Riverhawks fly west for sun, sand and ball

Amongst the many out-of-state Californians returning home for Thanksgiving this year will be athletes wearing Riverhawks gear. Coach Fala Bullock led her women’s basketball team to Los Angeles for a two-day, four-team mini-tournament.

The Riverhawks (1-3 on the year) face the Biola Eagles (1-3) on Friday before taking on the host Azusa Pacific Cougars (3-1) on Saturday. Idaho’s Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks (4-0) round out the field.

All games will be played at Azusa Pacific’s Felix Events Center, located one hour east of Los Angeles. Tipoff for Friday’s game will be 3pm with a 5pm start scheduled for Saturday. (Pay-per-view will be available via the Riverhawks’ website at: https://goriverhawksgo.com/coverage.aspx).

A Southern California native, Coach Bullock began her intercollegiate career at Orange County’s Irvine Valley College before transferring to Northeastern State as a junior in 2004.

Three of the Riverhawks’ roster also enjoy California ties – senior center Joi Bertrand (Long Beach), junior forward Julia Hill (Redding) and junior guard Maddie Morrow (Riverside) – and between practices Coach Bullock made sure the squad had time for some sun ‘n’ sand ‘n’ sightseeing.

After the games the squad heads back to Tahlequah to prepare for conference play. They visit Arkansas-Fort Smith on Wednesday 28th before opening their MIAA season on December 5th at Pittsburg State.

After a seven-week stretch of road games the Riverhawks are next at home when Bacone College visit the Events Center on December 30th.

(Image courtesy Coach Bullock)