CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.  – Jaliyah Green registered a career-best 16 points with five rebounds as Southeast Missouri women's basketball (4-12, 0-5 OVC) fell to Tennessee Tech (8-7, 3-2 OVC), 75-58, Thursday evening at the Show Me Center.
 
Green, a freshman from Wentzville, Missouri, shot 5-for-12 from the field and was a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe in a career-best matching 34 minutes. Kennedi Watkins added 10 points and three boards.
 
Mackenzie Coleman notched 24 points and three blocks to lead Tennessee Tech and had 12 points at halftime. Jada Guinn had nine while Anna Jones, Kesha Brady, Anna Walker and Ansley Hall each added eight points.
 
Tennessee Tech led SEMO, 39-25, at the break. The Golden Eagles shot 50 percent in the opening half including 56 percent in the first quarter.
 
TTU opened the game with a 5-0 lead that the Redhawks cut to 5-3 after a triple by Johné Stewart.
 
Stewart made her first career start at SEMO, finishing with three points and three rebounds in 14 minutes of court time.
 
The Golden Eagles closed the opening frame on a 6-0 run to push the edge to 24-11.
 
Tennessee Tech then extended its advantage to 34-13 after an 8-0 rally with 5:14 remaining in the opening half.
 
Green forced a Golden Eagles turnover for a fast break bucket as time expired to bring the TTU margin to 39-25. Halle Smith made a jumper in the Redhawks' possession prior.
 
SEMO shot 50 percent in the third quarter and opened the stanza on a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to single-digits.
 
Deanay Watson registered a lay-up to open the rally. Green then added a basket before a Watson free throw trimmed the margin to 41-35 at the 7:00 mark.
 
The Golden Eagles then regrew their advantage to 58-41 to conclude the third quarter. Anna Walker hit a three-pointer to make the scoreboard read 54-39 TTU.
 
Coleman added a lay-up with 18 seconds left in the frame.
 
The Golden Eagles then took their largest lead of the evening, 71-45, after a bucket by Coleman with 4:31 left in regulation.
 
Watson and Kori Tomlin each finished with seven points for SEMO. Smith led the Redhawks with Green, grabbing five rebounds.
 
Taelour Pruitt dished out a team-high five rebounds to go along with five points and two steals.
 
Tennessee Tech shot 51 percent from the field Thursday while the Redhawks converted at a clip of 43 percent. SEMO concluded the game shooting 6-for-11 in the fourth quarter.
 
Both teams shot 80 percent or higher on free throws. The Golden Eagles went 13-for-16 at the line.
 
TTU outscored SEMO, 16-8, on second chance opportunities.
 
Peyton Carter tallied a game-high seven assists.
 
With the win, Tennessee Tech halted SEMO's win streak in the all-time series at seven games.
 
The Redhawks next conclude their week at SIUE on Saturday. First tip is set for 1 p.m., CT at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois.