Basketball ~ Womens

The Redhawks men’s basketball team dropped their competition against the Morehead State University Eagles by a score of 65-59 on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Show Me Center. SEMO started off a little slow and was able to pick it up in the second half, but it was just a little too late...

From a small town of just under 6,000 people in Carterville, Illinois, 5’8” guard and bubble tea lover Alecia Doyle is making a big-time impact for SEMO women’s basketball in her freshman campaign. Playing in all 23 games so far this season and starting in 19 of them, Doyle has accumulated the most starts on the team as a freshman and second most overall, behind junior guard Sophie Bussard. ...

The SEMO women’s basketball team was defeated by Tennessee Tech 76-72 at the Show Me Center on Saturday, Jan. 21. Sophomore guard Jaliyah Green led the Redhawks with 21 points followed by sophomore forward Kennedi Watkins with 16 and freshman guard Alecia Doyle with 11...

SEMO women’s basketball added to their winning streak with a 56-54 victory over UT Martin at the Show Me Center on Jan. 19. The game started rough for the Redhawks as UT Martin took an early lead. The Redhawks regrouped and kept up with UT Martin’s fast-paced and physical play. SEMO scored 14 points in the first quarter after regrouping to make it 29-22 by halftime...

Sophomore forward Kennedi Watkins has played a major role in the early season for Redhawks women’s basketball. The preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Team selection leads the Redhawks in points with 91. She also leads the team in points per game and rebounds...

SEMO Women’s basketball ended their two-game losing streak with a 63-60 victory over Rust College at the Show Me Center on Dec. 1. The game started off strong for the Redhawks scoring 15 points in the first quarter, only allowing Rust to score nine. Rust came back fighting in the second quarter. They scored 14 points and made it 26-23 at the half...

SEMO Women’s basketball kicked off their season with a strong victory, defeating UHSP Eutectics by way of St. Louis 60-48 on Nov. 7 at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks outscored the Eutectics 39-16 in the second half. Head Coach Rekha Patterson said she was proud of the way her team came out in the second half after trailing by 11 points at halftime...

The Southeast Missouri State women’s basketball team is gearing up for the 2022-23 season. A year after what players and head coach Rekha Patterson called a “disappointment,” they are ready to step back on the court and get back to their winning days...

The Redhawks lost against the UT Martin Skyhawks team 70-49 Thursday, Feb. 24 at the Show Me Center.

The Redhawks dropped a hard-fought game against the Belmont Bruins 70-67 Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Show Me Center.

The Redhawks dropped a contest against the Eastern Illinois Panthers 72-53 on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The Redhawks turned the ball over 17 times which was a big role in their offensive struggles. Freshman guard Kennedi Watkins said she is still finding ways to stay positive after the Redhawks dropped to 5-18 on the season...

Southeast Missouri State University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are scheduled to face UT Martin tomorrow, Feb. 3.

Turn on a Southeast women’s basketball game, and it is hard to miss the 5’10 senior guard from Bradenton, Fla, Deanay Watson.

The SEMO women’s basketball team suffered a tough loss on Saturday, Jan. 29, as they fell 69-61 to the visiting Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars. Senior guards Taelour Pruitt and Deanay Watson led the Redhawks in scoring with 18 points each. The loss comes after the Redhawks were able to snap a 9-game losing streak on Jan. 27 against Morehead state...

The Redhawks women’s basketball team defeated Morehead State 60-53 on Thursday, Jan. 27 at the Show Me Center. The win not only snapped a 9-game losing streak, but gave the Redhawks their first conference win of the season.

SEMO women’s basketball opened the semester with a loss to Tennessee State University 68 - 53 on Thursday, Jan. 20 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams qualified for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on March 3 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.

The SEMO women’s basketball team defeated Morehead State on Saturday, Feb. 20 by a score of 61-52.

All collegiate athletes put in countless hours in the gym. One college athlete, women’s basketball forward sophomore Sophia Hancock, had her countless hours turn into a scholarship after walking on the Southeast women's basketball team her freshman year. Hancock went from averaging three minutes per game her freshman season to averaging 10 minutes per game her sophomore season. All collegiate athletes put in countless hours in the gym. One college athlete, women’s basketball forward sophomore Sophia Hancock, had her countless hours turn into a scholarship after walking on the Southeast women's basketball team her freshman year. Hancock went from averaging three minutes per game her freshman season to averaging 10 minutes per game her sophomore season.

On Saturday afternoon the Southeast women’s basketball team defeated Jacksonville State 62-54. Southeast struck first blood, scoring the first basket and never looking back, leading the entire game.

The women's basketball team played Tennessee Tech on Feb. 4 at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks beat Tennessee Tech 59-55.

The Women's Basketball team beat SIUE 77-62 at the Show Me Center on Jan. 28.

Southeast women’s basketball is in the midst of a stretch of games against fellow Ohio Valley Conference opponents. As it stands, the Redhawks are 7-4 overall and 5-1 in the OVC.

