished with 26 digs.

The Lady Fire will play No. 9 seed Kentucky Christian at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday and then face defending national champions Clearwater Christian at 5:00 p.m.

Only the top two teams in each pool advance to the NCCAA II FInal Four, so the Lady Fire will most likely need to win both games on Friday to advance to the national semifinals on Saturday.

For instant game updates, surf to Grace University's athletic website at the link below www.graceroyals.com/WVol/NCCAA/Index.htm

NATIONALS: SEU Cruises To Victory Over NCU

OMAHA, Neb.--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team got off on the right foot Thursday in its first game of the 2007 NCCAA II national tournament.

SEU, which is the No. 4 seed overall, defeated No. 8 seed North Central University in four games (30-20, 27-30, 30-26, 30-22).

The first round of the national tournament is a pool play format in which there are four teams in each pool and eight teams overall in the tournament.

The top two teams from each pool will advance to the NCCAA II Final Four on Saturday.

Sarah Maus led the Lady Fire with 25 digs while junior Brittany Braly and freshman Kristy Bailey added 19 and 18 digs, respectively.

First Team All-Region player Casey Jensen led SEU with 23 kills while senior Stacy Troyer dished out 41 assists.

The Lady Fire will play No. 5 seed Lincoln Christian College today at 3:00 p.m. (EST), finishing out day one of the tournament.

Lady Fire Earns At-Large Bid Into NCCAA II National Tournament
(10-30-07)

LAKELAND--After falling to the defending national champion, Clearwater Christian, in the South Region tournament this past weekend, the Southeastern University women's volleyball team was unsure whether it would be play for a national championship next weekend in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Lady Fire, however, earned the No. 5 seed in the national tournament, which will be played November 8-10 on the campus of Grace University.

The Lady Fire went 23-21, with two regular season games still remaining, and 11-4 in the South Region overall. Southeastern's record was good enough for the Lady Fire to get an at-large bid into the tournament.

"I was surprised to get the bid simply because we did not get it done the easy way and had to rely on other people pleading our case for a national ranking," said Head Coach Terry Thomas. "If I had the choice, I would rather have been able to speak on my own team's behalf. It worked out, so we will prepare with diligence."

Last year, SEU was left out of the national tournament after falling to Clearwater Christian in the South Region tournament and going 10-4 in region play.

So why did SEU get in the national tournament this year, you may ask?

The Lady Fire lost to only one NCCAA II team all year, and that was Clearwater Christian, which is the defending national champ.

The Lady Fire also went 5-0 on a road trip to Iowa, capturing the 2007 Spikefest tournament against all NCCAA II opponents.

"The seeding was less of a surprise since the only NCCAA II team we have lost to in the past two seasons has been Clearwater," added Thomas. "It really helped us going to the Spikefest tournament in Iowa early in the year. Two of those teams made it (to nationals), and we beat them both. Additionally, we played almost all NAIA schools in the month of October."

Don't look at the 23-21 overall schedule and think this Lady Fire team is mediocre.

SEU plays one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country with 23 games against teams that do not play on the NCCAA II level.

Take SEU's four losses to Clearwater Christian out of the equation and SEU went a perfect 15-0 versus NCCAA II opponents.

SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT: Lady Fire Falls in South Region Championship Game
(10-27-07)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team fell in the South Region Championship, Saturday, for the second straight year to Clearwater Christian.

Clearwater Christian dominated SEU in three games (30-16, 30-25, 30-16) and dominated the South Region Tournament overall, losing just one game in the South Region Tournament on the road to winning another regional title.

Sarah Maus led the Lady Fire with 17 digs, while Kristy Bailey added 14 digs in the match. Casey Jensen had 10 kills for SEU.

Southeastern falls to 23-21 overall and 11-4 versus South Region teams, with all four losses at the hands of Clearwater Christian.

Southeastern had three players represented on the All-Region team.

Senior Stacy Troyer was named First Team All-Region along with freshman Casey Jensen. Heather Johnson was named a Second Team All-Region selection.

Senior Sarah Maus was named All-Region Honorable Mention.

SEU will now wait to see if they will earn an at-large bid into the NCCAA II National Tournament in Omaha, Nebr., November 8-10.

SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT: Lady Fire Advances to South Region Championship Game

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team defeated Toccoa Falls College in three games Saturday afternoon to advance to the South Region Championship game on Saturday.

Sarah Maus led the Lady Fire with 21 digs, while Holly Lastovica added 16 digs.

Wendi Grettenberg connected on eight kills off the bench.

Southeastern will now have to beat the No. 1 team in the country, Clearwater Christian, twice on Saturday to win the South Region Championship.

Game one is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m.

The Lady Fire are 0-3 versus Clearwater Christian this season and have dropped seven straight games to the Lady Cougars over the past two seasons.

SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT: SEU Falls to Clearwater Christian

LAKELAND--After dropping game one, 34-32, No. 1 seed Clearwater Christian rallied to win the next three games against Southeastern University to advance to the South Region Championship game on Saturday.

Southeastern will now have to play Toccoa Falls College in an elimination game at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, with the winner set to face Clearwater Christian in the South Region Championship.

It was CCC's seventh straight victory over Southeastern since SEU defeated Clearwater Christian in the 2005 South Region Championship game.

The game between SEU and Toccoa Falls College is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. The winner would then have to defeat Clearwater Christian twice in order to capture the South Region Tournament Championship.

LINESCORE
Clearwater Christian def. Southeatern University (32-34, 30-16, 30-17, 30-11)

SOUTH REGION UPDATE: SEU Defeats Piedmont Baptist in Three Games
(10-26-07)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team defeated Piedmont Baptist College in three games, Friday afternoon, to set up a matchup with No. 1 seed Clearwater Christian College on Saturday morning.

The Lady Fire were led by Casey Jensen's 11 kills and Kristen Ledlow's nine kills.

Stacy Troyer had 25 assists and Brittany Braly added five aces and five kills for the match as SEU won easily in three games: 30-14, 30-21, 30-10.

SEU will play No. 1 seed Clearwater Christian College at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning, the Lady Cougars having won both of their games on Friday, easily advancing to the South Region semifinals.

The winner between SEU and Clearwater Christian, Saturday morning, would advance to the South Region Championship game at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT UPDATE: Lady Fire Blanks Atlanta Christian

CLEARWATER--The Southeastern women's soccer team defeated Atlanta Christian College, 3-0, on Friday afternoon to advance to the South Region Tournament Championship on Saturday.

Jamie Willis scored the only goal in the first half to give SEU a 1-0 lead at halftime.

Freshmen Jenna Bartholomew and Amy Delettre combined on the shutout for SEU.

Melissa Kennedy added two second-half goals for the Lady Fire, which advances to its third straight South Region Championship game.

SEU is looking to repeat as South Region Champions for the first time in school history and will play the winner of the game between Toccoa Falls College and Clearwater Christian College at 1:00 p.m. at Seffner Christian School.

SOUTH REGION UPDATE: Lady Fire Cruises Past Trinity College

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team advanced into the South Region Tournament winner's bracket, Friday afternoon, with a victory over No. 7 seed Trinity College (30-6, 30-10, 30-14).

Stacy Troyer led the Lady Fire with 41 assists, while Casey Jensen compiled 13 kills in the three games.

Kristen Ledlow had four aces in game two for the Lady Fire, which improves to 21-19 on the year.

On Friday at 4:00 p.m., SEU will face the winner of the game between No. 6 seed Florida Christian College and No. 3 seed Piedmont Baptist College.

VOLLEYBALL SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
(10-24-07)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team earned the No. 2 seed in the South Region tournament this weekend. The action starts Friday at noon when SEU takes on No. 7 seed Trinity College.

The Lady Fire went 8-2 in the South Region this season. Its only two losses came at the hands of No. 1 seed Clearwater Christian College, which went a perfect 9-0 in the region.

With a win in game one, SEU would face the winner of the game between No. 3 seed Piedmont Baptist College and No. 6 seed Florida Christian College at 4:00 p.m.

The seeds for the tournament are below; their South Region records are in parentheses.

#1-Clearwater Christian College (9-0)
#2-Southeastern University (8-2)
#3-Piedmont Baptist College (7-3)
#4-Toccoa Falls College (6-3)
#5-Atlanta Christian College (4-9)
#6-Florida Christian College (3-7)
#7-Trinity College (3-9)

Lady Fire Gets Big Win Over NAIA Warner Southern
(09-19-07)

LAKE WALES.--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team earned a huge victory over NAIA Warner Southern College, Tuesday night, defeating the Lady Royals in five games (30-25, 22-30, 30-24, 27-30, 15-13) behind Heather Johnson's huge night for SEU.

