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Photo GalleryCONWAY, Ark. – Southeast Missouri (3-5) used a 9-1 run over the final 3:11 to defeat Central Arkansas (4-4) 48-46 on Saturday afternoon at the Farris Center.
Jasmine Robinson scored the go-ahead basket with 16 seconds remaining.
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Robinson finished with a game-high 14 points and scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game.
Connor King added a game-best 12 rebounds, marking the fourth time in the last five contests that she has reached double digits on the boards.
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"I'm really proud of our team," head coach
Ty Margenthaler said. "We made some big stops on defense down the stretch."
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For the 28
th time during Margenthaler's tenure, Southeast held an opponent under 60 points. The Redhawks limited UCA to a 31.5% (17-for-54) field goal percentage and only allowed one 3-pointer. Southeast shot 36.5% (19-for-52) from the field and 38.5% (5-for-13) from 3-point range.
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The Redhawks opened the game by going ahead 5-2 before UCA went on an 8-0 to take a 10-5 lead with 13:36 left in the opening half.
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Erin Bollmann drained her first career 3-pointer to pull the Redhawks within four at 14-10. Robinson followed with a driving layup to cap a 7-0 run to cut the lead to two.
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Southeast tied the game at 16 on a steal and layup by
Ashton Luttrull with 8:28 left in the first half. The rest of the half would be a back-and-forth battle as UCA took a 23-21 halftime lead.
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The Redhawks shot 34.6% (9-for-26) from the field and 42.9% (3-for-7) from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes. Robinson scored eight points in the opening half.
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Kelsey McClure led the Sugar Bears in the first half with 10 points. As a team, UCA shot 32.3% (10-for-31) from the field and was limited to one 3-pointer in the first half.
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Yelena Rosado pulled Southeast within one at 29-28 on a layup with 17:31 remaining and then gave the Redhawks a 30-29 lead with a basket with 15:08 left.
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Bradshaw drained her second three of the game to pull ahead 34-31 with just over 12 minutes left in regulation. It marked the third straight game she has connected on two shots from 3-point range.
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Raquel Logan made a go-ahead basket and drew a foul for UCA with 11:00 left. She made the ensuing free throw to give the Sugar Bears a 36-34 lead.
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Brianna Mitchell drained a jumper to cut the lead to one at 40-39 with 4:43 left in the game.
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UCA then went on a 5-0 run to take a 45-39 lead with 3:11 remaining. Bollmann made a short jumper in the paint to cut the deficit to four at 45-41 with just over two minutes remaining. King then drained two free throws to trim the lead to two with 1:27 left.
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Following a Rosado steal, King made a putback to tied the game at 45 with 58 seconds remaining.
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After a UCA free throw, Robinson made a layup with 16 seconds left to give the Redhawks a 47-46 lead.
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The Southeast defense held and Bollmann grabbed a rebound with 6.4 seconds left. She was fouled and made a free throw to put Southeast up 48-46 and the Redhawks were able to defend a desperation 3-pointer by Brianna Mullins that missed at the final buzzer.
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Robinson went 6-of-13 from the field and 1-for-3 from beyond the arc. Her six field goals tie a Southeast career-high as she also converted six field goals at Bradley on Nov. 30. She added four rebounds, three assists and a block.
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Bollmann finished with seven points, 10 rebounds, two steals and a block. She has now grabbed at least 10 boards three times this season.
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Rosado notched six points, three steals and two assists. Bradshaw has now made 134 treys during her career.
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McClure recorded a double-double for UCA with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Brittany Agee added 10 points.
Southeast continues its road stretch at Missouri-Kansas City on Wednesday. Tip-off at Swinney Recreation Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.