November 1, 2016-The fourth ranked team in NCAA Division II played the fourth ranked team in Division I even in the second and third quarters but a six minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter spelled doom for Emporia State in an 89-60 loss at Baylor on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.
EARLY GOING
The Lady Hornets scored the first points of the game on a jumper by Addie Lackey and led 8-5 with 6:59 left in the period after three-pointers by Lackey and Kelly Moten. The Lady Bears then went on a 6-0 run to take an 11-8 lead with 5:07 left and would eventually build an 11 point lead at 21-10 with 57 seconds left in the quarter. Baylor would take their biggest lead of the half at 18 points with 1:17 left in the half.
QUICK PUSH
Over the final 1:17 of the half, the Lady Hornets did to Baylor what they have done to many teams at the Division II level as they closed the period on a 10-0 run in just under 40 seconds. Lackey started the run with a pair of free throws with 40.2 seconds left in the half. Moten pulled a defensive rebound and Kyrstie Miller buried a three pointer with 7.4 seconds left. With the shot in the air, Megan Holloway was fouled and converted both free throws to bring Emporia State within 11 points. Moten then got a steal and found Miller for another three-pointer as the clock expired to pull the Lady Hornets within 43-35 at the break.
STAYING WITH IT IN THE THIRD
Lackey opened the scoring in the second half with a three pointer and Moten scored following a steal by Miller to extend teh run to 15-0 before consensus All-American Nina Davis stopped the run with a jumper. On the next possession Megan Holloway buried a three pointer for the Lady Hornets to pull within 45-43 with 8:10 remaining. The Lady Bears then went on a 6-0 run to take an eight point lead with 6:10 left in the third. The two teams would play even over the remainder of the period as Baylor took a 60-52 lead into the final period.
OUT OF GAS
The Lady Bears scored the first four points of the fourth to go up 64-52 before Lackey hit a three-pointer with 8:45 left in the game. That would be the last score for the Lady Hornets until Kathryn Flott connected on her first three-pointer of the game with 2:29 remaining. In the interim, Baylor ran off 20 straight points to take control of the game.Â
THE NUMBERS
Lackey led Emporia State with 17 points on six of nine shooting, including a perfect three of three from behind the arc. Moten joined her in double figures with 13 points and dished eight assists with five steals. Miller added eight points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals. Â
The Lady Bears got 46 of their points from players 6-4 or taller and tallied a total of 58 points in the paint. Freshman Lauren Cox, the Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year, led Baylor with 17 points.
UP NEXT
The Lady Hornets will open the regular season on Saturday, November 12 against Southwestern Oklahoma State in White Auditorium. It is the second game of the day in the MIAA-GAC Challenge and is scheduled to tip at 7:30 p.m. on Slaymaker Court.
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