SEMO soccer vs Tennessee Tech

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Tom Davis ~ Southeast Missourian

Southeast Missouri State women's soccer held off Tennessee Tech 3-2 Sunday at Houck Stadium to win the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship.

A pair of Southeast Missouri State women's soccer players greet each other during the announcing of the starting lineups prior to a game Sunday at Houck Stadium against Tennessee Tech. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State senior Esmie Gonzales, center, gets her teammates fired up prior to a game Sunday at Houck Stadium against Tennessee Tech. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State senior Esmie Gonzales, center, tries to work through the Tennessee Tech defense Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State senior Esmie Gonzales, left, battles for possession on a breakaway Sunday at Houck Stadium against Tennessee Tech. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Lauren Welker (3) tries to advance the ball against a Tennessee Tech defender Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Lauren Welker (3) tries to advance the ball against a Tennessee Tech defender Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Lauren Welker (3) tries to advance the ball against a Tennessee Tech defender Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State fifth-year senior Jordan Nelson watches the ball go out of bounds against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
A Southeast Missouri State ball-boy watches the Redhawks in action against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore goalkeeper Bailey Redden boots the ball upfield against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore goalkeeper Bailey Redden boots the ball upfield against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore goalkeeper Bailey Redden leaps to make a save against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
A Southeast Missouri State soccer player, center, gets helped by Redhawk coach Heather Nelson, right, among others after getting hit out of bounds into the concrete surface against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State women's soccer coach Heather Nelson watches her team compete against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State fifth-year senior Jordan Nelson boots the ball upfield against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State women's soccer coach Heather Nelson shouts instructions to her team against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State senior midfielder Cassidi Tomsu, left, battles for possession against a Tennessee Tech defender Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State senior midfielder Cassidi Tomsu maintains possession of the ball against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State senior midfielder Cassidi Tomsu maintains possession of the ball against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
A Southeast Missouri State women's soccer player wears a shirt proclaiming the Redhawks' success through the years in the Ohio Valley Conference during a match against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State fifth-year senior Jordan Nelson throws the ball into play against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Hailey Block, left, battles for possession of the ball against a Tennessee Tech defender Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Hailey Block, foreground, battles for possession of the ball against a Tennessee Tech defender Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Lauren Welker (3) prepares for a throw-in against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Hailey Block, left, battles for possession of the ball against a Tennessee Tech defender Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Her Southeast Missouri State teammates console sophomore goalkeeper Bailey Redden, center, following the Redhawks' win against Tennessee Tech Sunday at Houck Stadium. Redden had drawn a red card for obstructing an offensive player with 4:44 remaining in the game and had to leave the field. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer players gather for a postgame team photo as the scoreboard at Houck Stadium proclaims the Redhawks as 2019 OVC champions following their match against Tennessee Tech Sunday. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team poses for a postgame team photo after beating Tennessee Tech 3-2 Sunday at Houck Stadium and securing the 2019 OVC regular-season championship. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore goalkeeper Bailey Redden lays on the ground after a Tennessee Tech shot got past her in the first half Sunday at Houck Stadium. (Tom Davis ~ Tdavis@semoball.com)