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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Quincy, IL -- Senior libero Megan Norman (Stockton, Mo./NEO) set a school record for digs in a five-game match with 48 and the Missouri Southern Lions volleyball team swept the first two matches of the Quincy tournament today, defeating both Northwood (Michigan) and host Quincy University in five games. Southern split the first four games with Northwood, 30-23, 24-30, 34-32, 27-30, but won the decisive game five 16-14. The Lions were up 14-8 in game five, however, six-straight points from Northwood tied the game before kills from Tessa Woods (Joplin, Mo/Joplin HS) and Sarah Hoffmeister (Joplin, Mo./Joplin HS) put the match away. Southern had five with double-figure kills as Woods led the way with 21. Cherie Baugh and Ashley Mehrer had 12, while Ashley Hill and Hoffmeister added 11 and 10, respectively. The two had 21 and 12 digs apiece. Sarah Joles and Erin Mitchem had 35 and 21 assists, while Joles picked up a double-double, adding 13 digs. Norman's 48 digs are the most ever in a five-game match at Southern, breaking the previous record of 45 set by Missy Beveridge against Columbia College in 1990. The Lions' second match of the day went the distance, as well, as the host Quincy Eagles took Southern to five. Game scores were 21-30, 30-16, 30-15, 25-30, and 15-7. Woods and Mehrer poured it on for Southern against the Eagles. Woods had 20 kills and hit .462 in the match, while Mehrer had 12 kills and hit at a .458 clip. Joles and Mitchem added 35 and 12 assists, respectively, while Norman added 28 digs. Hill and Hoffmeister had 27 and 21 digs, respectively. The Lions finish off the tournament tomorrow, September 2 with a 9 a.m. match against Missouri-St. Louis and a 3 p.m. tilt with Southwest Baptist.
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