Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Missouri Southern women to entertain Northeastern State

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

After dropping two Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) games in a row, the Missouri Southern State University Lions are set to take on the Northeastern State University Riverhawks in Wednesday night.

Game Information

Date: January 29, 2020
Tip-Off: 5:30 PM
Location: Joplin, Mo.
Site: Robert Corn Court (LPAC)
Series: NSU leads, 17-15

Lions on the Prowl

MSSU enters Wednesday's contest with a 5-12 overall record and an 2-7 MIAA record. The Lions are looking to get back on the winning side of things as they fell in their last two games at Central Missouri and Pittsburg State. 








Destiny Cozart (14.4), Chasidee Owens (15.8) and Zoe Campbell (10.8) pace the Lions as the three players who average triple digit scoring in the 17 games this season. Campbell leads the team in rebounds per game (7.9) and blocks (47).

Riverhawks Within Reach

Northeastern State enters Wednesday's game with a 5-13 record and a 3-8 conference record as they sit one spot, percentage points, ahead of MSSU in the MIAA standings. The RiverHawks have dropped seven of their last eight contests.

Double Trouble from Riverhawks

NSU is led by two players, Cenia Hayes and Shae Sanchez, who lead the Riverhawks with double figures in the contest. They average 15.2 and 13.6 points per game, respectively. Hayes siting seventh in the MIAA with her points per game average while her 274 points this season have her sitting in sixth in the conference.

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