NORTHEAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH NO. 8 IOWA WESTERN SATURDAY

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College women's basketball team closed out their 2022 calendar year by hosting No. 8 Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers prevailed in the showdown by a final score of 73-45.

The Hawks (8-5, 2-2 ICCAC) only trailed 12-11 after the first quarter but Iowa Western took a 33-23 lead into the halftime break. The Reivers kept the pressure up in the second half as they pulled away from Northeast down the stretch.

The Hawks shot just 11.1-percent from three in the contest as they will now head into the holiday break.

STAT SHEET:

Sharissa Haas (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 11 PTS, 5 REB

Allison Richards (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 10 PTS, 9 REB

Analyssa Maldonado (Sunnyside, Wash.): 9 PTS, 7 REB

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head women's basketball coach Matt Svehla on today's matchup:

"We just had a hard time controlling Iowa Western on the boards and we just seemed out of sync offensively," Svehla said. "Some of that was good defense on their part, but we were really stagnant with our ball movement. Hopefully the break gives us a chance to recharge."

UP NEXT:

Northeast won't be in action again for a few weeks until they take on Iowa Central Community College at 5 p.m. Wednesday, January, 4 at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk.

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