From NSU Sports Information
WOMEN
Disciplined RiverHawks Tame Bearcats, 59-43
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Northeastern State women’s basketball team defeated Southwest Baptist 59-43 Saturday night at Meyer Sports Center.
The RiverHawks (9-5, 4-2 MIAA) committed a season-low six turnovers and earned their first league road win. The Bearcats (6-8, 1-5 MIAA) dropped their fourth-straight contest.
Senior guard Taylor Lewis led the visitors with 18 points, and sophomore guard Fontana Tate tied her career high with 13 of her own.
NSU was outrebounded 40-32, but the green and white led in steals (7-2), blocks (3-0), points in the paint (24-20), points off turnovers (13-4), and turnovers committed (6-14).
Jacqui Zelenka scored the first basket of the game to give SBU a 2-0 lead, but Northeastern State went on a 10-0 run and never trailed again.
The RiverHawks led 28-14 at the half, and they were able to build a 24-point advantage at 45-21 with 11:45 to play. Southwest Baptist fought all the way back to within 11 points at one point, but NSU would not allow the home side to get any closer.
Zelenka led the Bearcats with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Brittney Dukes came off the bench to score 13.
Northeastern State will stay on the road to face Central Oklahoma at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in Edmond, Okla.
MEN
NSU Tripped Up at Southwest Baptist, 68-60
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Northeastern State men’s basketball team fell to Southwest Baptist 68-60 Saturday night inside Meyer Sports Center.
The RiverHawks (10-4, 3-3 MIAA) dropped their third-straight decision, while the Bearcats (5-9, 3-3 MIAA) won their third in a row.
Junior guard Bryton Hobbs and sophomore forward Landon DeMasters both led NSU with 16 points. DeMasters dropped a season high, while senior guard Ethan Anderson added 12.
The RiverHawks shot 39 percent from the field (20-for-52), 36 percent from distance (9-for-25) and 65 percent from the free-throw line (11-for-17).
Southwest Baptist was led by Gilbert Gyamfi’s 22 points off the bench. Damion Hooks added 14 and Preston Guiot dropped 13. The Bearcats shot 50 percent from the field (23-for-46), 47 percent from downtown (9-for-19) and 59 percent from the line (13-for-22).
Next up for the RiverHawks is a trip to Edmond, Okla. NSU will face Central Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16.
Cedrique Flemming is the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations at Northeastern State University.