Northeastern State at Pittsburg State Thursday, Jan. 27  | 5:30 p.m. | John Lance Arena
Records	Northeastern State (4-13, 2-9 MIAA) • Pittsburg State (11-7, 6-6 MIAA)
Game Notes	Northeastern State •  Pittsburg State
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The Setup

• Following an off day, the RiverHawks will make their 20th trip to Pittsburg State Thursday looking for their first win in Gorillas' territory since 1997.  Thursday's game was initially slated to be played a day earlier, but with NSU hosting a make-up on Tuesday it pushed tip-off to 24 hours later. 

Last Time Out

Neb.-Kearney 58, at Northeastern St. 46  | January 25, 2022 | Tahlequah 

• Northeastern State's third-quarter rally came up short with (14/17) Nebraska-Kearney limiting the RiverHawks to nine points in the final ten minutes of play en route to a 58-46 win on Tuesday afternoon. 
• For the first time this season, NSU didn't have a player in double-figures but had eight contributing to their scoring effort.  Morgan Lee paced the team with eight points; her sister Maegan Lee scored seven along with Ashton Hackler. 
• A 3:27 run by Northeastern State late in the third quarter opened the door for a comeback with 13 unanswered points.  
• Northeastern State couldn't get a game-tying bucket and, on UNK's next possession, got a layup to open up an 8-0 run of their own.  Miscues plagued NSU down the stretch run with seven of their 16 turnovers in the final ten minutes.

Storylines

• Maleeah Langstaff is among the top-100 in the nation in 11 statistical categories this season and is fourth in the MIAA, shooting 52.7-percent from the field.  The senior is among the MIAA leaders with 6.5 defensive rebounds per game and second in the association with 9.6 rebounds per game.  This season, Langstaff has six double-double games and is the only player in the MIAA with a triple-double.
• Zaria Collins has scored at least ten points in 12 of the last 14 games she has played but has missed the last three games due to injury.  
• Morgan Lee leads the RiverHawks with 92 games played with 60 starts.  Against Bacone this season, Lee had a career-high seven steals, which is third-most in a game in the MIAA this season and tied for 12-most in NCAA Division II women's basketball.   Her twin-sister Maegan Lee is third on the NSU roster averaging 9.1 points per game this season.  The RiverHawks have a third Lee in true-freshman Courtney Lee, who is not related to the Lee Twins and has seen the floor in 16 games.
• Ashton Hackler has started the last seven games and has scored at-least ten points in seven games during her true-freshman season. 
• After missing the first six games due to injury, true-freshman Jaylee Kindred made her career debut at Northwest Missouri and her first start at Central Oklahoma.  Kailyn Lay started and made her NSU debut against Pittsburg State on Dec. 12; she is fourth in MIAA play with 4.4 assists per game. 
• Northeastern State's 62 team rebounds against Bacone is an MIAA high tied for 17th-most in NCAA Division II women's basketball this season.
• NSU has a 630 game streak of making at least one three-pointer.  Dec. 30, 1999, at Central Arkansas is the last time Northeastern State without making a trey.
• The RiverHawks are entering their tenth season as members of the MIAA and 25th season as an NCAA Division II program.

About Pittsburg State

• Pitt State comes into Thursday's game on a two game skid, but they return home where they have won three consecutive and are 8-2 this season.
• The Gorillas are one of the top shooting teams in the country, going 45.7-percent from the field, good for 18th in NCAA Division II women's basketball.  From the arc, they are 13th nationally, shooting 36.8-percent.  
• Tristan Gegg is tops in the MIAA with 42 made three-pointers and she also paces the league at the free-throw line shooting 86.8-percent.  In 97 career games, she has 1,367 career points, good for 12th most in Pitt State women's basketball history. 
• Thursday's game will be head coach Amanda Davied's 100th at Pittsburg State. 

Last Time They Met

Pittsburg St. 65, at Northeastern St. 51 | December 11, 2021 | Tahlequah

• Maleeah Langstaff turned in her fourth double-double of the season, but the RiverHawks faded in the fourth quarter.
• The senior led all players on the floor with 22 points and 11 rebounds.  Zaria Collins was NSU's second player in double-figures with 14 points.  
• Trailing by one in the final seconds of the third quarter, Langstaff picked up a driving layup to hand the RiverHawks a 45-44 lead into the game's last ten minutes. However, it was NSU's only lead, and Gorillas opened the fourth on a 13-2 run to retake control of the game. 

Series Notes

Northeastern State trails series 11-24 | 6-7 at home | 4-15 in Pittsburg | 1-2 neutral

• The two programs have only met as members of the MIAA. 
• Northeastern State has averaged 58.4 points in the 17 meetings with Lopers.
• In the previous three meetings, the RiverHawks have led or tied with UNK at halftime.  Out of the intermission, the Lopers have outscored Northeastern State by an average of 18 in that span (130-76).