Southeast Missouri (6-7, 0-0 OVC)
vs. Tennessee Tech (3-10, 0-0 OVC)
Game Information
Date: Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016
Tipoff: 7:15 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: SEMO trails 16-28
Head Coaches:
   Rekha Patterson (21-22, second season)
   Kim Rosamond (3-10, first season)
 
Media Information
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM | Listen Online
     Play-by-play: Erik Sean
     Analysis: Jess Bolen
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Live Video: OVC Digital Network
 
Follow the Redhawks on Twitter for in-game updates @SEMOwbb
 
Complete Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
 
Tipping Off
Southeast Missouri women's basketball (6-7, 0-0) opens Ohio Valley Conference play Thursday against Tennessee Tech (3-10, 0-0). The game will tip off at 7:15 p.m. from the Show Me Center. 
 
Follow the Redhawks
Thursday's game will be streamed live and for free on the OVC Digital Network. Fans can listen to the game live on the radio on SEMO ESPN 1220 AM with Erik Sean and Jess Bolen. The broadcast can also be streamed on SEMOESPN.com and on the SEMO ESPN app. Live stats will be available at GoSoutheast.com. Live Twitter updates will be available at @SEMOwbb. 
 
A Look at What's Ahead
The Redhawks will host Eastern Kentucky on New Year's Eve for a 12 p.m. OVC game. Southeast then embarks on a four-game road stretch to begin the New Year starting with the Tennessee State-Belmont swing in Nashville, Tennessee Jan. 5 and 7. 
 
Series History
The Redhawks trail Tennessee Tech in the all-time series 16-28; however, at the Show Me Center, Southeast is 10-9. The Redhawks have won the last two meetings with the Golden Eagles including picking up a 60-57 road victory last season. In 2015, Southeast earned an overtime 68-66 home win, snapping a six-game losing skid to TTU. Four of the last five meetings have been decided by three points or less. 
 
Scouting the Golden Eagles
Tennessee Tech finished non-conference play with a 3-10 record under first-year head coach Kim Rosamond. The Golden Eagles, who are in the midst of a six-game road swing, are 1-6 on the road this season and have lost five of their last six games. Most recently, TTU dropped an overtime road contest at Lipscomb, 71-69. Yaktavia Hickson is the lone TTU player averaging double-digit points with 16.3 points a game. Her scoring average ranks second in the OVC this season. As a team, Tennessee Tech averages 59.3 points per game, ranking last in the OVC but have only allowed 66.8 points per game. While Southeast leads the OVC with 15.7 offensive rebounds a game, Tech ranks second with a 15.2 average. Treyvonna Brooks ranks sixth in the league with 7.2 rebounds a game and leads the OVC with a 3.5 offensive rebound average. 
 
Looking Back
SEMObrought its non-conference schedule to a close Dec. 19 with a 75-47 win over Alabama A&M. A 30-point third quarter for Southeast broke open what was a relatively tight game at halftime. Hannah Noe set a new season high in scoring, finishing with 21 points. It was her first 20-point game of the season and second of her career. Noe drained five 3-point buckets. Her 21 points was one shy of tying a career best. She extended her double-digit point streak to five games which is currently the best active streak on the squad. Ashton Luttrull was the only other Redhawk to reach double-figure scoring, tallying 12 total points. Bri Mitchell fell just shy of recording a triple-double in the game. The senior dished out a career-best 13 assists, the first double-digit assist game of her career. She finished the game with seven points and a career-best eight rebounds. For the second game in a row, Olivia Hackmann was Southeast's leading rebounder, finishing with nine. The Redhawks shot a respectable 43 percent from the floor including hitting nine 3-pointers and going 8-for-10 from the free-throw line. Southeast also outrebounded the Lady Bulldogs 48-32. SEMO fell just shy of a season high in assists, finishing with 24.
 
Non-Conference Review
The Redhawks finished non-conference play just under .500 at 6-7. A total of three Redhawks averaged double-digit points, led by Olivia Hackmann with 14.2 points per game. Hackmann is also one of the top rebounders on the team, co-leading with a 6.5 rebounding average with Deja Jones. As a team, the Redhawks' 226 assists ranks 15th in the country while their 3-point shooting (39.5%) ranks 14th and 3-pointers made ranks 15th. Southeast's 540 total rebounds ranks 23rd in the country. 
 
Last Year at this Time
Southeast Missouri held a similar record of 7-7 at the end of non-conference play a season ago. The Redhawks opened OVC play winning five of its six games including winning its first three straight. Southeast went on to finish OVC play with an 8-8 record and qualifying for its first OVC Tournament since 2009. 
 
Wiping the Glass
Southeast Missouri ranks as one of the best rebounding teams in the country, ranking 23rd in total rebounds with 540; however, Southeast's 41.54 rebounds per game ranks 78th nationally. The Redhawks had a season-high 59 rebounds against Lipscomb on Dec. 6. 
 
Sharp Shooters
As a team, Southeast Missouri ranks 15th nationally in 3-point field goals made (104) and 14th in 3-point field goal percentage (.395). In the OVC, the Redhawks rank third behind Belmont and Murray State in 3-pointers made but lead in 3-point shooting. Hannah Noe's 40 3-pointers rank 12th in the country, second in the league. Noe has 90 career made 3-pointers, ranking her tied for eighth in Southeast's career top-10 list. The Redhawks' 16 3-pointers against Stephens (Dec. 4) ranks tied for seventh-most in Division I this season. 
 
Help! I Need Somebody
Sophomore point guard Adrianna Murphy is fourth in the nation with 87 assists this season. Her 6.7 assists per game ranks 13th. Murphy has had two double-digit assist performances this season including a career-high 14. Her 14-assist game is the sixth most in an NCAA game this season. Senior Bri Mitchell recorded her first double-digit assist game against Alabama A&M with 12. As a team, the Redhawks rank 15th in the nation with 226 total assists. 
 
Eyes on a Grand
Olivia Hackmann is quickly approaching one thousand points in her career. She has 962, needing only 38 more. Bri Mitchell is also well on her way with 890 career points. There are 16 total members of Southeast's 1,000-point club, only seven of which have come in the Division I era. Sonya Daugherty and Tarina Nixon (2005-09) were the last inducted into the club.