Arkansas State (2-2)
vs. Southeast Missouri (1-2)
Game Information
Date: Monday, Nov. 22, 2021
Tip-off: 5 p.m., CT 
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Houck Field House
Series: SEMO leads Arkansas State, 6-4
Last Meeting: SEMO 79-67 Win | Nov. 13, 2019 | Jonesboro, Arkanasas
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (96-86, Seventh Season); Matt Daniel (22-33 at Arkansas State, Third Season)
Video: ESPN+
Radio: SEMOESPN 
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
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Media Guide: Southeast Missouri
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Arkansas State

Redhawks Host Arkansas State Monday at Show Me Center
Southeast Missouri women's basketball (1-2) returns home after its trip to the Lone Star State to host Arkansas State (2-2) Monday night at the Show Me Center. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m., CT.
 
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Fans can listen to Monday's game live on the radio at SEMOESPN with Erik Sean calling the action. The game will also be televised live on ESPN+. Follow the game on Twitter @OfficialSEMOWBB.
 
Series History 
SEMO leads the all-time series with Arkansas State, 6-4. The Redhawks have won the last three meetings with the Red Wolves.
 
SEMO last beat Arkansas State, 79-67, on Nov. 13, 2019 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Tesia Thompson dropped in a game-high 26 points and Jessie Harshberger added a career-high 21 to lead SEMO to its third-straight win during the 2019-20 season.
 
The Redhawks were also victorious in 2012 (Nov. 19, 52-51, Jonesboro, Arkansas) and 2011 (Nov. 29, 56-52, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.)

Scouting the Red Wolves
Arkansas State is 2-2 in the early 2021-22 season. The Red Wolves split their pair of home contests last week in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Arkansas State beat McNeese State, 96-72, on Nov. 15 before falling to in-state rival, Arkansas, 94-71, on Nov. 19.
 
Jireh Washington was voted Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. In 11 games last season, Washington averaged 11.4 points and shot 50.0 percent (46 of 92) from the field. She added 4.4 rebounds per contest while handing out 2.7 assists per game. 
 
Arkansas State women's basketball was projected to finish 10th in the Sun Belt Conference's Preseason Coaches Poll.

Redhawks From Arkansas
SEMO has three student-athletes from the state of Arkansas on its 2021-22 roster.
 
Redshirt-freshman Shymaryia Christopher hails from Magnolia, Arkansas, and has started in all three games thus far for SEMO. She is averaging 6.3 points per game in just under 20 minutes of court time. Christopher registered a career-best 11 points with three rebounds, shooting 5-for-9 from the field at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 15.
 
Michaela Mayfield (Gurdon, Arkansas) and Roshala Scott (Earle, Arkansas) have also appeared in all three of the Redhawks games this season.
 
Mayfield has led the Redhawks in rebounds in the last two games with a personal-best six at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 15) and at #12 Texas (Nov. 17).
 
Scott paced SEMO in the opener with 14 points against UHSP (Nov. 9) and had nine in each game in Texas this past week.
 
Career-High for Watson
Deanay Watson notched a career-best 14 points at Stephen F. Austin Nov. 15 at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas. Watson, a senior from Bradenton, Florida, was a perfect 4-for-4 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 at the charity stripe. She also added four rebounds in a team-high 25 minutes
 
Watson has started in all three games for the Redhawks and opened the season with double-figures points against UHSP (Nov. 9) and at SFA. She is averaging 9.3 points per game with 3.3 boards in 24 minutes.
 
Green Paces SEMO at #12 Texas
Freshman Jaliyah Green paced SEMO with 12 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes of action at #12 Texas Nov. 17 at the Frank C. Erwin, Jr., Special Events Center in Austin, Texas. The freshman from Wentzville, Missouri, shot 4-for-6 from the field including 2-for-3 behind the arc.
 
Green has started in all three games for SEMO in 2021-22 and had her personal-best outing against Texas. She is averaging seven points per game with four rebounds in 22 minutes.
 
Pruitt Returns Home to Texas
Taelour Pruitt, a senior guard from Crowley, Texas, returned home this past week to the Lone Star State for SEMO's matchups at Stephen F. Austin and Texas. The Redhawks ate dinner at Pruitt's house and practiced at her high school, Crowley HS.
 
Pruitt totaled 11 points with four rebounds at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 15 before finishing the trip with 10 points and two boards at Texas on Nov. 17.
 
Lone Star State Recap
SEMO dropped a pair of road tests in Texas this past week. The Redhawks fell at Stephen F. Austin, 83-59, on Nov. 15 before dropping a 88-47 decision at #12 Texas on Nov. 17.

