Game #14
Northeastern State (4-9 MIAA) vs. Missouri Southern (5-8 MIAA)
Thursday, January 30 at 1:30 p.m. | Tahlequah, Okla. - NSU Event Center

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Opening tip
• Zaria Collins, NSU's leading scorer and rebounder, is fresh off her second double-double of the season and did not play in the first meeting on Dec. 3, 2020. She leads the MIAA in offensive rebounds while MOSO's Stokes leads with 11.7 rebounds. 
• Both MOSO and NSU score in the mid60s each game, but the RiverHawks allow four more points to opponents. 
• Neither team is inclined to light it up from 3-point distance as both ranks towards the bottom of the MIAA in attempts. 
• NSU has the best turnover margin in the conference at 2.54 while MOSO ranks 12th at -2.15. 
• Northeastern State has three players who score in double figures in sophomore Zaria Collins (18.6), and senior duo Cenia Hayes (14.9) and Shae Sanchez (11.5). The RiverHawks have two players with 6.0 or more rebounds per game in Collins (6.9)and Hayes (6.4). 
• Northeastern State is operating at 25 percent fan capacity due to COVID-19 precautions at the Event Center. 
• Thursday's game is one of seven contests taking place around the MIAA. The RiverHawks are 3-3 on Saturday's this season.

Looking back
• Northeastern State had a poor shooting second half (8-36) and fell to Pitt State 65-50 inside the NSU Event Center Thursday. 
• Sophomore Zaria Collins led the RiverHawks with a 19-point, 13-rebound double-double. The 13 rebounds were a career-high and she played 40 minutes for the second-straight game. 
• NSUs senior duo Shae Sanchez and Cenia Hayes combined to shoot 5-26 from the floor. 
• The RiverHawks stole the ball nine times in the game but PSU guard Kaylee DaMitz had four to go with her 25 points. 
• NSU had a strong second quarter, 16-12, but were unable to sustain it.

The series with Missouri Southern
• The series is tied at 17 apiece, however, Missouri Southern has won eight of the last ten meetings between the two programs. 
• Northeastern State has dropped seven straight games at Missouri Southern. The Lions have held NSU to an average of 52.1 points during that span. 
• In Tahlequah, the RiverHawks control the series 12-2. However, the last three meetings at NSU have been within three points, with two overtime contests and won twice. 
• As head coach at NSU, Bullock is 2-3 against Missouri Southern.

Lions notes
• The Lions are led in scoring by Carley Turnbull with 14.2 points per game. In the first meeting this season she burned NSU for 27 points. She is joined in double figures by Madi Stokes with 11.1 points while also leading the MIAA with 2.6 blocks and 11.7 rebounds. 
• Missouri Southern has held opponents to 37.0 percent shooting this season while NSU allows a 45.7 clip. 
• The Lions get to the free throw line the second most in the conference but only convert on 72.4 percent. 
• MOSO averages 4.2 blocks per contest and has six players who stand 5-foot 10-inches or taller. 
• It ended a five-game skid with an 81-78 overtime victory in Claremore Thursday.

Undersized? Big heart
• Sophomore Zaria Collins has cemented herself on the top of opposing team scouts this season. She averages 18.6 points shooting 46.8 from the field, 6.9 rebounds, and plays 37.8 minutes of action. Collins stands 5-foot 9-inches but goes to battle in the paint and as a result leads the MIAA with 3.2 offensive rebounds per game. In the three games, she missed NSU is 0-3. She also ranks second in the MIAA playing 37.8 minutes per game.

Glancing ahead
• The RiverHawks will visit Emporia State Thursday Feb. 4 in hopes of avenging its first loss of the season, 78-64. The Lady Hornets are 8-3 this season.