Southeast Missouri (12-13, 7-7 OVC) at Austin Peay (13-12, 8-6 OVC)

Game Information
Date: Thursday, February 21,  2019
Tip-off: 5:15 p.m., CT
Location: Clarksville, Tenn. 
Arena: Winfield Dunn Center
Series: SEMO leads, 25-20
Last Meeting: SEMO 64, APSU 54 (Jan. 10, 2019 | Show Me Center)
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (54-62, Fourth Season), David Midlick (43-42, Third Season).
 
Media Information
Video: ESPN+
Radio: KCGQ Real Rock 99.3 FM (Erik Sean)
Live Stats: LetsGoPeay.com
Twitter: @SEMOWBB

Tipping Off
The Southeast Missouri women's basketball team continues Ohio Valley Conference play at Austin Peay Thursday. Start time is set for 5:15 p.m., CT, at the Winfield Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee.

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. 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 LetsGoPeay.com. Twitter updates provided at @SEMOWBB.

Series History
Austin Peay leads the all-time series against Southeast, 33-23. Under head coach Rekha Patterson, the Redhawks are 2-7 against APSU, with the 64-54 win on Jan. 10 being the most recent. SEMO is 10-17 all-time at the Dunn Center. The Redhawks last win in Clarksville was a 75-64 victory on Jan. 4, 2014. Tesia Thompson recorded a double-double 17 points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting against APSU this season.
 
How We Got Here
The Redhawks are currently 12-13 and 7-7 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Southeast Missouri had a three-game winning streak come to an end with a 91-57 setback at Belmont. SEMO swept SIUE with a 65-62 win in Edwardsville (Jan. 3) and 63-58 victory in Cape Girardeau (Jan. 24). It was the fifth OVC sweep under head coach Rekha Patterson and first against SIUE since 2013-14. Tesia Thompson leads the team with 16.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Carrie Shephard has 62 three-pointers this season and is fifth in single-season 3-pointers made at SEMO. The Redhawks forced 15-plus turnovers in 21 contests during the 2018-19 season, totaling 465 forced turnovers for the year. In OVC play, SEMO has forced 227 total turnovers as opponents are committing 16.2 per contest against the Redhawks.

Scouting the Governors
The Governors are 13-12 overall with a 8-6 mark in OVC play. At home, Austin Peay is 10-3 and is presently on a two-game winning streak. Guard Keisha Gregory leads the team with 13.9 points per game and Arielle Varner-Gonzalez averages 11.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest. Brianah and Brandi Ferby have over 61 steals and six blocks combined. In the last meeting, Myah Leflore and Gregory both scored 13 points against the Redhawks.