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Friday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. vs. Neb.-Kearney
Sunday, Oct. 24, 1 p.m. vs. Fort Hays State
** SENIOR DAY NOTE **
The RiverHawks' senior day will take place prior to Sunday's match against Fort Hays State at approx. 12:40 p.m.
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TAHLEQUAH -- Northeastern State will host Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State for the final regular-season home contests of the season this weekend.
The RiverHawks (6-5-3, 3-3-1 MIAA) have won two in a row and are tied with Washburn for sixth place with ten points. With four regular-season matches remaining, NSU is above the cut line for the MIAA Tournament, which takes the top-8 teams.
Northeastern State is five points back with four matches remaining to crack into the top four to host a first-round MIAA Tournament match.
Hannah Stettler has scored a goal in the last three matches,
Callie Rucker leads NSU with 14 points and is 20th in the nation with six assists.
History with the Lopers
The RiverHawks have a 4-3-1 series edge over the Lopers with the home team tending to have the advantage. Northeastern State is 3-0 at home, with Nebraska-Kearney 3-1-1 on their home pitch.
Scouting the Lopers (2-12, 1-6 MIAA)
- Nebraska-Kearney heads into their match with the RiverHawks on a five-game skid and has scored multiple goals only once in the regular season.
- The Lopers are first in the MIAA averaging 7.29 saves per game with goalkeeper Emery Mounce having 47 saves.
- UNK is second to last in the nation in shutout percentage (.071).
History with the Tigers
Northeastern State is 6-3 against Fort Hays State with the RiverHawks holding a 3-0 record at home against the Tigers. Fort Hays State has not made a visit to NSU since 2017.
Scouting the Tigers (5-6-3, 3-3-1 MIAA)
- Fort Hays State snapped a three-game skid with a 1-0 win at Missouri Southern on Saturday.
- Away from home FHSU is 1-3-2 and has four 1-0 losses this season.
- Deonna Wellbrock is tenth nationally in minutes played at goal and holds the MIAA's top save percentage at (0.853).
Coming Up
The RiverHawks close out the regular season traveling to Rogers State and Newman next week.
