Game #8
Saint Louis (1-5, 0-0 A-10)
vs. Southeast Missouri (2-5)
Game Information
Date: Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Tip-off: 6:30 p.m., CT 
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: SLU leads SEMO, 14-8
Last Meeting: 76-61 SLU Win | Dec. 3, 2019 | Saint Louis, Mo.
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (97-89, Seventh Season); Lisa Stone (156-125, 10th Season at SLU) (659-362 overall, 36 Seasons)
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Game #9
Harris-Stowe State (2-3, 0-0 AMC)
vs. Southeast Missouri (2-5)
Game Information
Date: Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021
Tip-off: 2 p.m., CT 
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: SEMO leads HSSU, 5-0
Last Meeting: SEMO Win 106-64 | Dec. 29, 2019 | Cape Girardeau, Mo. | Show Me Center
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (97-89, Seventh Season); Dexter Holt (2-3, First Season at HSSU)
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Radio: SEMOESPN 
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
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Redhawks Take on Saint Louis Friday and Harris-Stowe State Sunday to Conclude Three-Game Week
Southeast Missouri women's basketball (2-5) faces Saint Louis (1-5) and Harris-Stowe State (2-3) Friday and Sunday to wrap-up the Redhawks three-game week. SEMO continues its four-game homestand Friday when it welcomes in-state rival Saint Louis to the Show Me Center. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT. The Redhawks then take on Harris-Stowe State Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Show Me Center.
 
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Series History 
SLU
Saint Louis leads the all-time series with SEMO, 14-8. The Billikens have won the last five meetings over the Redhawks including the most recent matchup, 76-61, Dec. 3, 2019 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
 
Carrie Shephard scored a game-high 23 points and drained five 3-pointers in that meeting at Chaifetz Arena. Taelour Pruitt and Jessie Harshberger followed with 14 points apiece, while Denisha Gardener led the Redhawks with seven rebounds.
 
SEMO last beat SLU, 59-52, Jan. 9, 2013 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
 
Harris-Stowe State
SEMO leads HSSU, 5-0, in the all-time series.
 
The Redhawks trampled Harris-Stowe (1-9), 106-64, Dec. 29, 2019 at the Show Me Center. SEMO, which scored a season high in points, went over 100 for the third time with head coach Rekha Patterson at the helm. The last time the Redhawks previously defeated an opponent by 42+ points was at Eastern Illinois (107-65) on Feb. 11, 2017.
 
Taelour Pruitt led the Redhawks with 21 points, five steals and five assists. She had 10 points in the first quarter alone. Carrie Shephard (17), Thompson (18) and Jocelyn Taylor (12) joined Pruitt with double figures in the scoring column.
 
Scouting the Opponents
SLU
Saint Louis is 1-5 in 2021-22 and is currently on a four-game losing streak. The Billikens most recently lost to Florida (69-54, Nov. 26) and #25 Florida Gulf Coast (73-65, Nov. 27) at the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico.
 
SLU has also lost to Kansas (79-50, Nov. 21) and Missouri (69-53, Nov. 17). The Billikens opened the campaign with a loss to Northern Iowa (63-54, Nov. 9) and a 65-58 win over Indiana State on Nov. 14.
 
Saint Louis seniors Ciaja Harbison and Brooke Flowers earned preseason recognition, and the Billikens were tabbed for a fourth-place finish in the 2021-22 Atlantic 10 Conference.
 
Harris-Stowe State
HSSU is 2-3 in the early 2021-22 season and is currently on a three-game losing streak. The Hornets beat Lincoln College Oct. 30 (65-54) and Nov. 6 (67-53) to open the campaign.
 
Harris-Stowe most recently lost to Maryville (72-56, Nov. 23), Philander Smith College (80-56, Nov. 16) and Blue Mountain College (78-66, Nov. 11).
 
The Hornets of the NAIA open their American Midwest Conference slate Thursday against Health Sciences & Pharmacy (UHSP) and Saturday versus Missouri Baptist. Sunday's game is an exhibition for HSSU in Cape Girardeau.
 
Saint Louis Redhawks Connection
Saint Louis Associate Head Coach Ty Margenthaler returns to Cape Girardeau Friday. Margenthaler spent four seasons as head coach at SEMO from 2011 to 2015. He posted a 38-78 (.328) in his tenure at SEMO. His teams held 34 opponents to fewer than 60 points and increased their offensive output by more than 10 points per game. The Redhawks also excelled academically, posting the nation's fifth-best grade point average in 2012-13.
 
