Game #13 | OVC #5
Eastern Illinois (3-7-2, 1-2-1 OVC)
vs. Southeast Missouri (4-8-0, 1-3-0 OVC)
Match Information
Date: Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Venue: Houck Field
First Kick: 6 p.m., CT
All-Time Series: SEMO leads 13-10-4
Last Meeting: 1-0 SEMO Win | March 16, 2021 | Charleston, Ill.
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: ESPN+
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Game #14 | OVC #6
Southeast Missouri (4-8-0, 1-3-0 OVC)
at Morehead State (4-7-3, 2-2-1 OVC)
Match Information
Date: Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021
Location: Morehead, Ky.
Venue: Jayne Stadium
First Kick: 1 p.m., CT
All-Time Series: SEMO leads 14-6-5
Last Meeting: 1-0 SEMO Win | Oct. 13, 2019 | Morehead, Ky.
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: ESPN+
 
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri (PDF)
 
Redhawks Host Eastern Illinois Thursday Before Traveling to Morehead State Sunday
Southeast Missouri women's soccer (4-8-0, 1-3-0 OVC) will host Eastern Illinois (3-7-2, 1-2-1 OVC) Thursday before traveling to Morehead State (4-7-3, 2-2-1 OVC) Sunday.
 
SEMO will face EIU Thursday evening at 6 p.m., CT at Houck Field before concluding its week with a Sunday trip to Morehead, Kentucky. First kick at Morehead State is set for 1 p.m., CT at Jayne Stadium.
 
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• Stats will be available for Thursday's and Sunday's games on SEMORedhawks.com
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•  The 2021 Southeast Missouri women's soccer media guide is a source of information for the news media covering the Redhawks. 
 
Series History
Panthers
SEMO leads the all-time series with Eastern Illinois, 13-10-4.
 
The Redhawks last beat the Panthers, 1-0, on March 16, 2021 in Charleston, Illinois. Emma Brune registered her first career goal in the 79th minute to lift SEMO past Eastern Illinois. Natalie Jackson and Emily Holten earned the assists. Goalkeeper Bailey Redden notched two saves in 90 minutes of play for her fourth straight win and her third consecutive clean sheet during the 2020-21 season.
 
SEMO has won the last two games and is unbeaten in the last nine meetings.
 
The Redhawks beat EIU, 1-0, on Sept. 22, 2019, on a game winner from Megan Heisserer in the 34th minute. Bailey Redden saved all seven of the Panthers shots on goal in the second half for the shutout.
 
SEMO and EIU tied, 1-1, on Oct. 28, 2018 in the 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. EIU advanced to the semifinals via shootout, 3-2.
 
Eagles
SEMO leads the all-time series with Morehead State, 14-6-5.
 
The Redhawks have won the last three matchups and is unbeaten in the last seven games between the two schools.
 
SEMO has won the last two games in Morehead, Kentucky. The Redhawks most recently overcame the Eagles, 1-0, on March 29, 2021 on Abby Tremain's first career goal in the 79th minute. Lauren Welker earned the assist. Bailey Redden made eight saves for the shutout.
  
Scouting the Opponents
Panthers
Eastern Illinois heads into Thursday's matchup with a 3-7-2 overall record overall and a 1-2-1 OVC mark.
 
The Panthers most recently lost to Tennessee Tech, 1-0, in Cookeville, Tennessee, on Oct. 10 after their game with SIUE was postponed on Oct. 7 due to lightning. The contest will be made-up on Oct. 19. EIU beat Murray State on Oct. 3 for its lone win in conference play.
 
Zenaya Barnes leads the Panthers with three goals on 13 shots for a .231 shot percentage in 2021. Faith Davies has played in all 11 games at goalkeeper for EIU, totaling all 1,030 minutes this season. Davies has registered 68 saves, while allowing 23 goals for an overall save percentage of .747. 
 
Eagles
Morehead State comes in to the weekend matchup with a 4-7-3 overall record, and a 2-2-1 mark in league competition with wins over Tennessee Tech (Sept. 30) and Austin Peay (Oct. 7).
 
Morehead State most recently lost to Murray State, 1-0, on Oct. 10 in Murray, Kentucky. The Eagles will face Belmont Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, before Sunday's game against SEMO.
 
Katie Kiolbassa leads Morehead State with three goals in 2021. Goalkeeper Michelle Jerantowski leads the OVC in shutouts with four on the campaign. She has played in all 14 games for the Eagles with nearly 1,200 minutes of game time, producing 60 saves with 16 goals allowed for a .789 save percentage.
 
