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Five things to watch: Eastern Illinois at SEMO (10/27/21)Look to the left Southeast Missouri State's dual record and it conveys hardships, a brawny schedule and squandered opportunities. Look to the right — the Redhawks' standing in the Ohio Valley Conference — and there's hope. SEMO (2-6, 2-1 OVC) dives into the most important three-game stretch of its schedule on Saturday when it hosts Eastern Illinois (1-7, 1-2) for homecoming... -
Analysis: No.13 Tennessee-Martin holds off upset-minded SEMO (10/24/21)MARTIN, Tenn. — It still had a heartbeat, but it was faint. When Southeast Missouri State defensive tackle Bryson Donnell recovered a fumble by Tennessee-Martin quarterback Keon Edwards with 2:12 left in the fourth quarter on Saturday, the Redhawks were in a position to push the country's 13th-ranked team to overtime... -
Five things to watch: SEMO at No. 13 Tennessee-Martin (10/23/21)It’s been awhile since Southeast Missouri State has experienced the sting of a losing season. The Redhawks have been an upper-tier Ohio Valley Conference program in recent years, a stretch that includes back-to-back postseason berths and a 2019 OVC title... -
SEMO receiver Zack Smith overcoming setbacks (10/21/21)Both of Zach Smith’s senior seasons were derailed. Southeast Missouri State’s sure-handed receiver has had the strange experience of being granted a pandemic-related mulligan for his final year of eligibility followed by another frustrating setback... -
SEMO men fourth, women sixth in OVC hoops poll (10/20/21)For the first time in six seasons, Ohio Valley Conference coaches and media members believe SEMO has an upper-tier men’s basketball team. The Redhawks were picked fourth in the OVC preseason poll released Tuesday behind favorite Belmont, Morehead State and Murray State... -
Redhawks roundup: Beasley's efforts big in seven-game win streak (10/19/21)Zoey Beasley has had a big hand in SEMO's recent surge. The junior outside hitter had 21 kills in the Redhawks' weekend sweep of Southern Illinois-Edwards, extending their win streak to seven. Beasley, who has a .333 hitting average the past three games, earned back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for efforts... -
Analysis: Murray State sinks SEMO with new QB, game-winning field goal (10/17/21)If Southeast Missouri State can take any solace from Saturday's gut-punching 32-31 loss to Murray State, it's that it didn't count. Not in the Ohio Valley Conference standings, anyway. Racers sophomore quarterback D.J. Williams — making his first collegiate start — orchestrated a six-play, 84-yard drive in the final 62 seconds, an effort capped by Aaron Baum's 35-yard game-winning field goal that took the air out of a half-filled-because-of-stadium-conditions Houck Field... -
SEMO volleyball continues tear, dumps SIUE (10/16/21) -
SOCCER: Ex-Jackson duo helps SEMO edge Eastern Illinois (10/15/21)Former Jackson standouts Katelyn Miller and Lauren Welker helped SEMO edge Eastern Illinois 1-0 on Thursday at Houck Field. Miller scored in the second minute on an assist from Welker and the Redhawks’ defense did the rest. SEMO improved to 5-8-0 and 2-3-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, dropping EIU to 3-8-2 and 1-3-1 in OVC... -
SEMO notebook: Redhawks' secondary making strides (10/14/21) -
'She's a baller': Claire Ochs' versatility boosts red-hot Redhawks (10/14/21)Claire Ochs often plays beyond her role, exhibiting the sort of versatility that’s helped Southeast Missouri State’s relevancy in the Ohio Valley Conference. The senior setter and two-time All-OVC honoree is typically diving all over the floor for digs, looking like a libero... -
Five things to watch: Murray State at SEMO (10/13/21)Southeast Missouri State hasn’t strayed from its identity, but continues to learn about itself. Its secondary — a once-shaky unit that’s since helped the Redhawks rank No. 7 in the country in turnovers (13) — has swiftly matured. It’s rotating two quarterbacks in C.J. Ogbonna and Jalyn Williams, the latter getting most of the reps the past two games despite coming off the bench... -
Volleyball: Second-place SEMO avenges loss to UT-Martin (10/13/21)MARTIN, Tenn. — Southeast Missouri State downed Tennesee-Martin 16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-1 on Tuesday, dropping the Skyhawks from their first-place perch. The Redhawks, who fell to UT-Martin (10-11, 6-2 OVC) at home last month, are tied for second in the Ohio Valley Conference standings...
