PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- The volleyball program at Shawnee State got 17 kills on a .359 attack percentage from Natalie Reida and got 22 additional kills from fellow true freshmen Bree Hicks and Katelynn Boerger, but the Bears dropped a five-set decision to the Indiana-East Red Wolves' volleyball program (25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 25-27, 12-15) Friday evening at Waller Gymnasium in a River States Conference match.

Reida and Hicks, who combined for eight kills in the opening set, helped Shawnee State close out the opening frame on a 7-3 run as the Bears took the first set. Reida, who posted five of those kills in the opening frame of action, then added five more kills in the second set -- including four spikes in the first 12 volleys -- to help Shawnee State win the second set as well.

In addition to Reida's performance throughout the match, Hicks finished with 12 kills and seven digs while Katelynn Boerger added in 10 kills. Cally Carpenter led Shawnee State with 29 assists in the match and recorded 11 digs to nab a double-double for the third time in four contests.

Makaela Lovely finished with 18 assists while Megan Steele, Whytney Faulkner and Ava Jenkins recorded 24, 19 and 14 digs, respectively to lead the Bears from a defensive standpoint.

Shawnee State (20-11, 9-6 River States Conference) takes on Midway (1-23, 0-14 River States Conference) on Senior Day -- where the Bears will honor Lovely, Steele, Jenkins and Reagan Lewis as part of the festivities. Saturday's match commences at 1 p.m.