Southeast Missouri (7-11, 0-5) vs. Tennessee Tech (5-13, 2-3)

Game Notes

Date: Saturday, Jan. 17
Tip-Off: 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center (7,000)
Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Southeast Missouri; Jim Davis, Tennessee Tech

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

About Southeast Missouri: The Redhawks are 7-11 overall and 0-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play after falling 70-34 at Jacksonville State on Wednesday. True freshman Hannah Noe established career-highs with eight points and 24 minutes played while junior Erin Bollmann scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds.
 
For the year, Southeast is shooting 36.7% from the field, 26.0% from 3-point range and 59.1% from the free throw line. Jasmine Robinson leads offensively with 11.1 points and 2.1 assists per game. Olivia Hackmann is averaging 7.8 points per game, leads the team with 16 blocks, including five during conference play. Allyson Bradshaw averages 7.3 points and leads the squad with 27 baskets from beyond the arc. Erin Bollmann averages 7.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest off the bench, including six double-digit scoring and seven double-digit rebounding performances. She leads the team with 36 steals - an average of 2.0 per game - and also has 13 blocked shots.
 
About Tennessee Tech: The Golden Eagles are 5-13 overall and 2-3 in OVC competition. Tech lost its first two conference games at Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville before defeating Murray State and Austin Peay. They are coming off of a 79-59 loss at home vs. UT Martin on Thursday evening. They are shooting 40.3% from the floor, 31.4% from 3-point range and 67.9% from the free throw line. Samaria Howard averages a team-high 13.8 points per game while Candace Parson scores 12.1 points and grabs a team-best 5.9 rebounds per contest. Hannah Goolsby has contributed 9.1 points per contest.
 
Tough Defense: Southeast ranks second in the OVC in scoring defense, allowing just 62.0 points per game. The Redhawks also rank second in 3-point field goal percentage defense, as opponents have made only 26.2% (74-of-282) attempts from beyond the arc. 

King Owns the Glass: Junior forward Connor King leads the time in rebounds with 9.1 boards per game, which ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference. She currently sits at second in the league with 4.3 offensive rebounds per contest. King has reached double-digits in boards on 10 occassions this season, including a string of five straight from Dec. 30 - Jan. 10. She set a career-high with 14 rebounds (eight offensive) in the conference opener at Belmont on Jan. 1, besting her previous high of 13 that was set in the previous game vs. William Woods on Dec. 30, when she set also set a career-high with four blocked shots. She posted a double-double with a season-best 12 points and 12 boards vs. Morehead State on Jan. 8.
 
Bradshaw Climbing Triples Leaderboard: Senior guard Allyson Bradshaw ranks third in Southeast history with 151 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. Bradhsaw drained her 150th career 3-pointer early in Wednesday's contest at Jacksonville State.
 
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.
 
Scholar-Athletes: As a team, the Redhawks recorded a 3.3 cumulative grade point average during the 2014 fall semester.
 
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.
 
Looking Ahead: Southeast will continue OVC play as the Redhawks host SIU Edwardsville on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. from the Show Me Center.