2023–24 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball team

2023–24 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball
2023–24 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	9–20 (6–12 OVC)
Head coach	Rekha Patterson (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Geary; Gabby Green; Danielle Sanderlin;
Home arena	Show Me Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, who were led by ninth-year head coach Rekha Patterson, played their home games at the Show Me Center located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Indiana* †	17	–	1	.944	25	–	7	.781
Little Rock	11	–	7	.611	12	–	18	.400
UT Martin	11	–	7	.611	16	–	17	.485
Eastern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	15	–	18	.455
Morehead State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Tennessee Tech	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Western Illinois	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Southeast Missouri State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Lindenwood*	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
SIU Edwardsville	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated Morehead State in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Little Rock in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Daejah Richmond	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	First Assembly Christian School	Cordova, Tennessee
G	2	Indiya Bowen	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Horn Lake High School	Nesbit, Mississippi
G	3	Chandler Davis	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Saint Francis School	Alpharetta, Georgia
F	5	Julia Sion	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	North Alabama	Port Arthur, Texas
F	11	Abbigail Stephens	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Purdue Fort Wayne	Uniontown, Ohio
G	21	Megan Barton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Bradley	Carterville, Illinois
G	22	Alecia Doyle	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Carterville High School	Herrin, Illinois
F	23	Amiyah Buchanan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Evansville North High School	Evansville, Indiana
G	24	Jaliyah Green	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Holt High School	Wentzville, Missouri
G	25	Kiyley Flowers	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Grand Canyon	Raymore, Missouri
C	30	Dee Reed	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Briarcrest Christian School	Millington, Tennessee
G	34	Sophie Bussard	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Tippecanoe Valley High School	Silver Lake, Indiana
F	44	Michaela Mayfield	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Gurdon High School	Gurdon, Arkansas

Head coach

Rekha Patterson (North Carolina A&T)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Geary (Aquinas)
Gabby Green (Loyola Marymount)
Danielle Sanderlin (Canisius)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois	L 70–85	0–1	Banterra Center (1,017) Carbondale, IL
November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Stephens	W 82–60	1–1	Show Me Center (270) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC	L 74–87	1–2	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,204) Chicago, IL
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, B1G+	at Northwestern	L 68–76	1–3	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,439) Evanston, IL
November 22, 2023* 6:30 pm	at Missouri State	L 66–74	1–4	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,783) Springfield, MO
November 28, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Harris–Stowe State	W 86–48	2–4	Show Me Center (2,157) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri	L 43–88	2–5	Mizzou Arena (4,254) Columbia, MO
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, B1G+	at Purdue	L 57–83	2–6	Mackey Arena (3,412) West Lafayette, IN
December 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State	L 57–65	2–7	Hulman Center (1,216) Terre Haute, IN
December 19, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	L 48–57	2–8	Show Me Center (510) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 21, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Evansville	W 74–44	3–8	Show Me Center (400) Cape Girardeau, MO
OVC regular season
December 29, 2023 5:15 pm, ESPN+	Southern Indiana	L 37–75	3–9 (0–1)	Show Me Center (535) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 31, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State	L 61–64	3–10 (0–2)	Show Me Center (647) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois	W 72–66	4–10 (1–2)	Western Hall (570) Macomb, IL
January 11, 2024 5:15 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood	W 80–63	5–10 (2–2)	Show Me Center (534) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech	L 65–76	5–11 (2–3)	Eblen Center (1,042) Cookeville, TN
January 20, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	W 86–72	6–11 (3–3)	Show Me Center (485) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 25, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin	L 44–52	6–12 (3–4)	Skyhawk Arena (1,483) Martin, TN
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock	L 47–53	6–13 (3–5)	Jack Stephens Center (423) Little Rock, AR
January 30, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lindenwood	L 53–67	6–14 (3–6)	Hyland Performance Arena (789) St. Charles, MO
February 3, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois	L 59–70	6–15 (3–7)	Show Me Center (415) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 8, 2024 5:15 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	L 66–76	6–16 (3–8)	Show Me Center (380) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 10, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 48–47	7–16 (4–8)	Show Me Center (381) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 15, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	L 52–71	7–17 (4–9)	Groniger Arena (864) Charleston, IL
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	W 67–57	8–17 (5–9)	First Community Arena (719) Edwardsville, IL
February 22, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPNU	Little Rock	L 48–61	8–18 (5–10)	Show Me Center (625) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 24, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin	L 61–64	8–19 (5–11)	Show Me Center (565) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 29, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State	W 70–63	9–19 (6–11)	Ellis Johnson Arena (925) Morehead, KY
March 2, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana	L 59–70	9–20 (6–12)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,292) Morehead, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "Redhawks Clinch Spot in OVC Tournament Semifinals with 77-38 Blowout Over #8 Morehead State". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "Little Rock Heads to OVC Championship Game with 49-35 Win over Southeast Missouri". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[2] "Redhawks Clinch Spot in OVC Tournament Semifinals with 77-38 Blowout Over #8 Morehead State". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[3] "Little Rock Heads to OVC Championship Game with 49-35 Win over Southeast Missouri". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[5] "Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

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