{"id":465147,"date":"2026-02-07T21:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/465147\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T21:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:48:09","slug":"womens-basketball-drops-contest-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/465147\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball Drops Contest Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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\"SIUE\"\/<\/p>\n

Next Game:<\/p>\n

at SIUE<\/p>\n

2\/12\/2026 | 5:00 P.M. <\/p>\n


\n Feb. 12 (Thu) \/ 5:00 P.M. \n <\/p>\n

\"SIUE\"\/<\/p>\n


\n at\u00a0SIUE \n <\/p>\n

History <\/a><\/p>\n

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. \u2014 Southeast Missouri Women’s Basketball (8-15, 4-10 OVC) fell to Southern Indiana (16-7, 10-4 OVC), 90-57, at the Show Me Center. The visitors capitalized on 25 turnovers from the Redhawks, translating them into 28 points.<\/p>\n

First Quarter

\n– Kearra Jones<\/a> opened scoring for the Redhawks with a layup, assisted by Raissa Nsabua<\/a> at 9:41.

\n– The Screaming Eagles responded with Amiyah Buchanan’s offensive rebound and layup, sparking an early 6\u20130 run.

\n– Shannon Blacher drained a 3-pointer at 5:53, aided by Ali Saunders’ assist, extending the Screaming Eagles’ lead.

\n– At the close of the quarter, Southern Indiana led 25\u20139.<\/p>\n

Second Quarter

\n– The Screaming Eagles opened with a 3-pointer by Ali Saunders, setting the pace for the quarter.

\n– The Redhawks responded with a layup and a free throw to narrow the gap temporarily.

\n– Sophia Loden added a crucial 3-pointer for the visitors, extending their lead.

\n– At halftime, Southern Indiana led 42\u201316.<\/p>\n

Third Quarter

\n– Southern Indiana grabbed an early lead with Chloe Gannon finishing at the rim at 9:14.

\n– Lexi McCully<\/a> responded for the Redhawks with a jumper at 6:31.

\n– Ainaya Williams<\/a> added a three-point play at 5:30, converting a layup and a free throw.

\n– By the end of the quarter, Southern Indiana held a 58\u201331 advantage.<\/p>\n

Fourth Quarter

\n– Carmen Taylor<\/a> sparked the Redhawks with a pair of 3-pointers in the opening minute.

\n– The Screaming Eagles responded with a 3-pointer from Ali Saunders and maintained control with a strong inside game.

\n– Kylee Dennis contributed significantly for the Screaming Eagles, knocking down a 3-pointer and providing multiple assists.

\n– Southern Indiana wrapped up the quarter with a last-minute 3-pointer from Lily Graves, sealing the 90\u201357 victory.<\/p>\n

SEMO Top Performers

\nCarmen Taylor<\/a> \u00a0

\n———————- \u00a0

\n– 21 points \u00a0

\n– 8 field goals made \u00a0

\n– 5 3-pointers \u00a0<\/p>\n

Kearra Jones<\/a> \u00a0

\n———————- \u00a0

\n– 9 points \u00a0

\n– 4\/5 field goals made \u00a0

\n– 1 block \u00a0<\/p>\n

Ainaya Williams<\/a> \u00a0

\n———————- \u00a0

\n– 13 points \u00a0

\n– 5\/6 free throws made \u00a0

\n– 6 rebounds \u00a0<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, the Redhawks will travel to face SIUE on Thursday, Feb. 12. The matchup is set for 5 p.m. in Edwardsville, Illinois.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Next Game: at SIUE 2\/12\/2026 | 5:00 P.M. Feb. 12 (Thu) \/ 5:00 P.M.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-465147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}