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NORTHEASTERN STATE WBB RiverHawks Game Notes Don Vieth, Director of Athletics Communication | [email protected] | Office: 918.444.3930 | Cell: 608.381.1403 2017-18 MIAA STANDINGS CONF CPCT. OVER. PCT. STREAK Central Oklahoma 0-0 0.000 5-0 1.000 W5 Fort Hays State 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Lindenwood 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Nebraska Kearney 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Pittsburg State 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Southwest Baptist 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Washburn 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Central Missouri 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750 L1 Missouri Western 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750 L1 Emporia State 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 W2 Northeastern State 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 W1 Lincoln 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 W1 Northwest Missouri 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 W1 Missouri Southern 0-0 0.000 0-4 0.000 L4 2017-18 RIVERHAWKS SCHEDULE (2-1, 0-0 MIAA) DATE OPP. W/L TIME NOVEMBER 2 at Arkansas (Exh.) L, 82-74 10 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State^ W, 82-75 11 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma^ L, 72-59 15 Rogers State W, 79-66 22 Southern Arkansas 2 p.m. 25 at Southwestern Oklahoma State 2 p.m. 30 at Northwest Missouri* 5:30 p.m. DECEMBER 2 at Missouri Western State* 1:30 p.m. 5 Central Oklahoma* 5:30 p.m. 9 Southwest Baptist* 1:30 p.m. 19 at Texas Woman’s 7 p.m. 30 Oklahoma Baptist 2 p.m. JANUARY 4 Lindenwood* 5:30 p.m. 6 Lincoln* 1:30 p.m. 11 at Washburn* 5:30 p.m. 13 at Emporia State * 1:30 p.m. 20 at Central Oklahoma* 1:30 p.m. 24 Missouri Southern State* 5:30 p.m. 27 Pittsburg State* 12:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 at Southwest Baptist* 5:30 p.m. 3 at Central Missouri* 1:30 p.m. 8 Fort Hays State* 5:30 p.m. 10 Nebraska-Kearney* 1:30 p.m. 15 at Fort Hays State* 5:30 p.m. 17 at Nebraska-Kearney* 1:30 p.m 22 Emporia State* 5:30 pm 24 Washburn* 1:30 pm 26 MIAA Championship First Round TBD MARCH 1-3 MIAA Championship TBD ^ MIAA/GAC Basketball Challenge * MIAA game RIVERHAWKS ...................................... STAT CATEGORY ................... LADY MULERIDERS 220 ....................................................................... Scoring (Total Points) ........................................................... 257 73.3............................................................................ Points per game ...............................................................64.2 +2.3 ............................................................................ Scoring Margin.................................................................-15.7 80/185 ................................................................ Field Goals-Attempted ................................................... 95/232 .432 ............................................................................. Field Goal Pct. ................................................................ .409 23/64 ......................................................................... 3 Point FG-ATT.............................................................. 10/54 .359 ............................................................................... 3-pt FG Pct...................................................................... . 185 7.7 .......................................................................... 3-pt FG Made/Game ............................................................. 2.5 .685 ............................................................................ Free Throw Pct. .................................................................770 37/54.......................................................................... FT Made/Game ..............................................................57/74 117 .................................................................................... Rebounds ...................................................................... 140 39.0 ...........................................................................Rebounds/Game ............................................................... 35.0 +1.7 ......................................................................... Rebounding Margin ............................................................. -7.7 51 ......................................................................................... Assists............................................................................ 42 17.0.................................................................................Assist/Game ....................................................................10.5 41...................................................................................... Turnovers......................................................................... 89 13.7 . ............................................................................ Turnovers/Game ............................................................... 22.3 -2.0 ............................................................................ Turnover Margin ................................................................-4.2 1.2 .......................................................................... Assist/Turnover Ratio ............................................................ 0.5 18.......................................................................................... Steals ............................................................................ 32 6.0 .................................................................................Steals/Game ..................................................................... 8.0 11...........................................................................................Blocks ............................................................................. 15 3.7 ................................................................................. Blocks/Game .................................................................... 3.8 THE MATCHUP Northeastern State holds a 2-1 series edge over Southern Arkansas with last season’s meeting in Magnolia, Ark. being the first in 16 years between the two teams. The RiverHawks’ last overtime game was against SAU where they fell 73-65 on the road. THE COACHES Fala Bullock is in her first season as head coach and was named to lead her alma mater on April 1, 2017 to replace Randy Gipson who retired after 18 years. With six years of head coaching experience, Bullock is 100-75 overall and within conference play she is 61-53. She has spent the last four seasons (2013-17) as head coach at NCAA Division II Armstrong State University, where she recorded a career mark of 60-52. In her first season at Armstrong State, she led the Pirates to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history, and reached the Sweet 16. Bullock played for Gipson for two seasons, and was a graduate assistant under Gipson from 2004 to 2006. As student-athlete, Bullock played in 57 games and NSU went 36-19, winning the 2003 Lone Star Conference Tournament, and made the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. As a member of Gipson’s coaching staff, NSU reached the Sweet 16 in 2004, and qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2006. The Lady Muleriders are coached by Julio Pacheco (25-33), who is in his third season at Southern Arkansas. Pacheco guided the Lady Muleriders to a NCAA DII program record 19 wins and their first postseason victory in nine years in his first year on the job and after a rebuilding year in 2016-17 where they were 6-20 overall COAST TO COAST Seventeen unanswered points to start last Wednesday’s contest at home against Rogers State gave the RiverHawks their first coast-to-coast win (79-66) over an opponent since Dec. 31, 2016 at Oklahoma Baptist. The RiverHawks spread the wealth with four players in double figures and were led by Destiny Strange who had a career night with 19 points. Miranda Griffin and Cenia Hayes both had 14 points, with Lauryn Blevins adding 13 off the bench. Northeastern State “RiverHawks” (2-1) Southern Arkansas “Lady Muleriders” (0-4) GAME 4 - NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. SOUTHERN ARK. Date ......................................Wednesday, November 23 Time ............................................................................ 2 p.m. Location................................................. Tahlequah, Okla. Venue ...................................................NSU Event Center Capacity ...................................................................... 3,100 Series Record ................. Northeastern State leads 2-1 Last Meeting .............. Dec. 19, 2016 in Magnolia, Ark. .......... Northeastern State 65, Southern Arkansas 73 LIVE COVERAGE Live Stats ............................................................ sidearmstats.com/nsuok/wbball/ Live Stats for Media............................. sidearmstats.com/nsuok/wbball/media Live Audio................................................... Billy Country 96.3 FM, KTLQ 1350 AM Live Streaming Audio ........................................ portal.stretchinternet.com/nsu/ Play-by-Play ............................. Bill Huddleston (Home), Scott Pettus (Road) Live Streaming Video .................................................. TheMIAANetwork.com ($) A NSU WIN WOULD... • Move the series to 3-1 in favor of Northeastern State. • Be consecutive home wins. • Move the RiverHawks to 8-6 at the NSU Event Center in the month of November. A SAU WIN WOULD... • The first win of the season. • First win on the road since Dec. 15, 2016 at Philander Smith College. • Second win in a row over the RiverHawks to even the series at 2-2. BIG DEBUTS Lauryn Blevins sank eight straight shots in their 82-75 win over Northwestern Oklahoma in NSU season opener and was a rebound short of a double-double in her first contest with 28 points off the bench. The redshirt-freshman impressed on the defensive side of the ball with five steals and three blocks. NSU has not had a player with five steals since Kate Bellamy had that same number on Feb. 12, 2015 at Emporia State. Cenia Hayes a true freshman, was the back-half of the NSU duo with 21 points against the Rangers. In the final ten minutes she knocked down three shots from downtown, with 11 points to rally past Northwestern Oklahoma who led as many as ten points in the third period.
