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On Friday and Saturday, the first quarter was a problem for the Raiders. On Sunday it couldn't have gone much better. Three Rivers scored 34 points in the opening quarter, took a 20-point lead, and cruised to a 101-75 win over State Fair to conclude the Region XVI Showdown...

Southeast Missouri State sophomore guard Alex Caldwell scored a season-high 18 points and buried a career-best six 3-pointers, but it wasn't enough, as the Redhawks (3-6) fell at Drake Saturday 78-73.

Southeast Missouri State women's basketball got offensive balance Saturday in beating Southern Illinois 79-65 at the Show Me Center.

A tremendous season by the Southeast Missouri State volleyball squad is now in the books, and though it ended with a 3-0 defeat at Kentucky in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the Redhawks went down competitively.

MSU-West Plains had a chance at a buzzer-beating 3 to force overtime. It didn't go so well. The Grizzlies' top two 3-point shooters worked together at the top of the key with 10 seconds left. Taevon Horton inbounded to the Grizzlies' leading scorer, Sardaar Calhoun, who is making 44% of his 3-pointers and is signed with Florida State...

Three Rivers had a similar start, but a different finish. The Raiders suffered a poor first quarter for the second night in a row. In a loss to Moberly Area on Friday, they never retook the lead after giving up a 17-1 run. On Saturday, they allowed a 16-2 run in the final 6 minutes of the first quarter to Jefferson but rallied to win 75-63 in the Region XVI Showdown in the Libla Family Sports Complex...

The Southeast Missouri State football program has strung together a pair of special seasons, the latest having culminated in a recent FCS Playoff loss to Illinois State.

A promising start to the Region XVI Showdown turned sour for the host Raiders. Three Rivers opened with a 5-0 run over the first 3 minutes of the game, but the offense went cold for much of the rest of the first half. Three Rivers fell to 1-2 in the Region XVI Showdown following a 71-63 loss to Moberly Area on Friday at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

The Southeast Missouri State football program has strung together a pair of special seasons, the latest having culminated in a recent FCS Playoff loss to Illinois State.

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team dropped a 73-64 decision to host Abilene Christian on Thursday night in Abilene, Texas, despite a game-high 21 points from freshman DQ Nicholas. Nicholas hit all 14 of his free-throw attempts in the loss, which dropped Southeast to 3-5...

There was not another team in the Southeastern Conference that hit to the percentage that the Kentucky volleyball squad did (29.5 percent) this season.

There is a seismic misperception floating throughout the minds of young basketball players that veteran Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball coach Rick Ray would like to clarify.

The Southeast Missouri State women’s basketball team ended an 11-day layoff Tuesday night with a 76-61 road loss to Saint Louis University at Chaifetz Arena.

It took John A. Logan 14 minutes to score a two-pointer against Three Rivers. By that point, it was too late. Three Rivers allowed eight total points during the first 14 minutes — a pair of 3s and a pair of free throws — to take a commanding lead early and eventually win 103-58 on Tuesday at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

The Southeast Missouri State football program recently concluded its second consecutive highly-successful season despite its loss to Illinois State in the 2019 FCS Playoff opening round.

During signing season, college coaches are often bouncing from high school to high school to ink their next freshman class one recruit at a time. Even if done quickly, it takes time to schedule, travel and complete the process. Three Rivers softball coach Jeff Null took a different approach this year...

Three significant pieces for the Southeast Missouri State football program gathered Saturday for the postgame press conference in wake of the Redhawks’ 24-6 loss to Illinois State in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs.

There was a range of emotions flowing throughout the Southeast Missouri State volleyball gathering Sunday as the Redhawks awaited their postseason fate.

The indications that Southeast Missouri State football was in peril against Illinois State in the opening round of the 2019 FCS Playoffs Saturday at Houck Stadium began to smolder prior to the game when fifth-year senior quarterback Daniel Santacaterina was held out – at least initially – due to multiple injuries.

Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball coach Rick Ray spent the past four days frustrated by his team’s anemic offensive perimeter play. So it wasn’t shocking to see the fifth-year coach replace his entire starting five less than two minutes into its game with Denver Saturday after watching his players take – and miss –a trio of 3-pointers.

POPLAR BLUFF - The first half featured 10 lead changes and three ties. The second half, just one lead change and it didn't go the Raiders' way. Three Rivers finished 2-1 in the Peoples Community Bank Thanksgiving Tournament after losing 66-52 to Northeast Oklahoma A&M on Saturday at the Libla Family Sports Complex in Poplar Bluff...

There was no secret as to what Illinois State wanted to do in its FCS Playoff game Saturday at Southeast Missouri State.

For the second consecutive season, the Southeast Missouri State football program will host its opening game of the FCS Playoffs.

Sixth-year Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz heaped praise earlier this week on senior defensive lineman Josh Avery for his ability to peak at the proper time.

