Game #2
Northeastern State (1-0 MIAA) vs. Missouri Western (1-0 MIAA)
Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. | Tahlequah, Okla.
 

• Senior guard Cenia Hayes is 21 points short of 1,000 for her career.
• The RiverHawks won their conference opener for the second year in a row.
• Northeastern State is admist a three game homestand to open the season.
• The RiverHawks are looking to put an end to the Griffons' success in Tahlequah, they have won the last three meetings at the Event Center.
• Sophomore forwards Zaria Collins and Britney Ho combined for 31 points in the first game of the season. The two averaged together in 2019-20 combined for 10 points.
• With starting point guard Maegan Lee unable to play for at least the first weekend four Northeastern State players had two assists or more.
• To open the season the RiverHawks took only seven three-point attempts, making three. It was the fewest attempts under head coach Fala Bullock and bes percentage from beyond the arc since last seasons MIAA season opener.
• Northeastern State had 13 turnovers while Missouri Western had 19 in its opening contest.

• NSU is 3-3 against Missouri Western in Tahlequah.  The Griffons have won the last three meetings on NSU's home floor. 
• Missouri Western has won the last seven meetings between the two programs.
• The first meeting in 2005, which resulted in a 58-50 home win for NSU had head coach Fala Bullock on the bench as a graduate assistant. 
• As head coach at NSU, Bullock is 0-3 against Missouri Western.

• Replace their top six scorers (84 percent) from the 2019-2020 team that finished 13-6 in the MIAA.
• There are 10 new players on the MWSU roster.
• The Griffons ranked fourth in overall defense in the conference last season holding 58.5 points per game. It also ranked second in rebounding offense with 39.0 per contest.
• At Rogers State Thursday it scored 83 points with three players in double figures.
• The Griffons shot over 50.0 percent in the second half of their opening night contest at Rogers State.
• Freshman starting point guard Camille Evans turned in an 18 point, 10 rebound and six assist effort in Claremore. Fellow freshman Mary Fultz also had 18 points in the game.

• Collins notched a new career-high with 22 points scored against Northwest Missouri to open the season.
• Hayes recorded her fourth double-double of her career on opening night, Thursday.
• The RiverHawks had 11 offensive rebounds Thursday night.