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NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS GAME 4NORTHEASTERN STATE WBB RiverHawks Game Notes
Don Vieth, Director of Athletics Communication | [email protected] | Office: 918.444.3930 | Cell: 608.381.1403
2017-18 MIAA STANDINGS CONF CPCT. OVER. PCT. STREAKCentral Oklahoma 0-0 0.000 5-0 1.000 W5Fort Hays State 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4Lindenwood 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4Nebraska Kearney 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4Pittsburg State 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4Southwest Baptist 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4Washburn 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4Central Missouri 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750 L1Missouri Western 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750 L1Emporia State 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 W2Northeastern State 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 W1Lincoln 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 W1Northwest Missouri 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 W1Missouri Southern 0-0 0.000 0-4 0.000 L4
2017-18 RIVERHAWKS SCHEDULE(2-1, 0-0 MIAA)
DATE OPP. W/L TIMENOVEMBER 2 at Arkansas (Exh.) L, 82-74 10 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State^ W, 82-75 11 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma^ L, 72-5915 Rogers State W, 79-6622 Southern Arkansas 2 p.m.25 at Southwestern Oklahoma State 2 p.m.30 at Northwest Missouri* 5:30 p.m.DECEMBER2 at Missouri Western State* 1:30 p.m.5 Central Oklahoma* 5:30 p.m. 9 Southwest Baptist* 1:30 p.m.19 at Texas Woman’s 7 p.m.30 Oklahoma Baptist 2 p.m.JANUARY4 Lindenwood* 5:30 p.m.6 Lincoln* 1:30 p.m.11 at Washburn* 5:30 p.m.13 at Emporia State * 1:30 p.m. 20 at Central Oklahoma* 1:30 p.m. 24 Missouri Southern State* 5:30 p.m. 27 Pittsburg State* 12:30 p.m.FEBRUARY1 at Southwest Baptist* 5:30 p.m.3 at Central Missouri* 1:30 p.m. 8 Fort Hays State* 5:30 p.m. 10 Nebraska-Kearney* 1:30 p.m. 15 at Fort Hays State* 5:30 p.m. 17 at Nebraska-Kearney* 1:30 p.m 22 Emporia State* 5:30 pm 24 Washburn* 1:30 pm26 MIAA Championship First Round TBDMARCH 1-3 MIAA Championship TBD
^ MIAA/GAC Basketball Challenge* MIAA game
RIVERHAWKS ...................................... STAT CATEGORY ...................LADY MULERIDERS220 .......................................................................Scoring (Total Points) ........................................................... 25773.3 ............................................................................Points per game ...............................................................64.2+2.3 ............................................................................ Scoring Margin .................................................................-15.780/185 ................................................................Field Goals-Attempted ................................................... 95/232.432 .............................................................................Field Goal Pct. ................................................................ .40923/64 ......................................................................... 3 Point FG-ATT.............................................................. 10/54.359 ............................................................................... 3-pt FG Pct. ..................................................................... .1857.7 .......................................................................... 3-pt FG Made/Game ............................................................. 2.5.685 ............................................................................Free Throw Pct. ................................................................ .77037/54. .........................................................................FT Made/Game ..............................................................57/74117 .................................................................................... Rebounds ...................................................................... 14039.0 ...........................................................................Rebounds/Game ...............................................................35.0+1.7 .........................................................................Rebounding Margin ............................................................. -7.751 ......................................................................................... Assists............................................................................ 4217.0.................................................................................Assist/Game ....................................................................10.541 ...................................................................................... Turnovers ......................................................................... 8913.7. ............................................................................Turnovers/Game ...............................................................22.3-2.0 ............................................................................ Turnover Margin ................................................................-4.21.2 ..........................................................................Assist/Turnover Ratio ............................................................0.518 .......................................................................................... Steals ............................................................................ 326.0 .................................................................................Steals/Game .....................................................................8.011 ...........................................................................................Blocks ............................................................................. 153.7 .................................................................................Blocks/Game .................................................................... 3.8
THE MATCHUPNortheastern State holds a 2-1 series edge over Southern Arkansas with last season’s meeting in Magnolia, Ark. being the first in 16 years between the two teams. The RiverHawks’ last overtime game was against SAU where they fell 73-65 on the road.
THE COACHESFala Bullock is in her first season as head coach and was named to lead her alma mater on April 1, 2017 to replace Randy Gipson who retired after 18 years. With six years of head coaching experience, Bullock is 100-75 overall and within conference play she is 61-53. She has spent the last four seasons (2013-17) as head coach at NCAA Division II Armstrong State University, where she recorded a career mark of 60-52. In her first season at Armstrong State, she led the Pirates to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history, and reached the Sweet 16.
Bullock played for Gipson for two seasons, and was a graduate assistant under Gipson from 2004 to 2006. As student-athlete, Bullock played in 57 games and NSU went 36-19, winning the 2003 Lone Star Conference Tournament, and made the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. As a member of Gipson’s coaching staff, NSU reached the Sweet 16 in 2004, and qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2006.
