CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southeast Missouri (0-2) scored 13 fourth-quarter points, but it wasn't enough to overpower rival Southern Illinois (1-1) in a 30-22 loss Saturday night at Saluki Stadium.

SEMO and SIU met for the 84th time in a game which included a combined 22 penalties for 186 yards.

"Every game comes down to six or seven plays and you have to give Southern Illinois credit. They made the plays that mattered and got the win," said Southeast head coach Tom Matukewicz. "It wasn't a clean game. We had a lot of third down and red zone penalties, and we're not going to be a good football team making those mistakes."

The Redhawks were flagged 14 times for 94 yards and trailed, 27-9, before making their fourth-quarter push.

On the first play of the final period, Jesse Hosket threw a 22-yard pass to Kristian Wilkerson for SEMO's first touchdown of the game. A missed two-point conversion left the score at 27-15 with 14:53 left to play.
 
SIU countered with a 27-yard field goal by Matt Sotiropoulos to grab a 30-15 advantage at the 9:44 mark.
 
SEMO went to work again with good field position at its 44-yard line. A 12-yard completion from Hosket to Adrian Davis followed by a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty gave the Redhawks a first down at the Saluki-23. After Hosket was sacked for a loss of seven, SEMO faced a fourth-and-16 when Hosket hooked up with Darrius Darden-Box for a 29-yard touchdown cutting the Salukis lead to 30-22 with 5:08 left.

Still not finished, the Redhawks forced SIU to punt and had one last chance with 2:47 on the clock.

SEMO's final drive came to a halt at its own 41-yard line when Hosket's pass to C.J. Curry fell incomplete on a fourth-and-3.

The Redhawk defense tallied its first fourth-down stop of the season on the opening drive of the game. The Salukis faced a fourth-and-1 at their own 34-yard line when Kendall Donnerson dropped Daquan Isom for no gain.
 
After an offside penalty by Jefferson Vea on fourth down extended SEMO's drive, Ryan McCrum gave the Redhawks a 3-0 cushion on a 36-yard field goal with 10:29 left to play in the first quarter.
 
SEMO nearly forced a turnover on SIU's ensuing possession. JJ Flye, who made his first start of the season at cornerback, stripped the ball from Darrell James after James made a 32-yard reception. The Salukis, however, recovered and used a 37-yard field goal by Sotiropoulos to tie the game at 3-3 with 6:47 remaining.
 
Two more field goals by McCrum, consisting of 23 and 36 yards, respectively, expanded the Redhawks lead to 9-3 before SIU scored  just before the half.
 
Josh Straughan gave SIU a first-and-goal when he completed a 5-yard pass to Jimmy Jones on a fourth-and-3. Four plays later, Jonathan Mixon hit paydirt on a 1-yard run to give the Salukis their first lead (10-9) at the intermission.
 
SEMO held a +7:08 margin in time of possession during the first half. The Redhawks had the ball 18:34 to SIU's 11:26.
 
SIU began the second half with two touchdowns in the first 7:10 of the third quarter.
 
Straughan threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Connor Iwema, capping a 5-play, 72-yard march at the 12:39 mark.
 
On SEMO's next drive, Chase Allen jarred the ball loose from tailback Will Young. James Caesar scooped up the ball and dashed 47 yards for a touchdown widening SIU's lead to 24-9 with 7:50 on the clock.
 
Sotiropoulos kicked an 18-yard field goal to end a 6-play, 82-yard drive for SIU with 1:05 remaining in the third quarter.
 
Statistically, both teams were evenly matched as SIU outgained SEMO, 403-395. The Redhawks finished with 33:54 mark in time of possession.

Young ran for 100 yards on 22 carries, posting his second 100-yard game in as many starts this season. Hosket completed 17-of-39 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns, while Davis had a career-high six receptions for 103 yards to lead SEMO.

Defensively, Roper Garrett paved the way with nine tackles. Donnerson added six tackles and 1.5 sacks, as well. The Redhawks recorded three sacks in a game for the second time this year.

In addition, McCrum moved to fifth all-time in career field goals at SEMO.

Straughan threw for 265 yards and a touchdown on 16-of-34 attempts to lead SIU, which won its first game under head coach Nick Hill.

SEMO closes out non-conference action when it hosts Indiana State during family weekend on Sept. 17. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., CT, at Houck Stadium.