JONES MOVES TO FOURTH ALL-TIME IN SCORING FOR NORTHEAST SATURDAY IN WIN OVER SOUTHEASTERN

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College women's basketball team was back at the Cox Activities Center Saturday for their final matchup at home during the regular season as they hosted Southeastern Community College. The Hawks took the contest by a final score of 70-61 to finish 11-5 at home during the season.

Northeast (18-9, 13-8 ICCAC) and the Blackhawks traded the lead 11 times throughout the afternoon as the two squads were nearly even in shooting percentage, rebounds, assists and turnovers in the showdown. Freshman Jana Lopez (Girona, Spain) put in a 3-pointer late just as she did against Des Moines Area Community College last Wednesday and the Hawks made free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.

Aaliyah Jones (Rapid City, S.D.) was dominant all afternoon as she tallied 26 points Saturday and recorded 11 rebounds to secure a double-double. Jones' 26 points brought her to 1,137 points on her career, which moved her to fourth all-time in scoring in the history of the Northeast women's basketball program.

Sophomores Alexis Kuchar (Madison, Neb.), Jones, Hannah Schieffer (Crofton, Neb.) and Vilique Fallis (Rapid City, S.D.) were honored at the conclusion of the day as Northeast will now prepare for their final ballgame of the regular season against Iowa Western Community College at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

STAT SHEET:

Aaliyah Jones (Rapid City, S.D.): 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL

Jana Lopez (Girona, Spain): 11 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Aweng Akoi (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 11 PTS, 3 REB

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Women's Basketball Coach Matt Svehla on the afternoon against the Blackhawks:

"We couldn't ever get going, and I give Southeastern credit for playing well," Svehla said. "It was nice to see us make the plays at the end and have the shots go in when it was crunch time. We made some free throws at the end, got stops and got rebounds to secure the victory. With the playoffs starting in a week, we want to keep playing well to get ready for the postseason."

Svehla on what his sophomore group has meant to his over their last two seasons at Northeast:

"Great character people," Svehla said. "It's been a pleasure to coach them for two years. We are obviously going to miss all four of them. Aaliyah and Vilique have made huge contributions on the court, and Aaliyah leaving here fourth in scoring all-time is quite an accomplishment. You want to always get a win on a day that you recognize the sophomores, so I'm glad it finished the way that it did."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will finish the regular season on the road against Iowa Western Community College at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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