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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Women's hoops head to the Show Me State for an afternoon meeting with Southeast Missouri.
The Eagles are coming off a hard-fought 61-46 defeat at Little Rock, where they couldn't hold on to a halftime lead against the conference's best defense.
Veronica Charles posted her fourth consecutive double-figure scoring performance, putting up 17 points in the contest.
SEMO is coming off a dramatic 90-86 overtime victory over Tennessee State, which saw the Redhawks lose a 15-point fourth quarter lead before rallying to pull out the win in the extra session.
Tip-off is slated for 3:00 PM and can be found on ESPN+ or listened to on the Eagle Sports Radio Network.
2022-23 RECORDS
MOR: 9-15 (5-8 OVC) | SEMO: 10-14 (5-8 OVC)
SERIES RECORD
First Meeting: 01/18/92 (SEMO won 85-84)
Last Meeting: 01/14/23 (SEMO won 87-77)
Record in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: 9-17
Record in Morehead: 13-14
NOTABLE
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Valentina Saric has made at least one three pointer in each of her last nine games. She is the first Eagle to have such a streak of consecutive games with a made three pointer since 2018-19 season, where Aliyah Jeune made a three pointer in fifteen straight contests.
• In conference play this season,
Hallie Rhodes has missed only two free throws, and has made every free throw attempt since January, 7th.
• The Eagles had an offensive outburst in their last meeting with the Redhawks (01/14). Two players,
Sandra Lin and
Sophie Benharouga posted double-doubles, while
Veronica Charles and
Valentina Saric joined them with double figure scoring.
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Veronica Charles has 72 steals this season, giving her one more than Almesha Jones in the 2013-14 season, putting her 7th for most steals in a single season for Morehead State. She is now two steals away from Crystal Simmons-Cozar's 74 in 2018-19.
