Plainswomen Start Season 2-0

Nov. 5, 2018, Sterling, Colo. – In a recent road game, the Plainswomen basketball team traveled to Norfolk, Neb. to take on the Northeast Hawks. After their convincing win on Thursday night, Northeastern followed it up with their second win of the season beating Northeast 71-60.

It was a slow start for the Plainswomen, as Northeast came out fired up and took a 7-0 lead. The Plainswomen stayed calm and climbed back in the game. At the end of the first, the Plainswomen had gained control and held a slight 18-17 advantage. In the second quarter, Northeast once again grabbed the lead and slowed down the Plainswomen's scoring. Northeast had a five-point advantage with less than five seconds on the clock before half. Tashika Burrell hit a half-court shot for three points to shift the momentum going into half, but the Hawks still held a 33-31 advantage.

The start of the third quarter was all Plainswomen as they went on a 12-0 run to start the third and grab a 45-33 advantage. Northeast never could make gains on that ten-point margin for the rest of the game. The Plainswomen went on to secure the victory with a 71-60 margin.

Asia Turner led the way for the Plainswomen recording a double, double with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Aleksandra Ratnikava had herself a game by scoring 15 points. Alyzae Davis and Tashika Burrell both had 14 points. Rounding out the scoring was Marta Rodriguez with four, Kirsten Regennitter with three, Taylor Knudson two, Unique Gainey two and Kennedi Fulwylie two.