The Lady Muleriders are coached by Julio Pacheco (25-33), who is in his third season at Southern Arkansas. Pacheco guided the Lady Muleriders to a NCAA DII program record 19 wins and their first postseason victory in nine years in his first year on the job and after a rebuilding year in 2016-17 where they were 6-20 overall
COAST TO COASTSeventeen unanswered points to start last Wednesday’s contest at home against Rogers State gave the RiverHawks their first coast-to-coast win (79-66) over an opponent since Dec. 31, 2016 at Oklahoma Baptist. The RiverHawks spread the wealth with four players in double figures and were led by Destiny Strange who had a career night with 19 points. Miranda Griffin and Cenia Hayes both had 14 points, with Lauryn Blevins adding 13 off the bench.
Northeastern State“RiverHawks”
(2-1)
Southern Arkansas“Lady Muleriders”
(0-4)
GAME 4 - NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. SOUTHERN ARK.
Date ......................................Wednesday, November 23
Time ............................................................................ 2 p.m.
Location ................................................. Tahlequah, Okla.
Venue ...................................................NSU Event Center
Capacity ......................................................................3,100
Series Record .................Northeastern State leads 2-1
Last Meeting ..............Dec. 19, 2016 in Magnolia, Ark.
..........Northeastern State 65, Southern Arkansas 73
LIVE COVERAGE Live Stats ............................................................sidearmstats.com/nsuok/wbball/Live Stats for Media ............................. sidearmstats.com/nsuok/wbball/mediaLive Audio ...................................................Billy Country 96.3 FM, KTLQ 1350 AMLive Streaming Audio ........................................portal.stretchinternet.com/nsu/ Play-by-Play .............................Bill Huddleston (Home), Scott Pettus (Road)Live Streaming Video .................................................. TheMIAANetwork.com ($)
A NSU WIN WOULD...• Move the series to 3-1 in favor of Northeastern
State.• Be consecutive home wins.• Move the RiverHawks to 8-6 at the NSU Event
Center in the month of November.
A SAU WIN WOULD...• The first win of the season.• First win on the road since Dec. 15, 2016 at
Philander Smith College.• Second win in a row over the RiverHawks to even
the series at 2-2.
BIG DEBUTSLauryn Blevins sank eight straight shots in their 82-75 win over Northwestern Oklahoma in NSU season opener and was a rebound short of a double-double in her first contest with 28 points off the bench. The redshirt-freshman impressed on the defensive side of the ball with five steals and three blocks. NSU has not had a player with five steals since Kate Bellamy had that same number on Feb. 12, 2015 at Emporia State. Cenia Hayes a true freshman, was the back-half of the NSU duo with 21 points against the Rangers. In the final ten minutes she knocked down three shots from downtown, with 11 points to rally past Northwestern Oklahoma who led as many as ten points in the third period.
NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. SOUTHERN ARKANSASGAME 4
2017-18 NORTHEASTERN STATE ROSTER NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL LAST SCHOOL 4 Alexis Hill PG 5-6 Sr. Garland, Texas / South Garland HS 12 Miranda Griffin SG 5-10 Sr. Vinita, Okla. / Ketchum HS 14 Cenia Hayes SG 5-9 Fr. Sequoyah, Okla. / Sequoya HS 15 Cailey Cunningham G 5-10 Fr. Fort Gibson, Okla. / Fort Gibson HS 20 Cailyn Long F 6-0 Jr. Sparta, Mo. / Sparta HS 21 Tree Brooks PG 5-6 Jr. Tyler, Texas / Tyler HS Collin College 22 Kylie Looney SG 5-8 Jr. Adair, Okla. / Adair HS 23 Bailee Eldred G 5-10 Jr. Sulphur, Okla. / Sulphur HS Murray State 24 Destiny Strange F 6-0 Sr. Arlington, Texas / Mansfield Summit HS 32 Lauryn Blevins C 6-2 So. Claremore, Okla. / Claremore HS 33 Joi Bertrand C 6-2 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. / Woodrow Wilson HS Cal State Dominguez Hills / Cypress College34 Morgan Hellyer F 5-11 So. Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus HS Adelphi
THE LAST TIME A RIVERHAWKS PLAYERScored 40: .............................................................................................................................................................45, Stacy Johnson vs. Phillips (1-11-92)Scored 30: ........................................................................................................................................... 32, Rylie Torrey at Southwest Baptist (12-10-16)Scored 25: ................................................................................................................................. 28, Lauryn Blevins vs. Northewestern Okla. (11/10/17)Had 20 Rebounds: ........................................................................................................................................ 22, Rikki Hall vs. Tarleton State (2-21-04)Had 10 Rebounds: ............................................................................................................10, Mary Jane Buschmann at Nebraska-Kearney (2-11-17)Had a Double-Double: ...................................................................................Mary Jane Buschmann (12 rbs/16 pts) at Pittsburg State (1-28-17)Made 10 FGs:............................................................................................................................. 12, Lauryn Blevins vs. Northewestern Okla. (11/10/17)Had 15 FGA: ............................................................................................................................... 15, Lauryn Blevins vs. Northewestern Okla. (11/10/17)Made Five 3-Pt. FGs: .....................................................................................................................5, Cenia Hayes vs. Northewestern Okla. (11/10/17)Made Min. of Six 3-Pt. FGs: ............................................................................................................6, Kylie Looney at Southern Arkansas (12-19-16)Attempted 10 3-Pt. FGs: ............................................................................................................................................ 12, Rylie Torrey at Lincoln (1-7-17)Had 7 Assists: ..................................................................................................................................8, Tree Brooks vs. Northewestern Okla. (11/10/17)Had 6 Steals: .................................................................................................................................................... 6, Taylor Collins vs. Lindenwood (2-7-13)
