Radio: ESPN 1220 AM | Live StreamingLive Video: OVC Digital NetworkLive Stats: GoRacers.comTwitter Updates: @GoSoutheastGame Notes: Southeast MissouriCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Southeast Missouri women's basketball team travels to Murray, Ky., for a midweek contest against Murray State. The game is a makeup game from a Jan. 6 postponement.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
About Murray StateMurray State enters Wednesday night 9-15 overall and 2-10 in the OVC. Keiona Kirby has led the Racers at 18.3 points per game, but she went down with an injury, 16 games into the year. Since her injury, Murray is 1-7.
Of active players, a trio scores in double-digits led by Janssen Starks at 10.5 points per game. Taylor Porter and Jessica Winfrey at 10.2 and 10.2 points respectively.
Murray State leads the league in rebounds per game (43.3) but own a -4.9-rebound margin, giving up 48.2 to its opponents. Winfrey is the top rebounder at 10.6 rebounds per game, which ranks first in the league.
Last MeetingThe Redhawks swept Murray State in OVC West Division play, picking up a 71-58 victory in Cape Girardeau in early January and a 61-58 win in Murray to close out the season.
Series HistoryThe series over the years has been very even, as neither team has had a dominating stretch. The Redhawks own a 27-23 advantage and have won the last two meetings over the Racers.
Quick Hits What a win will doA win creates a three-game winning streak over the Racers for Southeast.
A win puts the Redhawks into ninth place in the OVC standings, owning the tiebreaker over SIU Edwardsville.
A win ties for the most wins (5) in OVC action in
Ty Margenthaler's tenure and since most wins since winning 10 games in 2008-09.
Contrasting a Win vs. a LossIn Southeast's eight wins, four Redhawks average double-digit scoring led by
Jordan Hunter with 11.9 points per game. In contrast, no one on the Redhawks scores in double-digits in a loss. Shooting percentages also see a drastic change from 35.4 percent in a loss to 44.4 percent in a victory. Rebound margins go from a -1.4 to a +5.8.
Pushing for Two-Straight Top-10'sPatricia Mack grabbed 270 rebounds last season, which ranks as the seventh best rebounding season in school history. Current, Mack has 234 rebounds, putting on pace to get into the top-10 single-season record book again. The 10th-best season is current 246 rebounds.
Five in Double FiguresTwice this year the Redhawks have placed five scorers in double-digits. The first time was a 72-56 victory over Illinois-Springfield. The second time was a 79-71 win over SIU Edwardsville.
Chasing the Record BookJunior
Allyson Bradshaw is making her mark in the record books. The Cape Girardeau native has made 121 3-point field goals in her career, which ranks fourth all-time. At her current pace of making 1.4 3-point field goals per game, Bradshaw should threaten to be the most prolific long-range shooter in Southeast history, chasing a total of 174 set by Julie Meier from 1991-95.
Mack is climbing the record book at Southeast as well. As of Feb. 18, the senior ranks third in school history with 799 rebounds. Gray C Harris is next in line with 872 career rebounds from1992-96.
Rebounds All AroundThe Redhawks own the fifth-best rebound margin in the OVC at +0.5. Southeast ranks third grabbing 69.5 percent of all defensive rebounds.
Patricia Mack and
Connor King have dominated the boards for the Redhawks, combining for nearly 40 percent of Southeast's rebounds. Mack accounts for 22 percent while King accounts for 16 percent of the available rebounds.
At 9.4 rebounds per game, Mack ranks third in the OVC in rebounds per game. She trails Jessica Winfrey of Murray State who grabs 10.6 and Sabina Oroszoba of EIU who grabs 10.1 per game.
Pink Up NightSoutheast Missouri and Saint Francis Medical Center will host Pink Up Night on Feb. 22 to raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer.