ORLANDO, Fla. – Sophie Bussard notched a team-high 10 points while Alecia Doyle chipped in a career-best nine as Southeast Missouri women's basketball (2-4) fell to tournament host, Central Florida (5-0), 67-41, to cap the UCF Thanksgiving Classic Sunday afternoon at Addition Financial Arena. 
 
Bussard shot 4-for-7 from the floor with a trio of rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
 
Doyle, a freshman from Herrin, Illinois, was 3-for-11 on field goals with two rebounds and an assist. She was 3-for-3 at the charity stripe in a personal-best 30 minutes. 
 
The Knights commenced the game, scoring five-straight points before the Redhawks answered with a 7-0 run to take a 7-5 lead at 6:59 in the opening quarter. 
 
Kiyley Flowers nailed a three-pointer to even the game at 5-5 before a jumper by Doyle provided the Redhawks a slight edge. 
 
UCF then went on an 8-0 run (13-7) and headed to the second period up 15-8. 
 
The Knights continued the momentum and grew their advantage to 25-8 after a 12-0 rally. 
 
Bussard trimmed the margin in half with a second chance bucket before hitting a triple at 1:08 remaining in the stanza to decrease the UCF lead to 30-18. 
 
Doyle was then fouled in the waning seconds of the half on a trey before converting all three free throws to cut the deficit to 32-21. 
 
She had seven points at the break (2-6 on field goals, 3-3 on free throws).
 
The Knights then outscored the Redhawks, 35-20, in the second half including 16-4 in the fourth quarter for the win. UCF shot 38 percent in the final half including 40 percent in the third period. 
 
SEMO in comparison had a game-high 35.3 percent in the third quarter and went on a 7-0 run to bring the UCF lead to less than 10 (46-37) with 86 seconds left in the frame. 
 
The Knights took their largest lead of the day, 67-39, after a basket by Bryana Hardy with 2:41 left in regulation.  
 
Kennedi Watkins and Rahmena Henderson both finished Sunday with six points each. Watkins also had a team-high six rebounds and three blocks (career-best matching). Henderson added five boards. 
 
Julia Sion registered a personal-best (at SEMO) four points with five rebounds. 

Diona Reed swatted away a personal-best matching two blocks with two rebounds.
 
Kori Tomlin and Flowers both had two steals.
 
Taylor Gibson led four Knights in double-figures with 17 points (5-for-14 on field goals) with 10 boards for the double-double. Destiny Thomas also grabbed 10 rebounds with 12 points to go with four steals, two assists, and two blocks. 
 
SEMO finished 15-for-62 shooting and only made two triples (2-for-12). The Redhawks converted at a rate of 82 percent from the charity stripe. 
 
SEMO compiled 18 points off UCF turnovers. 
 
The Redhawks scored a season-low 41 points on 15 field goals. SEMO was out rebounded 53-33.
 
The Redhawks next return to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to host Rust College Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Show Me Center. Tip is set for 6:30 p.m., CT.