Game #8
Northeastern State (2-5) at Pittsburg State (4-1)
Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. | Pittsburg, Kan | John Lance Arena
Opening Tip
- Sixth straight game for the RiverHawks away from the NSU Event Center.
- In MIAA conference openers, Northeastern State is 4-2 overall.
- Cailyn Long paces NSU in scoring with 16 points a game.
- Bailee Eldred leads the RiverHawks with 6.9 rebounds and is second in scoring with 10.7 points per game.
- Joi Bertrand, Cenia Hayes, and Cailyn Long have started in all nine contests (including exhibitions).
- Joi Bertrand leads in the MIAA in blocks with 20.
RiverHawks vs. Gorillas Series
- Game number-30 in a series that started in 1981.
- Pitt State has won the last eight meetings and the last seven in Pittsburg.
- Last NSU win at Pitt State was on Nov. 15, 1997 (73-63).
- Head Coach Fala Bullock is 0-1 in her career at NSU.
About the Gorillas
- Winners of their last three games.
- Have been off since Nov. 23 where they beat Bethany, 81-48.
- In the middle of the MIAA in scoring (76.0 ppg) and on defense (61.6 ppg).
- Third in the conference in three-point shooting (36.6-percent).
- Gorillas have three who are averaging round 11 points an outing.
- Athene Alvarado paces PSU with 6.6 rebounds per game.
- Led by first year head coach Amanda Davied, who has served the past 14 seasons as the assistant coach.
- Was picked fifth and sixth in the MIAA Preseason Polls.s.
Big Runs
Top runs of ten or more consecutive for the RiverHawks
14-0 - 3:16 at Azusa Pacific (11/24/18)
10-0 - 4:34 at Oklahoma Baptist (11/19/18)*
10-0 - 3:59 at Rogers State (11/14/18)
* - start of game
Looking Back
- Lost at UA-Fort Smith, 75-62 on Nov. 28.
- Had a third quarter lead with three minutes left in the third quarter.
- An eight minute scoring drought and 17 unanswered points by UAFS followed.
- Northeastern State shot 45.2-percent through three quarters before finishing the game 2-for-14 from the field.
- Cailyn Long paced the RiverHawks with 16 points and Bailee Eldred had 12 with a team high nine rebounds.
- Committed a season low nine turnovers against the Lady Lions.
Closing on 1,000
Cailyn Long is 27 points away from joining Northeastern State's 1,000 point club. The Sparta, Mo. is a two-time All-MIAA selection and has averaged 11.4 points a game in her four-year career at NSU.
- Has hit double-digit scoring in the last four contests.
- 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.
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 456 rebounds and 792 points. In the NSU record book, only eight players have surpassed 500 career rebounds.
- Pulled down a season high nine rebounds twice at Rogers State and at UA-Fort Smith.
- Went 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 49 blocks which was fifth most in a season in program history. In four combined playing seasons, she has 130 blocks which would be second most all-time in the RiverHawks' record book.
- Has recorded a block in the last eight games.
- Matched a career high of four blocks in the season opener against East Central, at Oklahoma Baptist, and at UA-Fort Smith.
- Scored eight points and led NSU with seven rebounds at Oklahoma.
