SEMO women's basketball secures sixth seed in OVC tournament

The Ohio Valley Conference tournament field was set following the conclusion of Sunday's women's basketball contest between Belmont and Tennessee State.

The Redhawks, who finished the regular-season tied with Austin Peay with a conference record of 8-8, landed at the No. 6 spot. Southeast split its meetings with APSU, falling 74-71 on Saturday night to wrap up the regular season and defeating the Govs 71-69 on Jan. 30.

The Govs' victory over OVC regular-season champion UT Martin broke the tie and secured APSU the fifth seed.

Southeast (15-14) will compete in the OVC tournament for the first time since 2009. The Redhawks face No. 3 SIU Edwardsville at 2 p.m. Thursday at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

The Cougars (17-12, 12-4 OVC) recorded an 80-73 victory over the Redhawks on Jan. 20 and beat Southeast 89-75 in its home finale on Wednesday.

Top-seeded UT Martin faces No. 8 Murray State at noon Wednesday to start the tournament. No. 2 Belmont and No. 7 Tennessee State face off at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

No. 4 Eastern Kentucky and APSU play at noon Thursday followed by Southeast's first-round game.

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