The Southeast women’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season by defeating the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy Eutectics 75-44 on Dec. 1 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Southeast women’s basketball fell to the fifth ranked Louisville Cardinals 74-53 on Nov. 25 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

The Southeast women’s basketball team won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship over University of Tennessee Martin in the 2019-2020 season. They have eight returning players from last year’s championship season to guide the newcomers in the right direction during their shorter-than-usual training period.

The 1986-87 Southeast women’s basketball team is set to be enshrined in the Southeast Hall of Fame. The ‘86-’87 team joined five other new members in the 2020 induction class. The team featured four seniors which included Pat Colon, Stephanie Williams, Sherri Shirrell and Sandy Heitschmidt and was coached by Ed Arnzen.

Communication, a developing part of sports, is Coach Rekha Patterson’s focus. Patterson is the head coach of the 2019-20 Ohio Valley Conference champion women’s basketball team.

Three former members of the Southeast women’s basketball team are doing their part to influence the next generation of women’s basketball players.

Southeast coaches are using their personal experiences along with their players personal experiences to improve racial understanding. Men’s basketball head coach Brad Korn and Women’s basketball head coach Rekha Patterson agreed the conversations are needed following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25.

A slow first half offensively burned the Southeast women’s basketball team in its 78-72 loss to the University of Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks on Feb. 29.

The Southeast women’s basketball team led from start to finish as they defeated the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars 80-57 on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Show-Me Center.

The Redhawks breakout third quarter led to a 71-69 victory over the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks for their tenth straight win.

Junior guard Tesia Thompson had a scoring outburst, with a season high 28 points and nine rebounds as the Redhawks picked up the 87-72 victory against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

The Redhawks women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to eight games after defeating the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 79-52 on Feb. 6 at the Show Me Center.

Southeast women’s basketball defeated Southern Illinois University 79-65 on Saturday, Dec. 7, pushing their season record to 5-2.

The Southeast’s women's basketball team improved to 2-0 after they beat the University of Evansville 83-60 on Sunday, Nov. 10. Junior guard Tesia Thompson led the way with a team high 21 points while also tallying two steals and block.

The Southeast women’s basketball team got off to a slow start but bounced back in a big way defeating the University of Missouri-Saint Louis Tritons 70-56. The Redhawks used a 20-1 run late in the first quarter to hold a 27-16 advantage after 10 minutes of play. Consistent team play was a key factor in the victory.

Tipoff is just around the corner as the Southeast women’s basketball team gears up for the 2019-20 season.

The Southeast women’s basketball team saw its first three-game win streak of the season end with a pair of Ohio Valley Conference losses last week. The redhawks suffered both losses in Nashville, Tennessee, losing 91-57 to Belmont on Thursday and falling to Tennessee State on Saturday. ...

From being sidelined for two years due to injuries to becoming the top 3-point shooter on the team, it has been nothing short of a long road for redshirt-junior Carrie Shephard. Through physical therapy and countless hours in the gym, Shephard is now living out her college career for the first time in a Redhawks uniform. ...

The Southeast women's basketball team, led by sophomore guard Tesia Thompson’s 26 points, defeated Eastern Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 26, by a score of 72-57 at the Show Me Center. Southeast coach Rekha Patterson’s game plan against the Panthers’ zone defense allowed for the Redhawks to control the paint, where they scored 34 of their 72 points...

The story needs editor’s note saying that it first appeared in the Southeast Missourian In a game that followed much the same script as their previous meeting this season, the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team improved to 2-0 this season against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville with a 63-58 win Thursday night at the Show Me Center...

All 12 of Southeast women’s basketball players who played put points on the board in a back-and-forth battle with Murray State on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Show Me Center, but the group effort came up short in the face of Racers freshman guard Macey Turley...

Sophomore guard Tesia Thompson returned to the lineup with her fourth double-double of the season to lead the Southeast women’s basketball team to a 64-54 victory over Austin Peay on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Show Me Center. Thompson, who missed the previous game against the University of Tennessee Martin on Jan. 5 due to a death in the family, had 17 points and 10 rebounds...

The Southeast women’s basketball team allowed University of Tennessee - Martin to mount a 19-2 run in the final minutes of the Redhawks’ conference home-opener and ultimately lost 80-73 on Jan. 5. The team played without sophomore guard Tesia Thompson, the team’s scorer on the season, who had a death in her family...

The Southeast women’s basketball team played its final non-conference game on Saturday, Dec. 29, an 80-65 win over Harris Stowe at the Show Me Center. Harris Stowe is in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), an entity separate from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, but comparable to the Division II competition level of the NCAA...

The Southeast women’s basketball team fell 62-51 to the Indiana State Sycamores on Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Show Me Center. Indiana State came out firing as they started the game on an 11-0 run aided by 10 Southeast turnovers in the first five minutes...

The women's basketball team beat Rockhurst 78-51 on Saturday, and Lindenwood-Belleville 82-50 on Tuesday evening to sweep both exhibition games. Sophomore forward Tesia Thompson led a balanced performance for the Redhawks against Lindenwood-Belleville with 15 points, eight rebounds and four steals. ...

