Southeast Missouri (8-12, 1-6) at UT Martin (10-9, 6-0)

Game Notes

Date: Saturday, Jan. 24
Tip-Off: 4 p.m. CT
Location: Martin, Tenn.
Arena: Elam Center (5,000)
Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Southeast Missouri; Kevin McMillan, UT Martin
Series History: Tied 29-29

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

About Southeast Missouri: The Redhawks are 8-12 overall and 1-6 in Ohio Valley Conference play and have split their last two contests. Last Saturday vs. Tennessee Tech, Southeast won an overtime thriller 68-66. On Tuesday vs. SIU Edwardsville, the Redhawks fell 60-48.
 
For the year, Southeast is shooting 36.5% from the field, 25.8% from 3-point range and 60.2% from the free throw line. Jasmine Robinson leads offensively with 11.3 points per game and has a team-best 41 assists. Erin Bollmann averages 8.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest, including eight double-digit scoring and eight double-digit rebounding performances, including a team-best five double-doubles. Bollmann is averaging 15.0 points per game since becoming a starter for the last two contests. She also leads the team with 37 steals. Olivia Hackmann averages 7.4 points per game and leads the team with 19 blocks.
 
About UT Martin: The Skyhawks are 10-9 overall and a perfect 6-0 to lead the OVC. They lead the OVC with a 43.5% field goal percentage and rank second in scoring margin (+4.7). Ashia Jones leads the league in scoring with 21.3 points per game to go along with 6.2 rebounds and a team-high 42 steals. Jessy Ward averages 12.1 points while Tiara Caldwell scores 7.5 points and leads in rebounding with 6.8 per game.
 
Stingy Defense: Southeast ranks second in the OVC in scoring defense, allowing just 62.1 points per game. The Redhawks lead the league in 3-point field goal defense, yielding just 26.7% of shots from long range.
 
King Owns the Glass: Junior forward Connor King leads the team in rebounds with 9.0 boards per game, which ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference. She currently sits at third in the league with 3.3 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 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 152 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.
 
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 play two straight road games at Austin Peay on Jan. 31 and Murray State on Feb 5. Tip-offs are scheduled for 4:30 and 5 p.m., respectively.
 
OVC Tournament All-Session Tickets: On Friday, the Ohio Valley Conference announced that all-session passes are available for $60 to attend all games of the 4-day OVC Tournament in Nashville from March 4-7. Passes are available through member institution ticket offices until Jan. 31.