February 20, 2016 - The #22 Lady Hornets eased their way to a 79-46 victory over Northeastern State Saturday afternoon in White Auditorium. Emporia State is now 21-5, 15-5 in the MIAA.
EARLY LEAD
The Lady Hornets ended the first quarter leading 23-9 with three different players earning five points. At the 4:32 mark Emporia State led 13-9 when they went on a 10-0 run to end the quarter.
FINISHING IT OUT
At the end of the first half, five players had five or more points. The Lady Hornets outscored the RiverHawks 19-11 in the second quarter to lead 42-20 going into the lockerroom. The lead would grow to 33 points to end the game.
SHARING THE WEALTH
Nine Lady Hornets would have six or more points, three of them in double digits. Megan Holloway led with her career high 13 points shooting four for four from both the field and the stripe. Addie Lackey had 12 points with three assists shooting five for ten from the field. Kyrstie Miller scored ten points with three steals. Kathryn Flott had nine points with eight rebounds. Jacee Kramer and Sandra Ngoie each had eight points, Ngoie with three steals. With six points, Kelly Moten passed Andrea Leiker (2005-09 1,171 points) for 20th on Emporia State's all-time career scoring list with 1,174 points. Emporia State outrebounded Northeastern State 35-21. The Lady Hornets shot 52.7% from the field, holding the RiverHawks to 31.9% from the field.
UP NEXT
The #22 Lady Hornets will travel to Maryville, Mo. to play Northwest Missouri. Tip off will be at 5:30 p.m.