THE LAST TIME A RIVERHAWKS TEAMScored 90: .................................................................................................................................................................. 93 vs. SW Oklahoma State, (1-15-11)Scored Less Than 50: .................................................................................................................................................. 39 vs. Central Oklahoma (1-21-17)Held Opponent to Less Than 50 Pts: .....................................................................................................................43 vs. Central Oklahoma (1-21-17)Won 2OT Game: .......................................................................................................................................................... Midwestern State (82-77), (1-6-11)Won OT Game: ......................................................................................................................................................at Central Oklahoma (67-61), (2-6-16)Lost 2OT Game: ....................................................................................................................................................................... vs. Drury (69-67), (11-16-13)Lost OT Game: ................................................................................................................................................. at Southern Arkansas (73-65), (12-19-16)Played Back-to-Back OT Games: ......................................................................................... vs. Missouri Southern State (1-11-14, 80-77 loss) and ................................................................................................................................................................. at Northwest Missouri State (1-13-14, 57-51 loss)Shot 60 percent or better: ................................................................................................................... .620 at Incarnate Word (31-of-50), (12-4-10)Shot 50 percent or better: ............................................................................................................................. .526 (30-57) vs. Rogers State (11-15-17)Shot 50 percent or better from three: ......................................................................................................... 500 (15-30) at Rogers State (11-16-16)Held Opponent to less than 25-percent shooting: .........................................................................23.6 (13-55) vs. Central Oklahoma (1-21-17)Made 10 three-pointers: .................................................................................................................... 10 (att. 26) vs. Northewestern Okla. (11/10/17)Made fewer than five three-pointers: ....................................................................................................................4 (att. 29) at Washburn (2-17-16)Had 50 Rebounds: .......................................................................................................................................................50 vs. Central Oklahoma (1-21-17)Had 25 Assists: ...............................................................................................................................................................26 vs. UA at Monticello (12-18-12)Had 10 Steals: ................................................................................................................................................................10 at Oklahoma Baptist (12-31-16)Had 10 Blocks: ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 vs. Nebraska-Kearney (1-16-14)Had Fewer Than 10 Turnovers: ...........................................................................................................................................6 vs. Rogers State (11-15-17)Forced 25 Turnovers: ................................................................................................................................... 25 vs. Northwest Missouri State, (11-15-11)Had 2 Players With Double-Doubles (Pts./Reb.): .........................................................................................................Jasmine Webb (21/14) and ............................................................................................................................................. Kendra (Dean) Kok (11/11) vs. Central Oklahoma (2-20-10)Defeated a top-5 team: ...............................................................................................................................59-44 win vs. #2 Emporia State (1-22-14)Defeated a top-10 team: .............................................................................................................................59-44 win vs. #2 Emporia State (1-22-14)Defeated a ranked team: ............................................................................................................................59-44 win vs. #2 Emporia State (1-22-14)Won NCAA Tournament Game: ....................................................................................................................... 88-68 vs. UT-Permian Basin (03-11-11)Won Two NCAA Tournament Games: ............................................ 54-52 vs Central Oklahoma (3-12-10) and 56-51 vs. Washburn (3-13-10)Reached NCAA Regional Finals: ...........................................................................................................................2010, Lost to Emporia State 76-45
MIAA PRESEASON POLLThe Northeastern State women’s basketball was picked to finish in 13th in the MIAA Preseason Coaches’ Poll. NSU tallied 21 points in the poll and had them up one spot from their 2016-17 finish where they went 6-21 overall, and 2-17 in MIAA play.