Southern Illinois Recap
Southern Illinois shot 60 percent from the field with four Salukis finishing in double-figures scoring to overcome Southeast Missouri, 78-61, Tuesday at the Show Me Center. SEMO in comparison converted at a 43 percent clip and finished the game 27-for-61 (44.3 percent).
 
Roshala Scott paced SEMO with 16 points, shooting 7-for-15, with four rebounds and three assists. Jaliyah Green chipped in a career best 15 points with two boards. Green, a freshman from Wentzville, Missouri, shot 7-for-14 in 31 minutes of court time.

Scott in the Starting Five
Roshala Scott has appeared in the Redhawks starting five each of the last three games.
 
She led SEMO with 16 points, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot against Southern Illinois on Tuesday. Scott shot 7-for-15 (.467) and was perfect 2-for-2 at the free throw line and added four boards.
 
Scott led the Redhawks offensively this past week with 41 points (13.7 ppg), 14 assists (4.6 apg) and 12 boards (4.0 rpg) as SEMO went 1-2 overall and 1-1 at Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic. Scott made her first two starts of the 2021-22 season at the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 26-27) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
 
Scott paced SEMO against Arkansas State with 14 points, shooting 5-for-12 and 2-for-6 from three-point range to open the week.
 
She then added 14 points in SEMO's win over Mississippi Valley State, going 3-for-10 on field goals and 7-for-9 at the charity stripe with a season-high eight assists. Scott closed out the week and the tournament with 13 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions, shooting 46 percent and 3-for-5 from distance.
 
Scott has finished in double-digits scoring in each of the last four games for SEMO.
 
Scott leads SEMO this season with 12.7 points/game (89 points) in just over 24 minutes. She is shooting 42 percent from the field with 3.9 rebounds per game. She ranks seventh in the OVC with an assist-turnover ratio of 1.46.
 
Our Favorite Color Besides Red is Jaliyah Green
Jaliyah Green chipped in a career best 15 points with two boards against Southern Illinois Tuesday. Green, a freshman from Wentzville, Missouri, shot 7-for-14 in 31 minutes of court time.

It was her second career double-digit point game as a Redhawk.
 
Green, the OVC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 23, has started in all seven games for SEMO in 2021-22. She is averaging 7.1 points per game with 4.0 rebounds in 24.6 minutes. Green is shooting .339 from the field and 70 percent from the charity stripe. 

Back-to-Back 10 Point Games for Smith
Halle Smith registered consecutive career high 10-point games against Arkansas State (Nov. 22) and Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26) this past week.
 
Smith, a freshman forward from Belle, Missouri, shot 3-for-6 from the field and was perfect on triples (1-for-1) and 3-for-3 at the charity stripe with four rebounds against Arkansas State. She then shot a career best 67 percent (4-for-6) with a triple (1-for-1) versus MVSU.
 
Smith, who celebrated her 19th Birthday on Thanksgiving (Nov. 25), closed the Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic with a career-high seven rebounds and six points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27).
 
Smith is 3-for-3 on 3-ptrs in the past four games going a perfect 1-for-1 against Arkansas State, Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She did not have a triple attempt against SIU on Tuesday, 
 
Season-High for Pruitt
Taelour Pruitt led the Redhawks offensively with 21 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in 37 minutes in SEMO's 82-76 victory over Mississippi Valley State to open Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 26. Pruitt was 7-for-12 shooting from the field in the initial 20 minutes. She had 19 points at the break and surpassed 10 (11) after one quarter of action.
 
Pruitt finished the game 8-for-18 from the field including 3-for-9 from distance and 2-for-2 on free throws.
 
Pruitt has started in all seven games for SEMO in 2021-22, averaging 9.6 points, 3.7 assists, and 3.4 rebounds in 26.9 minutes. She is shooting .287 from the field. Pruitt ranks first in the OVC with 44 treys attempted and is fourth in the league with 3.8 assists per game.
 
Watkins Notches a Career-Best
Kennedi Watkins registered a career-high 14 points and eight rebounds in SEMO's 82-76 victory over Mississippi Valley State to open Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 26. Watkins also had two steals, two assists, and a block. The freshman forward from Ballwin, Missouri, shot 6-for-9 from the field.
 
