Southeast Missouri (13-15, 8-9 OVC) vs. Belmont (22-6, 15-2 OVC)

Game Information
Date: Saturday, March 2,  2019
Tip-off: 4:30 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. 
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: Belmont leads, 9-4
Last Meeting: BU 91, SEMO 57 (Jan. 31, 2019 | Curb Event Center)
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (55-64, Fourth Season), Bart Brooks (75-16, Third Season).
 
Media Information
Video: ESPN+
Radio: KCGQ Real Rock 99.3 FM (Erik Sean & Jess Bolen)
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Twitter: @SEMOWBB

Tipping Off
The Southeast Missouri women's basketball team wraps up Ohio Valley Conference play with a regular season finale when Belmont comes to the Show Me Center Saturday. Start time is set for 4:30 p.m., CT, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a presentation of the program's seniors to preceed. This is the final weekend series of the 2018-19 season.

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.

2019 Senior Day
The Redhawks will recognize three seniors prior to tip off of their last game at the Show Me Center. The seniors that will be honored include Adrianna Murphy, Losmie Lutaya, and Dolapo Balogun. 

2019 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Southeast Missouri is tied for sixth with SIU Edwardsville, Jacksonville State and Murray State. The Redhawks own the tiebreaker over the Cougars, but not over the Gamecocks and Racers. The OVC Tournament takes only the top eight teams and SEMO is in the hunt for one of those spots. The Redhawks will face Belmont who has clinched the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The 2019 OVC Tournament will be held in Evansville, Indiana and begins Mar. 6. All men's and women's games will be held at the Ford Center. 

Series History
Belmont holds the 9-4 edge in the all-time series against Southeast Missouri, including a 91-57 victory at home earlier this season. The Bruins have won five in a row overall in the series.

How We Got Here
The Redhawks are currently 13-15 and 8-9 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. SEMO recently defeated Tennessee State 81-54, the largest victory in conference play thus far. 

Scouting the Bruins
The Bruins are 22-6 overall and 15-2 in OVC play. On the road, Belmont is 11-4 and recently fell to UT Martin in overtime, 71-68, on Feb. 28. OVC Preseason Player of the Year, Darby Maggard, averages 17.1 points per game. Ellie Harmeyer averages 16.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game for the Bruins as well. The Bruins are coming off the second loss in conference play this season, but have already secured the No. 1 seed in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Belmont will play the No. 8 seed Wednesday evening in Evansville, Indiana.