ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – The Northeast Community College men’s basketball team traveled to Estherville, Iowa Wednesday to battle with Iowa Lakes Community College. The Lakers took home the victory by a final score of 91-69.
The Hawks (6-7, 0-3 ICCAC) trailed 42-24 at the halftime break as they struggled to stay within striking distance of Iowa Lakes. Northeast was able to make a slight run in the second half as they trimmed the Lakers lead to 55-41, but that was the closet they would get in the showdown.
Emaniel Alexandre (Nassau, Bahamas) was a bright spot for Northeast as he tallied 16 points and 7 rebounds in the ballgame.
STAT SHEET:
Emaniel Alexandre (Nassau, Bahamas): 16 PTS, 7 REB
Amaire Perkins (Sanford, Fla.): 9 PTS, 4 AST
Jared Lopez (Omaha, Neb.): 9 PTS, 3 REB
HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:
Assistant men’s basketball coach Junior Denis on his takeaways from the conference battle:
“Overall, I thought we got better as a team,” Denis said. “At the end we played hard, but we didn’t have that energy during the whole game.”
Denis on finishing the semester strong:
“The key is to get back into the Northeast way,” Denis said. “We need to get back to playing at the level that we are capable of. We need to do the little things. I thought in this game we didn’t do the little things. We got going so late and we should have been going from the start. We need to get back to going from the start to be a winning team.”
UP NEXT:
The Hawks will have one final game before break as they will take on Iowa Western Community College at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk.
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – The Northeast Community College women’s basketball team took on Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa Wednesday. The Hawks grabbed the big conference victory by a final score of 84-78 in overtime.
The Hawks (8-4, 2-1 ICCAC) struggled out of the gate as they trailed 24-17 after the first quarter but closed that lead to just 35-33 at halftime. Northeast led 53-51 after the third quarter and looked to be in total control of the contest deep into the fourth quarter. The Lakers drilled a 3-pointer with 7.9 seconds remaining in the game to send the showdown to overtime.
Northeast didn’t let the late-game heroics from Iowa Lakes derail them as they came out firing in overtime and never let the Lakers get within striking distance in the extra period to seal the deal.
STAT SHEET:
Allison Richards (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
Analyssa Maldonado (Sunnyside, Wash.): 22 PTS, 6 REB
Sharissa Haas (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 11 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Stevi Fallis (Pine Ridge, S.D.): 11 PTS
HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:
Head women’s basketball coach Matt Svehla on the win:
“We had some lapses on both ends of the court tonight, but I liked our team’s fight and determination to get the win in OT,” Svehla said. “We made some good defensive plays. Allison (Richards) and Analyssa (Maldonado) had a great night scoring, and our free-throw shooting was important.”
Svehla on what he wants to see Saturday against Iowa Western:
“We are trying to play good basketball and finish the semester strong,” Svehla said.
UP NEXT:
Northeast will finish the first semester next as they will welcome Iowa Western Community College to town at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk.
