Women's Basketball | 1/7/2012 8:36:00 PM
Box Score
January 7, 2012 - The #19 Emporia State Lady Hornets were outscored 37-31 in the second half of a 66-60 loss to #13 Pittsburg State on Saturday night in White Auditorium.
ESU jumped out to a 9-1 lead to start the game and led by as many as ten on two occassions in the first half. PSU ended the half on a 13-4 run as the teams went to the locker rooms tied at 29.
The Gorillas scored the first four points of the second half and would not trail in the period. PSU's largest lead of the second half was at eight points with 5:54 left in the game. ESU pulled within four points four times in the final five minutes but would miss five of eight free throws in the final three minutes.
Freshman Merissa Quick led ESU with 16 points and ten rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Heather Robben with 15 pointts and Jocelyn Cummings with 11 points. Brooke Conley led Pittsburg State with 17 points.
ESU is back in action on Wednesday when they play host to Lincoln. Tip-off in White Auditorium is set for 5:30 p.m.
