CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri women's basketball (13-9, 6-3 OVC) came out victorious in a game against Austin Peay (7-15, 5-4 OVC) that featured 18 ties and 24 lead changes. Southeast outlasted the Lady Govs to earn the 71-69 win.

Saturday's win was Southeast's fourth win of five points or less this season.

Erin Bollmann and Imani Johnson each tallied 15 points in the game to lead the Southeast offense.

The Redhawks and Lady Govs exchanged baskets much of the opening frame. Tied at 13 with just under three minutes to play, Southeast put up six unanswered points to take an 18-13 lead on Austin Peay. A pair of made free throws by Keisha Gregory brought the score to 19-15 to end the first quarter.

Adrianna Murphy was 3-of-3 from the field including converting a 3-point play to finish with seven points in the first quarter.

With the Redhawks up 25-24 and 3:44 to play in the second quarter, the Lady Govs tried three-straight 3-pointers and pulled down offensive rebounds on all three shots to hold four-straight possessions. Madison Rich drained a pair of foul shots before the Redhawks regained possession of the ball.

Bollmann hit a fast break jumper in the paint with 1:02 to play to end first-half scoring. The first half ended with the Redhawks on top by one, 29-28.

Murphy finished with nine points and five rebounds in the first half, leading the team in each category. Bollmann picked up eight first-half points.

Turnovers plagued the Redhawks in the half with 11. APSU converted the Redhawk mistakes for eight points.

Connor King hit a jumper on an inbounds play to begin the third quarter, 31-28 Redhawks. The Lady Govs immediately followed with eight-straight points to take a 36-31 lead on Southeast.

The Redhawks responded with a 9-0 run of their own to recapture the lead, 39-36.

Southeast and Austin Peay went toe-to-toe the remainder of the quarter. The period ended with the Lady Govs on top by one, 50-49.

The fourth quarter saw the scored tied an additional seven times.

With Southeast up by three with 2:01 to play, Tiasha Gray hit her third 3-point bucket of the game to tie the game for the 17^th time, 67-67. Gray immediately followed it up with a layup off a Redhawk turnover to go up by two, 69-67.

Ashton Luttrull was fouled with 34 seconds left and drained both free throws to tie the game for the 18^th time.

Gray got a shot off on the other side of the court but couldn't get it to go. Bollmann was fouled on the rebound to send her to the line to shoot two with six seconds to play.

Bollmann nailed both foul shots to give the Redhawks back the lead, 71-69. Gray attempted a 3-point shot at the buzzer but it was off the mark, securing the victory for the Redhawks.

Thirteen of Johnson's 15 total points came in the second half of the game. Johnson finished with seven rebounds while Bollmann complemented her 15 points with eight boards.

Murphy went scoreless in the second half but pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds. She dished out five assists and picked up two steals.

Deja Jones and Bri Mitchell finished with nine and eight points, respectively, in the contest.

Southeast shot 21-of-27 (77.8%) from the free throw line and 40.7% from the field.

Gray finished with 28 points against the Redhawks. Gregory rattled off 11 points for the Lady Govs' offense.

Southeast Missouri will bring their three-game homestand to a close Wednesday when they host Murray State. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. from the Show Me Center.