Southeast Missouri (7-6) at Belmont (3-10)

Game Notes

Date: Thursday, Jan. 1
Tip-Off: 3 p.m. CT
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Arena: Curb Event Center
Series History: Belmont leads 4-3
Last Meeting: Belmont won 81-74 on Dec. 31, 2013
Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Southeast Missouri; Cameron Newbauer, Belmont

Media Coverage
Radio: ESPN 1220 AM (Erik Sean)
Live Video: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: BelmontBruins.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMOWBB

About Southeast: The Redhawks are 7-6 and are coming off of a 77-40 victory over William Woods on Tuesday, when for the 32nd time during Ty Margenthaler's 4-year tenure as head coach, the Redhawks held an opponent under 60 points. With the win, Southeast heads into conference play with a winning record for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The Redhawks were led offensively by Erin Bollmann, who recorded her third double-double of the season with a career-high 14 points to go along with 11 rebounds and four steals in 25 minutes off the bench. Four players scored in double figures and all 10 Redhawks that saw minutes reached the scoring column.
 
For the year, Southeast is shooting 38.3% from the field, 27.9% from 3-point range and 61.5% from the free throw line. Jasmine Robinson leads offensively with 11.8 points and 2.4 assists per game. Allyson Bradshaw is averaging 8.1 points per contest and leads the squad with 20 baskets from beyond the arc. Erin Bollmann averages 7.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest off the bench, including three double-doubles and five double-digit scoring and rebounding performances. Connor King leads the team with 8.6 rebounds per outing, which is tied for third-best in the Ohio Valley Conference.
 
About Belmont: The Bruins were the top seed in the OVC Preseason Poll. Belmont is 3-10 thus far but has played a challenging schedule including the likes of No. 8 Kentucky, Georgia, Louisville, Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky. The Bruins are led by Frankie Joubran, who averages 12.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
 
Series History: Belmont leads 4-3 and has won two straight.
 
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 in the victory over Detroit on Dec. 13 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 Dec. 14.
 
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.
 
Bradshaw Climbing Triples Leaderboard: Senior guard Allyson Bradshaw ranks third in Southeast history with 144 made 3-pointers during her career, including 10 in the last four games. Julie Meier (1991-95) holds the record with 174 triples while Tarina Nixon (2005-09) ranks second with 169.
 
On Dec. 14 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.
 
Forwards Establish Rebounding Bests: Junior Connor King set a career-high with 13 rebounds vs. Western Illinois on Dec. 3 and vs. William Woods on Dec. 30. She has grabbed 12 rebounds on five other occasions. Senior Hillary Lively set a new career-best with eight rebounds vs. Illinois-Springfield on Dec. 21.
 
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.