Southeast Missouri (11-11, 6-5 OVC) vs. Jacksonville State (10-12, 4-7 OVC)

Game Information
Date: Saturday, February 9,  2019
Tip-off: 2 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: SEMO leads, 14-6
Last Meeting: JSU 55, SEMO 48 (Jan. 27, 2018 | Cookeville, Tenn.)
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (53-60, Fourth Season),  Rick Pietri (85-85, Fifth 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 Jacksonville State Saturday. Start time is set for 2 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.

Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Saturday'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 the all-time series against Jacksonville State, 14-6. The last time these two teams met was at the Pete Mathews Coliseum where the Gamecocks topped the Redhawks, 55-48, on Jan. 27, 2018. SEMO is 2-1 against JSU under head coach Rekha Patterson with the lone loss coming last season. SEMO is 8-1 against JSU at the Show Me Center. 

How We Got Here
The Redhawks are currently 11-11 and 6-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play this season. Southeast Missouri recently 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 17.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Carrie Shephard has 55 three-pointers this season, averaging 2.5 per game. SEMO has forced 15-plus turnovers in 18 contests during the 2018-19 season, totaling 417 forced turnovers for the year. In OVC play, SEMO has forced 179 total turnovers as opponents are committing 16.3 per contest against the Redhawks.

Scouting the Gamecocks
The Gamecocks are 10-12 overall and hold a 4-7 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play. JSU is 6-4 on the road this season with two of the wins coming in conference play. JSU averages 58.6 points, 42 rebounds and 16.2 turnovers per contest. Senior Rayven Pearson averages 10.1 points and 10 rebounds per game. The leading scorer for the Gamecocks is forward Destiney Elliott who posts 11.6 points per game.