Southeast Missouri (12-14, 6-7 OVC)
vs. UT Martin (9-17, 6-7 OVC)
Game Information
Date: Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017
Tipoff: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: SEMO trails 30-34
Head Coaches:
   Rekha Patterson (27-29, second season)
   Kevin McMillan (151-100, eighth season)
 
Media Information
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM | Listen Online
     Play-by-play: Glen Johnson
     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 | UT Martin
 
Tipping Off
Southeast Missouri women's basketball (12-14, 6-7) returns to the Show Me Center Saturday for a matchup with OVC rival UT Martin (9-17, 6-7). The Redhawks and Skyhawks will tip off at 1:30 p.m. in Cape Girardeau. 
 
Follow the Redhawks
Saturday'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 Glen Johnson 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 final week of the regular season will feature a pair of games split on the road and at home. Southeast will look to sweep Murray State in the home-and-home series Wednesday in Murray at 6 p.m. The regular season will come to a close at home on Saturday, Feb. 25 when Austin Peay visits Cape Girardeau. SEMO and the Govs will tip at 2 p.m.
 
Series History
Southeast Missouri trails in the all-time series with UT Martin, 30-34. Since joining Division I, the Redhawks are 19-25 against the Skyhawks. In the Jan. 14 meeting in Martin, the Redhawks snapped a 14-game losing streak to the Skyhawks with an 82-79 victory. The last time Southeast defeated UTM was in 2009 when the Redhawks were victorious in the home-and-home series, history they will look to repeat this season. 
 
Vying for a Spot
Heading into this weekend's games, the conference standings are in a near deadlock. Murray State and Tennessee Tech are tied for third with 7-6 records, SIUE sits in fifth with an even 7-7 record, while four teams, including SEMO, are tied for sixth with 6-7 records. The top eight teams go to the OVC Tournament. The bottom three teams all have four wins on the season. Belmont has already clinched the conference title and the No. 1 seed in the tournament. 
 
Scouting the Skyhawks
UT Martin defeated Eastern Illinois and SIUE last week. Sophomore Myah Taylor recorded 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game off the bench last week to lead the team. She had 17 points, three rebounds, three assists at Eastern Illinois. She then had 19 points and a career-high eight rebounds in the win at SIUE. Junior Janekia Mason scored 12 points to go with six assists against EIU. She followed that up with 132 points, five rebounds and four assists versus the Cougars. Freshman Kendall Spray averaged 11.5 points and 2.5 assists. She had 11 points versus Eastern Illinois and 12 against SIUE. Jessy Ward returned from injury to score a season-best 21 points versus the Cougars. The Skyhawks have won five of their last six games to pull back into the conference race at 6-7. 
 
In the last Meeting
The Redhawks defeated UT Martin this season for the first time since Feb. 21, 2009 when they were victorious on the road, 82-79. Southeast overcame an early 16-point deficit to ultimately defeat the Skyhawks. Southeast led by as much as 14 later in the game. Bri Mitchell turned in a game-high 25 points while also leading Southeast Missouri with eight rebounds. The Redhawks had three total players in double-figure scoring including Hannah Noe with 18 and Olivia Hackmann with 11. Noe drained four 3-point buckets. Other notable performances included seven assists from Adrianna Murphy and nine points from Lakyn Gulley. In the end, Southeast narrowly trailed in field goal shooting (48.5%) and free-throw shooting (72.7%) but won on the boards, 38-30. Three-point shooting was tied at 33 percent for both teams but the Redhawks made three more than UTM, 10-7.
 
A Look Back
Hannah Noe set a career-high 29 points and tied the school record with nine made 3-pointers in Southeast Missouri's 107-65 victory at Eastern Illinois Saturday. For the second time this season and the first time in conference play, the Redhawks have won back-to-back games, going 2-0 against the OVC's Illinois schools last week. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak to EIU on the road. It was the first since Jan. 5, 2008. Southeast tied the school record with 107 points in a game for the second time this season; however, it's the most points scored by Southeast against a Division I opponent in its history. It was the first time SEMO has put up 100 points on a Division I opponent since defeating Tennessee Tech on Jan. 10, 2004, 102-90. The Redhawks also set a new school record with 17 made 3-pointers Saturday, topping the old record of 16. Aside from Noe, the Redhawks posted three others in double-figure scoring. Bri Mitchell and Deja Jones each had 15 points. Mitchell's double-digit point streak extends to seven games while Jones' extends to three games. Mitchell also dished out seven assists and grabbed five rebounds. Kaley Leyhue recorded 11 points in the contest. Adrianna Murphy picked up her fourth double-digit assist game of the season, dishing out 13 assists, one shy of tying her career high. The Redhawks' 59.4% (38-of-64) field goal percentage and 53.1% (17-of-32) 3-point shooting was a season-high in conference play and the best against a Division I opponent this season.
 
Going for the Treys Record
Junior guard Hannah Noe hit her 100th career 3-pointer in the game at UT Martin on Jan. 14. Her 115 3-pointers ranks fifth all-time at SEMO. The record, held by Julie Meier (1991-95) is 174. Her 65 makes this season ranks tied for fourth, just four shy of setting a new season record. The single-season record is 68 makes from long range held by Natalie Purcell (2005-06). Noe tied a school record with nine made threes at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 11. 
 
Assists Superstar
Sophomore point guard Adrianna Murphy is 16th in the nation with 159 assists this season. Her 6.1 assists per game ranks 19th. Murphy has had four double-digit assist performances this season including a career-high 14. For the second year in a row, Murphy has cracked the single-season top 10 with 159; topping her rookie season total of 144. She has also worked her way on to the career assists list with 303, a figure that ranks eighth.  
 
Logging Miles, and Wins
With last Saturday's road victory over Eastern Illinois, the Redhawks recorded their fourth conference road win of the season. The last time Southeast had four wins in league play away from the Show Me Center was 2008-09 when SEMO went 4-5 on the road.