DURANT, Okla. – Gabby Jones piled up 20 kills to lead Southeastern to a 3-1 win over Southern Nazarene in the regular season finale Thursday night in Bethany, Okla.
 
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 14-15 overall and 8-8 in Great American Conference play and secures SE the number six seed in the postseason tournament.
 
Jones finished the night with 20 kills and hit .232 for the match, while
Rylee Jackson followed with 11 kills while Jasmin Dion and Nykeriah Allen each added seven.
 
Dion posted 39 assists and chipped in eight blocks.
 
Patience Lewis led the defense with 20 digs while Jones was next in line with 15 and Kylee Turner chipped in 12 and Merrick Hammell turned in 11.
 
Allen led the defense at the net with three solo blocks and five total stops for the contest.
 
Southeastern jumped in front early and pushed its lead to 8-3 early in the first set.
 
SNU would close the gap with six of the next seven points to knot the set at 9-9.
 
The set featured seven lead changes and six ties from that point on before the Crimson Storm picked up the 25-22 set win.
 
SNU jumped in front to open set two before the Storm responded and the teams played even until the Crimson Storm jumped to a 24-21 lead.
 
Back-to-back Jones kills would fight off set point and SE would score the final three points to take the set 26-24 to even the match at 1-1.
 
The third set belonged entirely to SE which hit .440 with 11 kills and no errors along with six aces en route to a 25-15 win in the set and a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
SE would jump out to a five point lead early in the fourth set at 11-6, but SNU would close the gap and tie the score at 14-14.
 
The Crimson Storm took a brief lead before the teams played to a handful of ties, culminating in a 20-20 score.
 
Southeastern scored five of the final seven points to take the set 25-22 and complete the comeback in a 3-1 win.