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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Southeast Missouri (9-5-0, 6-2-0) won its fourth straight Ohio Valley Conference match on Friday with a 2-0 victory at Tennessee Tech (2-13-2, 0-6-2). Sophomore F Natasha Minor scored both goals on the afternoon while GK Kindra Lierz and the Southeast defense posted its seventh shutout of the season, not even allowing a single shot on goal.

"The team as a whole is performing at an elite level," head coach Heather Nelson said. "Natasha had two amazing scoring efforts this afternoon."
 
Minor opened up the scoring with a goal in the 17^th minute from the right side of the box. Junior D Valeria Jaramillo assisted on the score to earn her first point in a Redhawks uniform.

"Valeria played an excellent ball forward to Natasha who was running in full stride," Nelson said. "Natasha laid herself out to finish the scoring opportunity on behald of our team."

Minor's second score came on a header following a corner kick in the 78^th minute to clinch the win. Sophomore MF Jennifer Antonacci recorded her second assist in as many games on the final goal. Minor now has six goals on the season and a team-leading 18 points.

"Jennifer drove the ball into the near post and Natasha made an extra special effort to redirect the ball towards the goal with her head," Nelson said.
 
Southeast outshot the Golden Eagles 26-5, including a 9-0 advantage in shots on goal. Minor set a career-high with seven shots and five shots on goal. Senior F Breana Beine added three shots while freshman F Sunni Kesenich also contributed three shots to set a career-high. Antonacci, Jaramillo, sophomore MF Jenna Collingridge and senior F Kasey Crowden all registered two shots.

"The forwards had an excellent mentality and created a number of quality chances on goal with most coming in the second half," Nelson said. "They also doubled back on Tech's midfielders, which helped to disrupt the Eagles attack. Our midfielders were dominant in the air and effectively changed the point of attack. The defensive unit was decisive and sharp. Every one of them did their part in contributing to Kindra's seventh shutout of the season."
 
Five different Tech players recorded shots but the Redhawks defense prevented any legitimate scoring chances. Senior GK Rebecca Toler made seven saves in the contest.
 
The Redhawks continue their road trip with a 1 p.m. Sunday matchup at Jacksonville State. Entering the weekend, the Gamecocks were tied with Southeast for second place in the OVC standings.