CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri women's soccer (5-9-2, 2-4-2 OVC) secured the seventh seed in the 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Championship with a 0-0 double overtime draw with Tennessee Tech (4-5-4, 3-2-3 OVC) Sunday afternoon at Houck Field.
 
SEMO will face #6 Morehead State Friday, Oct. 29 in the opening round of the tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on the campus of Belmont. With a victory over Morehead State, the Redhawks would advance to the quarterfinals held Sunday, Oct. 31 at #3 Belmont. 
 
SEMO will make its 20th all-time appearance at the tournament next week. The Redhawks have qualified for the OVC Championship Tournament each of the past five seasons.
 
Tennessee Tech led the game in shots, outshooting the Redhawks 8-5 including 4-3 for shots on goal over the four periods Sunday.
 
The Golden Eagles held a 4-0 shots advantage during overtime. SEMO led shots during the 90 minutes of regulation, 5-4, including four in the final half before OT.
 
Abby Tremain led the Redhawks with two shots including one on target. The senior from Bridgeton, Missouri, sent a shot on net that was stopped by an outstretched Isabelle Austin in the 30th minute.
 
Tremain finished with 79 minutes on the pitch.
 
Katelyn Miller and Hannah Compernolle both added shots on goal in the second half as the Redhawks increased the intensity, outshooting TTU, 4-2, during the frame.
 
Compernolle, the Redhawks all-time games leader, played in her 81st career game. She competed in 64 minutes Sunday.
 
Bailey Redden was perfect in the second overtime period, blocking all three shots she faced to keep the Golden Eagles off the board. She finished with four saves for her sixth shutout of the season and 20th in her career.
 
Emma Brune, Kate Daus, Lexi Grote and Natalie Jackson played in the full 110 minutes against TTU.
 
For Brune, it was her fifth-straight full regulation game and 15th in 2021.
 
Jackson extended her streak of playing every minute to 10 games.

Daus, a senior from Lindbergh, Missouri, has played in six full regulation competitions in 2021.
 
Grote has now played in four full matches this season. The senior from Granite City, Illinois, registered a shot in her 79th career game at SEMO. She ranks tied for second in program history for games with Lisa Schweppe (2002-2005).
 
Lauren Welker and Maddie Paulson played in 84 minutes. Paulson made her fourth career start at SEMO.

Elizabeth Rater tallied her sixth career start.
 
Taylor Rhodes led TTU with two shots on goal while Chloe Smith totaled three shots.

Five Golden Eagles played in the full 110 minutes.
 
Austin posted three saves for the shutout.
 
SEMO earned six corners compared to TTU's four.
 
The Redhawks recognized seniors Bailey Redden, Abby Rollet, Lauren Welker, Hannah Compernolle, Abby Tremain, Kate Daus and Lexi Grote prior to the game Sunday.
 
Seventh seeded SEMO will next commence the 2021 OVC Championship Friday, Oct. 29 against #6 Morehead State in the opening round of the tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.