JONES SCORES 30 ON OPENING NIGHT FOR HAWKS AGAINST BULLDOGS

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College women's basketball team held the home opener Monday night at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk against Concordia University JV. The Hawks fell in the contest by a final score of 86-81.

Northeast (0-1) was led in scoring by Alliyah Jones (Rapid City, S.D.) as the sophomore picked right back up where she left off after her First Team All-Region performance in 2024-25 as she tallied 30 points against the visiting Bulldogs. Aweng Akoi (Sioux Falls, S.D.) recorded a double-double in her first ballgame in a Hawks uniform with 14 points and 13 rebounds as Northeast will now look ahead to a matchup with Southeast Wednesday in Lincoln, Nebraska.

STAT SHEET:

Aaliyah Jones (Rapid City, S.D.): 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 STL

Aweng Akoi (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK

Ayana Owens (Lincoln, Neb.): 12 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Women's Basketball Coach Matt Svehla on the showdown with the Bulldogs:

"Concordia is a good basketball team," Svehla said. "I thought that they played and executed a style of basketball that we did not always defend as well as we could have and should have. They had some good shots, and they spread you out. You would think that if we scored 81 points we would come out on top, which on the positive side was good to see us put some points on the board. We have to sure up the defensive end and get better for the next time out."

Svehla on getting ready to play Southeast on the road Wednesday:

"We will work on some things that gave us problems tonight and will try and clean some things up," Svehla said. "It's important to keep the girls positive. It's a long season and we can't get too high or too low. We have to improve when we have opportunities to do so."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will make a short trip to Southeast Community College for a matchup with the Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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