Game #12 | OVC #4
Southeast Missouri (3-8-0, 0-3-0 OVC)
at Austin Peay (3-7-2, 0-3-0 OVC)
Match Information
Date: Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021
Location: Clarksville, Tenn.
Venue: Morgan Bros. Soccer Field
First Kick: 1 p.m., CT
All-Time Series: SEMO leads Austin Peay 13-6-4
Last Meeting: 1-0 SEMO Win | March 12, 2021 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: ESPN+
 
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri (PDF)  
 
Redhawks Take on Austin Peay Sunday in Clarksville, Tennessee
Southeast Missouri women's soccer (3-8-0, 0-3-0 OVC) travels to Clarksville, Tennessee, Sunday to face off against Austin Peay (3-7-2, 0-3-0 OVC). First kick is set for 1 p.m., CT at the Morgan Bros. Soccer Field.
 
Follow the Redhawks
• Stats will be available for Sunday's game on SEMORedhawks.com
• 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
SEMO leads the all-time series with Austin Peay, 13-6-4.
 
The Redhawks won the most recent meeting between the two schools, 1-0, March 12, 2021, at Houck Field in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Lauren Welker netted the game-winner in the 12th minute off an assist via Hannah Compernolle. The Redhawks outshot APSU, 10-4, with a 7-2 advantage in the final half. Bailey Redden tallied a save in the shutout.
 
SEMO has won the last four meetings with the Govs and is unbeaten in the last six (4-0-2) with a pair of 1-1 overtime ties in 2016 (Oct. 2, Cape Girardeau, Missouri) and 2017 (Oct. 6, Clarksville, Tennessee).
  
Scouting the Governors
The Governors are currently 3-7-2 in 2021 and 0-3-0 in OVC play. Much like the Redhawks, Austin Peay has lost to both UT Martin (1-0 Loss, Sept. 26) and Belmont (2-0 Loss, Sept. 30). The Governors lost 1-0 at Morehead State on Thursday.
 
The Governors are led in goal scoring by senior forward Rachel Bradberry and midfielder Claire Larose with two goals apiece. The Governors average .73 goals per game with eight total goals in 2021 
 
Austin Peay has utilized two goalkeepers in Chloe Dion and Peyton Powell in 2021. Dion has 26 saves in 2021 while Powell has registered 31. The Governors have totaled 57 saves this season while allowing 17 goals for an overall save percentage of .770. 
 
About Last Week
Last week, SEMO had two difficult games to continue their stretch in Ohio Valley Conference play with matches at Murray State and against UT Martin.  
 
Elizabeth Rater registered the equalizer early in the second half but it wasn't enough as SEMO fell to conference rival Murray State, 2-1, Sept. 30 at Cutchin Field. Trailing at the break 1-0, Rater knotted the contest with a header in the 47th minute.
 
Natalie Jackson registered her first career goal as a Redhawk Oct. 3 as SEMO dropped a 4-1 decision to UT Martin at Houck Field. UTM scored three unanswered goals in the second half to take the win. Jackson evened the game at 1-1 in the 23rd minute.
 
Bailey Redden made five saves in the first half and finished with seven against UTM. She finished the two-game week with 10 (three at Murray State).
 
Maddie Paulson has started the last three games for SEMO on defense after making her first career start Sept. 26 against Belmont. She competed in a career-best 92 minutes versus the Bruins. Paulson was also credited with her first career assist Oct. 3 versus UTM.
 
SEMO is currently on a three-match losing streak and a 0-2 skid at home. The Redhawks are 0-6 away from Cape Girardeau in 2021, which is a program-long road-losing streak.
 
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.

Iron Lady
Emma Brune has played in 976 minutes this season for SEMO and leads the Redhawks in playing time in 2021. The 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 last played in the full 90 minutes of regulation at Murray State on Sept. 30.
 
Total 90
Besides, Brune, four Redhawk field players have played in all 90 minutes of regulation in 2021.
 
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). 
 
Natalie Jackson has played in the full regulation in each of the last five games, most recently playing in the full 90 at Murray State (9/30) and UT Martin (10/3) last week. Jackson played in the full 90 at Iowa (9/12), against Missouri State (9/19) and 102 minutes versus Belmont (9/26, 2OT). 

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.
 
Redden Moving Up the SEMO Rankings for Shutouts
Bailey Redden notched her second shutout of the 2021 campaign against Missouri State Sept. 19. Redden now has 16 shutouts in her career and sits tied for fourth in the SEMO record books. She also ranks second for saves (273), fourth for minutes played (4,687), and fifth for wins (24), and save percentage (.800).
 
Redden is 23 saves away from overtaking Kindra Lierz (296 career saves, 2014-17) for the top spot in the Redhawks record books.
 
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. 
 
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 has played in all 90 minutes of regulation against Maryville, UMSL, Mississippi State, Missouri State,  Belmont and Murray State.
 
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.
 
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
SEMO will next host Eastern Illinois Thursday, Oct. 14 at Houck Field. First kick is slated for 6 p.m., CT. The Redhawks close the week with a trip to Morehead, Kentucky, to face Morehead State Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m.