MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Reddies overcame a slow start on Tuesday evening to trounce Arkansas Monticello 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16) at Steelman Fieldhouse.

Henderson State (20-11, 10-5) won for the 12th time in the last 14 matches and secured back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2000-2001.

The Reddies were led by the attacking combination of Sabrina Show, Courtney Bolf, and Tyasia McGruder, who combined for 39 of HSU's 52 kills. McGruder was especially lethal and finished with an attacking percentage of 52.9% on a GAC season-high 10 kills.

Abby Blackburn and Bolf notched double-doubles for the Reddies. Blackburn finished with 18 assists and 10 digs, while Bolf tallied a game-high 26 digs to go with her 14 kills. Taylor Scalzi led the Reddies with 21 assists while MaKenzie Thoman and Matti Fairchild totaled double-digit digs with 19 and 11, respectively.

Henderson State will celebrate Bolf, Adrianna Hartmann, and Danika Daum on Senior Night against Harding on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Duke Wells Center.

SET ONE
It was all UAM early on as the Blossoms burst to an early 10-6 advantage. HSU quickly settled in however, and ripped off a quick 4-0 run to tie the opening set 10-10. Henderson appeared to have stolen the momentum with a 17-15 lead, but Monticello answered with a 6-1 run to go in front 21-18. HSU made it a one-point contest with the score 21-20, 23-22, and 24-23, but could not tie or take the lead, as UAM took the first frame, 25-23.

SET TWO
After a 4-0 start from the Reddies and a 5-1 run by the Blossoms to tie things at 5-5, both teams found themselves evenly matched in the second set as the score progressed to a 15-15 tie. The Reddies fell behind briefly, 16-15, but tore off five-straight points to match their largest lead of the set, 20-16. UAM had no answer for the Reddies, as HSU tied the match 25-18.

SET THREE
Similarly to the second set, the inception of the third frame was marked by alternating runs. Trailing 1-0, Monticello took six-straight on the way to a 6-1 lead before four in a row by Henderson closed the gap to one, 6-5. Another 5-1 run from UAM helped the Blossoms equal their largest lead, 11-6, but the Reddies clawed back into the set, eventually tying the score 16-16 with a kill from Bolf. Monticello appeared to retake control with a 3-0 spurt that had them in front 19-16, but Henderson ended the set on a 9-3 run to take a 2-1 match lead, 25-22.

SET FOUR
Armed with all the momentum in Monticello, the Reddies controlled the fourth and final frame from start to finish. A kill from Bolf started things off before back-to-back aces by Thoman jump-started the Reddies to a 9-1 run and a 10-3 advantage. With the score 17-8 Henderson, UAM mounted a comeback with a 7-2 run to cut HSU's lead to four, 19-15, but the Blossoms got no closer, as the Reddies took the set, and the match, 25-16.