ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Courtney Bolf and Abby Blackburn collected double-doubles, but it was not enough to knock off the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs as the Reddies fell 3-0 (22-25, 17-25, 19-25). The loss is just the second for Henderson at home this season.

Bolf had 12 kills and 16 digs, while Blackburn finished with 14 assists and 11 digs. Zuzana Ondruskova also added 10 kills, Taylor Scalzi notched 14 assists and Gigi Garramone had 10 digs.

Henderson (19-4, 8-2) looks to get back on track tomorrow at home against Northwestern Oklahoma State at 2 p.m.

SET ONE
The Reddies were forced to play catch-up from the start of the match as they fell behind 4-2 in the early stages of the first set. The Bulldogs soon extended their lead to a score of 10-5. The Reddies made a short 4-1 run to make the score 11-9, but SWOSU responded with a 6-2 run to grab their largest lead of the set, 17-11. HSU made a late push by way of a 5-1 run, which was highlighted by a kill from Ondruskova, to cut the deficit down to 22-19. However, SWOSU responded again and pushed the Reddies to set point before a kill by Allie Hoang gave the Bulldogs a one-set lead, 25-22. 

SET TWO
Henderson State won four of the first six points of the second set and had an early 7-5 lead. However, SWOSU pulled in front after a 5-1 run gave the Bulldogs a 10-8 advantage. The Reddies tied the set at 11-11, but a quick 3-0 spurt from Southwestern extended the lead to three, 14-11. The Reddies continued to play catch-up and pulled within one, 17-16, but SWOSU took control for the rest of the set, ending the frame on an 8-1 run to take a commanding lead in the match with a 25-17 second set win. 

SET THREE
Henderson quickly fell into a 4-1 third set hole. Slowly but surely, the Bulldogs extended that lead out to 15-9. The Reddies were able to cut the deficit in half after a 4-1 run made it 16-13 SWOSU, but the Reddies were unable to put serious pressure on the visitors, as the deficit quickly ballooned to four, 21-17. Henderson threw one more punch after a powerful kill from Bolf, but SWOSU scored the last three points to win the set 25-19, and the match, 3-0.