2024–25 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball team

2024–25 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–23 (4–16 OVC)
Head coach
  • Briley Palmer (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Geary
  • Sam Pearson
  • Danielle Sanderlin
  • Harison Russell
Home arenaShow Me Center
2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech † 18 – 2   .900 26 – 6   .813
Lindenwood* 16 – 4   .800 23 – 11   .676
Eastern Illinois 15 – 5   .750 18 – 12   .600
Little Rock 12 – 8   .600 14 – 16   .467
Southern Indiana* 12 – 8   .600 23 – 13   .639
UT Martin 10 – 10   .500 13 – 19   .406
Western Illinois 8 – 12   .400 17 – 17   .500
Tennessee State 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
Morehead State 5 – 15   .250 10 – 20   .333
4 – 16   .200 6 – 23   .207
SIU Edwardsville 4 – 16   .200 6 – 23   .207
† 2025 OVC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2024–25 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, who were led by first-year head coach Briley Palmer, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2023–24 season 9–20, 6–12 in OVC play, to finish in ninth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify for the tournament.[2]

On May 3, 2024, head coach Rekha Patterson announced that she would be stepping down from her position after nine seasons, in order to take an assistant coaching position at UCF.[3] On May 16, the school announced that they would be hiring Mineral Area College head coach Briley Palmer as the team's new head coach.[4]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the OVC released their preseason coaches poll. Southeast Missouri State was picked to finish last in the OVC regular season.[5]

Preseason rankings

OVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southern Indiana 200 (20)
2 UT Martin 180 (2)
3 Eastern Illinois 145
4 Tennessee Tech 140
5 Little Rock 135
6 Western Illinois 119
7 Lindenwood 81
T-8 SIU Edwardsville 61
Morehead State
10 Tennessee State 59
11 Southeast Missouri State 29

Source:[5]

Players to Watch

Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.

Players to Watch
Player Position Year
Indiya Bowen Guard Sophomore
Zoe Best Freshman

Source:[5]

Roster

2024–25 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zoe Best 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Incarnate Word Academy Bel-Nor, Missouri
G 1 Jariyah Williamson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Chester County High School Hendersonville, Tennessee
G 2 Rain Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Kansas City Baltimore, Maryland
G 3 Indiya Bowen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Horn Lake High School Horn Lake, Mississippi
G 4 Tristan Spearman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Memphis East High School Memphis, Tennessee
G 5 Brianna Hill 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr George Mason Lansing, Michigan
G 10 Kennedy Claybrooks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Texas State Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Lexi McCully 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Georgia Southwestern Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 12 Da'Kariya Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Three Rivers College Jacksonville, Arkansas
G 15 Anjelicia Del Valle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Moberly Area Community College Portage, Indiana
G 20 Skylar Barnes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Morehead State St. Louis, Missouri
C 21 Ainaya Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cardinal Ritter High School St. Louis, Missouri
F 23 Briah Hampton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Austin Peay Memphis, Tennessee
F 32 Madison Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Seminole State College Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 33 Alex McGarrah 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Owasso High School Owasso, Oklahoma
G 34 Sophie Bussard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Tippecanoe Valley High School Silver Lake, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 70–75  0–1
 UD Arena (1,042)
Dayton, OH
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 4 Texas L 47–119  0–2
 Moody Center (6,878)
Austin, TX
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville L 55–70  0–3
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse 
Evansville, IN
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky L 61–89  0–4
 Seabury Center (261)
Berea, KY
November 25, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 70–58  1–4
 Show Me Center (580)
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 30, 2024*
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State L 65–68  1–5
 Show Me Center (625)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Arkansas L 45–84  1–6
 Bud Walton Arena (2,609)
Fayetteville, AR
December 16, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Missouri State L 49–77  1–7
 Show Me Center (2,130)
Cape Girardeau, MO
OVC regular season
December 19, 2024
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois L 55–71  1–8
(0–1) 		Show Me Center (613)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 21, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville W 67–61  2–8
(1–1) 		Show Me Center (635)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 31, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		William Woods W 102–50  3–8
 Show Me Center (230)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 2, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State W 75–68  4–8
(2–1) 		Gentry Center (170)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin L 69–85  4–9
(2–2) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,236)
Martin, TN
January 9, 2025
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana L 69–93  4–10
(2–3) 		Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 11, 2025
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State L 61–64  4–11
(2–4) 		Show Me Center (615)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 14, 2025
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 63–67  4–12
(2–5) 		Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 16, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 66–79  4–13
(2–6) 		Hooper Eblen Center (977)
Cookeville, TN
January 23, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood L 76–84  4–14
(2–7) 		Robert F. Hyland Arena (897)
St. Charles, MO
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois L 66–94  4–15
(2–8) 		Western Hall (677)
Macomb, IL
January 30, 2025
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin L 54–78  4–16
(2–9) 		Show Me Center (1,098)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 1, 2025
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State L 62–70  4–17
(2–10) 		Show Me Center (1,012)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 6, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 57–63  4–18
(2–11) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (870)
Morehead, KY
February 8, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana L 56–67  4–19
(2–12) 		Liberty Arena (1,907)
Evansville, IN
February 11, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock L 52–60  4–20
(2–13) 		Jack Stephens Center (400)
Little Rock, AR
February 15, 2025
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech L 50–78  4–21
(2–14) 		Show Me Center (482)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 20, 2025
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 51–49  5–21
(3–14) 		Show Me Center (585)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 22, 2025
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindenwood L 47–70  5–22
(3–15) 		Show Me Center (725)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 27, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville W 71–66  6–22
(4–15) 		First Community Arena (998)
Edwardsville, IL
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois L 52–85  6–23
(4–16) 		Groniger Arena (1,434)
Charleston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "OVC Basketball Tournament 2024 bracket, schedule, TV info". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Rekha Patterson resigns as SEMO Women's Basketball Head Coach". KFVS12. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Southeast Missouri State Names Briley Palmer Ninth Head Coach in Women's Basketball Program History". KFMO Sports News. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Southern Indiana Predicted As 2024-25 OVC Women's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  7. ^ "Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
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