CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Sophie Bussard scored 15 points and Jaliyah Green added 10 to lead Southeast Missouri (2-2) to a commanding 76-45 win over LeMoyne-Owen College Friday night at the Show Me Center.
 
With the win, SEMO improved to 2-0 at home this year in its first meeting with the Magicians.
 
Ahead 22-16 after the first 10 minutes, SEMO blew the game open with a big second quarter.
 
The Redhawks used an 18-2 run to take a 42-20 lead. Bussard scored eight of her 13 first-half points and Green added five during that surge which ended on a Green layup with 3:12 remaining.
 
SEMO dominated the second quarter by outscoring LeMoyne-College, 27-6, before heading into the locker room with a comfortable 49-22 lead at the intermission.
 
The Redhawks got a nice lift from their bench in the first half. SEMO's reserves contributed 24 points to account for nearly 50 percent of the scoring. 
 
SEMO widened its lead to 30 (52-22) on a free throw by Tamia Stallings early in the third quarter.
 
Kennedi Watkins' layup off the bench later pushed the Redhawks margin to 74-43 at the 4:18 mark of the fourth quarter before SEMO polished off its second victory.
 
SEMO shot 46 percent (28-of-61) from the field and held LeMoyne-Owen to a 27 percent (16-of-60) clip. The Redhawks also outrebounded the Magicians, 44-31.
 
Bussard shot 6-of-10 from the field and Green made three field goals and went 4-of-6 at the free throw line. Green pulled down five rebounds and dished out four assists, as well. Stallings and Julia Sion each paved the way with seven rebounds. 
 
Additionally, Kiyley Flowers finished with six assists as SEMO assisted on all but seven of its made field goals.
 
The Redhawks return to action at the Central Florida Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend where they will face Rhode Island on Nov. 26 and host Central Florida on Nov. 27.