Redhawks Beat NJIT, 68-58, in Final Day of Thanksgiving Classic

Sunday, November 25

Newark, N.J.

1:00 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

2-4

New Jersey Institute of Technology

1-6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Southeast Missouri	15	13	18	22	68
NJIT	18	13	14	13	58

Results (PDF)

Photo by: Susan Matthews

11/25/2018 4:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEWARK, N.J.- Southeast Missouri (2-4) used a 9-0 run to finish with a 68-58 win over host New Jersey Institute of Technology Sunday afternoon in the final day of the NJIT Thanksgiving Classic.

SEMO made its nine-point surge last 1:33 to claim its second win of the season.

Tesia Thompson scored a team-high 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and collected two steals. The Memphis, Tennessee native scored double figures for the fifth time in six games this season and a total of 27 during her career.

For the third-straight game, SEMO had four players in double figures. Carrie Shephard (11), Adrianna Murphy (14) and Jocelyn Taylor (11) joined Thompson as the Redhawks top scorers.

Shephard was the only Redhawk to make a 3-pointer all day. Her trifecta came at the buzzer and cut the Highlanders lead to 31-28 just before halftime. Shephard then hit shots to tie the game twice in the third quarter.

SEMO matched a season-high 39 rebounds. Taylor and Thompson both had eight. The Redhawks also added a season-best 25 points off turnovers and 16 steals.

Murphy led the way with seven steals bringing her career total to 232. She also tallied four assists to increase her career assists mark to 511.

SEMO committed just seven turnovers.

The Redhawks made 10-of-12 free throws in the fourth quarter to help ignite their late comeback.

SEMO, which ended the NJIT Thanksgiving Classic with a record of 1-1, returns to Cape Girardeau to host Indiana State Thursday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.