CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Carrie Shephard scored 15 points and dished out seven assists to lead Southeast Missouri (10-5, 2-2) to its 10th win of the season, a commanding 83-54 victory over Tennessee State (2-12, 0-4) Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center.
SEMO led the entire game and held TSU to just 26.1 percent (12-of-46) from the field.
SEMO jumped all over TSU from the start outscoring the Tigers, 20-8, in the first 10 minutes of play.
Shephard scored five of those points in the first quarter as the Redhawks went on a 16-5 run in the first seven minutes. SEMO also scored seven points off seven turnovers and outscored the Tigers, 12-2, inside the paint during the opening period.
Taelour Pruitt's jumper ran SEMO's lead to 32-13 with 2:36 remaining in the second quarter before TSU closed out the first half with a 10-2 run to cut the Redhawks lead to 34-23 at the half.
SEMO continued to pour it on in the second half using a 12-0 run over a 2:48 span to bury TSU for good.
The Redhawks scored a game-high 26 points and won the third quarter by a +15 margin (26-11) as TSU shot just 1-of-12 from the floor. Offensively, SEMO shot over 61 percent (11-of-18) in the third quarter.
For the game, SEMO dominated the paint with a 46-14 advantage and finished with a .467 (35-of-75) field goal percentage. The Redhawks also outrebounded TSU, 48-28, with a 21-7 showing on the offensive glass. Additionally, SEMO had a season-high 24 assists on its 35 made field goals.
Shephard shot 5-of-9 from the field and had three of her team's six 3-pointers.
Pruitt followed with 14 points, while Roshala Scott added 11 points and six rebounds, and Tesia Thompson finished with 10 points and seven boards.
Jazmine Young led all TSU scorers with 15 points.
SEMO returns to action when it hosts Austin Peay on Jan. 16.
