Southeast Missouri State Names Briley Palmer Ninth Head Coach in Women's Basketball Program History

(Cape Girardeau, MO) Southeast Missouri State University Athletics introduced Briley Palmer as the ninth coach in SEMO WBB history.

A graduate of Farmington High School, Palmer has spent the last 12 seasons with Mineral Area College, eight as an assistant coach and he last four as head coach. Over those four seasons, Palmer has collected a record of 77-40 and finished as the Region 16 Runner-Up in the 2022-23 campaign.

The Lady Cardinals spent a majority of the 2023-24 season inside the NJCAA Top 25, finishing the year ranked 24th in the nation. Palmer’s Cards were undefeated at the Bob Sechrest Fieldhouse in the regular season and tied a program record for wins in a single season with 25.

In a press release issued by SEMO Athletics, Palmer says:

“I am completely humbled to be women’s basketball coach at Southeast Missouri, and I would like to thank Dr. [Carlos] Vargas and Brady Barke (Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics) for this great opportunity. I am thrilled to be in this community, and I truly believe I’m here because you win with people first and that if you win in the community, you will win on the court and in the classroom. The Palmer Family will be the biggest fans of everything SEMO. My staff and I are ready to move into the new age of SEMO Women’s Basketball. Let’s Soar!”

Palmer signed a five-year contract that runs through April 30, 2029. She takes over for Rekha Patterson, who announced her resignation earlier in May.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Week 8, Thursday - Final
North County24
St. Clair14
Week 8, Friday (KFMO, Video) 
Farmington-
Festus-
Week 8, Friday 
Dexter-
Central-
Week 8, Friday 
Potosi-
DeSoto-
Week 8, Friday 
Windsor-
Fredericktown-
Week 8, Friday 
Chaminade-
Hillsboro-
Week 8, Friday 
Jefferson-
Ste. Genevieve-
Week 8, Friday 
Bowling Green-
Valle Catholic-
Class 3, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinal
Thursday - Final
2-Fredericktown20
7-Affton0
Class 3, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinal
Thursday - Final
3-North County13
6-Herculaneum1
Class 5, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinal
Thursday - Final
1-Lindbergh16
8-Farmington2
Class 1, District 1 Tournament, Championship Game
Thursday - Final
1-Kennett5
2-North County2
Thursday - Final
St. Pius1
Fredericktown0
Thursday - Final
Farmington1
Perryville0
MAAA Conference Tournament, Semifinal
Thursday (KFMO, Video) - Final
1-Potosi25, 25
4-Bismarck23, 19
MAAA Conference Tournament, Semifinal
Thursday (KFMO, Video) - Final
2-Valle Catholic25, 21, 25
6-Ste. Genevieve21, 25, 23
MAAA Conference Tournament, 3rd Place Game
Thursday (KFMO, Video) - Final
4-Bismarck25, 25
6-Ste. Genevieve19, 20
MAAA Conference Tournament, Championship Game
Thursday (KFMO, Video) - Final
1-Potosi25, 25
2-Valle Catholic20, 19
Thursday - Final
McKinley Classical14, 11,   7
St. Paul25, 25, 25
Thursday - Final
Kaskaskia11, 13, 13
Mineral Area25, 25, 25

Broadcast Schedule

Friday, October 17:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Week 8: Farmington @ Festus^
Saturday, October 18:
12:30p, SB, C3D1 Semis: 2-Fred'town vs 3-NC
5:30p, NHL: Dallas @ St. Louis*
Sunday, October 19:
11:00a, NFL, Week 7: Las Vegas @ Kansas City
Monday, October 20:
3:30p, SB, C3D1 Final: IF Fred/NC
Tuesday, October 21:
6:00p, VB: Southwestern IL @ Mineral Area+
6:30p, NHL: Los Angeles @ St. Louis*
Thursday, October 23:
6:30p, FB, Week 9: Sullivan @ North County
6:30p, NHL: Utah @ St. Louis*
Friday, October 24:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Week 9: Central @ Farmington^
Saturday, October 25:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Detroit*
Monday, October 27:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Pittsburgh*
6:00p, NFL, Week 8: Washington @ Kansas City
Tuesday, October 28:
6:45p, NHL: Detroit @ St. Louis*
Thursday, October 30:
6:30p, NHL: Vancouver @ St. Louis*
Friday, October 31:
6:30p, FB, Districts: TBD vs TBD
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3