Gaines Selected LSC Player of Week

RICHARDSON, Texas --- Northeastern State University's Dominique Gaines has been selected the Lone Star Conference North Division Offensive Player of the Week.

The 6-2 junior guard from Muskogee led the RiverHawks to to a 3-0 week by scoring 71 points, 54 of those coming in a pair of LSC North Division contests. For the week, Gaines connected on 18-of-36 shots from the field (.500), was 5-of-12 from the arc (.417) and 30-of-40 from the charity stripe (.750).

After a 17-point output against Rhema (68-33 win) where he played 28 minutes, Gaines came back to score a career-high 32 points in a 70-62 decision at Cameron, which snapped the Aggies' eight-game home winning streak. Gaines was 6-of-9 from the floor, 3-of-4 from the arc and made 17-of-21 free throws. He narrowly missed a rare triple-double with 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the RiverHawks' 70-66 win at home against Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday.

Northeastern State  is 11-5 overall, 2-0 in LSC North action, and has won its last five outings.