Women's Basketball | 12/15/2011 4:09:00 PM
December 3, 2011-Rachel Hanf scored 18 points on eight of 11 shooting as the Emporia State Lady Hornets defeated Missouri Western 66-48 in St. Joseph, Mo. on Saturday afternoon.
The Griffons scored the first points of the game on a Kallie Schoonover three pointer but ESU answered with back to back threes from Hanf and Heather Robben and would never trail the rest of the afternoon.
After taking a 35-23 lead into the half, Kelsey Balcom gave the Lady Hornets a ten point lead on a put back with 19:42 left in the game. Western would cut the lead to seven before ESU went on a 7-0 run to take a 47-33 lead with 11:01 left. A 13-0 run from the 5:36 mark to the 2:40 mark gave the Lady Hornets their largest lead of the day at 66-42. ESU held MWSU to just one field goal over the final 5:46 as they held the Griffons to just .300 shooting for the game.
Hanf was joined in double figures by Kelsey Balcom with 12 points. Kathryn Flott and Merissa Quick each had seven rebounds while Hanf led ESU with six assists.
The Lady Hornets are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to #14 Northeastern State. Tip-off in the rematch of the 2010 South Central Regional final in Tahlequah, Okla. is set for 6 p.m.
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