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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (8-11, 1-5) earned a 68-66 overtime victory over Tennessee Tech (5-14, 2-4) on Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center.
Erin Bollmann led the Redhawks with a career-high 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season in her first career start. She made her first seven field goal attempts.
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Southeast built a 15-point lead early on but Tech would fight back to force the extra period in a contest that featured six ties and two lead changes.
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Yelena Rosado hit a crucial 3-pointer to tie the score at 63-63 with 53 seconds remaining in overtime. Bollmann added a steal and drew a foul on the following possession and drained a free throw to give the Redhawks a lead that would not be surrendered.
Hillary Lively and
Allyson Bradshaw drained four consecutive free throws to clinch the game.
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The Redhawks opened the game on a 12-2 run behind a strong defensive presence, forcing seven turnovers in the first six minutes of action. Bradshaw drained her 152
nd career 3-pointer and Rosado followed with a 3-point play to cap the run.
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Tech fought back with a 7-0 run of their own to cut the lead to 12-9 with 12:19 remaining in the first half.
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Jasmine Robinson hit a triple and Bradshaw drained two free throws to increase the lead to 19-12 with 8:51 left before halftime.
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Southeast went on a 10-0 run that included two 3-pointers by
Hannah Noe to stretch the lead to 29-14 with 5:05 remaining in the first half. For the second consecutive game and third time on the season, Noe connected on two shots from beyond the arc.
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The Redhawks hit four consecutive shots to pull ahead 33-18 with 3:07 left before intermission, capped by two straight baskets from Bollmann.
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At halftime, Southeast held a 37-24 lead, led by Bollmann's eight points in the first 20 minutes.
Olivia Hackmann tied a career-high with five assists at the break. The Redhawks shot 46.4% (13-for-28) in the opening half while Tech shot 42.1% (8-for-19) from the floor.
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Tech cut the lead to single digits at 45-36 on a short jumper by Mariah Dean with 10:56 remaining. Catherine Taylor drained a 3-pointer to trim the margin the 45-39 with 10:20 left.
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Bradshaw hit two free throws to stretch the lead to 47-39 with 9:10 left.
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The Golden Eagles pulled within five at 49-44 on a free throw by Taylor with 6:44 remaining. She cut the lead to 49-47 with a 3-pointer on the following possession.
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Hannah Goolsby tied the game at 49-49 on a layup with 5:00 left. Robinson answered with a layup of her own the next time down the court to recapture the lead. Taylor and Robinson traded baskets the next two times down the court as Southeast led 53-51 with 4:03 remaining.
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T'Keyah Williams again tied the score at 53-53 with 2:58 left before Robinson answered with a layup at the 2:29 mark to again put the Redhawks ahead.
Bollmann hit a jumper off of an inbounds pass with 1:51 remaining to set a new career-high in points and increased the lead to 57-54.
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Following a jumper by Dean, Robinson drew a foul and made both free throws to push the lead to 59-56 with 1:12 to play.
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Howard scored again with 50 seconds left to trim the lead to 59-58. She hit one of two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to tie the score.
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Robinson drew a foul on the other end and went to the charity stripe with 5.9 seconds left. She missed both foul shots and the teams headed to overtime.
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In the second half, Southeast shot only 28.6% (8-for-28) while Tech shot 58.3% (14-for-24) to erase the 15-point lead.
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Tech took its first lead of the contest at 61-59 on a jumper by Taylor with 2:58 left in overtime. Bollmann hit one of two free throws on the other end before Taylor connected on a jumper to increase the lead to 63-60 with 2:12 remaining in the extra period.
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From there, Rosado's clutch 3-pointer from the top of the key paved the way for victory. For the game, Southeast shot 36.1% (22-for-61) from the floor, 27.8% (5-for-18) from beyond the arc and 79.2% (19-for-24) from the foul line. Tech shot 51.0% (25-for-49) from the field, 33.3% (2-for-6) from 3-point range and 46.7% (14-for-30) from the free throw line.Â
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Robinson finished with 14 points, two assists and two steals. Bradshaw scored nine points while King added six points and eight rebounds.
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Tech was led by Taylor and Howard, who both had 12 points. Williams grabbed seven rebounds.
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Southeast returns to action on Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. tip-off vs. SIU Edwardsville at the Show Me Center.