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The Southeast Missouri State football team's season ended over a week ago, but the honors keep coming. Three Redhawks were named to the 2018 Associated Press Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team on Tuesday, with linebacker Zach Hall becoming the fifth player in program history to garner first-team honors. Seniors Marquis Terry and Drew Forbes were second-team offense selections...

Southeast Missouri State women's basketball guards Adrianna Murphy and Carrie Shephard were named Ohio Valley Conference Player and Newcomer of the Week, respectively, the league announced Tuesday. Murphy, a senior, averaged 17 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4 steals in two wins last week to earn the Player of the Week award. The Fishers, Indiana, native had her first double-double of the season against Division II Illinois-Springfield, scoring 24 points and grabbing 11 rebounds...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball junior Skyler Hogan was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced Monday. The 6-foot-5 guard scored a season-high 25 points in a 77-57 win over Mississippi Valley State last week and totaled 14 points in a loss to rival Southern Illinois on Saturday despite a stomach illness...

Coach Barry Hinson informed his Southern Illinois men's basketball team before Saturday evening’s game at Southeast Missouri State that leading scorer Armon Fletcher had been suspended from the team. “We brought our players in and told them exactly what has happened,” Hinson said. “We told them there are no pity parties. There are no excuses. We expect to win.”...

Three Rivers held the lead Thursday night for all but four minutes of its game against Sunrise Christian Academy. Those four minutes would cost them another chance to win over a tough opponent. With under five minutes to go in the second half, Sunrise guard Shareef Mitchell scored two of his 21 points to cap an 8-0 run and put the Buffaloes ahead for the first time at 76-75...

Sophomore Tristan Jarrett put on a Herculean effort Tuesday in an attempt to upset No. 13 John A. Logan, and he and the Raiders almost pulled it off. Jarrett went bonkers in the second half on his way to scoring a season-high 44 points and 10 rebounds, the second-most points in school history behind Latrell Sprewell and Cory Johnson’s 45...

Whether at home or on the road, the Lady Raiders have been too much for John A. Logan to handle this season. After a 93-74 win at John A. Logan on Nov. 17, the Lady Raiders throttled the Lady Volunteers 87-57 Tuesday at the Bess Activity Center. The Lady Raiders were balanced offensively with every player in uniform scoring at least a point. ...

Locked in a one-point game, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team reeled off 10 straight points in a stretch spanning the first and second half to pull away and secure its first road win of the season. Behind 25 points and four assists from Skyler Hogan, the Redhawks beat Mississippi Valley State 77-57 on Tuesday in Itta Bena, Mississippi...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jeremiah Tilmon posted 10 points and 12 rebounds -- his second double-double this season -- to lead Missouri to a 65-45 victory over UT Arlington on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-10 Tilmon took advantage of an undersized UTA frontcourt. The tallest players in the Mavericks' starting lineup -- Andres Ibarguen and Patrick Mwamba -- are each 6 foot 5. The sophomore forward has been heating up, and has now scored double-digits in each of his last three contests...

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Former Clemson starting quarterback Kelly Bryant says he'll play his final season at Missouri. Bryant released a video on social media that ended with a player in a Missouri uniform and fans chanting "M-I-Z" for its nickname "Mizzou."...

Southeast Missouri State linebacker Zach Hall is coming off a record-setting season. Now, the junior has a chance to take home national defensive player of the year honors. Hall was one of the top three finalists for the STATS Football Championship Subdivision Buck Buchanan Award announced Tuesday, and that trio was invited to the STATS FCS Awards Banquet and Presentation on Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas...

Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Rekha Patterson had kept a low profile for most of the game, sitting on the bench next to her assistants, instead of pacing the sideline, but late in the third quarter, the fourth-year coach sprang out of her seat and clapped her hands emphatically in appreciation of her team's defense...

OGDEN, Utah — When Weber State football coach Jay Hill looks at the Southeast Missouri State program, he sees a lot of similarities. Yes, the Wildcats are the second seed in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, and Southeast hadn't won an FCS postseason game until last week. But last year, Weber State hosted an FCS postseason game for the first time in program history...

OGDEN, Utah — All season long the Southeast Missouri State football team thrived by following a simple formula: generate more turnovers than the opposition. The Redhawks entered Saturday's second-round Football Championship Subdivision playoff game first in the nation in turnover margin...

The Southeast Missouri State football team has no prior knowledge to fall back on. Once again, the Redhawks are in uncharted territory. In a season full of firsts and historic feats, this is the biggest one yet. Southeast is playing a second game in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the first time ever. Win and the Redhawks are in the quarterfinals...

Both teams struggled to hold onto the ball Thursday, but Indiana State did enough to deal Southeast Missouri State women's basketball another loss. The Redhawks committed 35 turnovers in a 62-51 home defeat to the Sycamores on Thursday at the Show Me Center. ISU wasn't much better, but shot 40 percent from the field to overcome 28 turnovers...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Fran Dunphy's last season as Temple's coach produced a November to remember. The Owls calmly held off a late Missouri charge to win 79-77, claiming their third victory over a Power 5 conference opponent this season after previous wins over Georgia and Cal...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team had struggled to put away its Division II opponent all game, and suddenly with less than 30 seconds left, the Redhawks trailed. A shocking upset was a distinct possibility. That's when Ledarrius Brewer took over. First, the sophomore guard drew a foul on a 3-point attempt and knocked down all three free throws. Then, he didn't allow Missouri S&T to get off a potential game-tying shot...

The Southeast Missouri State football team was in an offensive rut Saturday. For the first time all season, SEMO didn't score in the opening two quarters and faced its largest halftime deficit this year. With the offense struggling to move the ball, having amassed 103 yards in the first half, the defense jump-started the Redhawks by doing what it's done all season: forcing a turnover...

Tesia Thompson scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team pulled away late and beat New Jersey Institute of Technology 68-58 in the NJIT Classic on Sunday in Newark, New Jersey. Thompson was one of four double-digit scorers for SEMO (2-4), which went 1-1 in the NJIT Classic. Adrianna Murphy added 14 points and four steals, and Carrie Shephard and Jocelyn Taylor both had 11 points. Taylor also had eight rebounds...

With the 14-point comeback completed, and a historic victory secured, Southeast Missouri State football quarterback Daniel Santacaterina took a few seconds to survey everything going on around him and soak in all the joy. A year ago, Santacaterina wasn’t on the roster at SEMO, which was coming off its seventh consecutive losing season. A playoff berth, let alone a victory, seemed far-fetched to most outside observers...

The Southeast Missouri State women’s basketball team fell into a double-digit halftime deficit and couldn’t recover in an 80-67 loss to North Alabama in both teams’ opening game in the NJIT Classic in Newark, New Jersey. UNA (6-0) led by 24 points with 4:38 left in the third quarter and did enough to hold on for the win...

When the Southeast Missouri State football team takes the field Saturday, it will be making history. For the first time ever, the Redhawks are hosting a game in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Thanks to a 38-32 win over Eastern Illinois last week, SEMO secured its best record in eight years and a place in the FCS postseason for the second time in school history...

Sophomore Tesia Thompson posted game-high totals of 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team notched its first win of the season, an 81-71 victory over Western Illinois on Tuesday at the Show Me Center. Adrianna Murphy added 20 points for the Redhawks, who improved to 1-3 on the season...

The most successful season for the Southeast Missouri State football team in eight years was rewarded with three of the Ohio Valley Conference's top four awards Tuesday. Redhawks senior running back Marquis Terry was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Year, junior linebacker Zach Hall was selected OVC Defensive Player of the Year and coach Tom Matukewicz was the recipient of the Roy Kidd OVC Coach of the Year...

A day after the Southeast Missouri State football team received its second-ever berth to the Football Championship Subdivision playoff, coach Tom Matukewicz was tabbed as a finalist for the coach of the year award. The 15 finalists for the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award were revealed Monday, and Matukewicz was the Ohio Valley Conference's sole representative...

