TAHLEQUAH – The regular season concludes this week for NSU women's soccer as they are vying for their 11th consecutive postseason appearance.  Northeastern State heads first to Newman on Thursday evening and wraps things up nearby in Claremore with Rogers State on Sunday.

The RiverHawks (5-7-4, 3-5-1 MIAA) currently sit in seventh place with ten points in the MIAA standings with Rogers State one point back.  Nebraska Kearney sits just outside of the top eight with eight points and Central Oklahoma is tenth with seven points.  The top four teams in the regular season standings host the opening round of the tournament, NSU is eliminated from hosting contention being nine points back in the standings from fourth place. 

Northeastern State at Newman // October 27 at 7 p.m. // Live Coverage

History with the Jets (2-13-1, 1-8 MIAA)
The RiverHawks hold a 14-1-1 lead in the all-time series against Newman and are 6-0-1 against the Jets on the road.  NSU's last two outings with Newman have been 4-nil blowouts in favor of the RiverHawks with Sydney Taylor recording a hat-trick on the Sept. 22 meeting in Tahlequah.  Newman did draw 2-2 with the RiverHawks in last season's non-conference visit to Wichita.

Scouting the Jets
- Newman will come into their meeting Friday holding a seven-match losing skid with their MIAA postseason hopes faded. 
-  The Jets allow nearly three goals per game which is last in the MIAA and are tied for last with nine goals scored this season. 
- Sophomore Maylani Birckbichler has one-third of the Jets' goals this season and has scored in both of Newman's wins this season. 
- Freshman Allison Hernandez has landed a goal in two of the last three matches this season. 

Fast Facts
- Taylor's hat trick in the Sept. 22 clash at DeLoache Field was first since 2016. Olivia Kucharyski provided an assist on one of Taylor's scores while adding her first make of her collegiate career in the 67th minute. 
- The RiverHawks have outshot the Jets by a combined 58-17 across the last three meetings. 
- NSU will look to snap a six-match winless streak in the state of Kansas, as they last emerged victorious in the Sunflower state when they defeated Newman in their regular season finale two seasons ago on Oct. 31, 2021. 

Northeastern State at Rogers State // October 29 at 1 p.m. // Live Coverage

History with the Hillcats (6-8-2, 3-6 MIAA)
The RiverHawks are 2-2-3 against its closest MIAA foe and hold a 0-1-2 mark when facing the Hillcats in Claremore. Northeastern State came away with a scoreless draw last season when visiting RSU.  In the season's previous meeting, the Hillcats came away with a 3-nil win in Tahlequah on Sept. 15. 

Scouting the Hillcats
- Rogers State travels to Edmond on Friday to see Central Oklahoma.  A win for the Hillcats would eliminate Central Oklahoma from postseason contention.
- The Hillcats enter the week on a three-game skid and are 2-4-1 at home this season.
- Goalkeeper Tiffany Brittan leads the MIAA with 5.93 saves per game this season and has shutout the RiverHawks twice in her career with nine stops at the net. 
- Junior Alix Tirado leads the Hillcats with five goals and had two assists against the RiverHawks this season.

Fast Facts
- Rogers State's three goals against Northeastern State on Sept. 15 marked the first time in series history that the Hillcats connected on more than two tries. It also marked RSU's third shutout on the defensive side against NSU across their last four meetings. 
- Sydney Taylor will look to continue her success in 2023 when she faces Rogers State, a team she scored on last season on Oct. 23, 2022 in Tahlequah. Taylor scored the game-winner in the 83rd minute in a 2-1 victory over the Hillcats, after Eileen Jeschke claimed the tying goal in the 71st. 
- Throughout recent history, the RiverHawks have found ways to deliver wins to finish the regular season. They will enter Sunday having won seven consecutive regular season finales, while their unbeaten streak across finales extends to eleven, with their last blemish to round out the regular season coming in 2011 against Central Oklahoma. 

Coming Up
Should Northeastern State qualify for the MIAA Tournament they will play once again on November 3 in a quarterfinal match.