CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– Kristian Wilkerson had a season-high 254 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Zion Custis ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the game-winner to lead #17 Southeast Missouri (7-3, 5-1) to a 38-31 come-from-behind win over Eastern Kentucky (5-5, 3-3) Saturday at Houck Field.
 
SEMO trailed, 31-14, with 10:11 remaining in the third quarter before scoring 24 unanswered points to grab its 12^th-straight victory at home. The Redhawks scored 17 points in the fourth quarter alone.
 
The Redhawks took the field for their inaugural Impact Game playing for special individuals who have made a difference in their lives.
 
"With it being the Impact Game, it's amazing the impact these seniors have had on our program," said SEMO head coach Tom Matukewicz. "This team is not fazed. We've been down, played bad and had to win. We are glad we made the big plays to win this game today."
 
With its victory today, SEMO secured a winning season in back-to-back years for the first time in its NCAA Division I history. The Redhawk senior class has won 22 games and is the winningest senior class since SEMO turned Division I in 1991.
 
The Redhawks, who had five turnovers, overcame that misfortune with huge plays on both sides of the football.
 
After Daniel Santcaterina's 4-yard touchdown run tied the game at 31-31 with 5:55 left to play, SEMO's defense made a huge stop on EKU's ensuing drive.
 
The Colonels went for it on fourth-and-1 at the Redhawks 31-yard line, but fell short of a first down when Daryl McCleskey was tackled by Mike Matthews and Lawrence Johnson at the line of scrimmage.
 
SEMO took over on downs with 1:32 on the clock and Santacaterina immediately completed a 19-yard pass to Wilkerson to get the Redhawks to midfield.
 
An 18-yard run by Custis moved SEMO into EKU territory. Three plays later, Custis sprinted 12 yards into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown with a little under one minute to go (:55).
 
EKU managed to get to SEMO's 38-yard line and had one final chance, but Shabari Davis intercepted Parker McKinney's hail mary pass to nail down the win.
 
Zack Smith also scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Santacaterina (5:11, third quarter) and Kendrick Tiller kicked a 40-yard field goal (5:55, fourth quarter) during SEMO's stretch of 24 unanswered points. 

Santacaterina completed 63 percent (17-of-27) of his passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns, and Wilkerson caught 10 passes for an average of 25.4 yards per reception. Custis added 83 yards on 16 carries. Wilkerson now has the top two single-game receiving yard marks in school history (363 at UT Martin in 2018; 354 vs. EKU in 2019).
 
SEMO outgained EKU, 466-322, for the day. 

Zach Hall finished with a game-high 11 tackles to lead the Redhawk defense.
 
The Colonels scored three of their four touchdowns on the ground with McCleskey, McKinney and Alonzo Booth running for one each.
 
SEMO, which won its fourth game in a row, heads to Eastern Illinois on Nov. 16.