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Northeastern State heads north to face Emporia State and Washburn

2/13/2019 1:34:00 PM

Game #23
Northeastern State (6-16, 3-10 MIAA) at Washburn (15-7, 10-3 MIAA)
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m. | Topeka, Kan. | Lee Arena
Game #24
at #25 Emporia State (18-5, 9-4 MIAA) 
Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m. | Emporia, Kan. | White Auditorium
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Opening Tip 
  • Final regular season road trip outside the state of Oklahoma.
  • Saturday's meeting will feature two of the MIAA's top blockers.
  • Northeastern State is tenth nationally with a 77.2 free-throw percentage. 
  • Bailee Eldred needs 14 points to reach 1,000 accumulative points between Northeastern State and Murray State. 
  • There has been seven double-doubles for NSU this season.
  • Cenia Hayes is leading NSU with 13.3 points a game.
  • Hayes is sixth nationally with a 90.5 free-throw percentage.
  • Eldred is second in scoring with 12.2 points a game.
  • Eldred leads the RiverHawks with 7.9 rebounds per game and is fifth in the MIAA in boards.
  • Eldred has recorded nine double-doubles at NSU.
  • Hayes has started in all 22 contests (including exhibitions). 
  • Bertrand is second in the MIAA in blocks with 54.
The Series With Washburn...
  • 14th overall meeting.
  • Last season each team won on the road. 
  • In Topeka, Northeastern State is 2-4 
  • Head Coach Fala Bullock is 1-1 vs. the Ichabods.
About the Ichabods
  • Holds a better road record than home record. (6-4 vs. 7-1).
  • Four of their next six contests are at home.
  • Second in the MIAA in field goal defense percentage (37.2).
  • Third in the MIAA in steals per game (9.5).
  • Alexis McAfee is second in the MIAA with 2.0 steals an outing.
  • Ichabods have four players averaging over nine points a game.
  • Three players have started in all 22 contests for Washburn.
  • Annette Warner is third in the MIAA in blocked shots (37).
  • Second in the MIAA with 10.5 offensive rebounds a game.
  • Led by led by head coach Ron McHenry (19th season).
The Series With Emporia State...
  • 19th overall meeting.
  • A rematch of the opening round of the 2018 MIAA Tournament
  • In Emporia, NSU is 2-6 with their last win coming on Feb. 12, 2015 (58-56). 
  • Head Coach Fala Bullock is 1-1 vs. the Hornets.
About the Lady Hornets
  • Appeared at number-25 in this week's D2SIDA women's basketball poll. 
  • Winners of their last six in a row and are 7-2 at home this season.
  • Eighth in the nation in blocked shots with 115.
  • 16th nationally with 196 three-pointers made this season.
  • Jessica Wayne is third in the nation in steal with 83.
  • Tiana Moala is 13th nationally with 61 blocks.
  • Tyra Jones leads the Lady Hornets with 16.4 points per game. 
  • Emily Miller paces the MIAA with 70 three-pointers made this season.
  • Led by first-year head coach Toby Wynn.
Looking Back
  • A late Central Oklahoma fourth-quarter run downed the RiverHawks, 73-66, on Saturday afternoon.
  • Cenia Hayes paced the RiverHawks on the floor with 15 points along with five rebounds.
  • Northeastern State trailed as many as 12 points in the first half before they stifled the Bronchos with 12 unanswered points to close out the half with a 39-34 lead.
  • The second half remained tight for both squads and NSU led (57-56) up to 6:36 in the fourth. 
  • Central Oklahoma would go on a 10-1 on the RiverHawks in the next two minutes to tip the scales for the final time
  • Northeastern State finished the game shooting 42.6-percent (26-61) on the floor and they would out-rebound Central Oklahoma by five with 37. 
  • Third straight game that NSU has out-rebounded its opponent.
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