First OVC Win
SEMO captured its first Ohio Valley Conference victory in 2021 Oct. 10 when the Redhawks overcame Austin Peay, 1-0, at the Morgan Brothers Soccer Field in Clarksville, Tennessee. Hannah Compernolle registered the game-winner at 2:14 in the first half to secure the Redhawks first OVC triumph of the campaign. Kiana Khedoo and Abby Tremain notched the assists on the play.
 
Khedoo is tied for third on the team in 2021 with three points (1g-1a).
 
Bailey Redden made two saves in the victory.
 
Katelyn Miller tallied her third straight start at forward. Gabby Gscheidmeier compiled her second career start on defense.
 
With the win, SEMO halted its losing streak at three and road losing streak at six.
 
Compernolle with the Game Winner
Hannah Compernolle, a fifth-year senior from Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, netted her second career goal as a Redhawk in SEMO's 1-0 victory over Austin Peay on Oct. 10. The goal was her first career game winner.
 
Compernolle played 43 minutes in the contest in her 77th career game at SEMO moving her to fifth all-time in Redhawks history for games played.  
 
First Career Helper for Tremain
Abby Tremain, a senior midfielder from Bridgeton, Missouri, compiled her first career assist in SEMO's 1-0 win at Austin Peay this past Sunday (Oct. 10). Tremain received a pass from Kiana Khedoo before finding Hannah Compernolle with a cross. Compernolle then beat Peyton Powell for her first goal in 2021.
 
Tremain competed in 56 minutes on the pitch in the win. She has accumulated five total points (2g-1a) thus far in her career at SEMO.
 
Redden Moving Up the SEMO Rankings for Shutouts
Bailey Redden notched her third shutout of the 2021 campaign at Austin Peay on Oct. 10. Redden now has 17 shutouts in her career and sits tied for fourth in the SEMO record books. She also ranks second for saves (275), fourth for minutes played (4,777), and fifth for wins (25), and save percentage (.802).
 
Redden is 21 saves away from overtaking Kindra Lierz (296 career saves, 2014-17) for the top spot in the Redhawks record books.
 
In the OVC, Redden is third for save percentage (4.80) and fourth for shutouts (3).
 
Redden plays for the Fire & Ice soccer team during the summers and was recently named the Women's Premier Soccer League Central Region Midwestern Conference Goalkeeper of the Year. 
 
Jackson Nets First Career Goal
Natalie Jackson, a defender from O'Fallon, Missouri, notched her first career goal at SEMO Oct. 3 in the Redhawks 4-1 loss to UT Martin.
 
Jackson played in all 90 minutes on defense and led the team in shots with one on goal versus UTM.

Rater Heads in Her Second Career Goal
Elizabeth Rater notched her second career goal and first in conference play Sept. 30 at Murray State. Trailing at the break 1-0, Rater knotted the contest with a header in the 47th minute. Katelyn Miller of Jackson, Missouri, fed Rater for her first career assist as a Redhawk.
 
Rater, a freshman from Mequon, Wisconsin, led all SEMO substitutes at Murray State with 40 minutes on the pitch. The strike was her second career goal after finding the back of the net against Maryville on Aug. 22.
 
She leads the Redhawks in 2021 with four points and two goals.

Iron Lady
Emma Brune has played in 1,066 minutes this season for SEMO and leads the Redhawks in playing time in 2021. Brune has played in the entire regulation in 23 career games including 11 in 2021.
 
She last played in the full 90 minutes of regulation at Austin Peay on Oct. 10 and Murray State on Sept. 30.
 
Brune, a sophomore from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, competed in 64 minutes against UT Martin on Oct. 3, snapping her streak of playing every minute of regulation at 22-straight games (10 in 2021 and 12 in 2020-21) dating back to this past spring's 2020-21 season.
 
Brune notched the game winner against Missouri State on Sept. 19.

Total 90
Besides, Brune, four Redhawk field players have played in all 90 minutes of regulation in 2021.
  
Natalie Jackson has played in the full regulation in each of the last six games, most recently playing in the full 90 at Austin Peay (10/10). Jackson also played in the full 90 at Iowa (9/12), against Missouri State (9/19), 102 minutes versus Belmont (9/26, 2OT), at Murray State (9/30) and at UT Martin (10/3).
 
Lauren Welker played three-straight 90 minute games against Maryville (8/22), Missouri-St. Louis (8/26) and at Mississippi State (8/29). She also played in three-straight full matches against Missouri State (9/19), versus Belmont (9/26, 102 minutes, 2OT) and at Murray State (9/30). 

