Southeast Missouri (9-15, 2-9) vs. UT Martin (15-9, 11-0)

Game Notes

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 11
Tip-Off: 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center (7,000)
Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Southeast Missouri; Kevin McMillan, UT Martin

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 9-15 overall, 2-9 in Ohio Valley Conference play and won in come-from-behind fashion during Saturday's 69-65 victory over Eastern Illinois. Southeast shot season-highs of 49% (27-for-55) from the floor and 53% (8-for-15) from 3-point range. After trailing 29-23 at halftime, the Redhawks opened the second half on a 9-0 run and held on for a hard-fought victory. Erin Bollmann scored a career-best 22 points, including 16 in the second half.
 
For the year, Southeast is shooting 37.7% from the field, 27.6% from 3-point range and 58.5% from the free throw line. Jasmine Robinson leads the team with an average of 11.5 points per contest while Bollmann scores 9.3 points per game. She is averaging 15.3 points since being inserted into the starting lineup for the last six contests. Olivia Hackmann adds 7.6 points per game and has a team-high 21 blocks.
 
About UT Martin: The Skyhawks lead the OVC with a perfect 11-0 conference record. They are coming off their closest game of the conference season Saturday when they beat SIUE 69-68 in Martin. Ashia Jones leads the league and ranks eighth in the country with 22.9 points per game. During OVC play, she is averaging 28.5 points per contest. Jessy Ward scores 11.7 points per game while Tiara Caldwell averages 8.2 points and a team-best 7.1 rebounds per outing.
 
Previous Meeting: The Skyhawks defeated Southeast, 96-55, on Jan. 24 at the Elam Center in Martin. Jones scored a game-high 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting for the Skyhawks while Bollmann scored a then career-best 20 points of 9-of-12 shooting for the Redhawks. UT Martin shot 60% (37-for-62) from the floor and 56% (10-for-18) from beyond the arc in that contest.
 
Robinson Receives OVC Weekly Honor: For the second time this season, Jasmine Robinson earned OVC Newcomer of the Week recognition. She scored a Southeast career-high 24 points at Murray State last Thursday and followed that up with another double digit scoring effort in Saturday's win vs. Eastern Illinois. She averaged 17.0 points and 5.0 rebounds for the week and shot 59% from the field. She has now scored in double figures 18 times this season and in 17 of the last 21 contests.
 
Stingy Defense: Southeast ranks third in the OVC in scoring defense, allowing just 65.0 points per game. The Redhawks are best in the league in 3-point field goal defense, yielding just 28.7% (100-of-349) of shots from beyond the arc.
 
King Owns the Glass: Junior forward Connor King leads the team in rebounds with 8.5 boards per game, which ranks fourth in the OVC. She also sits at fifth in the league with 3.0 offensive rebounds per contest. King has reached double-digits in boards on 11 occassions this season, including a string of five straight from Dec. 30 - Jan. 10.
 
Bradshaw Climbing Triples Leaderboard: Senior guard Allyson Bradshaw ranks third in Southeast history with 155 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.
 
Looking Ahead: Southeast completes its 3-game home stand with a 3:30 p.m. CT Saturday matchup vs. rival Murray State. The Redhawks play at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. CT.