TAHLEQUAH – Northeastern State will travel this Friday and Sunday to face Newman and Washburn. These will be the last road games for the RiverHawks, who will finish the regular season with three home matches.

The RiverHawks (6-4-3, 2-3-2 MIAA) are tied with Northwest Missouri for eighth place in the MIAA standings and are four points behind fourth place. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season advance to the MIAA postseason tournament, and the RiverHawks have qualified for 14 straight years. Juliette Langlet ranks second in the MIAA with a .915 save percentage and leads the league with 6.62 saves per game. NSU's defense is fourth in the MIAA, allowing just 0.62 goals per game.

Newman (1-10-3, 1-6-1 MIAA) picked up its first win of the season on Saturday at Rogers State. The Jets are last in the MIAA, averaging 0.571 goals scored and allowing 2.21 goals per game. Northeastern State leads the series 17-1-1 and has shut out the Jets in the last five matches.

Washburn (10-1-2, 6-1-1 MIAA) has a two-point lead in the MIAA standings and is ranked second in the Central Region. The Ichabods are 6-0-1 at home in Yager Stadium and lead the MIAA with 2.61 goals per match. Northeastern State leads the series 7-4-3, but Washburn has shut out NSU in the last four meetings.

Friday's game will start at 7 p.m., and Sunday's match is set for 1 p.m.