Kate Daus appeared in the full 90 in consecutive games at Mississippi State (8/29) and at Evansville (9/2). She also played in the full 90 most recently at Murray State on Sept. 30.
 
Lexi Grote also played in the full 90 against Missouri State (9/19) and most recently against UT Martin on Oct. 3.
 
Non-Conference Recap
SEMO wrapped up the non-conference slate with an overall record of 3-5-0. The Redhawks dropped road tests at Memphis (4-0, Aug. 19), Mississippi State (1-0, Aug. 29) of the Southeastern Conference, Evansville (1-0, Sept. 2) and the Big Ten's Indiana (6-0, Sept. 5) and Iowa (2-0, Sept. 12). SEMO was perfect at home during non-conference play with victories over Maryville (4-1, Aug. 22), Missouri-St. Louis (1-0, Aug. 26) and Missouri State (1-0, Sept. 19).
 
Anne-Clara Couturier (2), Kiana Khedoo, Elizabeth Rater, Emma Brune and Zoey Memmel all scored during the slate.
 
Brune Ball
Emma Brune converted her third career goal on a header off a corner kick in the 35th minute Sept. 19 against Missouri State. Kate Daus provided the service for the game-winner. Brune paced all field players with four shots including two shots on goal, competing in all 90 minutes. She started at forward and moved to midfield midway through the first half.
 
Hey Abby
Senior goalkeeper Abby Rollet made her first two starts in net for the Redhawks this season in Indiana Sept. 2-5. The Perryville, Missouri native, made her first start in net since the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Championship Tournament on Nov. 8, 2019 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Rollet tallied five saves against Evansville on Sept. 2. Rollet finished the weekend with a career-best 12 saves against the Hoosiers on Sept. 5.
  
Welker Doing Welker Things
Lauren Welker registered a pair of assists in Aug. 22's victory over Maryville. Welker finished with three shots (two on goal) to complement her two assists. 
 
Welker played three-straight 90 minute games against Maryville (8/22), Missouri-St. Louis (8/26) and at Mississippi State (8/29). She also played in three-straight full matches against Missouri State (9/19), versus Belmont (9/26, 102 minutes, 2OT) and at Murray State (9/30). 

She leads the Redhawks in 2021 with two assists and 10 shots (4 SOG).
 
What a Debut for Couturier
Sophomore Anne-Clara Couturier, a Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada native, netted a pair including the game-winner in her Redhawks debut Aug. 22 against Maryville. Couturier, a sophomore transfer from Southeastern (NAIA in Florida), finished with a pair of goals on two shots on net in 45 minutes of action as a second-half substitution.
 
She is tied for first on the Redhawks in 2021 with two goals and four points.
 
Redhawks Debut
Zoey Memmel, Grace Crowden, Emma Tucker, Elizabeth Rater, Katelyn Miller and Natalie Miller all made their SEMO debuts at Memphis on Aug. 19. Memmel appeared in the starting 11 and played in 46 minutes. Crowden led the newcomers with 68 minutes on the pitch. Gabby Gscheidmeier also made her first career start as a Redhawk in the contest.
 
Anne-Clara Couturier made her SEMO debut against Maryville on Aug. 22. Katelyn Miller and Crowden both made their first career starts as Redhawks in the win.
 
Couturier made her first career start against UMSL on Aug. 26. Rater tallied her first start on Aug. 29 at Mississippi State.
 
Tucker also made her first career start at Indiana on Sept. 5.
 
2021 OVC Preseason Poll
SEMO was selected to finish the 2021 season third in the Ohio Valley Conference. Senior midfielder Lauren Welker was tabbed to the 2021 OVC Players to Watch List.
 
The Redhawks received two first-place votes and 99 points in the projected order of finish for third. SIUE, the 2020-21 OVC Tournament Champions, was picked first with 12 first-place votes and 121 points. Murray State, the 2020-21 OVC Regular Season Champions, was pegged second with four first-place votes and 116 points.
 
Welker, a senior from Jackson, Missouri, was named to her first career OVC preseason team.
  
SEMO Schedule
The Redhawks will play 19 games including a trio of exhibitions during the 2021 campaign, its 23rd season under head coach Heather Nelson. The slate features nine non-conference contests and eight home games (one exhibition). The 2021 schedule also includes eight OVC games beginning with Belmont on Sunday at Houck Field.
 
2020-21 Season Recap
SEMO fashioned a 7-4-1 overall mark in 2020-21 including a 6-3-1 record during conference play, which tied for third in the OVC. The Redhawks qualified for their fourth-straight OVC Championship Tournament and 19th all-time appearance this past spring.
 