A three-game winning streak came to an end for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team as it fell to South Alabama 79-58 on Monday at the South Alabama Tournament in Mobile, Alabama. It was the Redhawks' worst loss so far this season as they struggled on both ends, shooting 33.9 percent and allowing the Jaguars to shoot 47.4 percent from the field...

The Southeast Missouri State football team is headed to the playoffs. The No. 20 Redhawks received one of the 14 at-large bids to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs when the 24-team field was announced Sunday morning in a live selection show on ESPNU...

Zion Custis caught the ball three yards from his own goal line with one thought in his mind: "make a play." He did just that. Seconds later, the Southeast Missouri State football freshman was raising his arms and strolling into the opposing end zone for a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team claimed its third consecutive victory Saturday, cruising past Chattanooga 63-42 at the South Alabama Tournament in Mobile, Alabama. It was SEMO's second win at the tournament in as many days after the Redhawks (3-2) opened with a 77-71 win over Jacksonville on Friday...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team picked up its first win over a Division I opponent this season, beating Jacksonville 77-71 on Friday in the South Alabama Tournament in Mobile, Alabama. SEMO (2-2) went on a 12-2 run late in the second half to pull away and secured its second consecutive win. The Redhawks were coming off a 102-66 win over Division II Quincy University in the home opener Monday...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee has an opportunity Saturday to show how far it has come in the last year. One year after setting a school record for losses and failing to win a single Southeastern Conference game, the Volunteers (5-5, 2-4 SEC) are a win away from bowl eligibility. A victory Saturday over Missouri (6-4, 2-4) would assure that Tennessee avoids being stuck at home for the holidays again...

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Kevin Puryear scored 17 points, and Missouri pulled ahead in the final two minutes to beat Kennesaw State 55-52 on Friday at the Paradise Jam tournament. Jeremiah Tilmon added 12 points for the Tigers (2-1), who will face Oregon State in Sunday's semifinals at the University of the Virgin Islands' Sports and Fitness Center...

The Southeast Missouri State football team blew a chance to win a conference title last week, but there's still hope. While a heartbreaking, last-second loss to Murray State last week cost the Redhawks the Ohio Valley Conference championship, a playoff berth remains within reach...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team suffered a season-ending loss Thursday morning, falling to third-seeded Morehead State in straight sets in an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal in Clarksville, Tennessee. The third-seeded Redhawks lost 25-23, 25-10, 25-19, and ended the season with a 16-14 record...

Here are a few things to watch during Week 12 of the Southeastern Conference football season: Missouri at Tennessee: Consider it a statement on the dreadful nature of this week's SEC slate that our top game involves two unranked teams. A victory Saturday would make Tennessee (5-5, 2-4 SEC) bowl eligible, a giant step forward for a team that went winless in SEC competition last season. ...

Southeast Missourian A fast start wasn't enough to propel the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team to its first win of the season Wednesday. SEMO scored 15 of the game's first 18 points, but struggled to score for the rest of the contest and fell 60-40 to rival Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Illinois...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Missouri offensive coordinator Derek Dooley said he's grateful about the opportunity he had at Tennessee as the former Volunteers head coach prepares for his return to Knoxville. Dooley went 15-21 at Tennessee from 2010 to 2012 before getting fired amid his third straight losing season. After spending five years in the NFL as the Dallas Cowboys' wide receivers coach, Dooley came back to the college ranks this season as Missouri's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach...

Alex Caldwell had shot the ball well during warmups, so when he caught the inbounds pass with an open look at the basket from behind the 3-point arc, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball freshman didn't hesitate. The shot was true, flying through the air and falling through the hoop for Caldwell's first points of the night two minutes after he entered the game. ...

The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team looks for its first win of the season at noon today against rival Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Illinois. The Redhawks are 0-2 after losing to No. 6 Mississippi State and Bradley last week. Southern Illinois and Bradley are both members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Bradley was picked to finish sixth in the conference while Southern Illinois was tabbed for a fourth-place finish...