NORFOLK - The Northeast Hawks ended the 2025 regular season in a tough home defeat to the Ellsworth Panthers 75-64.

The Hawks (20-7) lost to the Panthers (23-5) earlier this season and looked for a chance to move into a tie for second place in the conference.

Northeast trailed early, but took the lead off a Mia Wiederin three-pointer and held it for the rest of the first quarter.

The Panthers took off in the next frame, outscoring the Hawks 26-12 behind the deep shooting of Laia Santanach.

After trailing by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, Northeast began to chip away, led by Mia Wiederin's incredible second-half performance.

Wiederin scored 14 points in the third quarter to bring the Hawks within four points by the end of the quarter.

Northeast's Aaliyah Jones scored a clutch bucket to bring the game within two points, but the Panthers answered back every time and eventually pulled out the 11-point victory.

Mia Wiederin scored 27 points, while tallying 5 rebounds in the loss. Aaliyah Jones added 13 and Merel Braakhuis scored 10.

Laia Santanach led scoring for the Panthers with 19 points.

Northeast still has the postseason tournament, where they await seeding later this week.