CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (7-3) trampled Harris-Stowe (1-9), 106-64, Sunday afternoon at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO, which scored a season high in points, went over 100 for the third time under head coach Rekha Patterson. The last time the Redhawks defeated an opponent by 42+ points was at Eastern Illinois (107-65) on Feb. 11, 2017. SEMO also recorded a 107-59 (48 points) victory over Stephens College earlier that season. 
 
The Redhawks had a dominating first quarter, outscoring the Hornets 36-9. Taelour Pruitt went 4-of-4 from the field while Tesia Thompson went 4-of-4 at the free throw line in the opening period. 
 
SEMO took a 27-point lead after a 13-0 run at the end the first quarter, a lead that HSSU could not recover from. 
 
Although the Hornets went on a 12-0 run to end the first half, the lead was only cut to 25-points (59-34). HSSU outscored SEMO 25-23 in the second quarter with Tarsheia Page leading the Hornets with nine points. Page sank three treys in the quarter. 
 
Celeste Akoro had a jumper with 1:33 remaining in the game to give SEMO a 45-point lead (106-61), its largest of the game. 
 
Pruitt led the Redhawks with 21 points, five steals and five assists. The Arlington, Texas native had 10 points in the first quarter alone. 
 
Carrie Shephard (17), Thompson (18) and Jocelyn Taylor (12) joined Pruitt with double figures in the scoring column. This is Thompson recorded her 55th career game scoring in double-digits and Shephard posted her 10th double-digit game this season. 
 
The Redhawks remained undefeated at home and improved to 8-0 when leading at halftime. 
 
SEMO opens Ohio Valley Conference play at Austin Peay on Jan. 2. The Redhawks enter league play with a winning record for the second time with Patterson at the helm.