Jake Leonard 
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Damarion Walkup scored a game-high 23 points and Teddy Washington, Jr. and BJ Ward each turned in a double-double to lead Southeast Missouri (1-2) to a dominating 93-38 win over Crowley’s Ridge College Wednesday.
Washington, Jr. and Ward each posted the first double-double of their careers with Washington, Jr. going for 18 points and 10 rebounds and Ward collecting 11 points and 10 boards.
It didn’t take long for SEMO to put the game out of reach.
The Redhawks limited CRC to only six field goals and 17 points in the opening stanza en route to their commanding 47-17 halftime advantage.
At one time, the Pioneers missed 12 straight shots and didn’t score for over six minutes.
Meanwhile, SEMO opened the game with a 26-5 run and never turned back.
Washington, Jr. and TJ Biel paved the way with 11 and 10 points, respectively, in the game’s opening stanza.
Washington, Jr.’s transition layup jumpstarted the Redhawks less than a minute into the contest and BJ Ward’s pullup jumper later gave SEMO its first double-digit lead at 16-5 with 14:42 left in the first half.
With less than 10 minutes remaining, Washington, Jr. buried a 3-pointer to widen SEMO’s lead to 26-5.
The Redhawks went ahead by 30 on Elliot Lowndes’ tip-in and went up by as many as 33 in the final three minutes before heading into the intermission.
SEMO held CRC under 10 points for the first 17:50 of the game and gave up its fewest points in the first half since Chattanooga had 17 on Nov. 17, 2018. The Pioneers shot just 20.7 percent (6-of-29) from the field in the first half, as well.
The Redhawks continued to pour it on in the second half outscoring the Pioneers, 46-27, to finish off their lopsided win.
Walkup shot 8-of-14 from the field and buried four 3-pointers along the way. He scored double figures for the second time off the bench this season.
Washington, Jr. was 8-of-15 from the floor and Ward hit 4-of-8 field goals. Ward’s 10 rebounds marked a new career-best.
Biel rounded out SEMO’s four players in double figures with 10 points.
As a team, SEMO drained 11 three-pointers finishing with more than 10 threes in a game for the second-straight contest. The Redhawks shot 48.7 percent (37-of-76) from the field overall and outrebounded CRC by a count of 50-24.
The Redhawks improved to 25-9 in home-openers since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1991-92 and won their 38th-straight game over a non-Division I opponent.
SEMO closes out its brief two-game home stand when it hosts Chattanooga on Sunday.