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Redhawks roundup: OVC announces alliance with Southland (10/12/21)The shrinking Ohio Valley and Southland football conferences have agreed to an alliance to help fill their respective 2022 and 2023 schedules. Recent OVC departures include Jacksonville State and Eastern Kentucky, which have largely affected Southeast Missouri State's 2021 schedule... -
Q&A: Former SEMO star linebacker Zach Hall transitions to pro rugby (10/11/21)One of the most menacing linebackers to play in the Football Champion Subdivision, Southeast Missouri State alum Zach Hall continues to punish ball carriers. He doesn't need a helmet these days. Hall — winner of the 2018 Buck Buchanan Award, the FCS level's most prestigious defensive award — has transitioned to professional rugby... -
Analysis: Turnover-forcing SEMO gets back on track, dumps Austin Peay (10/9/21)CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — At a fork in the Ohio Valley Conference road, Southeast Missouri State yanked the steering wheel. The Redhawks chose the correct course Saturday when their turnover-forcing defense spoiled Austin Peay's homecoming 31-14 at Fortera Field... -
SEMO notebook: Kenny Doak brings booming leg, winning experience to Redhawks (10/6/21)It had the leg, but not the direction. Kenny Doak’s 56-yard field goal attempt against light gusts Saturday at Tennessee Tech sailed outside the left upright. It was late in the second quarter, so Southeast Missouri State — then holding a 7-0 lead — wasn’t at a point of desperation... -
Five things to watch: SEMO at Austin Peay (10/6/21)Southeast Missouri State’s margin for error got a whole lot thinner. When Tennessee Tech upset the Redhawks 28-17 on Saturday in Cookeville, it put an early dent in their Ohio Valley Conference title hopes. Next up: OVC heavyweights. SEMO (1-4, 1-1 OVC) turns its attention to Austin Peay a (2-3, 0-0), a former league doormat that tied for second with the Redhawks in the preseason coaches poll behind favorite Murray State, which visits Houck Field next week... -
SEMO women start 2021-2022 campaign with high-energy practices (10/6/21)Louder than the music blaring from the SEMO student recreation center’s speakers Tuesday were the howls of optimism in its gymnasium. Redhawks women’s basketball coach Rekha Patterson smiled, laughed and exchanged high-fives with players as she issued orders to a team mixed with experience, transfers and underclassmen... -
Three Rivers men's basketball goes 3-2 in home jamboree (10/6/21)Three Rivers men’s basketball held its first and only home jamboree of the preseason Saturday at the Libla Family Sports Complex. The Raiders had a close split with Evangel, losing the first half 33-32 and winning the second half 34-33. It also split with Link Year Prep, winning the first half 46-18 and losing the second half 36-34, and beat Tennessee Prep 40-17 in one half...
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Analysis: SEMO wasn't prepared for major Tennessee Tech adjustment in loss (10/2/21)COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech looked like the team that couldn't total five September touchdowns. The Golden Eagles appeared offensively inept Saturday, mustering just 27 first-half yards against Southeast Missouri State in front of a sparse crowd at Tucker Stadium... -
SEMO Volleyball Sweeps Belmont on Friday (10/2/21)The Southeast Missouri women’s volleyball team made rather quick work of Belmont at home on Friday, sweeping the Bruins in straight sets, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19, in the Redhawks conference opener. Laney Malloy led the Redhawks with 18 kills and Zoey Beasley added 14 kills... -
SEMO notebook: Alston provides big, versatile target in Redhawks passing game (9/30/21)It’s easy to distinguish Aaron Alston from the rest of Southeast Missouri State’s receivers. At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, Alston’s length and bounce help get him over the top of smaller Football Championship Subdivision defensive backs. He can stick his foot in the ground, too, on sharp intermediate routes... -
Confidence, cohesion on Day 1 of SEMO hoops practice (9/29/21)When Brad Korn was handed the keys to Southeast Missouri State’s struggling men’s basketball program 18 months ago, he was met with even tougher circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic compounded the young head coach’s pursuit of turning the Redhawks into a winner... -
Five things to watch: SEMO at Tennessee Tech (9/29/21)Southeast Missouri State swiftly reminded the Ohio Valley Conference that its early-season lumps provided beneficial lessons for an important stretch. The Redhawks’ 47-14 home demolition of Tennessee State on Saturday to open OVC play was the first of eight steps in their pursuit of December football... -
Column: The time is now for the Redhawks to soar out of the OVC (9/28/21)As it turns out, about a lot of things in life, your parents were correct when they advised us all as youth that we are known by the company that we keep. That is applicable in social circles, education, business, and politics. And it is true in intercollegiate athletics, as well.
