Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Sophie Bussard led all Redhawks scorers with 37 points (18.5ppg) in 75 minutes of court time this past week as Southeast Missouri women's basketball earned its first two Ohio Valley Conference victories of the 2020-21 campaign. Bussard closed out 2020 with a then career-best 15 points with six rebounds and three assists in SEMO’s win over Tennessee Tech on Dec. 30. She was 6-for-12 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range. Bussard improved on her personal-high points total with 22 in the Redhawks win over Tennessee Tech Saturday. After opening the contest 1-for-5 on the three-ball in the first half, Bussard connected on an 80 percent clip (4-for-5) in the second half from behind the arc to finish 5-for-10. Overall, she shot 8-for-13 on field goals in the game while chipping in four boards and three assists.