NSU Sweeps Weekly LSC North Honors
RICHARDSON, Texas (Feb. 8) --- Northeastern State swept this week's Lone Star Conference North Division women's basketball awards.
Jasmine Wright, a junior guard from Dallas, Texas, was the LSC North Offensive Player of the Week. Teammate Cristy Nitz, Dewey junior forward, was honored as the LSC North Defensive Player of the Week.
Wright was Northeastern State’s offensive powerhouse in Monday’s 63-45 win over Central Oklahoma with a game-high 16 points. She was 5-of-8 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc. Wright also dished out three assists and had two steals as the RiverHawks handed UCO their first LSC North loss of the year, which forged a tie atop the division standings.
Nitz was part of a stingy Northeastern State defense that limited its lone opponent last week to a dismal 15-of-62 shooting effort (.242). The RiverHawks stymied the opposition by holding the team to 6-of-33 shots in the first half and the team’s leading scorer to a 3-for-16 shooting performance from the floor. Nitz scored NSU’s first five points of the game, had eight rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals in 24 minutes of action as the RiverHawks improved to 17-2 overall and 6-1 in the LSC North.
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