Game #7
Northeastern State (2-4 in MIAA) at Nebraska-Kearney (5-0 in MIAA)
Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1:00 p.m. | Kearney, Nebraska

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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Northeastern State women's basketball closes its season long road trip and the 2020 calendar year at Nebraska-Kearney Sunday afternoon.

Opening tip
• Northeastern State won its first two games but is amidst a four-game losing streak. It looks to right the ship in its last game of the 2020 calendar.
• The RiverHawks allow the best field percentage in conference, 49.0 while Neb.-Kearney holds opponents to 33.0.
• NSU ranks third in the conference with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game. It averages 10.0 second-chance points per contest.
• The Lopers and RiverHawks play team basketball ranking two-three in assists in the MIAA. Neb.- Kearney averages 14.0 and Northeastern State accounts for 13.5.
• The RiverHawks have been outrebounded while missing Collins down low, averaging only 32.2 per game while the Lopers pull down 38.8 to rank third in conference.
• Nebraska-Kearney is operating at 25 percent fan capacity and all tickets must be bought prior to the game. No tickets will be sold at the arena.

NSU individual player notes are on page one of the game notes.

The series with Nebraska-Kearney
• Northeastern State has dropped the last 13 games in the series and has never won in Kearney. It won the first two meetings.
• In 2019-20 the Lopers had the RiverHawks' number winning by an average of 20.5 points.
• The RiverHawks last won on Jan. 16, 2014.
• The teams first met in 2013 when both were members of the MIAA.
• As a head coach at NSU, Fala Bullock is 0-6 vs. the Lopers.

Lopers Notes
• The undefeated Lopers have held opponents to 47.2 points across its five games, the best nationally. Opponents shoot 33.0 percent from the field and 20.3 from 3-point land.
• Nebraska-Kearney has a +4.6 rebound margin and +3.0 turnover margin.
• Six players score 5.0 points or more while Haley Simental (11.4) and Brooke Carlson (10.6) average double digits.
• Ten Lopers stand 5-foot 10-inches or taller.
• Nebraska-Kearney is an experienced bunch with seven upperclassmen on the roster. It has used that experience to knock off Rogers State most recently 67-40.

Looking back
• The RiverHawks fell to Fort Hays State 80-60 and were held to 36.8 percent shooting while allowing the Lions to be the third team to shoot over the 50.0 percent mark.
• FHSU used an 11-0 run to start the game to take control and continued their early season success.
• NSU had three players return to game action including leading scorer Zaria Collins who netted 16 points and pulled down seven rebounds, including six offensive.
• The RiverHawks had their first off night at the free throw line of the season shooting just 64.7 percent.

Milestone watch
• Morgan Lee is nine points from 200 for her career. Maegan is four off 300 for hers.

Glancing ahead
• The RiverHawks will not play game action until 2021 when they host Washburn in Tahlequah Jan. 2 at 1:30 p.m.
• NSU is 2-5 at home overall versus the Ichabods, with the last win coming Jan. 24, 2015.
• Both of the RiverHawks' wins have come at home and the Jan. 2 matchup will be the first women's game played in the NSU Event Center in 35 days.