NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State women's basketball team will return to the Gentry Center tomorrow night as they are set to play in front of their fans for the first time since January 19, as they are set to host SEMO at 5:30 p.m. This will mark the first of two straight home games, as TSU will be at home on Saturday afternoon against Tennessee Tech.  

The Matchup: Tennessee State (8-14, 4-8 OVC) vs. SEMO (9-14, 4-8 OVC)
Date/Time: Thursday, February 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Gentry Center || Nashville, Tenn.    

TV: ESPN+
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SERIES INFORMATION: This will be the 57^th all-time meeting between TSU and SEMO. The Redhawks took down the Lady Tigers back in late January to move to 33-23 against TSU. Erica Haynes-Overton finished with 14 points, while Saniah Parker finished with a double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the loss on January 26.

SCOUTING SEMO: The Redhawks come into Thursday night's matchup with the same OVC record as TSU and find themselves one place ahead of TSU, in seventh place in the league standings. SEMO's last win came against TSU on January 26, as they have lost three straight games since. They are scoring 59.0 points per game as a team while giving up 64.4. Kennedi Watkins leads the team in scoring with 9.1 ppg, followed by Rahmena Henderson who is averaging 8.6 points per outing.
 
11 IN A ROW: Erica Haynes-Overton hit a free throw with 2:14 left against EIU to reach 10 points, which marks her 11^th straight game of scoring in double figures. EHO is averaging 16.3 ppg in that 11-game span, all of which have been OVC contests.
 
CLOSING IN ON 100: Kianni Westbrook (96 rebounds) and Saniah Parker (93 rebounds) look to become the third and fourth Lady Tigers to collect 100 boards on the season. The two will look to join Lyric Cole (132 rebounds) and Sierra McCullough (107 rebounds) as they only players with 100 boards for TSU. Westbrook, a senior forward is looking for her first 100 rebound season as she tallied 95 last year, along with Parker who collected 97 a season ago.
 
BENCH BUCKETS: Despite the loss to EIU on Saturday, the Lady Tigers bench chipped in 25 points, which marks the sixth game in which the TSU bench has contributed 20+ points. Ashley Malone had a solid showing as she led the non-starts with 11 points, followed by Cole (seven), Westbrook (four), and Ever Walker (three).
 
300 x 300: Lyric Cole finished with a team-high eight rebounds against EIU to bring her career total to 301 career rebounds. The sophomore transfer from Austin Peay now has 300 career points and 300 career rebounds. Cole is averaging 6.0 points per game and 6.6 rebounds this season, as she leads the club team with 132 boards.

THE HUNT FOR 10: With just six games remaining, the Lady Tigers are just two wins away from reaching double digits as they are currently 8-14. TSU still has to play UT Martin and Southern Indiana, whom they beat in their first matchups this season. Prior to last season's 12 wins, the Lady Tigers had not put together a 10-win season since 2016-17 when they finished 10-16.