Game #15 | OVC #7
Southeast Missouri (5-8-1, 2-3-1 OVC)
at SIUE (7-6-0, 4-2-0 OVC)
Match Information
Date: Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021
Location: Edwardsville, Ill.
Venue: Ralph Korte Stadium
First Kick: 7 p.m., CT
All-Time Series: SEMO leads SIUE, 8-5-3
Last Meeting: SIUE 2-1 OT | April 17, 2021 | 2021 OVC Championship Final | Murray, Ky.  
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: ESPN+

Game #16 | OVC #8
Tennessee Tech (4-5-2, 3-2-1 OVC)
vs. Southeast Missouri (5-8-1, 2-3-1 OVC)
Match Information
Date: Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Venue: Houck Field
First Kick: 1 p.m., CT
All-Time Series: SEMO leads 16-6-3
Last Meeting: SEMO 1-0 Win | March 19, 2021 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.  
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: ESPN+ 
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Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
 
Redhawks Face SIUE on the Road and TTU at Home in Final Week of Regular Season
Southeast Missouri women's soccer (5-8-1, 2-3-1 OVC) will take on SIUE (7-6-0, 4-2-0 OVC) and Tennessee Tech (4-5-2, 3-2-1 OVC) Thursday and Sunday this week to conclude the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season.
 
SEMO will head to Edwardsville, Illinois, on Thursday for a meeting with SIUE. First kick is set for 7 p.m., CT at Ralph Korte Stadium. The Redhawks then return to Cape Girardeau for Senior Day Sunday against Tennessee Tech. Initial kick is slated for 1 p.m. at Houck Field.
 
SEMO will recognize seniors Bailey Redden, Abby Rollet, Lauren Welker, Hannah Compernolle, Abby Tremain, Kate Daus and Lexi Grote prior to the game Sunday.
 
Follow the Redhawks
• Stats will be available for Thursday's and Sunday's games on SEMORedhawks.com
• Thursday's and Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+
• @SEMOSoccer, the official Twitter page of Redhawks soccer, will feature live in-game updates all season long.
•  The 2021 Southeast Missouri women's soccer media guide is a source of information for the news media covering the Redhawks. 
 
Series History
Cougars
SEMO leads the all-time series with SIUE, 8-5-3.
 
The two teams last met in the 2021 OVC Championship Final April 17, 2021 in Murray, Kentucky, with the Cougars prevailing 2-1 in overtime to capture the tournament championship. Lauren Welker scored in the 52nd minute.
 
SEMO and SIUE played to a 3-3 draw in the 2020-21 regular season. SEMO jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening 41 minutes before SIUE responded with three unanswered goals on March 23, 2021. Kayla Byrd, Morgan McCourt and Faith Liljegren netted goals for the Redhawks.
 
SEMO last beat SIUE Oct. 3, 2019, 2-1 in double overtime in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
 
Golden Eagles
SEMO leads the all-time series with Tennessee Tech, 16-6-3. The Redhawks have won the last two meetings and is unbeaten in the last four (3-0-1).
 
SEMO edged TTU, 1-0, March 19, 2021 in the 2020-21 regular season meeting in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Lexi Grote buried a shot in the bottom left corner of the net in the 79th minute to push SEMO past the Golden Eagles. The goal was Grote's first of the season and came off a pass from Hannah Compernolle.
 
SEMO overcame the Golden Eagles, 3-2, Oct. 27, 2019 at Houck Field to capture the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title and clinch the top seed for the league's postseason tournament. Jennifer Brien (31'), Lexi Grote (47') and Megan Heisserer (80') scored in the victory.
  
Scouting the Opponents
Cougars
SIUE enters the match against SEMO with an overall record of 7-6 and a 4-2 OVC mark.
 
The Cougars downed Eastern Illinois, 2-0, on Tuesday (Oct. 19) with goals from Myah Diekema and Mackenzie Litzsinger. Jensen Schoch made two saves for the shutout.
 
Forward Lily Schnieders was named the OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday prior to their game with EIU. Schnieders netted two goals and had one assist in the Cougars' two games this past week at Murray State (Oct. 14) and versus Austin Peay (Oct. 17).
 
Litzsinger has registered eight goals and four assists on the campaign for a team-high 20 points.
 
Schoch has played 10 games in goal for the Cougars over the season, accumulating 630 minutes of game-action and a record of 6-1. Bella Henderson has played eight games with 450 minutes under her belt. The goalkeeping by committee has totaled 36 saves overall to rival 16 goals allowed for an overall save percentage of .692.
 
Golden Eagles
Tennessee Tech is currently 4-5-2 with a 3-2-1 league record. Prior to the meeting with SEMO on Sunday, the Golden Eagles will host Murray State on Thursday.  Tech is unbeaten (3-0-1) in its last four contests with wins over UT Martin (Oct. 7), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 10) and Belmont (Oct. 12) to go with a tie at Austin Peay most recently on Oct. 14.
 
Chloe Smith leads Tech in 2021 with seven points (2g-3a).
 
