NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State women's basketball team will only play one game this week, as Saturday's contest with Lindenwood was ruled a Forfeit win in favor of TSU, which you can read more about here. The Lady Tigers will head to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to take on SEMO for the first time this season on Thursday night for their one and only contest.

The Matchup: Tennessee State (7-12, 2-6 OVC) vs. SEMO (8-11, 3-5 OVC)
Date/Time: Thursday, January 26 at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Show Me Center || Cape Girardeau, Mo.  

TV: ESPN+
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SERIES INFORMATION: This will be the 56^th all-time meeting between TSU and SEMO. The Redhawks lead the series 32-23. TSU was able to sweep SEMO last season as they picked up two straight wins, after losing four in a row prior. Saniah Parker finished with 18 points in last season's first win, while Gia Adams finished with nine points in both games.

SCOUTING SEMO: The Redhawks come into Thursday night's matchup with an 8-11 overall record, which includes three OVC wins. SEMO picked up three straight OVC wins over Lindenwood, Morehead St., and UT Martin, before falling to Tennessee Tech last time out. Kennedi Watkins leads the team in ppg with 9.2, followed by Jaliyah Green (7.9). They are averaging 58.9 ppg as a team while giving up 64.8 points per outing.
 
MAKE IT EIGHT: Erica Haynes-Overton finished with 15 points against Little Rock on Saturday to push her double-digit scoring streak to eight games in a row, all of which are OVC games. EHO has scored 15+ points in five of those eight games and is averaging 17.5 ppg in that span.
 
THREE AWAY: Sierra McCullough is just three rebounds shy of pulling down 100 boards on the season. The senior is looking to have back-to-back 100 rebound campaigns as she tallied 115 last season. She has done a nice job this season, as she averages 6.9 rebounds per outing, which is fifth-best in the OVC.
 
BOX OUT: The Lady Tigers finished with 31 defensive rebounds in the loss against Little Rock on Saturday. TSU's 31 defensive boards marks just the fourth time they have collected 30+ rebounds on the defensive end in a game this season. TSU had a season-high 35 defensive rebounds against Wilberforce.