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SEC volleyball race dominated by new team
Doug Brenneman
Sep. 25, 2019 1:00 am
The Southeast Conference has added a new member with Burlington joining the league this fall.
Volleyball is the main sport that has seen the change thus far and the Grayhounds are dominating thus far.
Of course the league is down this year with perrenial power Fairfield with just two wins against 12 losses.
Washington (6-13) took a 2-0 SEC record to Keokuk (6-12, 2-1) last week and lost in five sets.
Mt. Pleasant is 4-16 overall and 0-3 in the league while Ft. Madison is 4-13, 1-2.
Burlington (15-2) has won all three of its SEC matches in sweeps and played Washington Tuesday.
Burlington's Angel Baylark leads the SEC in kills with 185 at an efficiency rating of .416. Washington's Addison Six is third in the legue with 121 kills behind Ft. Madison's Jillian Wiseman's 143.
Six is the leader in aces with 23 and teammate Kaitlyn Mitchell has 20.
Peighton Davis of Burlington is the digs leader with 162. Olivia McClaran of Fairfield is second with 143.
Baylark has 45 blocks to lead in that category while Mt. Pleasant's Avery Sutter has 39.
Madison Bunton of BHS leads with 414 assists. lily Hoskins of Fairfield is third with 165.
Union photo by Doug Brenneman Washington's Addison Six connects on a kill last year against Keokuk.