Southeast Missouri (8-14, 1-8) at Murray State (5-17, 0-9)

Game Notes

Date: Thursday, Feb. 5
Tip-Off: 5 p.m. CT
Location: Murray, Ky.
Arena: CFSB Center (8,600)
Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Southeast Missouri; Rob Cross, Murray State

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

About Southeast Missouri: The Redhawks are 8-14 overall and 1-8 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Last Saturday at Austin Peay, Southeast fell 70-62 against the Lady Govs. Erin Bollmann and Jasmine Robinson tied for the team-lead with 13 points while Yelena Rosado contributed with 10 points. Olivia Hackmann set a career-high with five steals to go along with nine points, four rebounds and four assists.
 
For the year, Southeast is shooting 36.9% from the field, 26.4% from 3-point range and 58.3% from the free throw line. Jasmine Robinson leads offensively with 11.0 points per game and has a team-best 44 assists. Bollmann averages 8.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest, including 10 double-digit scoring, eight double-digit rebounding performances and a team-best five double-doubles. Bollmann is averaging 16.3 points per game since becoming a starter for the last four contests. She also leads the team with 43 steals, which is 19 more than Robinson in second place. Bollmann leads the team with an average of 11.0 points per game during OVC play. Hackmann averages 7.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game and leads the team with 19 blocks.
 
About Murray State: The Racers are 5-17 overall and 0-9 during OVC play. They have lost nine straight dating back to Jan. 3. Their last win was on Dec. 30 vs. Brescia. Keiona Kirby averages a team-best 15.1 points per game. Ke'Shunan James scores 14.5 points per contest and averages a team-high 6.0 rebounds. Olivia Cunningham also scores in double figures at 10.7 points per outing.
 
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% (79-of-296) of shots from beyond the arc.

King Owns the Glass: Junior forward Connor King leads the team in rebounds with 9.0 boards per game, which ranks fourth in the OVC. She also sits at third in the league with 3.3 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. 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 154 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 return home for a 3:30 p.m. CT Saturday afternoon contest vs. Eastern Illinois at the Show Me Center, beginning a three-game home stand. The Redhawks will host UT Martin on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. CT and Murray State on Feb. 14 at 3:30 p.m. CT.