Storm Open Road Trip With 3-1 Over SAU

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – For the second time this season D'Nari Mills surpassed the 30-kill mark as she led Southeastern to a 3-1 victory over Southern Arkansas on the first leg of its Arkansas road swing on Thursday night in Magnolia, Ark.
 
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 6-10 overall and 2-4 in Great American Conference play heading int Friday afternoon's matchup with Arkansas-Monticello at 4 p.m. in Monticello, Ark.
 
"Fantastic team win," said head coach Nicole Solum-Mitchell, "Lots of Grit shown from all aspects. We really focused on attacking and executing and I feel that we succeeded in that. Ruthie continues to lead this team and pushes us for more growth. D'Nari continues to expand her horizons offensively."
 
Mills would post 31 kills on the evening while hitting .407 in the process, leading all offensive players in the contest.
 
Ruthie Forson would turn in her second triple-double of the season after adding 10 kills on the night while handing out 45 assists and picking up 11 digs on defense.
 
Amaya Constantino led the defense with 16 digs, while Mills had a double-double with 13 digs.
 
Faith Kruebbe followed with 12 digs, with Forson and Patience Lewis each posted 11.
 
In the opening set, SE would rally from a 10-8 deficit, using a 7-0 run to take a 15-10 lead on its way to a 25-19 win and a 1-0 lead.
 
The lead stretched to 2-0 as the Storm would again use a mid-set run, this one an 8-2 effort that took control of the set on the way to a 25-17 win.
 
SAU would use a 7-0 run of its own in the third set to pull away for a 25-19 win to close the SE lead to 2-1.
 
The Storm would respond though, taking eight of the final 13 points in the set to win the fourth set 25-21 and clinch a 3-1 victory in the match.