She closed the tournament with eight points and six rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27). Watkins shot 3-for-8 and had a steal.
 
Watkins has started in all seven games for SEMO in 2021-22, averaging 7.0 points, 6.0 boards in 23 minutes. She is shooting 41 percent from the field.
 
Watkins has led the Redhawks in rebounding five of the seven games in 2021-22.
 
Nothing Shy about Christopher
Redshirt-freshman Shymaryia Christopher notched 29 points (9.7ppg) with eight boards (2.7rpg) and three assists (3.0apg) this past week as SEMO went 1-2 overall and 1-1 at Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic.
 
Christopher led SEMO offensively with a career best 15 points with four rebounds in 24 minutes of action against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27). The Magnolia, Arkansas, guard, shot 4-for-8 from the field and was 7-of-10 at the free throw line.
 
Christopher opened the week with seven points and two rebounds against both Arkansas State (Nov. 22) and Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26). She shot 43 percent against Arkansas State.
 
Christopher started in the first four games for SEMO and has played in all seven in 2021-22. She is averaging 7.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 16.4 minutes. Christopher is shooting 47 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range.
 
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 most recently tallied 10 points and seven rebounds against Arkansas State (Nov. 22). She also had 13 points and seven rebounds versus Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26) and seven points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27). Watson shot 6-for-9 against MVSU and was perfect 3-for-3 from the field versus UAPB.
 
Watson has started in all seven games for the Redhawks and opened the season with double-figures points against UHSP (Nov. 9) and at SFA. She is averaging 8.3 points per game with 3.4 boards in 24.3 minutes. Watson is shooting 70 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range.

Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Recap
SEMO split its pair of Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic games Nov. 26-27 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
 
Five Redhawks finished in double-figures scoring as SEMO held off Mississippi Valley State's late rally, 82-76, Nov. 26 to open the Classic at the Reed Green Coliseum.
 
Taelour Pruitt led the Redhawks offensively with 21 points and six assists in 37 minutes. Roshala Scott and Kennedi Watkins (personal best) each added 14. Deanay Watson chipped in 13 points and Halle Smith matched a personal-high 10 points for the second-straight game.
 
SEMO then fell to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the 2021 Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions, 81-63, Nov. 27. Shymaryia Christopher led SEMO offensively with a career best 15 points with four rebounds in 24 minutes of action. Roshala Scott added 13 points with two steals for her third-straight double-digit point game in 2021-22 after posting 14 against both Arkansas State (Nov. 22) and Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26).
 
Redhawks Debuts
Diona Reed and Chandler Davis both made their SEMO debuts this past weekend at Southern Mississippi's Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic games Nov. 26-27 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
 
Reed, a 6-5 freshman center from Millington, Tennessee, finished with a point in three minutes against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26). She then added two points (2-for-2 on free throws) with two blocks and two rebounds in 10 minutes against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27).
 
Reed mostly recently had a career best six points in 12 minutes against Southern Illinois on Tuesday. She shot 3-for-5 from the field with two boards and a block.

Davis, a guard from Alpharetta, Georgia, played in four total minutes over the two games against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26, three minutes) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27, one minute).
 
Arkansas State Recap
Three Redhawks finished in double-digits scoring as SEMO fell to Arkansas State of the Sun Belt, 73-65, Nov. 22 at the Show Me Center.
 
Roshala Scott paced SEMO with 14 points, shooting 5-for-12 from the field with three boards. Deanay Watson and Halle Smith each added 10 points.
 
For Smith, a freshman forward from Belle, Missouri, it was a career-best outing. She shot 3-for-6 from the field and was perfect on triples (1-for-1) and 3-for-3 at the charity stripe with four rebounds.
 
Watson and Kennedi Watkins each had a team best seven boards. Watkins matched her personal-best that she set in the regular-season opener against UHSP (Nov. 9).
 
Johné Stewart added a personal best four points with four rebounds. The Jacksonville transfer from Memphis, Tennessee, was 50 percent shooting, adding three assists, two steals and a block.
 
Kori Tomlin also chipped in a career best six points, three assists and a steal in 25 minutes on the court. Tomlin was 2-for-2 from the field, hitting both of her treys.
 
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 brings 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 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 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
SEMO next closes out its four-game homestand Thursday, Dec. 9 against Purdue Fort Wayne. Tip is set for 6:30 p.m., CT at the Show Me Center.