Southeast Missouri State Women Cruise Past Eastern Illinois
CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — Kearra Jones recorded a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds Saturday to lead Southeast Missouri State to a 71-56 victory over Eastern Illinois in an Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball game at Lantz Arena.
The Redhawks (8-13) built a commanding 35-16 halftime lead and maintained control throughout. Jones, a 6-foot-1 forward from Madison, Wisconsin, added three blocks in 36 minutes. Raissa Nsabua added 14 points for Southeast Missouri.
Ava Stoller led the Panthers (3-20) with 22 points. Eastern Illinois shot poorly early, scoring only eight points in each of the first two quarters before a stronger second half. Attendance was 803.