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Southeast Missouri Women's Basketball (0-0) tips off the 2024-25 season under new Head Coach Briley Palmer on Tuesday, Nov. 5, against Atlantic-10 Conference member Dayton (0-0) at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio, with a 6:00 P.M. CT start. Coach Palmer was recently featured on Knuckleball Prime Time live from The Barn, where she discussed her coaching journey and goals for the Redhawks.

This game marks the first-ever meeting between the Redhawks and Flyers in women's basketball. SEMO has previously faced three Atlantic-10 schools: George Mason, Rhode Island, and in-state rival Saint Louis. The Redhawks last played George Mason in 2017, falling 58-37 in the Preseason WNIT. SEMO lost 66-49 to Rhode Island in the UCF Thanksgiving Classic in 2022. Against Saint Louis, SEMO trails in the series, with a record of 8-15 over 23 matchups.

Head Coach Briley Palmer became the ninth head coach in SEMO Women's Basketball history on May 15, 2024, joining from Mineral Area College (MAC). At MAC, she compiled a record of 77-40, including a standout 25-5 season in 2023-24. Palmer also played and coached at MAC, where she was instrumental in two Region 16 championships and helped the team reach national rankings.

SEMO was picked to finish 11th in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Preseason Poll. Southern Indiana was selected to top the OVC standings, followed by UT Martin and Eastern Illinois.

Returning guard Indiya Bowen and freshman guard Zoe Best made the OVC Preseason 'Players to Watch' list. Bowen averaged 9.1 points last season, while Best joins SEMO as a highly successful player from Incarnate Word Academy.

The 2024-25 roster features 13 newcomers alongside two returners: Bowen and graduate student Sophie Bussard. The roster includes five freshmen, with notable additions like guard Zoe Best and center Ainaya Williams, and several transfers, including guard Brianna Hill from George Mason and forward Madison Roberts from Seminole State College.

Palmer's 2024-25 coaching staff includes returner Mike Geary, Sam Pearson, a former SEMO men's player, second-year coach Danielle Sanderlin, and first-year assistant Harison Russell.

The season opens with Dayton and includes games against top opponents like Texas (Nov. 10), Evansville (Nov. 14), and Southern Illinois (Nov. 25). SEMO's 20-game OVC schedule kicks off in December and includes a true round-robin format.

Dayton, led by Coach Tamika Williams-Jeter, returns key starters Ivy Wolf and Arianna Smith, who averaged nearly 12 and 9 points per game, respectively. The Flyers also added graduate transfers Rikki Harris (Ohio State) and Nicole Stephens (Columbia).

SEMO will next face a challenge against #4 Texas in Austin on Sunday, Nov. 10.

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