Southeast Missouri (7-9, 0-3) vs. Eastern Kentucky (5-7, 0-2)

Game Notes

Date: Saturday, Jan. 10
Tip-Off: 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center (7,000)
Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Southeast Missouri; Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky

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

About Southeast: The Redhawks are 7-9 overall and 0-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play after falling 64-59 against Morehead State on Thursday. The Redhawks took a five-point lead in the second half but were unable to hold on. Olivia Hackmann scored a game-high 18 points off the bench while Connor King added a double-double with a season-high 12 points to go with 12 rebounds.
 
For the year, Southeast is shooting 37.1% from the field, 25.9% from 3-point range and 60.5% from the free throw line. Jasmine Robinson leads offensively with 11.4 points and 2.3 assists per game. Hackmann is averaging 8.1 points per game and leads the team with 15 blocks. Allyson Bradshaw averages 7.6 points and leads the squad with 24 baskets from beyond the arc. Erin Bollmann averages 7.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest off the bench, including three double-doubles, five double-digit scoring and six double-digit rebounding performances. Connor King leads the team with 9.4 rebounds per outing, which ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference.
 
About Eastern Kentucky: The Colonels are 5-7 overall and 0-2 in OVC play after falling 76-63 at UT Martin on Thursday evening. EKU was beaten 81-71 at home against Austin Peay in the OVC opener. Michaela Hunter leads offensively with 14.8 points, a team-high 20 steals with an average of 6.4 rebounds per game. Shameekia Murray averages 11.8 points. Shelly Harper is the leading rebounder with 7.3 per contest.
 
Robinson Voted OVC Newcomer of the Week: Senior guard Jasmine Robinson was voted Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 16 after registering the first double-double of her Southeast career with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the victory over Detroit on Dec. 13 in the Glass City Classic. Robinson added 10 points and eight rebounds earlier in the week at UMKC and scored eight points with four boards, two assists and a steal vs. Idaho on Dec. 14.
 
For the week, she averaged 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists. She shot 33.3% (12-for-36) from the floor and 66.7% (6-for-9) from the free throw line. Her double-double vs. Detroit was her first since Nov. 19, 2012, when she set career-highs with 26 points and 13 rebounds vs. North Texas while competing for Alabama.
 
Bradshaw Climbing Triples Leaderboard: Senior guard Allyson Bradshaw ranks third in Southeast history with 148 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.
 
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 travel to Jacksonville State for a mid-week OVC contest on Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. from the Pete Mathews Coliseum.