Goalkeeper Isabelle Austin has started and competed in all 11 games for TTU on the season. She has played a total of 1,075 minutes in 2021 compiling 54 saves. Austin has allowed 16 goals (1.34 GAA) for an overall save percentage of .771 with three shutouts this season. 
 
Redden Named OVC Goalkeeper of the Week for Third Time in 2021
Senior Bailey Redden was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. For Redden it is her sixth career OVC Goalkeeper of the Week honor and third in 2021.
 
Redden recorded a pair of clean sheets last week against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 14) and Morehead State (Oct. 17) as SEMO extended its unbeaten streak to three (2-0-1). She registered 10 saves on 15 shots over the two contests. Redden played in all 200 minutes and tallied a goals-against average of 0.00 and a saves percentage of 1.000.
 
The Belleville, Illinois native, tallied five saves in SEMO's 1-0 victory over EIU before closing the week with five at Morehead State in a 0-0 double overtime draw. Redden has now registered a shutout in each of the last three games for SEMO and is first in the OVC for the category with five.

Unbeaten in the Last Three Games 
SEMO extended its unbeaten streak to three (2-0-1) with a victory over Eastern Illinois (1-0, Oct. 14) and draw at Morehead State (0-0, 2OT, Oct. 17) this past week.
 
An early goal from freshman Katelyn Miller was the difference in the match with EIU. The win was SEMO's second straight after beating Austin Peay, 1-0, on Oct. 10.
 
Scoring was difficult to come by at Morehead State, as the final shot total was a 10-5 advantage MOR and a 5-1 shots on goal difference. Bailey Redden made five saves for her third straight shutout in 2021.
 
First Career Goal for Miller
Katelyn Miller, a freshman forward from Jackson, Missouri, registered her first career goal to lift SEMO past Eastern Illinois, 1-0, Oct. 14 at Houck Field. Miller notched the game-winner in the second minute.
 
Miller competed in 58 minutes against EIU in her sixth career start (fourth consecutive) and has three points (1g, 1a) in 2021.
 
She finished the week with a team-high two shots (one on goal) in 70 minutes of action at Morehead State on Oct. 17.
 
Jackson Connection
Senior Lauren Welker and freshman Katelyn Miller had the Jackson, Missouri, connection on full display Oct. 14 against Eastern Illinois when the former found the latter for the game winner in a 1-0 contest at Houck Field.
 
The Jackson duo leads SEMO in shots with 10 each (four and five on goal, respectively).
 
For Miller it was her first career goal, and the assist was Welker's seventh of her career. Welker paces the Redhawks in 2021 with three assists.
 
Compernolle to Take First at SEMO in Career Games  
Hannah Compernolle played in 27 minutes in her 79th career game at Morehead State Oct. 17. The fifth-year senior from Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, now ranks tied for first in SEMO program history with Lisa Schweppe (2002-2005) for career games played. Compernolle will become the all-time games played leader in SEMO program history with an appearance at SIUE or against Tennessee Tech.
 
Compernolle 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. In her career, Compernolle has totaled two goals and four assists for eight points.
 
Lexi Grote appeared in her 77th career game Oct. 17, which ranks tied for fifth in SEMO program history with Heather Reding (2001-2004). Grote concluded the game at Morehead State with 61 minutes on the pitch.

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.

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.
  
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 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) in her career at SEMO.
 
Redden Moving Up the SEMO Rankings for Shutouts
Bailey Redden notched her fourth and fifth shutout of the 2021 campaign versus Eastern Illinois (Oct. 14) and at Morehead State (Oct. 17). She has registered a shutout in each of the last three games for SEMO.
 
Redden has 19 shutouts in her career and sits fourth in the SEMO record books. She also ranks second for saves (285), fourth for minutes played (4,977), and tied for fourth for wins (26), and fifth for save percentage (.810).
 
Redden is 11 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 first for shutouts (5), third for save percentage (.795) and saves per game (4.83) and fourth with 58 total saves.  SEMO as a team is first with a shutout percentage of .357 and second with 5.50 saves per game.
 
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 1,266 minutes this season for SEMO and leads the Redhawks in playing time in 2021. Brune has played in the entire regulation in 25 career games including 13 in 2021.
 
She most recently played in 90 minutes against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 14) and 110 at Morehead State (Oct. 17).
 
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 eight games, most recently playing in the full 90 against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 14) and 110 at Morehead State (Oct. 17). 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), at UT Martin (10/3) and at Austin Peay (10/10).
 
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) and has played in the full regulation five times in 2021. She also played in the full 90 at Murray State on Sept. 30 and most recently against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 14) and at Morehead State (Oct. 17, 110 minutes).
 
Lexi Grote also played in the full 90 against Missouri State (9/19) and most recently against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 14 and 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 three 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.
   
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.
 
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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
SEMO heads into this week's games tied for seventh in the conference with Eastern Illinois with seven points. The top eight teams will qualify for the 2021 OVC Soccer Championship. The opening two rounds will be contested on campus sites (with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds hosting) Friday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 31.