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PEORIA, Ill. – Led by 19 points from both Yelena Rosado and Jasmine Robinson, Southeast Missouri (2-4) defeated Bradley (0-6) on Sunday afternoon at Renaissance Coliseum. Erin Bollmann finished with her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Redhawks led for the final 36:29.
 
"I'm really proud of the effort, energy and attitude displayed by our basketball team today," head coach Ty Margenthaler said. "We were the aggressors and this was a win against a quality opponent on the road in their home opener."
 
Southeast posted season-highs with a 54.8% (23-for-42) shooting percentage and 19 made free throws. The Redhawks also drained five shots from beyond the arc.
 
Early on, the game was a back-and-forth battle as Southeast went ahead 7-6 following a 3-pointer by Allyson Bradshaw with 16:29 left in the first half. The Redhawks would not trail again in the contest.
 
Southeast went on an 11-0 run over 4:12 to open up a 15-6 lead while the defense held Bradley to 10 consecutive missed shots during that span and limited the Braves to a 3-for-18 shooting mark over the game's first 11:53.
 
The Redhawks increased the lead to 24-8 on Bradshaw's second 3-pointer with 9:19 remaining in the first half, marking the fifth consecutive made shot for Southeast and the 130^th trey of her career. It capped a 9-0 run over 2:59 and 22-2 stretch covering 8:06. Southeast made 10 of its first 18 field goal attempts.
 
Bradley trimmed the lead to 26-16 with an 8-0 run over the next 2:09. Anneke Schlueter drained a three to cut the margin to 27-19 with 4:55 left in the first half. Robinson, Rosado and Bollmann scored on the next three possessions to put the Redhawks ahead 33-19 with 3:16 remaining in the half.
 
At halftime, Southeast led 36-24 as the Redhawks shot 56.0% (14-for-25) from the field and 37.5% (3-for-8) from 3-point range. Rosado had 10 points at the break on 3-of-5 shooting and a 3-for-4 mark from the free throw line. Bollmann added eight points and seven rebounds in the opening half while Bradshaw also contributed eight points.
 
The Redhawks defense held Bradley to a 30.0% (10-for-30) shooting mark from the field and 18.2% (2-for-11) total from beyond the arc in the first half.
 
Hillary Lively made a layup off a feed from Robinson, then drained two free throws on the following possession to put Southeast up 41-27 with 17:42 left in the game.
 
Bradley cut the deficit to 43-35 with 14:59 left following a 6-0 run, finished off by a layup from Charnelle Reed. The Braves trimmed the margin to 45-39 on a layup by Michelle Young with 13:19 remaining before Robinson made a short jumper.
 
The Braves drew within three at 47-44 on a jumper by Sameia Kendall before Robinson made another jumper the next time down the court. Reed answered for Bradley to make the score 49-46 with 11:17 left, marking the sixth straight made basket for the Braves.
 
Leti Lerma made a layup with 10:48 left to cut the lead to 49-48 for the seventh straight made field goal for Bradley.
 
Rosado drained a jumper and Robinson added a free throw on the following possession to put Southeast ahead 52-48 with 8:50 left. Rosado's jumper capped a stretch where the Redhawks converted four of five shots.
 
Following a Bradley basket, Rosado made two free throws to increase the lead to 54-50 with 7:11 remaining. Robinson then made a layup and was fouled out of an inbounds play to go up 56-50 with 6:42 remaining.
 
Rosado hit a crucial 3-pointer with 5:27 left to push the lead to 61-53. Lerma answered with her second straight 3-point play for Bradley to draw within five at 61-56 with 5:03 left.
 
Robinson drained a three of her own and then made a free throw on the next possession to increase the lead to 65-60 with 2:05 remaining.
 
Schlueter then made a driving layup as the shot clock expired with 1:35 left, cutting the lead to 65-62.
 
Up three, Robinson made a steal with 54 seconds on the clock. Following a change of possession, the Southeast defense then held and Rosado made two free throws to go up 67-62 with 23.6 seconds left.
 
Reed then drained a 3-pointer and was fouled to pull within 67-65 with 15.3 seconds left. She then missed the ensuing free throw and Robinson grabbed the rebound but her momentum took her out of bounds, giving Bradley the ball back down two with 13.1 seconds left under their own basket. On the following inbounds, Robinson got her hands on the pass, forcing a jump ball and giving Southeast the possession as the Redhawks held the arrow.
 
Robinson then drained the first free throw and the Southeast defense forced a miss shot by Fantasia Vine with two seconds left. Olivia Hackmann grabbed the rebound, was fouled and made two free throws to go ahead five with one second left on the clock.
 
Rosado's 19 points marked the second consecutive game that she has established a career-high. She shot 5-of-7 from the field, 2-for-2 from 3-point range and 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Robinson also set Southeast career-highs with 19 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. She scored 14 points in the second half and shot 6-of-9 from the field and 6-of-12 from the charity stripe. In addition to her double-double, Bollmann set a career-high with two blocks. Bradshaw tied a career-best with four assists. Connor King and Lively both grabbed six rebounds.

Lerma posted a game-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting for Bradley while Reed scored 12 points. The Southeast defense limited Braves leading scorer Michelle Young to 11 points after she tied a school-record with 38 their last time out.
 
Southeast returns home for the annual Classroom on the Court contest Wednesday at 11 a.m. against Western Illinois. Over 1,500 grade school students in the Southeast Missouri region are scheduled to attend the game at the Show Me Center.