CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Women's Basketball (2-4) scored a season-high 86 points on Tuesday to defeat Harris-Stowe (2-4) by a final score of 86-48 from the Show-Me Center.
Guards
Jaliyah Green and
Indiya Bowen led the way for the Redhawks offensively scoring 17 and 14 points, respectively, to help SEMO remain undefeated at home in 2023-24.
The duo combined for 10-of-21 from the floor and 5-for-6 from behind the three-point line. Bowen finished a perfect four-for-four from behind the arc, a career-best three-point percentage (1.000).
SEMO dominated the entire way as the Redhawks finished 33-for-71 from the field (47-percent) and a season-high 47-percent from three-point land in the contest.
The Redhawks were able to force 34 Harris-Stowe turnovers and converted those into 26 fastbreak points as six Redhawks finished with three or more steals, led by Bowen and Green with four each.
Ohio Valley Conference Co-Freshman of the Week
Daejah Richmond finished the game with six points on 3-of-5 shooting. She snagged five total rebounds, three on the offensive end of the floor, and dished out five assists in 18 minutes of action.
Senior forward
Julia Sion had a nice impact off the bench for the Redhawks as she finished with 10 points, a season and SEMO career-high, as she was 5-for-11 from the field and pulled down six rebounds.
The Redhawks utlitzed their depth once again in Tuesday's contest, scoring 40 points off the bench led by
Indiya Bowen (14) and
Kiyley Flowers (12).
Flowers, who registered a new season-high, finished five-for-seven from the floor and two-for-two from the free throw line in 22 minutes of game time.
SEMO trailed for just 3:27 of the contest, coming in the first quarter as the Hornets got out to a 4-2 lead at the 7:08 mark in the first 10-minutes.
The Hornets never led by more than three points when they led 9-6 after a three-pointer by Kya Gordon.
Megan Barton collected an offensive rebound on the ensuing possession and finished the second-chance opportunity to get SEMO to within one point. The Redhawks crashed the offensive glass, grabbing 12 offensive boards and converted them into 10 second-chance points.
After the layup from Barton, the Redhawks closed the quarter on an 8-0 run and never looked back as they took a 16-10 lead into the first break.
From that point on it was all Redhawks as the defense turned it up a notch. SEMO converted 34 Harris-Stowe turnovers into 43 points, scored 46 points in the paint, and held the Hornets to just seven points in the fourth quarter.
SEMO Women's Basketball will be back in action on Saturday, December 2, when they head to Columbia, Mo. to take on Missouri. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m., CT. at Mizzou Arena.