Team 1st Place 1. Central Missouri 7 158 points2. Pittsburg State 4 157 points3. Emporia State 2 150 points4. Central Oklahoma 1 138 points5. Fort Hays State 110 points6. Missouri Western 106 points7. Lindenwood 96 points8. Washburn 88 points9. Southwest Baptist 78 points10. Nebraska Kearney 62 points11. Missouri Southern 49 points12. Northwest Missouri 43 points13. Northeastern State 21 points14. Lincoln 18 points
NEW ASSISTANTJoining Head Coach Fala Bullock in year-one of her tenure at Northeastern State will be Heidi Messer who spent the 2016-17 season at the University of Montevallo as an assistant coach and three seasons at Manchester University (Ind.). While at Manchester, Messer served as the team’s recruiting coordinator, academic advisor, and oversaw individual player development. In 2014, Messer was named Senior Women’s Administrator while at Manchester. Messer served as a graduate assistant for two seasons at Georgetown College (Ky.) from 2009-11 where she coached two All-Americans and four All-Conference players. In 2008-09, Messer began her coaching career as an assistant for her alma mater, Grace College (Ind.) where she played for two seasons, and was ranked eighth in career assists and served as team captain as a senior.
AT THE LINEThe 2016-17 Northeastern State squad broke a program record for the best free-throw percentage at .766, and topping a program mark that has been around since the 1991 season (.757).
GO LONGNSU junior Cailyn Long is a returning All-MIAA performer for the RiverHawks after battling from a late season injury to average 13.7 points in 24 games. She missed three contests last season and came back late to grab a career high 29 points in the final contest of the season. In two seasons, Long has 641 career points, and has sank 98 three-pointers.
NSU NEWCOMERSThe RiverHawks have six newcomers who will hit the floor this season with transfers Joi Bertrand (Cal State Dominguez Hills / Cypress College), Tree Brooks (Collin College), Bailee Eldred (Murray State), and Morgan Hellyer (Adelphi) , joining freshman Cailey Cunningham (Fort Gibson HS), and Cenia Hayes (Sequoya HS).
NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS GAME 4
Fala Bullock was named head women’s basketball coach on April 1, 2017 by Director of Athletics and Chief Athletics Officer Tony Duckworth.
With six years of head coaching experience, Bullock is 97-75 overall and within conference play she is 61-53. She has spent the last four seasons (2013-17) as head coach at NCAA Division II Armstrong State University, where she recorded a career mark of 60-52. In her first season at Armstrong State, she led the Pirates to the NCAA Tournament for
the third time in program history, and reached the Sweet 16. Bullock replaces Randy Gipson who retired at the conclusion of the
2016-17 season after leading the NSU women’s basketball program for 18 years.
Coach Bullock is no stranger to the NSU program, playing for Gipson for two seasons, and was a graduate assistant under Gipson from 2004 to 2006. As student-athlete, Bullock played in 57 games and NSU went 36-19, winning the 2003 Lone Star Conference Tournament, and made the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. As a member of Gipson’s coaching staff, NSU reached the Sweet 16 in 2004, and qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2006.
At Armstrong State, Bullock has coached five all-conference players, one Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, and was named PBC Co-Coach of the Year in 2014.
Bullock came to Armstrong State from Central Georgia Technical College in Macon, Ga., where she started the program in 2011 and directed the Cougars to an impressive 25-6 record in just their second season of competition in 2012-13, advancing to the GCAA Championships.
Bullock was the assistant coach as well as the Senior Woman’s Administrator (SWA) at Columbus State for two years. The Cougars featured a WBCA first team All-American selection and compiled a 32-23 record in her two seasons with the program.
