Southeast Missouri (5-6) vs. Illinois-Springfield (4-4)

Game Notes

Date: Sunday, Dec. 21
Tip-Off: 2 p.m. CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center (7,000)
Series History: Southeast leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Southeast won 72-56 at home on Dec. 12, 2013
Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Southeast Missouri; Chad Oletzke, Illinois-Springfield

Media Coverage
Radio: ESPN 1220 AM (Frankie Casteel)
Live Video: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMOWBB

About Southeast: The Redhawks are 5-6 and are coming off of a split in the Glass City Classic last weekend. Southeast defeated Detroit 61-51 last Saturday, when for the 30th time during Ty Margenthaler's 4-year tenure as head coach, the Redhawks held an opponent under 60 points. On Sunday, 2-time defending WAC champion Idaho defeated Southeast 78-62, despite a career-high 21 points - all coming in the second half - from senior guard Allyson Bradshaw, who was named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
For the year, Southeast is shooting 37.1% from the field, 26.8% from 3-point range and 61.2% from the free throw line. Jasmine Robinson leads offensively with 11.7 points and 2.5 assists per game. Bradshaw is averaging 8.1 points per contest. Erin Bollmann averages 6.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest off the bench, including two double-doubles and four double-digit rebounding performances. Connor King leads the team with 8.3 rebounds per outing, which is the third-best total in the Ohio Valley Conference. King has five double-digit rebounding performances this season.
 
About Illinois-Springfield: The Prairie Stars are 4-4 overall and have won three of their last four games. They finished 7-19 last year.
 
Series History: Southeast leads 1-0 after earning a 72-56 victory last season on Dec. 12, 2013. Bradshaw had a team-high 12 points on four 3-pointers in that contest.
 
Robinson Voted OVC Newcomer of the Week: Senior guard Jasmine Robinson was voted Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week after registering the first double-double of her Southeast career with 18 points and 12 rebounds last Saturday in the victory over Detroit in the Glass City Classic. Robinson added 10 points and eight rebounds earlier in the week at UMKC and scored eight points with four boards, two assists and a steal vs. Idaho on Sunday.

For the week, she averaged 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists. She shot 33.3% (12-for-36) from the floor and 66.7% (6-for-9) from the free throw line. Her double-double vs. Detroit was her first since Nov. 19, 2012, when she set career-highs with 26 points and 13 rebounds vs. North Texas while competing for Alabama.
 
Close Call at Ole Miss: The Redhawks dropped a heartbreaker by one point at Ole Miss on Nov. 25. After battling back from a 12-point deficit in the first half, Southeast took a 1-point lead with 1:11 remaining and held on to it before the Rebels inbounded the ball with 0.9 seconds left and scored on a layup at the final buzzer to win 58-57.
 
Bradshaw Climbing Triples Leaderboard: Senior guard Allyson Bradshaw ranks third in Southeast history with 140 made 3-pointers during her career. Julie Meier (1991-95) holds the record with 174 triples while Tarina Nixon (2005-09) ranks second with 169.
 
On Sunday vs. Idaho, Bradshaw drained a season-best four 3-pointers in the second half and was also a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line during the final 20 minutes in setting a new career-high with 21 points.
 
King Establishes Rebounding Best: Junior forward Connor King set a career-high with 13 rebounds vs. Western Illinois on Dec. 3. She has grabbed 12 rebounds on five other occasions.
 
Luttrull Dropping Dimes: Redshirt freshman Ashton Luttrull set a career-high with seven assists in only 16 minutes of action at UMKC on Dec. 10.
 
Looking Ahead: Following Christmas Break, Southeast will host William Woods at 11 a.m. on Dec. 30 in the final non-conference game. The Redhawks aim to enter OVC play with a winning record for the first time since 2008.