Game #3
Northeastern State (0-2) at Rogers State (1-1)
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. | Claremore, Okla. | Claremore Expo Center
Opening Tip
- First of eight straight contests away from home for the RiverHawks.
- Final regular season non-conference meeting between the two programs. Rogers State will be joining the MIAA starting in the 2019-20 academic year.
- Closest road trip of the season for Northeastern State.
- Cailyn Long leads the RiverHawks in scoring with a 14.5 ppg after the opening two games of the season.
- Bailee Eldred is second in scoring with 13.0 ppg.
- Joi Bertrand leads the MIAA in blocks with six.
RiverHawks vs. Hillcats Series
- Third trip to Claremore for the RiverHawks where they are 2-0.
- Northeastern State has won the last two meetings by a 11.0 point margin.
- Rogers State owns one win in 2015 at the NSU Event Center..
About the Hillcats
- Opened the season at Tarleton State with two games and splitting the weekend.
- Rogers State beat Texas Woman's 81-62, on Saturday.
- Selected to finish in seventh in the Heartland Conference after going 10-17 (5-9 Heartland) last season.
- Senior forward Lauren Schuldt was named Preseason All-Heartland after being an all-conference selection in her junior season.
- Schuldt has averaged 13.5 points in the first two games of the season.
- Under the guidance of first year head coach Kyle Bent who was named in Aug. 2018.
Looking Back
- The RiverHawks opened its season with two losses at the MIAA/GAC Challenge which was hosted by NSU.
- In their season opener, NSU was limited to 39 points, and shot a 27.9-percent on the floor.
- Northeastern State led for over 30 minutes and held a 62-52 advantage to Northwestern Oklahoma in the fourth quarter.
- Averaged 22.5 turnovers per game.
- Opened the week with an exhibition on Monday at Oklahoma.
Ignoring the Polls
Out of 14 teams, Northeastern State was picked 12th in the MIAA Preseason Coaches poll and 13th the media.
Closing on 1,000
Cailyn Long is 86 points away from joining Northeastern State's 1,000 point club. The Sparta, Mo. is a two-time All-MIAA selection and has averaged 11.3 points a game in her three-year career at NSU.
- Had her eighth career 20+ point game on Saturday against Northwestern Oklahoma.
- Started and had four points and four rebounds in the exhibition at Oklahoma State.
- Played 20 minutes at Oklahoma and had seven points.
Super Senior
Destiny Strange will return to the NSU squad as a redshirt-senior in 2018-19. The Arlington, Texas native was having a career season averaging 11.1 points in the first eight contests. Her season was cut short in the opening minute of the eighth game at home against Central Oklahoma on Dec. 5.
- Made the start in the season opener at Oklahoma State and played 22 minutes.
- Started at Oklahoma and was on 2-for-8 from the field.
- Strange has played in 69 contests and started 22.
- Leading the RiverHawks in rebounds this season with 8.5 per game.
- Was a point and rebound short of a double-double in the season opener with East Central.
Crashing the Boards
Bailee Eldred paced the RiverHawks with 138 rebounds last season and had four double-double contests. In her collegiate career between NSU and Murray State, Eldred has 417 rebounds and 743 points. In the NSU record book, only eight players have surpassed 500 career rebounds.
- When 9-9 at the free-throw line with a career high 21 points vs. Northwestern Oklahoma.
- Eldred led Northeastern State with 11 points at OSU and at Oklahoma.
Block the Ball
Joi Bertrand returns to NSU for her senior season after finishing third in the MIAA in blocks per game at 1.5. Bertrand had 42 blocks which was fifth most in a season in program history. In three combined playing seasons, she has 110 blocks which would be third most all-time in the RiverHawks' record book.
- Matched a career high of four blocks in the season opener against East Central.
- Scored eight points and led NSU with seven rebounds at Oklahoma.
