Southeast Missouri (1-0-0, 1-0-0 OVC)
at Belmont (1-1-0, 1-1-0 OVC)
Match Information
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Venue: E.S. Rose Park
First Kick: 6:30 p.m., CT
All-Time Series: SEMO leads the all-time series 7-2-5
Last Meeting: SEMO Win 2-1 | Sept. 20, 2019 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
Redhawks Continue 2020-21 Campaign in the Music City at Belmont Tuesday
Southeast Missouri women's soccer (1-0-0, 1-0-0 OVC) travels to the Music City Tuesday to take on Belmont (1-1-0, 1-1-0 OVC) in Nashville, Tennessee. Kick off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT at E.S. Rose Park.
 
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 Belmont 7-2-5.
 
The Redhawks opened their 2019 conference schedule with a 2-1 victory over the Bruins on Sept. 20, 2019 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Jennifer Brien and Cassidi Tomsu each scored in the win.
 
Scouting the Bruins
Belmont split its opening week of competition. The Bruins overcame Jacksonville State, 2-1, in overtime on March 2 in Jacksonville, Alabama, before dropping a 1-0 decision to UT Martin on March 5 in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
Keely Cartrett scored the game-winning golden goal three minutes into overtime against JSU, scoring off a free kick assist from Rachel Vernon. Avery Nowak tied the contest at 1-1 in the 78th minute. Goalkeeper Sarah Doyle collected nine saves in her first career start in the net.
 
Doyle added six saves in the loss to UTM on March 5.
 
Belmont was selected to finish the 2020-21 season fifth and earned two first-place votes. Forward Julie Garst was selected to the preseason OVC team.
 
About our Home Opener
SEMO beat Jacksonville State, 3-1, last Friday at Houck Field to secure its first victory of the 2020-21 season. Lauren Welker, Kiana Khedoo and Kate Daus all tallied their first career goals in the victory. Lexie Hacker tallied an assist on Welker's score.
 
Morgan McCourt added a pair of shots in the win.
 
Junior keeper Bailey Redden competed in the full 90 minutes and made five saves for the win.
 
SEMO Debuts
Freshman Emma Brune, a Saxony Lutheran graduate, made her first career start last Friday against JSU. Brune is the eighth member of her family to compete athletically for SEMO athletics. Nadiia Ivanchenko, a Lviv, Ukraine native, also made her first career start and finished with an assist and three shots (two on goal).

Kiana Khedoo, a freshman from Brampton, Ontario, Canada, blasted a goal right before the half in her first collegiate contest.

Maddie Paulson and Faith Liljegren also both made their Redhawk debuts in the win.
 
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 trip to Nashville, Tennessee, SEMO returns to Cape Girardeau to host Austin Peay on Friday. The Redhawks second home match of the 2020-21 season will be at 6 p.m., CT Friday at Houck Field.