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MSU Women Back on the Road to Face Off with SEMO Thursday

2/3/2026 8:35:00 PM

By: Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations
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Morehead, Ky.-- The Morehead State women's basketball team hits the road for a weekend swing opening up Thursday at Southeast Missouri in the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. ET. The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Network (flagship WIVY 96.3 FM) with Tom Lewis and Wes Holland on the call. It can also be seen on ESPN+.

Morehead State is riding a five-game winning streak and has won 10 of the last 11 contests. At 9-3 in conference play, the Eagles are tied for second place with Southern Indiana in the OVC standings, a game behind Western Illinois at 10-2. Lindenwood lurks a game behind MSU and USI at 8-4 in conference play.
 
Morehead State is coming off a 69-63 win over Lindenwood Saturday in Johnson Arena. Laura Toffali led four Eagles in double figures with 16 points. Josephine Enander finished with 15, hitting five of six from three-point range. Marie Sepp added 11 and Kate Dike chipped in 10.
 
The Eagles hit 10 of 11 from the free throw line and committed a season-low six turnovers. MSU hit 45% from the floor and 41% from three-point range. Morehead State outscored the Lions 25-0 in points off the bench.
 
Southeast Missouri shot 59% from the floor and overwhelmed Eastern Illinois 71-56 Saturday in Charleston, Illinois. The Redhawks were led by Kearra Jones who posted a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Raissa Nsabua finished with 14 points, Lexi McCully added 12 points and Carmen Taylor dropped in 11.
 
SEMO outrebounded the Panthers 32-23 and dominated inside with a 46-22 advantage in points in the paint.
 
Morehead State outlasted a game SEMO squad 65-59 on January 10 in Johnson Arena. Kate Dike led the Eagles with 17 points, shooting seven of nine from the floor including two for two from three point range. Landon Forbes added 15, hitting three of her five three-pointers. MSU shot 44% from the floor, but struggled from the free throw line, hitting just 11 of their 19 attempts.
 
SEMO was led by Kearra Jones, who posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Carmen Taylor added 14 for the Redhawks, who finished hitting 39% from the floor and hit 16 of their 19 free throws.
 
RECORDS/ STREAK
 
Morehead State                 14-9, 9-3 OVC/ W 5
SEMO                                   8-13, 4-8 OVC/ W1
 
SERIES HISTORY
 
Record vs. SEMO:                        27-33
Last Meeting:                               W, 65-59 (1/10/2026) in Morehead
First Meeting:                               L, 85-84 (1/18/1992) in Cape Girardeau
Streak:                                           MSU, 3 Games
Record in Morehead:                  16-14
Record in Cape Girardeau:         11-18
Neutral Sites:                                0-1
 