The Southeast women’s basketball team is looking to start the season on the right foot as they travel south to Mississippi State on Nov. 6 for the opening act of the 2018-19 season. Among the returners for the Redhawks is reigning Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year Adrianna Murphy and reigning OVC Freshman of the Year Tesia Thompson...

The Southeast women’s basketball team concluded their 2017-18 season with a 63-60 loss to UT Martin in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Feb. 28. The team’s final record was 14-17 and 9-9 in conference play, finishing tied for sixth. ...

Freshman guard Tesia Thompson became the first Redhawk in program history to earn Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year when the announcement was made before the start of the conference tournament. Along with that honor, she was also named to the All-OVC Second Team and the All-Newcomer Team. Thompson earned accolades during the season as well, being named OVC Freshman of the Week three times...

The Southeast women's basketball team lost a frustrating battle against Austin Peay on Saturday, falling 61-50 in Ohio Valley Conference play at the Show Me Center Saturday. Southeast came out strong, winning the first quarter 15-9, but weren’t able to outscore Austin Peay for the remainder of the game...

Southeast Missouri State’s women’s basketball team defeated Eastern Illinois 82-52 giving them a 15-12 overall record, 8-6 in conference play. With the win, the Redhawks clinched a spot in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, starting March 2-5...

Rekha Patterson will be the next coach for the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball program, Athletic Director Mark Alnutt announced on April 15 at the Show Me Center. Patterson agreed to a four-year contract that runs through 2019 worth $94,000 per year with a $10,000 annuity. When the agreement is official, Patterson will become the eighth coach of the Southeast women's program and the first female head coach for Southeast in its NCAA Division I era...

On Monday, both the men's and women's basketball programs at Southeast Missouri State University lost its coach. Men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt and women's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler are no longer employed at Southeast. Nutt was effectively relieved of his duties today and Margenthaler resigned from his position on Friday, according to director of athletics Mark Alnutt...

The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team wrapped up its season on Saturday with a 72-67 loss to Austin Peay at the Show Me Center. With the loss, Southeast finished with a conference record of 3-13. This marks the fourth consecutive season under coach Ty Margenthaler that the team has finished with a record under .500, and the fifth time since the 2008-2009 season, when the team finished 15-15...

The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team had a lot of goals this season. Much like any other basketball team, these goals included getting better as a unit, creating chemistry between teammates and most of all, winning games. "Our main goal before the year was just to get better as a team," coach Ty Margenthaler said. "I believe we did that with a good record in the non-conference, But our ultimate goal right now is to get to Nashville and the conference tournament."...

College basketball players transfer from one school to the other rather frequently. The players can either move up from the junior college level to a four-year university or from one university to another. People on the outside are not aware of what the player goes through in the transfer process...

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team has begun practicing and preparing to prove people who have low expectations wrong this season. After finishing 10-19 and 6-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference last year, Southeast is picked to finish 11th in the conference this season according to the Ohio Valley Conference website, but that isn't stopping the players from having high hopes...

Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team will have some different faces at the end of the bench after coach Ty Margenthaler added two new assistants to accompany Heather Ezell for the upcoming season. Cameron Tucker and Lavesa Glover have been added to Margenthaler's coaching staff and they both come in with a lot of experience...

The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team fell short of reaching its goal this season, which was to advance to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. The Redhawks finished 10th overall in the conference. They had to place eighth to be able to punch their ticket to Nashville, Tenn., where the tournament is held each year...

Patricia Mack, senior forward, recorded her first double-double of the season and seventh of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a 90-75 loss against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-1) on Nov. 19 at home in the Show Me Center. "In a loss like this, that double-double doesn't really matter...

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team is setting new goals, conditioning hard in practice and building team chemistry, all in hopes for a shot to play in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Third-year coach Ty Margenthaler has been eyeing the tournament ever since his arrival...

Southeast Missouri State University will host the sixth annual Walk for Women on April 13 to support women's athletics.

The Southeast Missouri State University men's and women's basketball teams are in the final week of its seasons, but only the men's team have a chance to earn a spot in the OVC tournament.

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team lost to Eastern Illinois 64-46 on Saturday at the Show Me Center.

Jordan Hunter is a native of Papakura, New Zealand is the starting point guard for Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team.

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team lost to Eastern Kentucky 53-49 Saturday at the Show Me Center.

Southeast guard Allyson Bradshaw made a long-range jumper to help get the momentum started for the Redhawks midway through the second half. Then forced turnovers and breakaway layups helped lead to a Redhawks victory over Division II Southern Indiana 68-62.

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team is going to be young this season and has been picked to finish sixth in the OVC West Division by the preseason poll by OVC head coaches and sports information directors.

The UT Martin women's basketball team spoiled Southeast Missouri State University's senior night after handing them a 77-44 loss Saturday night.

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team put on a great defensive performance in a 50-39 win over Tennessee State Saturday night.

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a much-needed win over Austin Peay Monday night.


Allyson Bradshaw's favorite court to play on during her basketball career at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau was at the Show Me Center.

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team has had a rough start to the season, but first-year coach Ty Margenthaler and his players think of it as just a step in the process.

The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team used a second half surge to pull away from the scrappy Lindenwood Lady Lions on Saturday.