Southeast Missouri (1-1) vs. Saint Louis (1-1)Game Notes |Â
Information GuideDate:Â Friday, Nov. 21
Tip-Off:Â 6:30 p.m.
Location:Â Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena:Â Show Me Center
Series History:Â Saint Louis leads 12-8
Media CoverageRadio:Â
ESPN 1220 AMÂ (Erik Sean)
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@SEMOWBBAbout Southeast: The Redhawks are 1-1 after defeating Alabama A&M last Friday and then falling to Missouri on Monday. The Redhawks finished 10-19 overall last season, 6-10 in Ohio Valley Conference play and fell one game short of advancing to the OVC Tournament for the second straight season. Southeast returns three starters and six letterwinners from last year's team, including the second- and third-leading scorers in junior guard
Olivia Hackmann (9.7 points per game) and senior guard
Allyson Bradshaw (8.6 points per game). Other key contributors from last season's squad are junior forward
Connor King (6.1 rebounds per game), senior forward
Hillary Lively (21 games played, 43.4 field goal percentage), sophomore guard
Brianna Mitchell (5.9 points per game, 26 assists) and senior guard
Yelena Rosado (22 games played, 3.8 points per game). As a team, Southeast shot 38.0 percent from the field and 28.8 percent from three-point range in 2013-14. Hackmann set career-highs with 19 points, eight rebounds and four steals in the season opener vs. Alabama A&M last Friday. Junior college transfer
Erin Bollmann added a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in her first NCAA game.
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About Saint Louis: The Billikens are 1-1 overall after losing at Indiana State 63-60 on Nov. 14 and then defeating SIU Edwardsville 74-63 at Chaifetz Arena on Monday.
Denisha Womack leads the team offensively with 15 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Jamesia Price has contributed 12 points and four rebounds per contest while
Jackie Kemph is averaging 11 points and two steals per game.
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Series History: Saint Louis leads the series 12-8, dating back to the original matchup in the 1975-76 season. The Billikens won last year's matchup 52-34 on Dec. 10, 2013.
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Coaching Connection: Southeast head coach
Ty Margenthaler was an assistant coach for SLU's
Lisa Stone at Wisconsin from 2006-11. The Badgers posted a winning record in each of those five seasons when Margenthaler served as Stone's assistant offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator.
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Bradshaw Climbing Trey Leaderboard: Senior guard
Allyson Bradshaw ranks third in Southeast history with 125 made three-pointers during her three-year career, including one in the last game at Mizzou on Monday evening.
Julie Meier (1991-95) holds the record with 174 while
Tarina Nixon (2005-09) ranks second with 169.
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Tucker, Glover Join Coaching Staff: Assistants
Cameron Tucker and
Lavesa Glover joined the staff prior to the season. Tucker spent last season as the head coach at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland while Glover was an assistant at Valley City State in North Dakota. Tucker and Glover have previously coached together on the staff at UW-Milwaukee. Tucker graduated from Ball State while Glover was a standout post player at Green Bay.
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Robinson Makes Redhawks Debut: Fifth-year senior guard
Jasmine Robinson made her regular season debut for Southeast in the season opener. Prior to sitting out last season under NCAA transfer rules, Robinson was a three-year starter at Alabama. She finished with eight points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals against Alabama A&M and 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals at Missouri.
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Looking Ahead: Southeast continues non-conference play with a trip to Ole Miss for a 3 p.m. Tuesday matchup in Oxford. The Redhawks will then travel to SIU on Friday, Nov. 28 for a 6:05 p.m. tip and then to Bradley on Sunday, Nov. 30 for a 2 p.m. start.