Bullock earned her bachelors of science degree in health and human performance from Northeastern State in 2004 as well as her masters of science degree in kinesiology from NSU in 2006.
Following her time at NSU she spent one season as an assistant coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College before moving on to NCAA Division II Midwestern State as an assistant coach from 2007-09.
The Irvine, California, native began her intercollegiate career at Irvine Valley College, transferring to Northeastern State as a junior.
Bullock and her husband, Dermayne, were married in June of 2011.
Fala BullockHead Coach • 1st Season at Northeastern State
Bullock’s Year-By-Year Record as a collegiate head coachYear School W-L Postseason2017-18 Northeastern State 2-12016-17 Armstrong State 10-18 2015-16 Armstrong State 16-12 2014-15 Armstrong State 13-14 PBC Tournament2013-14 Armstrong State 21-8 PBC Tournament / NCAA Sweet 162012-13 Central Georgia 25-6 GCAA Tournament2011-12 Central Georgia 13-16 GCAA Tournament
NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. SOUTHERN ARKANSASGAME 4
MOST POINTS SCORED126 vs. Bartlesville Wesleyan (57), Nov. 17, 1981
FEWEST POINTS SCORED28 vs. Fort Hays State, Feb. 28, 2015
MOST POINTS SCORED BY OPPONENT112 SE Oklahoma (66), Jan. 24, 1996
FEWEST POINTS SCORED BY OPPONENT 29 A&M-Kingsville, Jan. 10, 2004
FIELD GOALS MADE (GAME)55 vs. Bartlesville Wesleyan, Nov. 17, 1981
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED (GAME)89 vs. Tulsa, Feb. 2, 1978
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE (GAME)15 vs. Oklahoma Christian, Dec. 3, 1990 at Missouri Southern, Nov. 22, 2010 vs. Nebraska Kearney, Jan. 5, 2013
3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED (GAME)42 vs. Washburn, Feb. 15, 2014
FREE-THROWS MADE (GAME)36 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Jan. 30, 1992
FREE-THROWS ATTEMPTED (GAME)45 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Jan. 30, 1992
POINTS (SEASON)2,332 1993-94
SEASON SCORING AVERAGE80.4 1993-94 (28 games)
MOST POINTS SCORED BY OPPOSITION2,243 1993-94
LEAST POINTS SCORED BY OPPOSITION1,425 1987-88
BEST DEFENSE SCORING AVERAGE52.0 2004-05 (31 games)
FIELD GOALS MADE IN A SEASON844 1986-87
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A SEASON1,862 1986-87
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON.465 1989-90 (683-1,473)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE IN A SEASON247 2003-04
3-POINT ATTEMPTED IN A SEASON781 2003-04
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON.476 1988-89 (30-63)
FREE THROWS MADE IN A SEASON503 1993-94 (503-680)
FREE-THROWS ATTEMPTED IN A SEASON680 1993-94 (503-680)
FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON.766 2016-17
POINTS(Game) .............................. 45, Stacy Johnson (vs. Phillips, Jan. 11, 1992)(Season) ......................................................... 669, Stacy Johnson, 1990-91(Career).....................2,097, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87 (110 Games)
SCORING AVERAGE(Season) ................................ 23.9, Stacy Johnson, 1991-92 (28 Games)(Career)........................ 18.2, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87 (110 Games)
FIELD GOALS MADE(Game) ....................................18, Terry Wilson (vs. Phillips, Jan. 9, 1984)(Season) ..........................................................266, Stacy Johnson, 1991-92(Career)................................................ 829, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED(Game) ............... 26, Stacy Johnson (vs. UA-Monticello, Jan. 22, 1992)(Season) ..............................................584, Margaret Thompson, 1984-85(Career).............................................. 1,952, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE(Season) ............................................566, April Bailey, 1993-94 (154-272)(Career).............................................555, April Bailey, 1992-94 (323-582)