 
NOTABLE
  • Morehead State averages 61.3 points per game in conference play, ranking seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles average allowing 60.1 in OVC games, ranking third in the league.
  • Morehead State ranks fourth in the OVC hitting 41% from the floor. From three-point range, the Eagles rank eighth in the conference at 28.5%.
  • Morehead State has won five in a row for the second time this season and have won 10 of its last 11 games. In the current winning streak, the Eagles have averaged 63.0 points per game and have allowed 58.0 points per game.
  • MSU's average margin of victory in the current streak is five points. The largest margin was 10 (63-53 vs. Western Illinois 1/22). The smallest margin was 1 (67-66 at Tennessee Tech 1/17).
  • The Eagles have hit 79.5% from the free throw line in the last five games; on the season MSU is averaging 70.2% from the charity stripe (9th in the OVC). In conference play, MSU is hitting at a 74.1% rate (6th in the OVC).
  • Landon Forbes hit 13-14 (92.9%) from the line in the last five outings. Laura Toffali hit 20-25 (80%), Marie Sepp shot 10-13 (76.9%) and Kate Dike hit 19-25 (76%). Two players, Landon Forbes and Irene Fernandez Pavesio, both went 2-2 in the last five outings.
  • Morehead State committed six turnovers Saturday against Lindenwood, the fewest since MSU posted five against Western Illinois on January 27, 2024.
  • Morehead State averages 16.6 turnovers per game this season and 14.6 in conference play. In the last five games, the Eagles have averaged 10.1 miscues per outing, while forcing 16.6 turnovers per game.
  • In the streak, the Eagles outscored their opponents by a combined 187-146 in the second half. The Eagles were outscored 144-134 in the first half of those games.
  • Dike has averaged 17.8 points per game during the last five contests. She started the streak with 24 points at Tennessee Tech and had 26 last Thursday night against SIUE along with 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.
  • Dike leads Morehead State averaging 15 points and 7.2 rebounds per game ranking sixth in both categories in the OVC. In conference play, she ranks fifth in the league with 16.2 points per game and ranks fourth in the OVC pulling down 8.2 rebounds per game.
  • Dike ranks fourth in the OVC hitting 49.6% from the floor. She leads MSU hitting 38.3% (23-60) from three-point range. She ranks 13th in the OVC hitting 70.3% from the free throw line. Her 10 blocked shots in conference play rank ninth in the OVC.
  • Toffali is averaging 12.4 points per game this season (14th in the OVC). She has scored 20+ points five times this season, setting her career-high of 24 against Eastern Kentucky November 26. Last Saturday against Eastern Illinois, she posted 22 points and a new career-high with 10 free throws.
  • Toffali leads the OVC with 64 steals. That ranks 17th in the nation. Her 2.78 steals per game rate also tops the OVC and ranks 33rd nationally.
  • Toffali's 67.9% free throw percentage ranks 15th in the OVC. She has hit 75.8% (50-66) from the line in conference games.
  • Sepp leads the OVC with 110 assists on the season. That ranks 33rd in the country. Her 4.78 assists per game average also tops the OVC.
  • Sepp ranks 17th in the OVC averaging 5.2 rebounds per game.
  • Morehead State is 7-1 in conference games when Sepp finished in double figures scoring. In games where she did not, the Eagles are 2-2.
  • McNece ranks t-11th in the OVC with 34 three-pointers made this season. She has also recorded 14 blocked shots this season (also t-11 in the OVC).
  • McNece has hit 18 of 22 (81.8%) from the free throw line this season.
  • Forbes posted 11 points in MSU's win over Lindenwood last Saturday, her seventh double-figure outing of the season. In conference play, she is averaging 7.4 points per game. In league play, she has hit 25 of 28 free throws (89.3%).
  • Forbes ranks ninth in the OVC averaging 3.2 assists per game in conference play. She tops the OVC with a 1.65 Assists to Turnover Ratio in league games.
 
SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
 
Briley Palmer is in her second season as the head coach of Southeast Missouri. She has a record of 14-38 at SEMO. She is 0-3 against Morehead State. Before taking the helm at SEMO last season, she spent 12 years at Mineral Area Community College, the last four as the head coach. In those four seasons, she compiled a record of 77-40.
 
The Redhawks rank sixth in the OVC averaging 66.5 points per game. They are ninth in the conference allowing 67.3 points per game. In conference play, they are averaging scoring 61.9 points per game (6th in OVC) and allowing 67.2 points per game (10th in OVC). SEMO ranks second in the conference with 72 blocks recorded this season.
 
  • Carmen Taylor leads SEMO averaging 12.2 points per game. She has started 20 of the Redhawks' 21 games this season. She ranks 12th in the OVC with 33 steals. Her 45 made three-point shots are fourth-most in the OVC. Her sister Charmen is also on the SEMO squad; she has appeared in 20 games and has made five starts.
  • Lexi McCully is the other Redhawk averaging in double figures at 11.9 points per game, ranking 19th in the OVC. She has scored in double figures in the last three games and three of the last four. She scored a season-high with 18 points against Little Rock on January 22.
  • Ainaya Williams has 25 blocked shots so far this season, ranking second in the OVC. She averages 9.4 points per game and hits 75% from the free throw line (12th in the OVC).
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