CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri soccer begins the month of October with a three-match road swing. Southeast will play Austin Peay on Friday evening at 7 p.m. The Redhawks will continue the road swing at Murray State on Sunday. The Redhawks and Racers kick off at 2 p.m. 

Both matches can be viewed for free on the OVC Digital Network. 

Let's Review
Southeast Missouri played to a scoreless draw with SIUE before defeating Eastern Illinois to open up conference play last week. Junior Natasha Minor scored a pair of goals in the win over the Panthers, including the game winner five minutes into the match. Sophomore Paige Blankenheim recorded a pair of assists in the win. She was also part of a defense that didn't' give up a goal over two matches. Sophomore goalkeeper Kindra Lierz played 189 minutes in net not giving up a goal and making five saves.

OVC Defensive Player of the Week, Again
Paige Blankenheim was named the adidas® OVC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Blankenheim played a key role defensively as well as offensively last weekend in Southeast's first conference games. She contributed 155 total minutes to a defense that didn't let up any goals in shutouts of SIUE and Eastern Illinois. The Cougars and Panthers combined for only five shots on goal against the Redhawks this weekend. Offensively, Blankenheim contributed a pair of assists in Sunday's 5-0 win over Eastern Illinois.

NSCAA Team Academic Award
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced that Southeast Missouri women's soccer posted the fifth best team GPA among all Division I teams in 2014-15. The Redhawks' GPA was also the seventh highest among all NCAA women's programs. Southeast registered a cumulative team GPA of 3.69 for the 2014-15 academic year. This is the sixth-straight year the Redhawks have earned Team Academic recognition (2010-15).

Scouting the Opponents
Austin Peay Lady Govs
Austin Peay opened up conference play with a 1-0 loss at Eastern Kentucky last week. Gina Fabbro led the team with four shots with two of them being on goal.
Murray State Racers
Murray State defeated Eastern Kentucky to open up OVC play before falling to Saint Louis last week. Freshman Caroline Ashton scored her first goal as a Racer. She came off the bench to score the game-winning goal in the 82nd minutes versus EKU.

Looking Ahead
Southeast will bring its three-game road swing to a close at Eastern Kentucky on Thursday, Oct 8. The Redhawks return home for Homecoming Weekend Oct. 16. The Redhawks welcome Belmont that Friday and Jacksonville State on Sunday.