JONESBORO, Ark. – Tesia Thompson dropped in a game-high 26 points and Jessie Harshberger added a career-high 21 to lead Southeast Missouri (3-0) to its third-straight win, a 79-67 victory over Arkansas State (1-2) Wednesday.

SEMO is undefeated in its first three games of a season for the first time since 2008-09.

The Redhawks, who never trailed, used a 12-0 run to build a big lead early and didn't look back.

Ahead, 8-4, SEMO extended its lead to 16 after scoring the next 12 points. Five different Redhawks scored during the surge that ended on a layup by Sophie Bussard with 26 seconds left in the first quarter.

Carrie Shephard knocked down a 3-pointer to give SEMO its largest lead at 40-21 before the Redhawks led by 11 at the half.

From then on, the closest the Red Wolves would get was eight points.

Thompson shot 9-of-16 from the field and made 8-of-12 free throws to go along with seven rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes. She picked up the eighteenth 20-point scoring game of her career.

Harshberger made 9-of-11 from the field and a near-perfect 3-of-4 from 3-point range.

Shephard followed close behind with 19 points and a team-high four 3-pointers, while Taelour Pruitt led SEMO with nine rebounds.

The Redhawks shot 44.1 percent (30-of-68) from the field and outrebounded the Red Wolves, 52-38 (+14).

Jireh Washington led ASU with 17 points.

SEMO continues its four-game road stretch when it visits Eastern Michigan on Nov. 19.