Southeast Missouri (4-5)
vs. Lipscomb (1-7)
Game Information
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016
Tipoff: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: SEMO leads 5-2
Head Coaches:
Rekha Patterson (19-20, second season)
Greg Brown (23-103, fifth 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 (4-5) will bring its three-game homestand to a close on Tuesday when it hosts Lipscomb University (1-7). Tipoff will be at 6:30 p.m. from the Show Me Center.
Follow the Redhawks
Tuesday'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
Southeast will be on the road at regional rival Southern Illinois for a noon tipoff Friday, Dec. 9. The Redhawks will take a week off from competition for finals week before being back in action Dec. 16 at Memphis. Non-conference play will come to an end on Dec. 19 at home against Alabama A&M. Ohio Valley Conference play will begin Dec. 29 against Tennessee Tech.
Series History
Tuesday's matchup will be the eighth in the all-time series with Lipscomb. The Redhawks hold a 5-2 lead in the series with last season's 84-69 road victory. The first meeting between the teams dates back to Dec. 9, 1986 in Cape Girardeau. Southeast won the game, 70-48. Prior to last season, Southeast and Lipscomb had not met since Dec. 20, 2003; the Bisons won, 52-47, in Nashville. SEMO is 2-1 against the Bisons at home.
Scouting the Bisons
Lipscomb enters Tuesday's contest with a 1-7 record to begin the season. The Bisons are currently riding a four-game losing skid. Lipscomb is 0-6 on the road including falling to OVC opponents Murray State (79-59), Belmont (100-62), and Morehead State (73-53). As a team, LU is averaging 25.5 points less than its opponents. Forward Alex Banks is the team leader in scoring with 12.5 points a game while shooting 50 percent from the floor. Banks is also the team leader in rebounding with 6.6 boards per contest.
Looking Back
Southeast Missouri tied program records for points in a game and 3-pointer made in Sunday's 107-59 victory over Stephens College. The Redhawks' 107 points tied the record set on Nov. 23, 2004 against Lyon College. SEMO drained 16 triples, tying the record set on Jan. 11, 2003 against Morehead State. As a team, Southeast played all 12 available players with everyone seeing double-digit minutes and all scoring but one. Four scored in double figures.
Olivia Hackmann and
Hannah Noe co-led the team in scoring, turning in 18 points apiece. Noe tied a career-best six 3-pointers while her 18 points tied a season high. She also dished out a season-best three assists. Hackmann earned four steals, setting a new career-high in the category.
Lakyn Gulley hit four buckets from 3-point range en route to a season-high 12 points.
Bri Mitchell was the fourth Redhawk in double-figure scoring, turning in 11 points.
Adrianna Murphy did a little bit of everything on Sunday, handing out 11 assists, pulling in a team-high six rebounds, and finishing with four points and a pair of steals. As a team, the Redhawks shot 51.3 percent (41-of-80) from the field and a very impressive 64 percent (16-of-25) from beyond the arc. Southeast outrebounded the Stars 39-30 and passed out a season-high 26 assists, 17 steals, and gave up a season-low eight turnovers. Stephens' 30 mishandlings resulted in 43 points off turnovers for the Redhawks. SEMO also scored 34 points on fast break buckets and the bench recorded a combined 50 points, all season highs.
Depth in Numbers
The Redhawks' bench is currently averaging 28.8 points a game, 12.4 more than its opponents' benches. SEMO's bench is responsible for 38% of the team's total scoring.
Hannah Noe leads the team with 9.7 points off the bench. The bench has scored 30 or more points in four games, going 3-1 in those games.
Redhawks for THREE!!
As a team, Southeast Missouri ranks 10th nationally in 3-point field goals made (75) and sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (.426). In the OVC, the Redhawks rank second behind Belmont in 3-pointers made but lead in 3-point shooting.
Hannah Noe's 26 3-pointers rank 18th in the country, second in the league. The Redhawks ranked last in the conference a season ago in 3-point shooting. Noe has 76 career made 3-pointers. She needs four more to crack the career top-10 list.
How May We Assist?
Sophomore point guard
Adrianna Murphy currently leads the country with 67 assists this season. Her 7.4 assists per game ranks seventh. 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.
Bri Mitchell's 48 assists ranks 24th nationally. As a team, the Redhawks rank sixth in the nation with 165 total assists.
Eyes on One Thousand
Olivia Hackmann is quickly approaching one thousand points in her career. She has 919 so far, needing only 81 more.
Bri Mitchell is also well on her way with 831 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.
