HAWKS START CONFERENCE PLAY WITH HUGE VICTORY OVER TIGERS

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College women's basketball game began conference play at home Saturday at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk as they took on Marshalltown Community College. The Hawks took a resounding 81-48 victory to secure their sixth-straight win.

Northeast (8-1, 1-0 ICCAC) hosted a Tigers team that was 7-2 to this point in the season and jumped all over them to lead 40-24 at halftime. The Hawks forced Marshalltown into 21 turnovers and had four different players enter double figures as Aaliyah Jones (Pine Ridge, S.D.) with 16 points, Clara Garrote (Salamanca, Spain) with 12 points, Vilique Fallis (Rapid City, S.D.) with 12 points and Mia Wiederin (Norfolk, Neb.) with 10 points all contributed to the Northeast triumph. The Hawks are off to their best start since 2019 with two more ICCAC matchups ahead this week.

STAT SHEET:

Aaliyah Jones (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL

Clara Garrotte (Salamanca, Spain): 12 PTS, 4 AST

Vilique Fallis (Rapid City, S.D.): 11 PTS, 6 REB

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Women's Basketball Coach Matt Svehla on what worked well in the victory:

"I thought that we played a pretty solid first quarter," Svehla said. "We opened the game up. We had some flat moments in the second on both ends of the floor. They hit some 3-pointers. We had a spurt before the half that was good to see and then we got out of the gates well and outscored them 23-8 in the third quarter to open the game back up. Not the cleanest performance, but first-conference win and we're happy."

Svehla on the upcoming showdown with No. 23 DMACC:

"On the road is always hard," Svehla said. "They have beaten us the last couple of years on their floor. They are always a quality program. They will be a solid team and we will have to play well at their place."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will head out on the road and will battle No. 23 Des Moines Area Community College at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Boone, Iowa.

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