Southeast Womens Soccer

Redhawks freshman forward and midfielder Emily Baker has wasted little time contributing to the SEMO offense. Baker has scored a team-leading three goals in five games, all of which she has started. The most recent goal scored came against Murray State University in the game on Sept. 10...

The SEMO women’s soccer team defeated the Cougars of Columbia College 1-0 on Thursday at Houck Stadium. Local athlete and senior midfielder Emma Brune (Saxony Lutheran High School) put the game away with a header in the 70th minute, coincidentally on her 22nd birthday...

Among Southeast Missouri State's 13 athletic programs, over almost 120 years, only one program has had a head coach from the beginning to the present day. Heather Nelson was hired to both create and coach the SEMO women's soccer program in 1999 and has been here for 25 years and counting...

The SEMO women’s soccer team clashed with the Purple Aces of Evansville on Thursday in a defensive battle ending in a 0-0 draw. This is the third different result in as many games for the Redhawks who have begun the season 1-1-1. The first half of the game was all Evansville as the Aces had more shots and shots on goal while fouling less than the Redhawks. SEMO head coach Heather Nelson said the Aces came in with a solid offensive game plan...

The Redhawks women’s soccer team defeated the Grambling State Tigers 4-1 on Sunday at Houck Stadium. This game was the first time SEMO got to play a game in the new Houck facility and they started off hot with a big win. The first half of the match was a neck-and-neck battle with both teams getting multiple shots on goal. Both teams had a goal erased from the board due to an offside call before SEMO managed to strike first in the 39th minute with a goal by sophomore forward Cayla Koerner...

As the regular season fast approaches, with a date with the University of Missouri on Thursday, SEMO soccer finished their exhibition games on Monday. The Redhawks tied with 1-1 the Tritons from the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) at the Jackson High School soccer field...

The 2023 Semoball Awards completed a goal for Jackson soccer player, Justi Nelson. Ever since her freshman year, the Jackson standout dreamed of winning the Semoball Award. “I remember just wanting to win it ever since my freshman year,” Nelson said. “It really pushed me to get to that goal.”...

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Southeast Missouri State announced their cross-country schedule recently, with their lone home meet taking place at the Osage Centre on September 1. On the whole, cross country represents a small piece of the athletic pie, but it is an opportunity to see local athletes run at the college level after thriving in high school...

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The Southeast Missouri State soccer program added another local talent on Friday with Notre Dame’s Kristin Anderson signing her letter of intent to play college soccer at SEMO. Anderson said playing at the next level is something she’s always dreamed of...

Southeast Missouri State junior midfielder Faith Liljegren was recently named to the 2022 Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team. The Collinsville, Illinois native was selected to the 2022 Academic All-District First Team. She currently has a 3.955 GPA at SEMO and is pursuing her Bachelor's in Entrepreneurship and Finance...

Southeast Missouri State freshman Cayla Koerner and junior Faith Liljegren were both named 2022 All-Ohio Valley Conference Soccer players on Thursday. Koerner was named the 2022 OVC Forward and Freshman of the Year, while also being selected to the All-OVC First Team and All-Newcomer Team...

Southeast Missouri State freshman forward Cayla Koerner was unanimously named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week in soccer recently. Koerner led the Redhawks this week to two wins with a pair of game-winning goals. Koerner registered the game-winner in the final minute of regulation to push SEMO past Southern Indiana, 1-0...

Southeast Missouri State dropped a women's soccer match 3-0 at Ohio Valley Conference leader Tennessee Tech on Sunday.

The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer (5-5-1, 1-1-1 OVC) earned a point in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 0-0 draw against Lindenwood (4-6-3, 1-1-2 OVC) Sunday at Houck Field.