SIUE (9-8, 4-2 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (8-9, 3-3 OVC) 

Game Information
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2019
Tip-off: 5:15 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: SEMO leads, 24-19
Last Meeting: SEMO 62, SIUE 52 (Jan. 3, 2019 | Vadalabene Center)
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (50-58, Fourth Season),  Paula Buscher (99-93, Seventh Season).
 
Media Information
Video:  ESPN+
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM (Erik Sean & Jess Bolen)
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Twitter: @SEMOWBB

Tipping Off
The Southeast Missouri women's basketball team continues Ohio Valley Conference play against SIU Edwardsville Thursday. Start time is set for 5:15 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.

Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Thursday's game live on the radio at SEMO ESPN 1220 AM with Erik Sean calling the action alongside Jess Bolen. The broadcast is also streamed live at SEMOESPN.com and on the SEMOESPN app. Video is available on ESPN+. Live stats can be accessed at GoSoutheast.com. Twitter updates provided at @SEMOWBB.

Series History
Southeast Missouri leads its all-time series against SIUE, 24-19. The two teams faced off earlier this month when the Redhawks left the Vadalabene Center victorious after securing a 62-52 win. Tesia Thompson led the Redhawks with 22 points and six rebounds. SEMO started on a 12-0 run over the opening 6:45 to get a lead that lasted until late in the third quarter. Taelour Pruitt sunk a long-range buzzer beater to push SEMO ahead 41-39 at the end of the third quarter. SEMO is 15-6 against the Cougars at the Show Me Center and has won two-straight against SIUE in Cape Girardeau.

How We Got Here
The Redhawks are currently 8-9 this season and are 3-3 in OVC play.  Most recently, the Redhawks split a pair of games in Kentucky falling to Morehead State, 82-54, and beating Eastern Kentucky, 52-42. Tesia Thompson leads the team with 16.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Adrianna Murphy averages 4.2 assists and 2.9 steals per contest. SEMO has forced 15-plus turnovers in 15 contests during the 2018-19 season, totaling 339 forced turnovers.

Scouting the Cougars
The Cougars are 9-8 this season and have a 5-6 record on the road. In Ohio Valley Conference play, SIUE is 4-2 with losses to Southeast Missouri (Jan. 3, 62-52) and Tennessee Tech (Jan. 10, 79-55). Sophomore Allie Troeckler averages 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Center Sydney Bauman has 36 blocks this season with a little over two per contest.