Southeast Missouri (2-7, 0-3) vs Eastern Kentucky (4-5-1, 0-1-1) 
 
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018
Time: 6:30 p.m., CT
Location: Houck Field
Series: SEMO leads, 8-3-2
 
Southeast Missouri (2-7, 0-3) vs Morehead State (2-9-0, 1-2-0) 
 
Date: Sunday, September 30, 2018
Time: 2 p.m., CT
Location: Houck Field
Series: SEMO leads, 11-6-5
 
Quick Kicks
Southeast Missouri (2-7) continues Ohio Valley Conference play with a pair of home matches against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 27) and Morehead State (Sept. 30) this weekend. All home games will be streamed on the OVC Digital Network. The Redhawks look for their first conference win of the season. 
 
SEMO continues to battle as the team recorded 14 shots in a 1-0 overtime loss at Jacksonville State (Sept. 23). The two teams traded shots for a season-high total of 31.
 
Follow the Redhawks
• @SEMOsoccer, the official Twitter page of the Redhawks, will feature live in-game updates all season long. 
• Watch SEMO soccer live on the OVC Digital Network for all home events. 
• Live stats for every game are available on gosoutheast.com
 
This Weekend's Promotions
Thursday, Sept. 27th
• Greek Night presented by Cape Trails
• Youth Soccer Night-All kids 14 and under are FREE
• Imo's Pizza for the first 100 fans
• Soccer Scarves for the first 200 STUDENTS
• Integrity Week-Participate in Integrity Week Trivia at the game to win a prize
Sunday, Sept. 30th
• Meg Herndon Green Up Game presented by MidAmerican Transplant
• End Zone open for Tailgating

Series Histories
Eastern Kentucky
SEMO leads its all-time series against Eastern Kentucky, 8-3-2. The Redhawks have gone to overtime against the Colonels in five of their last six meetings. SEMO is 4-2 against EKU at Houck Field. The Redhawks have scored in every match with the Colonels since 2014. 
Morehead State
The Redhawks also lead their all-time series against Morehead State, 11-6-5. SEMO and MSU tied, 1-1, after two overtimes in the last meeting. The Redhawks are 2-0-2 against MSU in the last four contests. At Houck Field, SEMO is 6-2-2 against Morehead State. The Redhawks scored at least one goal in every match against MSU since 2011. This is SEMO's second longest-streak against an OVC opponent. 
 
Scouting the Opponents
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky is home to Adam Kleman, former SEMO women's soccer assistant coach. This is the first time the Redhawks will see Kleman on an opposing bench since the 2013 season when he was back at EKU as a graduate assistant. SEMO went 2-1-1 against the Colonels since then. EKU is 4-5-1 with wins over ETSU, Ball State and IUPUI. The most notable win for the Colonels was against Southeastern Conference foe Kentucky on the road. EKU is 0-1-1 in OVC play with a loss to SIUE who recently knocked off preseason-favorite Murray State.. 
Morehead State
Morehead State is 2-9 so far this season with wins over Akron and SIUE. The Eagles have three losses in overtime to Pittsburgh, Kentucky and Ball State. In OVC play, MSU is 1-2 with losses to Eastern Illinois and Belmont. Morehead State has only six goals this season and has allowed 23. The Eagles hada season-high 17 shots and nine shots on-goal against Kennesaw State (9/2).
 
Redden's First Career Start
Bailey Redden made her first career start Sunday (Sept. 16) against UT Martin. The Belleville, Illinois native appeared in six matches his year, playing the full 90 minutes twice. The true freshman has made 25 total saves, including nine against UT Martin during her lone start. Redden has a .758 save percentage 
 
McCourt's Powerful Start
Morgan McCourt has had a great start to her collegiate career with two goals and seven shots. Both of the Burlington, Wisconsin native's goals came against Illinois-Springfield (Aug. 24). McCourt has been a constant threat on offense as she has recorded seven shots over the course of four games. She participated in all eight games and logged four starts this season.

Let's Recap
The Redhawks have had a slow start to the 2018 season as they dropped their home-opener, 2-1, to Evansville. SEMO then defeated Oral Roberts after a tough trip out west to face Pac-12 members Arizona and Arizona State. The other win on the season came against Illinois-Springfield, where freshman Morgan McCourt scored a pair of goals. Recently, the Redhawks have fallen to 0-3 in OVC play with losses to Murray State, UT Martin and Jacksonville State. 
 
SEMO finished the 2017 season with an 8-8-4 overall record and 4-3-3 in OVC play. The Redhawks competed in the OVC Tournament, where they were eliminated by No. 1 seed Murray State.
 
Looking Ahead
After this weekend, SEMO hits the road for four of its final five games of the regular season. The Redhawks head to Tennessee Tech (Oct. 5), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 11), SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 14) and Belmont (Oct. 18) during that stretch. SEMO then returns home to host Austin Peay (Oct. 21) in its regular-season finale.
 
OVC Preseason Poll
SEMO was picked to finish tied for fourth in the 2018 OVC Predicted Order of Finish. Murray State was voted to win the league with 15 first-place nods. Two other teams also garnered first-place votes, including Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech. The Redhawks conference slate began Sept. 13 against Murray State. 
 
Roster Breakdown
The 2017 roster consists of 24 student-athletes including 17 returnees, six of which were regular starters in 2017. Notable players back in 2018 are both 2017 OVC All-Tournament Team senior forward Lauren Kaempfe and junior midfielder Esmie Gonzales.