Redhawks Ink Alecia Doyle for 2022-23 Season
SEMO announced the signing of Alecia Doyle for the 2022-23 season Nov. 11. Doyle, a 5-8 guard from Herrin, Illinois, is a four-year starter and letter-winner and will graduate from Carterville High School in May 2022.
 
As a junior, she was named Southern Illinoisan Player of the Year, AP First Team All-State, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State, Mississippi First Team All-Conference and SICA All-South Team.  She averaged 20.1points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals per game.
 
First Win in 2021-22
SEMO captured its first victory of the 2021-22 campaign, 68-45, over the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy (UHSP in St. Louis) (1-3) Nov. 9 at the Show Me Center.
 
Three Redhawks finished in double-figures including a team-high 14 points and four rebounds from Roshala Scott. Freshman Kennedi Watkins chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds in her first career start. Deanay Watson also finished with a career-best tying 12 points and five boards.
 
Shymaryia Christopher and Jaliyah Green also both made their first career collegiate starts in the victory. Christopher finished with eight points while Green had five. Halle Smith, Johné Stewart and Kori Tomlin also made their Redhawk debuts. Tomlin led all SEMO players with 25 minutes. Taelour Pruitt dished out a career-best matching seven assists to accompany eight points.
 
Exhibition Recap
SEMO defeated William Woods, 66-49, in exhibition play Nov. 1 at the Show Me Center.
 
Freshman Jaliyah Green led the Redhawks with 16 points to go with five rebounds and Deanay Watson chipped in 13 points hauling down eight rebounds. Roshala Scott added nine points and Shymaryia Christopher finished with seven.
  
OVC Preseason Poll
Southeast Missouri was selected to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2021-22. The Redhawks received 91 points in the projected order of finish.
 
Belmont, the 2020-21 OVC Tournament Champions, was selected to finish first with 15 first place votes and 159 total points in the preseason poll. Destinee Wells, the 2020-21 OVC Tournament MVP and Freshman of the Year from Belmont, was tabbed the 2021-22 OVC Preseason Player of the Year.
 
Team Makeup
The Redhawks return four starters from its 2020-21 team in seniors Taelour Pruitt and Deanay Watson along with juniors Roshala Scott and Sophie Bussard.
 
Scott was third on SEMO this past season with 10.2 points per game (265 points) and ranked fifth in the OVC in 2020-21 with 3.4 assists per game. Pruitt averaged just under 10 points (9.9, 159 points) per game in 2020-21. Bussard netted 8.8 points per contest (230 points) and paced the OVC with 931:15 minutes of court time, averaging 35.82 minutes per game.
 
Sophomores Michaela Mayfield, Chandler Davis and Shymaryia Christopher round out the returnees this season. Mayfield was the lone freshman from that group to play this previous year and saw time at forward.

The Redhawks also added eight newcomers in three transfers, four freshmen and a sophomore.
 
Johné Stewart and Pearl Dean bring NCAA Division I experience to the team while Kori Tomlin transferred in from Moberly Area Community College.
 
Freshmen Kennedi Watkins, Halle Smith, Jaliyah Green and Diona Reed along with sophomore Joi Ward complete the 2021-22 squad.
 
2021-22 Schedule
The Redhawks will play a 30-game schedule with 16 matchups at the Show Me Center during the 2021-22 season.
 
Southeast Missouri will play 11 non-conference games to commence the season with home meetings against UHSP (Nov. 9), Arkansas State (Nov. 22), Southern Illinois (Nov. 30), Saint Louis (Dec. 3), Harris-Stowe (Dec. 5) and Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 9). SEMO will take a mid-November trip to the "Lone Star State" to face Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 15) and Texas of the Big 12 (Nov. 17). The Redhawks will trek to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to play Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27) at Southern Mississippi's Thanksgiving Tournament. SEMO concludes non-conference play with a trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, to take on Xavier Dec. 19.
 
The Redhawks 2021-22 schedule also includes 18 Ohio Valley Conference matchups, playing each conference institution twice. SEMO will open league play at Murray State after Christmas break on Dec. 30. The Redhawks then host Austin Peay on Jan. 1 to ring in 2022.
 
2020-21 Season Recap
SEMO finished with an overall record of 15-11 and posted a 13-7 conference mark in 2020-21. The Redhawks qualified for their sixth-straight OVC Tournament as the #3 seed this past season.
 
2020-21 All-OVC performers LaTrese Saine, the 2020-21 OVC Defensive Player of the Year, and Tesia Thompson graduated this past May.
 
Looking Ahead
After Monday's home game against Arkansas State, SEMO will travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Friday and Saturday. SEMO will open the tournament against Mississippi Valley State Friday at 3 p.m., CT at the Reed Green Coliseum. The Redhawks close their stay at the tourney Saturday morning at 9 a.m. versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff.