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Opponent: Northeastern State
Time: Thursday, February 2nd; 5:30 PM
Location: NSU Event Center; Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist will hit the road on Thursday for a trip to Oklahoma when they face off against Northeastern State.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
SBU head coach Kelsey Keizer in her third season on the Bearcat bench after leading SBU to their first winning season in 9 years (16-13, 11-11 MIAA) last season. The 11 MIAA wins also marks the second most conference wins in program history. Coach Keizer holds a career coaching record of 27-31, including a 15-26 mark in the MIAA.

Randy Gipson begins his 18th season as the head coach at Northeastern State. Gipson holds a career coaching record of 599-261 across 28 years, including a 309-184 record while at Northeastern State.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Northeastern State 9-8. The Bearcats claimed a 77-68 victory earlier this season in Bolivar.

Scouting the Bearcats
The Bearcats enter the game at Northeastern State 11-9 (3-8 MIAA) and are coming off of an 84-77 loss to #7 Emporia State. SBU is led in scoring by Megan Rosenbohm who is averaging 16.5 ppg while Caylee Richardson averages 11.2 ppg, and a team high 7.4 rpg. Alex Botkin dishes out a team high 2.9 apg, while Mackenzie Skupa averages 8.3 ppg and Alyiah Isaac averages 8.1 ppg. As a team SBU shoots 46.5% from the field, 31.3% from beyond the arc, 75.2% from the line, and average 72.8 ppg.

Scouting the RiverHawks
Northeastern State enters the game against Southwest Baptist 6-13 (2-8 MIAA) on the season. The RiverHawks are coming off of a 72-60 loss at #9 Pittsburg State. Northeastern State is led in scoring by Rylie Torrey who averages 17.3 ppg, while Cailyn Long averages 14.6 ppg. Mary Jane Buschmann averages 9.6 ppg and a team high 5.9 rpg. As a team NSU shoots 39.7% from the field, 31.9% from beyond the arc, 78.5% from the line, and average 63.0 ppg.