The Southeast Missouri State University volleyball team recorded its best regular season ever under second-year coach Julie Folliard.

The Redhawks won the Ohio Valley Conference West Division with a record of 12-4 and finished with an overall record of 21-13.

"I'm very happy with the results from this season," Folliard said.

It was their most wins since 2007 when the team went 20-12 overall and finished 13-6 in the OVC.

"We did a great job reaching our goals," Folliard said. "When you can reach those goals, you reach a successful season, but they're all great accomplishments for the team. I'm really excited for what the future holds."

The team also posted a 7-2 record at home, which is the best finish the Redhawks have had at Houck Field House.

"I'm just proud to see of where the girls have come from since my first day on campus a year and a half ago," Folliard said.

Folliard added that beating the University of Iowa in the Hawkeye Challenge in the first week of the season, and winning the tournament was a big confidence booster.

Three players from Southeast earned OVC honors on Nov. 14. It was the first time multiple Southeast players were named all-OVC since Emily Johnson and Emily Scannell in 2002.

"Just to see their growth, how they respond to pressure and how they're excited to play the game, it's exciting to show the love of the game," Folliard said.

Southeast lost to No. 3 Belmont, who won the OVC championship in the semifinals of the OVC tournament on Nov. 16 in Morehead, Ky. The team lost 17-25, 25-23, 13-25, 25-20, 15-10.

"We did a good job," Folliard said. "Luckily, we've been there for the second year in a row. We're continuing to improve in pressure, but with experience we can get successful. We fought until the very last ball fell."

Southeast middle blocker Emily Coon posted 150 blocks during the season, leading the Redhawks and ranking second in the OVC. Coon was Southeast's first back-to-back all-OVC selection since 2006.

"It's a great honor," Coon said. "This is my second time in the all-OVC and it's nice to get recognition from the conference and the coaches."

Coon finished the season with 324 kills and ranked 10th in the OVC with a .268 hitting percentage.

"I've been thinking about next year already, and this year I felt I wasn't at the top of my blocking," Coon said. "I'm going to work a little harder to be closer to the top than falling behind and get back into the gym and hope to be first next year."

Southeast outside hitter Colleen Yarber, who was also named all-OVC, led the Redhawks with 422 kills. She also ranked fifth in the OVC with 481 points on the season.

"I'm proud of myself because it's something that I've wanted since I came to Southeast," Yarber said.

Yarber ranked third in the OVC with 31 service aces and ranked second on the team with 399 digs.

"It's a great accomplishment," Yarber said. "I think that I want more. I'm glad I was able to do that for my team this year, but next year I know I want more than that. I'm going to have to work harder."

Southeast redshirt freshman middle blocker Taylor Masterson was also named to the all-OVC Newcomer Team.

Masterson, who transferred from the University of Alabama, ranked second on the team with 122 blocks. She also finished with 216 kills and ranked fifth in the OVC during conference play with a .297 hitting percentage.

"Taylor is going to do great things for this program," Folliard said. "The fact that she can contribute right away is a good thing. She's naturally a smart player and a natural athlete. She'll be even more of a force to be reckoned with next year."

Southeast setter Julie Shives led the Redhawks on the season with 1,345 assists. She ranks fifth on the team with 3,476 all-time career assists while ranking third on the team with 366 digs.

The Redhawks will lose three seniors: outside hitter Karlee Lursen, libero Samantha Lowman and outside hitter Brittney Kalinoski, but Folliard signed libero Jade Mortimer, setter Katarina Rotta and rightside hitter Maddie Werths on Nov. 14 to add to next season's roster.

Mortimer, from Bloomington, Ill., was a Under Armour All-American nominee and recorded 291 digs in her senior season. Rotta, from Big Foot High School in Walworth, Wis., was conference player of the year, four time all-conference selection and a second-team all-state honoree. Werths, who is still attending Edwardsville High School, led her team to a regional and sectional championship this year, while earning first-team all-conference honors.