The negative impact of Southeast Missouri State having to play without junior guard Chris Harris continued Friday, as the Redhawks fell in the Cable Car Classic at Santa Clara, Calif. 87-75 to the host Broncos.

The Three Rivers starters had ... tremendous starts. The Raiders outscored Southern Arkansas University Tech 30-9 in the first 5 minutes of each half combined as Three Rivers went on to win 83-74 in the Peoples Community Bank Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

Three Rivers had roughly a 10-point lead for much of the second half, but as has been a recent problem, it let Roane State make things interesting late. In a matchup of Raiders vs. Raiders, Roane State got within two points in the final possessions, but Three Rivers held on for an 89-84 win Thursday night in the Peoples Community Bank Thanksgiving Tournament at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball squad headed out West for a three-day tournament at Santa Clara, Calif. and for its opening game, at least, the Redhawks appeared to have failed to pack their offensive punch. Southeast struggled to make shots, particularly in the second half, as it fell to Cal State-Fullerton 64-57 in the opening game of the Cable Car Classic Wednesday.

In the final minutes of its recent 31-24 loss at Southeast Missouri State, the Murray State football squad had the ball at midfield with an opportunity to put together a game-tying drive.

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The student-athletes and coaches within the Southeast Missouri State football program were rewarded Sunday with an at-large bid into the 2019 FCS Playoffs.

Eleven times, Mathias Ochai was offered a scholarship to play basketball in America and 11 times his student visa was rejected. He doesn’t know why. Nobody ever told him why. The 11th rejection was to play at Three Rivers College. The consulate didn’t even let him through the gates to be interviewed for the visa. Security rejected him at the gate and refused to let him through. When Ochai asked to know why. He was told something was wrong with his application...

Winning a share of the Ohio Valley Conference football championship Saturday with its 31-24 win over Murray State at Houck Stadium was a first in nine years for the Southeast Missouri State program.

Except in the United States, soccer is extraordinarily popular, with participation from much of the world — Cameroon to Cuba, Indonesia to Israel, South Africa to Scotland.

Three feet. That is the distance the Southeast Missouri State football offense needed to gain in the closing minutes of its game with Murray State Saturday to secure a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship for the first time in nearly a decade.

Don’t let the numbers fool you. The fact that the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team swept Morehead State 3-0 Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship match doesn’t indicate just how challenging the title game was.

As an individual player, the numbers for the 2019 season for Southeast Missouri State fifth-year senior quarterback Daniel Santacaterina have fallen from a year ago.

Sixth-year Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz defined the word faith earlier this week as “belief without evidence.”

A lot is riding on today’s Southeast Missouri State vs. Murray State football game at Houck Stadium (1 p.m.).

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team won a dramatic five-set match over the third-seeded Racers on Friday to advance to Saturday’s championship match of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Southeast Missouri State came from behind in the final minute, with an Alex Caldwell 3-pointer ultimately sending the Redhawks to a 72-71 win over Missouri S&T on Friday at the Show Me Center. The Division II Miners had taken a 71-69 lead with 34 seconds left on a Dulan Scott jumper before Caldwell, who finished with 12 points, hit his game-winner with 17 seconds left...

The Citadel was cutting up the Southeast Missouri State defense Tuesday for much of its 74-69 men’s basketball victory over the Redhawks.

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Three Rivers has been focusing on getting the ball in the post. On Friday, Lydell Geffrard reaped the benefits. Geffrard was nearly unstoppable as Three Rivers had 36 points in the paint in a 96-64 win over Neosho County on Friday in the MSU-West Plains Classic in West Plains, Mo...

SEDALIA, Mo. — The normally prolific Raider offense wasn’t quite the same against Region XVI competition. Averaging 92.8 points through six games this season, including a 101-point performance on opening night, Three Rivers scored 21 points in the first half as Mineral Area beat the Raiders 61-60 in the Region XVI Showdown on Friday in Sedalia, Mo...

Less than four minutes into the Southeast Missouri State women’s basketball game Thursday at Purdue Fort Wayne, senior wing Jessie Harshberger ran up the court and took a pass from freshman guard Sophie Bussard and drained a 3-pointer.

Southeast Missouri State volleyball coach Julie Yankus has been in her position long enough (nine years) to understand how tournaments play out.

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball squad has demonstrated little respect for history this season, as it has racked up accomplishment after accomplishment.

There is a multitude of ways in which a basketball team can be successful.

The scoreboard during the Southeast Missouri State vs. Murray State football game Saturday at Houck Stadium (1 p.m.) will indicate which team is winning ON the field. However, regardless of the score, the Redhawk program will be a success along the sideline.

As Southeast Missouri State and The Citadel walked to the center-circle for the opening tip of their men’s basketball game Tuesday at the Show Me Center, it had to be painfully obvious to the 700-and-change in attendance what the Redhawks’ game plan for the night should have been.