ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Southeastern had a trio of players with double-digit kills, but was unable to pick up the win on the road, falling at Henderson State 3-1 on Thursday night.
 
The loss drops the Savage Storm to 9-10 overall on the season and 4-4 in Great American Conference play with game two of the road swing set for 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon versus Ouachita Baptist.
 
Gabby Jones led all attackers in the match with 16 kills and completed a double-double with 15 digs.
 
Rylee Jackson was next in line with 12 kills, while Anger Ngeth added 11 while hitting .429.
 
Sophee Dean chipped in seven kills and Nykeriah Allen added six.
 
Jasmin Dion finished with 40 assists on the night while adding a team-high 20 digs with three kills and two blocks.
 
Patience Lewis and Merrick Hammel each added 18 digs in the effort, while Dean had a team-high four blocks.
 
HSU opened the match on an 11-4 run in the first set, but Ngeth would end that run with a kill and the Storm scored seven of the next 11 points to close the gap to 15-11.
 
However, four was as close as the deficit would get as the Reddies pulled away for a 25-17 win in the opening set.
 
SE reeled off the first five points of the second set, including a pair from Jones to take a lead they would never relinquish.
 
HSU closed to within four points at 10-6 and 12-8, but a Dion block at that point helped the Storm pull away for a 25-13 win to even the match at one set apiece.
 
The Reddies took an early lead in the third set, but a Ngeth kill triggered a 6-0 run and a Rylee Jackson kill put SE in front 10-7.
 
HSU answered and knotted the set at 10-10 and the teams would play to another tie at 12-12.
 
The Storm reeled off five of the next six points, with a Sophee Dean kill putting SE up 17-13.
 
HSU crept back in, tying three set at 20-20 and the match would feature three more ties and three lead changes before the Reddies scored the final two points to take the set 26-24.
 
Henderson State jumped out to a lead in the fourth set and the Storm clawed its way back into the set, with a Nykeriah Allen kill tying the game up at 14-14.
 
The Reddies scored nine of the next 12 points to take a 23-17 lead.
 
Southeastern answered with five of the next six points, including fending off four set points before the Reddies ended the run and took the final set 25-22.