SEMO finished as the 2020-21 OVC Championship Tournament runners-up, downing top-seeded Murray State, 1-0, in the Semifinals as the fourth seed before falling to SIUE, the 2020-21 Champions, 2-1, in overtime of the Championship Finals.
 
The Redhawks opened the campaign with five-straight victories and a tie for a six-game (5-0-1) unbeaten streak to start 2020-21.
 
Roster Breakdown
The Redhawks return 18 letterwinners and all but two starters from the 2020-21 squad. Lexi Grote and Hannah Compernolle return for their fifth-year senior seasons along with true seniors, Bailey Redden, Lauren Welker, Abby Tremain, Kate Daus and Abby Rollet.
 
Welker led the Redhawks offensively in 2020-21 with six goals and four assists for 16 points. The Jackson, Missouri, midfielder, also registered a team-best 18 shots including 12 on goal and tallied a pair of game-winning goals. Welker was named to the 2020-21 All-OVC First Team and selected to the 2020-21 All-OVC Tournament team.
 
Redden returns in net and started and played in all 1,103 minutes of regulation over 12 games in 2020-21, tallying a record of 7-4-1. She posted five or more saves in nine games and notched a career best six shutouts (first in the OVC) in 2020-21. Redden finished the campaign with a league-best 68 saves.
 
Sophomore midfielder Emma Brune played in all 1,103 minutes during 2020-21, registering two goals for four points on 14 shots in her freshman campaign. The Cape Girardeau native, was selected to the All-OVC Second Team, All-Newcomer Team and All-OVC Tournament Team in 2020-21.
 
Junior defender Natalie Jackson dished out a pair of assists while also never leaving the pitch in 2020-21, competing in all 1,103 minutes.
 
Redshirt-junior forward/midfielder Morgan McCourt also returns after earning 2020-21 All-OVC Tournament team honors. She was second on the Redhawks with four points (1g-2a) and 14 shots (11 on goal).
 
Newcomers
The 2021 Redhawks roster features seven newcomers with freshmen Katelyn Miller, Elizabeth Rater, Grace Crowden and Emma Tucker, sophomores Anne-Clara Couturier and Zoey Memmel along with junior Natalie Miller.
 
The Jackson 5
SEMO has five players from Jackson, Missouri, on their 2021 roster with newcomers Grace Crowden, Katelyn Miller, and Natalie Miller, along with returners Lauren Welker and Taylor Nelson.
 
Home Grown from the Southeast Region of Missouri
The 2021 Redhawks roster features eight players from the Southeast region of Missouri. In addition to the five Jackson student-athletes in Grace Crowden, Katelyn Miller, Natalie Miller, Lauren Welker and Taylor Nelson, the group of locals also includes Abby Rollet (Perryville, Notre Dame HS), Emma Brune (Cape Girardeau, Saxony Lutheran HS) and Megan Heisserer (Scott City, Notre Dame HS).

Uniform Changes
Megan Heisserer and Faith Liljegren have both changed their uniform numbers for the 2021 season. Heisserer will switch to #14 after wearing #16 her first two seasons. Liljegren will wear #10 after sporting #23 during her freshman campaign. 
 
Academic Excellence
Redhawks Soccer led the SEMO Athletics Department with 10 selections to the Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medals of Honor for the 2020-21 academic year. Kayla Byrd, Hannah Compernolle, Kate Daus, Emily Holten, Kiana Khedoo, Faith Liljegren, Morgan McCourt, Taylor Nelson, Maddie Paulson and Bailey Redden earned perfect 4.0 GPAs during the 2020-21 academic year.
 
SEMO also had 18 student-athletes listed on the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Emma Brune, Kayla Byrd, Hannah Compernolle, Kate Daus, Lexi Grote, Gabby Gscheidmeier, Megan Heisserer, Emily Holten, Nadiia Ivanchenko, Mariah Johnson, Kiana Khedoo, Faith Liljegren, Morgan McCourt, Taylor Nelson, Maddie Paulson, Bailey Redden, Abby Tremain and Lauren Welker all notched at least a 3.25 grade point average in 2020-21.
 
Looking Ahead
The Redhawks next close out regular-season OVC play at SIUE on Thursday, Oct. 21 before hosting Tennessee Tech on Senior Day, Sunday, Oct. 24. First kick for the final road contest in 2021 in Edwardsville, Illinois, against SIUE is set for 7 p.m., CT at Ralph Korte Stadium. SEMO hosts TTU Oct. 24 with a 1 p.m. kickoff at Houck Field.