Johnson led the Lady Fire with 23 kills on 53 total attacks. Casey Jensen and Kristy Bailey both added 14 kills apiece while Kristen Ledlow added 12 kills and five aces on the night.

Stacy Troyer dished out 55 assists and added 18 digs while Sarah Maus led the team with 20 digs.

Southeastern is now 15-5 on the season and will play in the Pepsi Bash at the Beach tournament, hosted by Northwood University, this weekend in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Lady Fire Gets Back On Track
(09-17-07)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team got back on track Friday night by defeating Atlanta Christian College in three games (30-11, 30-12, 30-13).

The Lady Fire were led by Kristen Ledlow's nine kills and nine aces.

Sarah Weiler and Holly Lastovica both added six kills apiece while Stacy Troyer dished out 32 assists for the match.

SEU improves to 14-5 on the season and 6-1 in the South Region.

SEU will travel to play NAIA Warner Southern on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.

Lady Fire Falls To Defending National Champs
(09-13-07)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team fell to defending NCCAA II National Champion Clearwater Christian College in four games Tuesday night before a boisterous SEU crowd of over 500 fans.

SEU grabbed a 28-26 lead in game one, but the Lady Cougars stormed back to take game one, 32-30, and seize the momentum early.

SEU fell in game two, 30-19, but freshmen Kristy Bailey and Casey Jensen energized the Lady Fire in game three as SEU won 30-20.

Bailey had five kills while Jensen had four kills in game three for the Lady Fire. Heather Johnson had six digs in the game that put SEU back in the contest, trailing two games to one.

In game four, the Lady Fire built a slight lead late, but too many mistakes haunted SEU down the stretch, and the defending national champion capitalized and took the game 30-27.

Clearwater Christian improves to 13-3 on the season and is currently ranked No. 3 nationally.

Bailey finished the game with 14 kills and 21 digs on the night.

Jensen currently leads the nation in kills and finished the night with 13 kills in all.

Another freshman, Heather Johnson, ended the night with 11 kills and 16 digs.

Sarah Maus finished with 25 digs while Stacy Troyer, who leads the nation in assists, finished the night with 40 assists.

SEU falls to 13-5 on the year and will host Atlanta Christian College, Friday night, at 7:00 p.m.

Lady Fire Wins Seventh Straight Contest
(09-12-07)

KISSIMMEE, Fla.--The Lady Fire volleyball team has been red-hot of late. SEU defeated Florida Christian College Tuesday night in three games (30-8, 30-12, 30-25) to win its seventh straight match.

The Lady Fire has won 12 out of the the last 13 games and improved to 13-4 on the year.

Casey Jensen and Heather Johnson both had seven kills apiece while Stacy Troyer dished out 25 assists for the game; every Lady Fire player contributed in Tuesday's victory.

Sarah Maus had 11 digs while Jessica Figueroa, Kristy Bailey, and Holly Lastovica all had four kills apiece.

SEU is now preparing to play the defending NCCAA II National Champion, Clearwater Christian College, Thursday night.

The Lady Fire went 0-4 versus Clearwater Christian last season as the Lady Cougars went on to win the national title.

The Lady Cougars are 12-3 on the season and expected to be ranked No.1 in the country come Thursday night when the first NCCAA II national rankings are posted.

Game time is 7:00 p.m. in the Southeastern Sportsplex.

Lady Fire Goes Perfect In Tournament at Piedmont Baptist
(09-09-07)

WINSTON-SALEM, NC--The Lady Fire volleyball team went a perfect 6-0 this weekend in a tournament hosted by Piedmont Baptist College.

On Friday, SEU defeated Toccoa Falls College (30-16, 30-28, 30-28), Caldwell Community College, (30-11, 30-20, 30-16), and Catawba Valley Community College (30-17, 27-30, 30-18, 30-12).

Casey Jensen had 41 kills in the three games while Stacy Troyer contributed 121 assists, averaging 40.3 assists in the games on Friday.