FREE THROWS MADE(Game) ......................17, Ladeana Quick (vs. East Central, Feb. 8, 1995)(Season) ................................................137, Margaret Thompson, 1984-85(Career)................................................ 439, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED(Game) .................... 20, Ladeana Quick (vs. East Central, Feb. 8, 1995)(Season) ...............................................190, Margaret Thompson, 1984-85(Career)................................................. 610, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE(Season) ............................................... .899, Taylor Lewis, 2012-13 (71-79)(Career)...............................................829, Gaile Cook, 1988-89 (184-222)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE(Game) ........................ 8, Taylor Lewis (vs. UA-Ft. Smith, Feb. 27, 2012)(Season) .................................................................. 87, Taylor Lewis, 2010-11(Career)................................................................272, Taylor Lewis, 2009-13
3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED(Game) ................14, Taylor Lewis (at TAMU-Commerce, Jan. 22, 2011)(Season) ...............................................................206, Taylor Lewis, 2010-11(Career)................................................................657, Taylor Lewis, 2009-13
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE(Season) ....................................... .549, Stephanie Reed, 1990-91 (39-71)(Career)............................................414, Taylor Lewis, 2009-13 (272-657)
REBOUNDS(Game) ..............................23, Donita Ford (vs. Langston, Feb. 10, 1979)......................Margaret Thompson (vs. Panhandle State, Nov. 10, 1984)(Season) .............................................. 285, Margaret Thompson, 1986-87(Career)...............................................1,018, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87
ASSISTS(Game) .....................16, Lisa Cole (vs. Bethany Nazarene, Feb. 6, 1979)(Season) ...........................................................133, Lindsey Sams, 2007-08 (Career).............................................................. 377, Cara Busson, 2002-06
STEALS(Game) ..............10, Stacy Johnson vs. Oklahoma Baptist, Dec. 3, 1988(Season) ................................................ 94, Margaret Thompson, 1983-84(Career)................................................ 298, Margaret Thompson, 1983-87
BLOCKED SHOTS(Game) ............................8, Kathy Brock (vs. John Brown, Dec. 8, 1983).............................Carrington Fox (vs. Nebraska-Kearney, Jan. 16, 2014)(Season) .................................................................. 59, Gaile Cook, 1989-90(Career)............................................................ 135, Carrington Fox, 2010-14
NORTHEASTERN STATE TEAM RECORD BOOK
NORTHEASTERN STATE INDIVIDUAL RECORD BOOK
## Player GP GS Tot Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 04 Hill,Alexis 3 2 60 20.0 3 14 .214 1 6 .167 3 3 1.000 1 10 11 3.7 4 0 9 2 0 4 10 3.3 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12 Griffin,Miranda 3 3 87 29.0 10 27 .370 3 13 .231 4 7 .571 0 9 9 3.0 5 0 6 3 0 3 27 9.0 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 14 Hayes,Cenia 3 1 71 23.7 12 24 .500 8 15 .533 9 10 .900 7 4 11 3.7 5 0 6 4 0 4 41 13.7 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15 Cunningham,Cailey 2 0 18 9.0 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 2.5 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 20 Long,Cailyn 3 0 46 15.3 6 12 .500 3 7 .429 2 2 1.000 2 9 11 3.7 4 0 3 7 1 0 17 5.7 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 21 Brooks,Tree 3 3 65 21.7 5 16 .313 2 5 .400 5 12 .417 1 6 7 2.3 8 0 14 7 0 0 17 5.7 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 23 Eldred,Bailee 3 3 60 20.0 4 13 .308 0 1 .000 4 6 .667 5 6 11 3.7 8 0 5 0 1 1 12 4.0 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 24 Strange,Destiny 3 3 81 27.0 16 31 .516 3 8 .375 7 9 .778 3 10 13 4.3 9 0 1 4 1 0 42 14.0 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 30 Bertrand,Joi 3 0 23 7.7 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 5 5 1.7 3 0 1 7 2 0 8 2.7 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 32 Blevins,Lauryn 3 0 56 18.7 17 29 .586 2 5 .400 3 5 .600 5 13 18 6.0 12 1 4 5 6 5 39 13.0 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 34 Hellyer,Morgan 3 0 33 11.0 1 10 .100 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0.7 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 7 9 16 0 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 3 600 80 185 .432 23 64 .359 37 54 .685 34 83 117 39.0 60 1 51 41 11 18 220 73.3 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Opponents...... 3 600 76 185 .411 11 43 .256 50 68 .735 31 81 112 37.3 54 - 39 35 5 20 213 71.0 MIAA-Only... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NORTHEASTERN STATE TEAM STATS
