WIEDERIN AND JONES HAVE 21 POINTS EACH AS HAWKS POWER PAST REIVERS

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Northeast Community College women's basketball team made their final road trip of the regular season Saturday as they took on Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Hawks grabbed the victory by a final score of 58-52 to bolster their playoff positioning.

Northeast (20-7, 12-5 ICCAC) were in need of a triumph to help ensure that they would host a contest in the first round of the ICCAC playoffs and they were able to accomplish just that as Mia Wiederin (Norfolk, Neb.) and Aaliyah Jones (Rapid City, S.D.) both led the game in scoring with 21 points each. The ballgame was tied after the first quarter and again at halftime, but the Hawks were able to pull away late to sweep the season series against the Reivers.

There are multiple scenarios in play heading into the final night of regular season ICCAC competition on Wednesday night. Northeast, North Iowa Area Community College and Des Moines Area Community College are all in a tie for third place in the standings with the top four seeds all guaranteed a home playoff game on Saturday during the first round. The Hawks will host Ellsworth Community College in their Wednesday matchup, who is currently seeded second in the conference.

STAT SHEET:

Mia Wiederin (Norfolk, Neb.): 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK

Aaliyah Jones (Rapid City, S.D.): 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK

Alex Arenas (Wakefield, Neb.): 5 PTS, REB, AST

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Women's Basketball Coach Matt Svehla on the victory against the Reivers Saturday:

"We did not play our best basketball, but I like how we battled," Svehla said. "Sometimes when you are playing on the road you just have to grind it out and find a way to win, and that's what we did."

Svehla on looking ahead to Wednesday night:

"Our last regular season home game will be Wednesday, and it will be nice to honor our sophomores," Svehla said. 

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will host Ellsworth Community College in the final contest of the regular season at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk. Sophomores Mia Wiederin (Norfolk, Neb.), Maikole Carlow (Pine Ridge, S.D.), Esmée Creyghton (Leiderdorp, Netherlands), Merel Braakhuis (Manderveen, Netherlands), Clara Garrote (Salamanca, Spain) and Alex Arenas (Wakefield, Neb.) will all be honored as part of Sophomore Night.

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