On Saturday, the Lady Fire defeated Atlanta Christian College (30-7, 30-10, 30-17), Piedmont Baptist College (30-14, 30-13, 30-18), and Wesley College (30-9, 30-4, 30-8).

Jensen totalled 27 kills on Saturday while Troyer added 102 assists for the three games.

Kristen Ledlow had 16 kills versus Piedmont Baptist College while Jenna Harrang had 10 aces versus Wesley College.

With the six wins this weekend, SEU improves to 12-4 on the year. The Lady Fire will travel to Kissimmee, Florida, on Tuesday night to play Florida Christian College.

Lady Fire Wins 2007 Spikefest tournament
(09-06-07)

ANKENY, Iowa--The Southeastern University women's volleyball went a perfect 5-0 on a road trip to Iowa this past weekend and captured the 2007 Spikefest tournament for the second time in three years.

SEU started off the road trip with a win over Faith Baptist Bible College on Thursday night.

Heather Johnson led the way for the Lady Fire offense, recording 16 kills.

Kristen Ledlow added 15 kills while Casey Jensen totaled 12 kills; SEU won in four games (30-19, 26-30, 30-28, 30-24).

Stacy Troyer recorded 50 assists in the match while Sarah Maus added 13 digs on the night.

After Thursday night's win, the Lady Fire opened up the 2007 Spikefest tournament with Grace University.

The Spikefest tournament was hosted by Faith Baptist Bible College, and the last time the Lady Fire participated in the tournament was in 2005.

The Lady Fire won the tournament in 2005. The team went on to win the 2005 South Region and set a school record with 28 wins in a season.

SEU dominated Grace University, winning in four games ( 30-25, 19-30, 30-27, 31-29).

Jensen had another huge game, recording 24 kills with five solo blocks while Johnson added 17 kills, two aces, and four solo blocks.

Troyer added 55 assists, and Maus contributed 18 digs as SEU's defensive specialist.

Next, the Lady Fire battled a tough Crown College team and eventually won in five games (30-16, 30-11, 29-31, 25-30, 15-4).

Johnson and Ledlow had 14 and 13 kills, respectively. Troyer added 34 assists while Maus had four aces for the game.

In the tournament's semi-finals, SEU defeated Moody Bible Institute in three games (30-20, 30-12, 30-25).

Jensen had 15 kills while Johnson contributed 12 kills, two aces, and 11 digs. Troyer once again had a great game distributing the ball with 41 assists while Maus added 12 digs.

In the Spikefest championship game, the Lady Fire defeated Presentation College in straight games (30-23, 30-24, 30-17).

Four Lady Fire players recorded double digits in digs. Maus led SEU with a season-high 24 digs. Freshman Kristy Baily added 12 digs, while Brittany Braly and Johnson both added 10 digs apiece.

Ledlow led the team with 15 digs while Jensen and Johnson both chipped in with 13 kills apiece.

With the five wins on the road trip, SEU improved to 6-3 on the season and then dropped a game this past Tuesday to Webber International, which is 10-1 on the year.

SEU is now 6-4 on the year and will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., this weekend to play in a tournament hosted by Piedmont Baptist College.

SEU Falls To Webber International
(09-05-07)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team dropped a tough match to NAIA Webber International, Tuesday night, in three games--falling to 6-4 on the season.

Fresh off winning the 2007 Spikefest tournament in Ankeny, Iowa, this past weekend, SEU returned to action and lost to a tough Webber International team. Webber improved to 10-1 on the season with its win Tuesday night.

SEU was led by Sarah Maus, who had 18 digs on the night.

Freshman Casey Jensen had nine kills on the night. Kristen Ledlow added eight kills with four kills in game one, igniting a late Lady Fire charge.

Stacy Troyer added 35 assists on the night.

SEU will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., this weekend for a tournament hosted by Piedmont Baptist College.

Lady Fire Falls To Florida College
(08-28-07)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team fell to Florida College Tuesday night in three games (27-30, 28-30, 25-30) in the Lady Fire's home opener for the 2007 season.

Sarah Maus led the defensive effort for SEU, recording 18 digs, while Stacey Troyer recorded 42 assists on the night.

Southeastern's inexperience has shown this season. The Lady Fire blew leads in every game versus Florida College Tuesday night and let a two-game lead to Grand View College slip away this past Saturday, losing the match in five games.

