The Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans defeated Ellsworth Tuesday night, winning both matches.

In the first match, SES bounced back after losing the first set to the Lady Bearcats, 12-25, winning two straight sets, 25-17 and 25-15.

In the second match, Southeast won the first set 26-24. Ellsworth took the second set, 16-25, but couldn’t hold off the #4 ranked Lady Trojans, who took the third and deciding set, 25-19.

Senior standout Erica Montgomery led the way for Southeast with 34 kills, 9 ace serves, 17 digs and 2 assist blocks. The rest of the Lady Trojans contributed as follows:

Karis Calahan: 18 digs, 4 ace serves.
Taylor Wells: 9 kills, 3 ace serves, 14 digs.
Arianne Helvey: 5 kills, 50 assists, 2 ace serves, 7 digs, 1 solo block, 1 assist block
Morgan Thaxton: 7 kills, 4 digs, 1 solo block, 3 assist blocks.
Kylee Thaxton: 8 kills, 2 solo blocks, 2 assist blocks

Southeast of Saline is now 30-3 overall on the season, with a 9-1 record in NCAA league play. The Lady Trojans will finish the regular season next Tuesday night, when they visit the Sacred Heart Lady Knights in Salina. That contest is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.