Game #12
Northeastern State (3-9, 0-2 MIAA) vs. Northwest Missouri (4-7, 0-2 MIAA)
Thursday, Jan. 2 at 5:30 p.m. | Tahlequah, Okla. | NSU Event Center
Opening Tip
- Conference home opener for the RiverHawks.
- Northeastern State is 4-2 overall in their home MIAA opener.
- Thursday's contest will feature two of the lowest scoring teams in the MIAA.
- Bailee Eldred and Cenia Hayes both lead NSU in scoring with just over 12 points a game.
- Eldred leads the RiverHawks with 7.5 rebounds per game, she is sixth in the MIAA in boards.
- Eldred is eighth nationally carrying a 92.0 free throw percentage.
- Cenia Hayes has started in all 13 contests (including exhibitions).
- Bertrand is second in the MIAA in blocks with 26, which is also 20th nationally.
RiverHawks vs. Bearcats Series
- Northeastern State has won the last six contests over the Bearcats.
- Northwest is winless in three visits to Tahlequah.
- Last Northwest win was on Jan. 13, 2014 in Maryville (57-51 overtime).
- Head Coach Fala Bullock is 1-0 against the Bearcats.
About the Bearcats
- First contest for the Bearcats since Dec. 19.
- Winless on the road this season and have played five straight home contests.
- Three of the four wins this season for Northwest have come against non-NCAA Division II programs.
- Jaelyn Haggard leads the Bearcats on the floor with 13 points per game and is tied for the team lead with 24 treys.
- Mallory McConkey paces in rebounding with 6.0 per outing.
- Bottom of the MIAA in points per game but is seventh in field goal percentage (42.8)
- Led by first year head coach Austin Meyer.
Big Runs
Top runs of ten or more consecutive for the RiverHawks
23-0 - 7:02 vs. Bacone (12/30/18)
17-0 - 5:23 vs. Bacone (12/30/18)^
14-0 - 3:16 at Azusa Pacific (11/24/18)
12-0 - 4:34 vs. Bacone (12/30/18)
11-0 - 3:04 vs. Bacone (12/30/18)
10-0 - 1:24 vs. Bacone (12/30/18)
10-0 - 5:51 at Missouri Southern (12/8/18)
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
- The RiverHawks matched a program high and set a MIAA season high scoring mark with 126 points in an 85 point victory over Bacone College.
- Cenia Hayes put up a career high 24 points on the Warriors with 19 of those coming in the first half.
- Bailee Eldred recorded her second double-double of the season with 23 points and 14 rebounds, both were career marks for the senior.
- Eldred, Hayes, and Morgan Lee all had five steals apiece as the RiverHawks forced 35 Bacone turnovers.
- Freshman Cielo McClain went 7-for-9 off the bench for a career high 17 points.
High Marks
On Dec. 30, 2018 the RiverHawks broke a facility mark with 126 points scored against Bacone College. This record is for both men's and women's programs. Below is a series of records that NSU tied for broke on that afternoon.
- 75 points in a half (MIAA record).
- 45 points in the second quarter (MIAA record).
- 91 shot attempts (NSU record).
- 126 points tied program mark and is second all-time in MIAA women's basketball history.
Seventh to 1,000
On Dec. 18 at Texas A&M-Commerce,
Cailyn Long became Northeastern State's seventh member 1,000 point club in women's basketball. The Sparta, Mo. native is a two-time All-MIAA selection and has averaged 11.4 points a game in her four-year career at NSU.
- Averages 2.3 treys a game, seventh most in the MIAA.
- Had her eighth career 20+ point game against Northwestern Oklahoma.
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 480 rebounds and 850 points. In the NSU record book, only eight players have surpassed 500 career rebounds.
- Set career high marks with a sixth double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds against Bacone.
- Recorded her fifth double-double at NSU with a 16 point and 12 rebound performance at Pitt State.
- Quietly stealthy at the free-throw line going 92-percent, which is a MIAA best.
- 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 136 blocks which would be second most all-time in the RiverHawks' record book.
- Has recorded a block in the first nine games of the season.
- 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.