Coach Terry Thomas played five first-year players Tuesday night, and has nine first-year players on this year's roster.

With the loss, Southeastern falls to 1-3 on the year and will travel to Ankeny, Iowa, for the 2007 Spikefest Tournament hosted by Faith Baptist Bible College.

Southeastern won the Spikefest Tournament the last time they participated back in 2005.

SEU Falls To Clearwater Christian in South Region Championship Game
(10-28-06)

TOCCOA FALLS, Ga.--The dream of repeating as the South Region champion came to an end Saturday afternoon for the Southeastern women's volleyball team as it fell to No.1 ranked Clearwater Christian College (20-30, 23-30, 29-31) in the South Region Championship game.

Southeastern is now 20-19 on the year with a 10-4 South Region record; Southeastern lost its four games to Clearwater Christian.

The Lady Fire still has a chance of obtaining an at-large bid into the NCCAA II National Tournament, which will be played November 9-11 in Lincoln, Illinois.

The tournament field will be set sometime next week.

Lady Fire Advances To South Region Final Four
(10-27-06)

TOCCOA FALLS, GA--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team advanced to the South Region Tournament's Final Four on Friday night by defeating Florida Christian College (30-4, 30-11, 30-10) and Piedmont Baptist College (30-10, 30-15, 30-20).

SEU is now 19-18 on the season and 9-3 in the South Region.

Southeastern will play tomorrow in the semifinals at 10:00 am, but its opponent is still undetermined. With a win SEU will advance to the South Region championship game for the fourth straight year. Southeastern won the South Region Tournament last year and is the defending South Region Champion.

No. 1-ranked Clearwater Christian won easily in both of its contests Friday and is 3-0 versus Southeastern this season.

The South Region championship game will be played at 1:00 p.m.

Lady Fire Falls to Hillsborough Community College
(10-25-06)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team fell to Hillsborough Community College, Tuesday night, in three games (23-30, 21-30, 26-30).

With the loss, SEU falls to 17-18 on the year as it heads into the South Region Tournament this weekend in Toccoa Falls, Georgia.

Darla Sechrest had 12 kills with just one error while Brittany Braly led the team with 38 digs on the night.

Sarah Maus added 34 digs in the match as she surpassed 1,000 digs for the season and set a new school record for digs in a single season.

SEU will be the No. 2 seed in the South Region Tournament and will play No. 3 seed Toccoa Falls College on Friday.

SEU Falls To No. 1 Clearwater Christian
(10-20-06)

LAKELAND--No. 1 Clearwater Christian stayed perfect in the South Region, Thursday night, as the Lady Cougars defeated Southeastern University in four games (24-30, 32-30, 22-30, 19-30).

Brooke Braly led the Lady Fire with 54 digs while Ashley Lange added 39 digs. Brittany Braly contributed 10 kills and 28 digs while Stacey Troyer dished out 36 assists on the night.

Clearwater Christian is now a perfect 3-0 versus Southeastern this season and also a perfect 9-0 in the South Region where it will be the No. 1 seed in the South Region Tournament next weekend in Toccoa Falls, Georgia.

Southeastern will host South Florida Community College on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

Lady Fire Handles Florida Christian College
(10-19-06)

KISSIMMEE, Fla.--The Southeastern women's volleyball team defeated Florida Christian College, Tuesday night, in three games (30-10, 30-16, 30-15), improving its South Region record to 7-2 on the season.

SEU is now 17-15 overall on the year and will play a huge game versus South Region rival Clearwater Christian College, Thursday night. The Lady Cougars are ranked No.1 in the country and have beat SEU twice already this season.

Dayna Sechrest, Brittany Braly, and Michelle Outlaw all had six kills apiece to lead the Lady Fire offense. Braly also added nine digs along with freshman Katrina Cook.

Maegan Fredrick added 17 assists while Stacey Troyer pitched in with 11 assists in the contest.

SEU also will host South Florida Community College on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

SEU Sweeps Season Series From Warner Southern
(10-12-06)

LAKE WALES--The Southeastern women's volleyball team defeated NAIA Warner Southern for a season sweep of the Lady Royals, Tuesday night, in four games (30-21, 30-25, 22-30, 30-24).

