TAHLEQUAH –#8-ranked Northeastern State set the nets on fire Friday afternoon with a lopsided 8-1 home win over Ouachita Baptist to move to 5-0 this season.  The RiverHawks jetted past with four goals in each half with Flynn Semmerling leading the way with two.  The scoring outburst against the Tigers (1-2-1) tied the second highest total by a team this season in NCAA Division II, and was fourth highest since 1999 for the NSU program.  Joe Garcia also netted a goal for NSU, his sixth of the season, and it was his fifth match in a row to find the back of the net.
 
IN THE BOXSCORE

• Northeastern State out-shot OBU 29-to-10 with 15 attacks on-goal.
• James Doyle, Cullen Graham, Josh Tatarian, Aaron Ugbah, and Ben Watson also all had goals for NSU.
• Justin Hinman earned the win is first start at keeper; the redshirt freshman had three saves.
• Semmerling paced the RiverHawks with six shots; Trevor Reed had five.

TURNING POINT
Semmeriling's goals were ten minutes apart from each other; his second put the score up to 3-0 on the Tigers in the 30th minute.
 
EXTRA NOTES

• Garcia is one goal off from matching his own program record of six consecutive matches with a goal
• At home, Northeastern State has won 13 straight.
• The RiverHawks since 1999 are now 13-3 against OBU, and 8-2 at home.

UP NEXT
Northeastern State will be on the road next to face Oklahoma Baptist on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. start.