Volleyball Preview: Southeast Seminoles vs. Gulf Coast HEAT
Southeast hasn't had much luck against Gulf Coast HEAT recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Southeast Seminoles' road trip will continue as they head out to face Gulf Coast HEAT at 7:00 p.m. Southeast will be strutting in after a win while Gulf Coast HEAT will be coming in after a defeat.
While Southeast didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Bayshore with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Southeast was: they took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-12, 25-4.
Southeast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaeda Dean led the charge by getting nine aces and six kills. Dean is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Diaz, who had seven aces and six digs.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast HEAT came up short against Sports Leadership & Management on Friday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for Gulf Coast HEAT in their matchups with Sports Leadership & Management: they've now lost five in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-27, 25-18, 25-21.
Southeast pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gulf Coast HEAT, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-9.
Southeast suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gulf Coast HEAT in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Southeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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