Brooke Braly led the Lady Fire with 16 kills and 15 digs while Sarah Maus had another spectacular defensive performance with 43 digs on the night.

SEU improves to 14-13 on the season and will travel to Montgomery, Alabama, this weekend to compete in a tournament hosted by Faulkner University.

Ashley Lange also contributed with four kills and 25 digs while Brittany Braly added 10 kills and 24 digs.

SEU Sweeps St. John's River Community College
(10-03-06)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team took two games from St. John's River Community College on Saturday, improving to 13-12 on the season.

The Lady Fire has been struggling over the past month, dropping nine of its last 10 contests heading into Saturday's game.

SEU won match one in straight sets (30-25, 30-23, 30-21) and had to battle hard in match two, winning in game five, to end the day (30-26, 25-30, 32-30, 22-30, 15-10).

Darla Sechrest helped SEU get back on track as she compiled 17 kills in match one alone. Darla's sister, Dayna Sechrest, added 15 kills while Brittany Braly added six kills and 25 digs in match one.

Sarah Maus continued her great defensive play, leading the team with 39 digs in match one. Brooke Braly pitched in with 26 digs respectively.

SEU will host a tough Florida College team on Tuesday night in the Sportsplex at 7:00 p.m. Florida College defeated Southeastern in three games on September 15.

Troyer, Sechrest Make All-Tournament Team
(09-26-06)

WEST PALM BEACH--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team went 1-3 in the Pepsi Bash at the Beach volleyball tournament this past weekend hosted by NCAA II Palm Beach Atlantic.

The Lady Fire dropped its opening match to PBA and then got a big win over NAIA St. Thomas University.

SEU then matched up with NAIA powerhouse Madonna University and fell in three games. SEU then lost to Embry-Riddle University in four games.

Stacey Troyer had 78 assists in the tournament while freshman Dayna Sechrest added 30 kills and 14 digs for the tournament. The performances of Troyer and Sechrest helped them to be named to the all-tournament team.

SEU is now 11-12 on the year and will host St. John's River Community College on Saturday.

SEU Falls To Clearwater Christian
(09-20-06)

CLEARWATER--Clearwater Christian's women's volleyball team defeated Southeastern in straight sets (30-18, 30-20, 30-27) Tuesday night, giving the Lady Cougars a two-game lead in the region.

It was Clearwater's second victory over SEU in 10 days, and with the loss, SEU falls to 10-9 on the season.

Brooke Braly had 21 digs while Ashley Lange added 15 digs. Sarah Maus and Stacey Troyer both chipped in with 14 digs apiece. Troyer also added 27 assists.

Darla Sechrest led the way for the SEU offense. Sechrest ended the night with 12 kills and four solo blocks.

Southeastern will now travel this weekend to West Palm Beach, Florida, for the Pepsi Bash at the Beach tournament hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic University.

SEU will play Palm Beach Atlantic, Friday at noon and then cap off the night with a game versus St. Thomas University at 2:15 p.m.

Lady Fire Falls To Clearwater Christian in Championship Game
(09-11-06)

LAKELAND--The 2006 North-South Tournament saw the two best teams in the tournament face off in the tournament championship game, Saturday, with Clearwater Christian defeating SEU in four games (30-27, 29-31, 30-27, 30-22).

Southeastern had been perfect in the tournament going 5-0 without losing a single game, but Clearwater Christian was equally impressive doing the same, going 5-0 without a single game loss leading up to the championship game.

The meeting was a rematch of the 2005 South Region Championship where the Lady Fire stormed back after dropping the first two games to win the university's first regional championship in more than 10 years.

But on this day, Clearwater Christian was the better team and snapped SEU's 11-game winning streak in the North-South Tournament that dated back to 2004.

Sarah Maus led the way defensively for the Lady Fire, totaling 51 digs in the contest, while Brooke Braly was equally impressive with 45 digs. Braly's sister, Brittany Braly, played one of her best games of the year with 44 digs.

Darla Sechrest had 18 kills in the match while Ashley Lange added 13 kills.

Southeastern is now 10-4 on the season and will play in a tri-match versus Webber International University and Flagler College on Tuesday in Babson Park, Florida.

