ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – On a night when Adrianna Hartmann moved to second place all-time in career block assists, she led a balanced Reddies attack to a dominant 3-0 (25-18,25-14, 25-19) victory at Ouachita Baptist. The 3-0 win was the Reddies' first sweep of OBU since 2010.
 
Hartmann was nearly unstoppable from her middle blocker position, finishing with 11 kills on a 45.0% attacking percentage. The senior's four block assists also led the Reddies and moved her into sole possession of second place all-time in block assists at Henderson State with 341 in her career.
 
The Reddies got excellent defensive performances across the board with MaKenzie Thoman leading the way with 22 digs including numerous acrobatic plays. Courtney Bolf tallied 21 digs which gave her more than 20 for the fourth-straight match.
 
Tyasia McGruder was excellent in limited opportunities and finished with eight kills in just 18 attempts, while Abby Blackburn and Taylor Scalzi combined for 36 assists.
 
The Reddies continue their road swing on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with a trip to Arkansas Tech at 6 p.m.
 
SET ONE
HSU had all the answers against the Tigers early In Thursday's match as the Reddies jumped out to an 8-4 lead behind two kills from Show and Hartmann. Despite the strong start, Henderson could not extend its lead as OBU corralled the Henderson offense on its way to an 8-2 run that forced the Reddies into a timeout trailing 12-10. The stoppage was well timed and led to a Reddies 10-5 run highlighted by a forceful block assist from Hartmann and Alex Tyler that helped put HSU in front 20-17. The Reddies ended the set on a decisive 5-1 run and took a 1-0 lead, 25-18.
 
SET TWO
Although the Reddies could not carry their opening set momentum into the early stages of the second frame, they were quick to respond from an 8-5 Ouachita lead with a 3-0 spurt which tied the score 8-8. After falling behind 9-8, a kill and a rare ace from Hartmann jump-started the Reddies 7-3 run which forced the Tigers into a timeout with HSU in front 15-12. Unlike HSU's opening set response after a timeout, the Tigers could not stem the tide as the Reddies rattled off another 6-2 run, giving them their largest lead of the set, 21-14. Following Ouachita's second timeout, an unstoppable kill from Hartmann set the tone for the rest of the set as HSU took a 2-0 lead, 25-14.
 
SET THREE
After the Tigers took a brief 1-0 lead in the third set, but the Reddies were quick to impose their will and set up the 3-0 sweep. With the score 2-1 Reddies, back-to-back aces from Bolf completed a quick 4-0 spurt that sent Henderson in front 4-1. Ouachita would quickly cut the deficit to one, 4-3, but Show's seventh and eighth kill jump-started a dominant 9-3 Reddies run that gave HSU a 13-6 lead. The Tigers fought their way back into the game, eventually cutting HSU's lead to two, 17-15, but a timely touch-kill from McGruder silenced the raucous crowd and gave the Reddies breathing room, 18-15. Despite a swelling home atmosphere, Ouachita came no closer as Henderson swept OBU, 25-19.