RICHARDS SCORES 34 ON SOPHOMORE NIGHT VICTORY OVER SOUTHWESTERN

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College women's basketball team took the floor for the final time in the regular season Wednesday night at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk against Southwestern Community College. The Hawks triumphed in the showdown by a final score of 77-69 to carry some positive momentum into postseason play.

Northeast (13-16, 9-11 ICCAC) honored sophomores Allison Richards (Pine Ridge, S.D.), Angie Davis (Bingham, Neb.) and Sharissa Haas (Pine Ridge, S.D.) as part of Sophomore Night celebrations and Richards tallied 34 points in her final game in front of the Hawks home crowd. Richards has now finished the regular season averaging 22.9 points per game while freshman Amber Lawson (Wynot, Neb.) added 17 points to lead Northeast to victory with the beginning of the Region 11 Tournament on deck Saturday.

STAT SHEET:

Allison Richards (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 34 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST

Amber Lawson (Wynot, Neb.): 17 PTS, 7 REB

Sharissa Haas (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Women's Basketball Coach Matt Svehla on sending out his sophomores with a win and the night as a whole:

"Always good to get a win any night, but especially on the last-home night," Svehla said. "Last night for the sophomores to play on our floor. Happy for them and it's nice to head into the postseason feeling good about what we got done tonight. I thought we shot the ball really well from three. That's the best that we've shot the ball from three all year collectively as a team."

Svehla on facing North Iowa Area Community College in the Region 11-B Tournament next:

"They're good," Svehla said. "They're deep. They can beat you with your size, they can beat you with their three-point shooting. They play up-tempo and score a lot of points. We are going to have to be good in a lot of areas."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will begin the Region 11-B Tournament against North Iowa Area Community College at 1 p.m. Saturday in Mason City, Iowa.

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