SEU Perfect In First Day of North-South Tournament
(09-09-06)

LAKELAND--In day one of the annual North-South Tournament the Southeastern women's volleyball team went 3-0 on Friday, defeating South Region opponents Toccoa Falls College, Atlanta Christian College, and Wesley College.

In game one, SEU defeated Toccoa Falls College in three games (30-25, 30-11, 30-18).

Darla Sechrest led the way on offense for the Lady Fire, recording 16 kills with no errors. Brooke Braly added 13 kills while Ashley Lange contributed nine kills.

On defense, Sarah Maus had 47 digs in the match, including 20 digs in just game one. Braly added 25 digs in the match.

In game two, the Lady Fire put away Atlanta Christian College in three games as well (30-8, 30-16, 30-8). Sechrest had 14 kills in the match while Lange had another solid game with 12 digs.

Maus added 25 digs and Braly was solid defensivley again with 17 digs.

Game three saw SEU sweep Wesley College in three games (30-9, 30-9, 30-5). Sechrest once again led the way with 10 kills, but sophomore Michelle Outlaw added eight kills of her own.

SEU went a perfect 9-0 in the first day of the tournament and now has a record of 9-1 in the North-South Tournament over the past three years.

Southeastern will play Piedmont Baptist on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. With a win the Lady Fire will advance to the championship bracket of the tournament, setting up a possible meeting with rival Clearwater Christian. Clearwater Christian went 3-0 on Friday as well in the first round of the tournament.

Southeastern To Host 2006 North-South Kickoff Tournament
(09-07-06)

LAKELAND--Eight South Region teams will compete in this weekend's North-South Kickoff Tournament, starting Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. when Southeastern University takes on Toccoa Falls College in the Sportsplex.

Southeastern's new Student Activities Center also will host games in order to make the tournament move quicker and more efficiently. This year's tournament will see all of the Florida schools that are part of the South Region play as home schools, while all of the other South Region teams will be visitors.

Since Southeastern is the host school it will play all of its games on its home floor in the Sportsplex.

Saturday's championship game will be at 2:00 p.m. in the Sportsplex.

2006 North-South Kickoff Tournament
Teams

Florida Visitors
1. Southeastern University 1. Toccoa Falls College
2. Clearwater Christian 2. Atlanta Christian
3. Florida Christian College 3. Wesley College
4. Trinity Baptist College 4. Piedmont Baptist

Schedule

Friday, Sept. 8, 2006
Round 1
Sportsplex 2:30 p.m. Activity Center
Ct.1 SEU vs. TFC Ct1. FCC vs. WC
Ct.2 CCC vs. ACC Ct.2 TBC vs. PBC

Round 2
Sportsplex 5:00 p.m. Activity Center
Ct.1 SEU vs. ACC Ct1. CCC vs. WC
Ct.2 FCC vs. PBC Ct.2 TBC vs. TFC

Round 3
Sportsplex 7:30 p.m. Activity Center
Ct.1 SEU vs. WC Ct1. FCC vs. TFC
Ct.2 CCC vs. PBC Ct.2 TBC vs. ACC

Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006
Round 4
Sportsplex 9:00 a.m. Activity Center
Ct.1 SEU vs. PBC Ct1. CCC vs. TFC
Ct.2 TBC vs. WC Ct.2 FCC vs. ACC

Championship Bracket 11:30 a.m. Consolation Bracket
Sportsplex Activity Center Ct1. #1 vs. #4 Ct.1 #5 vs. #8
Ct.2 #2 vs. #3 Ct.2 #6 vs. #7

2:00 p.m.
Championship Final Consolation Final
Ct. 1 Ct. 2

Southeastern Handles Warner Southern In Three Games
(09-06-06)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern women's volleyball team played one of its best games of the year on Tuesday night when the Lady Fire defeated NAIA Warner Southern in three games (30-26, 30-23, 30-22).

Stacey Troyer led the way for SEU, dishing out 48 assists while also contributing 16 digs on the night.

Darla Sechrest continued to play well as she finished with 18 kills. Brooke Braly added seven kills, with five of those kills coming in game two of the match.

Freshman Dayna Sechrest and sophomore Ashley Lange both added six kills apiece on the night. Sarah Maus finished the match with 29 digs.

Southeastern is now 5-3 on the year and will play host to the 2006 North-South Tournament this weekend.

