OVC #4
Southeast Missouri (3-0-0, 3-0-0 OVC)
at Eastern Illinois (1-3-0, 1-3-0 OVC)
Match Information
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Location: Charleston, Ill.
Venue: Lakeside Field
First Kick: 3 p.m., CT
All-Time Series: SEMO leads the all-time series with EIU, 12-10-4
Last Meeting: 1-0 SEMO Win | Sept. 22, 2019 | Houck Field | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: SideArm Stats
 
Redhawks Trek to Charleston, Illinois, To Face Eastern Illinois Tuesday Afternoon
Southeast Missouri women's soccer (3-0-0, 3-0-0 OVC) heads to the Land of Lincoln for a Tuesday afternoon contest against Eastern Illinois (1-3-0, 1-3-0 OVC) in Charleston, Illinois. First kick is scheduled for 3 p.m., CT at Lakeside Field.
 
Follow the Redhawks
• Stats will be available for Tuesday's game on GoSoutheast.com.
• The game will also be streamed live on ESPN+.
• @SEMOSoccer, the official Twitter page of Redhawks soccer, will feature live in-game updates all season long.
 
Series History
SEMO leads the all-time series with EIU, 12-10-4.
 
The Redhawks won the 2019 matchup, 1-0, on Sept. 22, 2019 at Houck Field in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Megan Heisserer netted the game-winner in the 34th minute of play.
 
In their last meeting in Charleston, Illinois, EIU advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 OVC Tournament on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw on Oct. 28, 2018.
 
SEMO has won the last three regular-season meetings in Charleston, Illinois.

Scouting the Panthers
Eastern Illinois most recently dropped its pair of games this past week against SIUE (7-0 on March 9) and a 1-0 overtime loss at Tennessee Tech on March 12.
 
The Panthers picked up their first win of the 2020-21 season on March 5, a 1-0 double-overtime decision over Morehead State. Haylee Renick lifted EIU past the Eagles in the 106th minute of play.
 
Eastern Illinois was selected to finish the 2020-21 season ninth in the OVC.
 
About Last Week
Lauren Welker scored both of SEMO's game-winning goals this past week as the Redhawks posted a pair of wins at Belmont and Austin Peay. Welker broke a scoreless tie with a goal at Belmont at the 52:00 mark on March 9. She then added her third straight goal of the season in the 12th minute against Austin Peay on March 12. Welker has now registered three goals in all three of SEMO games this season. She played in 159 minutes over the two games, registering two shots and two shots on goal.
 
Goalkeeper Bailey Redden improved to 3-0-0 in 2020-21 with a pair of shutouts of Belmont and Austin Peay this past week. Redden made a save over the two matches. Redden didn't concede goal in either of the two contests. In 2020-21, she has posted a goals against average of 0.33 and a save percentage of .857. 
 
Abby Tremain led the Redhawks this past week with five shots, three on net. Hannah Compernolle added three shots (two on goal) and assisted on Welker's score against the Governors on March 12. Morgan McCourt also registered two shots on goal this past week.

I'm Welking (Welker) on Sunshine
Lauren Welker has notched her first three career goals as a Redhawk in all three of SEMO's victories in the 2020-21 season.
 
Welker, a junior midfielder from Jackson, Missouri, has played in 233 minutes this season, and leads the team with six points on four shots. She has notched a team-high two game-winning goals.

Total 90
Midfielder Emma Brune and defenders Lexie Hacker and Natalie Jackson have all played in the full 90 minutes over the first three Redhawk contests this season.
 
Hacker tallied an assist in SEMO's home opener on March 5.
 
SEMO Debuts
Taylor Nelson, a sophomore transfer from Lindenwood, made her Redhawks debut on March 12 against Austin Peay. She finished with a shot on goal in 16 minutes on the pitch.

Gabby Gscheidmeier, a redshirt freshman from Germantown, Wisconsin, made her SEMO debut at Belmont on March 9.
 
Maddie Paulson and Faith Liljegren also both made their Redhawk debuts in the win over Jacksonville State on March 5.
 
Freshmen Nadiia Ivanchenko (twice, March 5 & 9) and Kiana Khedoo (once, March 9) have also appeared in the SEMO starting lineup.

BRUNE!!
Freshman Emma Brune, a Saxony Lutheran graduate, made her first career start March 5 against JSU and has started in all three games this season. Brune is the eighth member of her family to compete athletically for SEMO athletics.
 
OVC Preseason Poll
SEMO, the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Regular-Season Champions, were picked to finish the 2020-21 season second in the OVC. Forward Megan Heisserer was named to the 2020-21 OVC Players Watch List.
 
The Redhawks received seven first-place votes and 172 points in the projected order of finish for second behind Murray State (181 points, five first-place votes).
 
Heisserer, a sophomore from Scott City, Missouri, was named to her first career OVC preseason team. The Notre Dame High School alum, played in all 17 games during her inaugural collegiate season, starting in eight. Heisserer tallied four goals and two assists for 10 points last season including a pair of game-winning goals. She was third on the team with 30 shots.
 
2019 OVC Regular-Season Champs Recap
The 2019 Redhawks fashioned an 11-5-1 mark, tallying a record of 8-1-1 in conference play to win their sixth OVC regular-season crown in program history and first outright title since 2011.
 
SEMO was undefeated at home with a 7-0 record at Houck Field in 2019 and entered the 2019 OVC Tournament with a mark of 6-0-1. Head Coach Heather Nelson was awarded her fifth OVC Coach of the Year honor in 2019.
 
Roster Breakdown
The 2020-21 roster features 22 student-athletes including 15 players from the 2019 OVC Regular-Season Championship team. Emily Holten, Lexi Grote, Hannah Compernolle, Lexie Hacker and Kayla Byrd return for their senior seasons.
 
Junior Bailey Redden returns in net and started 16 games in 2019. Redden made 90 saves and posted four shutouts, compiling a 9-0-1 mark.
 
Megan Heisserer was the fourth leading scorer in 2019 with four goals. Kennedy Jones chipped in a pair last season. Grote and Morgan McCourt each had one.
 
Freshmen Emma Brune, Nadiia Ivanchenko, Kiana Khedoo, Maddie Paulson, Laura Galindo Mejia, Faith Liljegren and sophomore transfer Taylor Nelson are the newcomers on the squad. Nelson is the daughter of head coach Heather Nelson and associate head coach Paul Nelson.
 
Looking Ahead
After Tuesday's contest, SEMO returns to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to host Tennessee Tech on Friday. First kick is set for 6 p.m., CT at Houck Field.