SEU Wins Two Games In Labor Day Tournament
(09-05-06)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern women's volleyball team went 2-1 this past weekend in the 2006 Labor Day Tournament.

SEU started the tournament off with a win over NAIA Brenau University (30-23, 30-22, 25-30, 30-22).

Darla Sechrest had 22 kills while Brooke Braly and Dayna Sechrest both added 13 kills apiece respectively. Sarah Maus contributed 30 digs while Ashley Lange added 16 digs for the Lady Fire. Stacey Troyer also dished out 44 assists in game one.

In game two, the Lady Fire came right back to defeat NAIA Brewton-Parker College in five games (30-22, 25-30, 30-26, 30-24, 15-10).

Darla Sechrest had another strong game with 25 kills. Dayna Sechrest continues to improve every game as she added 15 kills on the afternoon. Troyer had 54 assists and six service aces while Sarah Maus had 45 digs in the match.

Finally, the Lady Fire matched up with Webber International, which also defeated both Brenau University and Brewton-Parker College, in the final match of the tournament.

SEU fell to the Warriors in three games (30-22, 30-21, 32-30), and now the Lady Fire is 4-3 on the season.

SEU will host NAIA Warner Southern today at 7:00 p.m. in the Sportsplex.

Lady Fire Defeats Faith Baptist Bible College with defense
(09-01-06)

LAKELAND--It has been somewhat of a slow start for the Southeastern University volleyball team this season. The Lady Fire had dropped two of its first three matches of the season and needed a big win on Thursday night versus NCCAA II Faith Baptist Bible College to get back on track.

Well, the Lady Fire did just that, defeating Faith Baptist Bible College in four games, 35-33, 30-23, 30-32, 30-23, to improve to 2-2 on the season.

"We changed our defensive scheme just before the game and absoulutely carried it out to give us our best defensive night yet," said Southeastern Head Coach Terry Thomas.

Leading the defensive effort was Brooke Braly with 49 digs on the night.

SEU managed just 53 digs on Tuesday night versus Hillsborough Community College. In the four games versus Faith Baptist Bible College, the Lady Fire turned up the defense by recording 174 digs on the night.

Sarah Maus added 38 digs while Ashley Lange contributed 33 digs.

Not to be outdone, Darla Sechrest tied her career high with 31 kills on the night while Stacey Troyer added 47 assists on the night.

Freshman Dayna Sechrest had seven blocks on the night.

The Lady Fire will play in the 2006 Labor Day tournament, which SEU is hosting, on Saturday. There has been a change to the tournament schedule; Southeastern will not travel to Webber International for the two games it was supposed to play. SEU will now play three games on Saturday, starting at 9:00 a.m. versus Brewton-Parker College. SEU will then play Webber International at 11:00 a.m. and finish the day with Brenau University at 3:30 p.m.

Lady Fire Falls To Hillsborough Community College
(08-31-06)

TAMPA--The Southeastern University women's volleyball team traveled to play Hillsborough Community College on Tuesday night and fell to HCC in three games: 30-23, 30-15, and 30-24.

With the loss the Lady Fire falls to an early 1-2 record.

The team played better defensively as players made 56 digs and 12 blocks Tuesday night, but it is the offense that is trying to get on track early on in the season. The Lady Fire managed just 21 kills with eight errors on the night.

Individually, freshman Dayna Sechrest had six kills with no errors while senior Brooke Braly added 13 kills on the night for SEU.

Southeastern will next play tonight at 7:00 p.m., as it hosts NCCAA II Faith Baptist Bible College.

Lady Fire Wins One, Loses One in Season Opener
(08-28-06)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern women's volleyball team went 1-1 to open the 2006 season in the Southeastern Sportsplex on Saturday.

The Lady Fire fell to St. John's River Community College in four games. The Lady Fire won game one 30-22, but SJRCC came storming back, winning the next three games 30-21, 30-22, and 30-19.

Stacey Troyer led SEU with 33 assists over the four games while Brittany Braly added 13 digs. Darla Sechrest had four solo blocks and 14 kills on the day.

The Lady Fire rebounded in its second match verses Florida Christian College. SEU swept the match, winning 30-11, 30-16, and 30-11.

Southeastern will next play this Tuesday when it hosts Hillsborough Community College in the Sportsplex at 7:00 p.m.