February 14, 2017-The #13 Lady Hornets used a 27-5 run to end the second quarter on the way to a 73-61 win over Washburn on Tuesday night in Topeka. It is the 11
th straight win by Emporia State in the Turnpike Tussle.
Unlike the first meeting this year when Emporia State jumped out to a 15-0 lead, the Ichabods took an early lead at 5-2 with 7:55 left in the first quarter. The Lady Hornets answered with a 6-0 run to go up 8-5. Washburn would take a 17-12 lead with 12 seconds left before Addie Lackey hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to pull the Lady Hornets within two.
Washburn scored the first four points of the second quarter to take their biggest lead of the night and their biggest lead over Emporia State since Feb. 5, 2014 at 22-15. Kelly Moten and Lackey combined on a 9-0 run to take a 24-22 lead with 5:25 left in the half. A Jharian Bowen layup got the Ichabods to within a point at 26-25 before the Lady Hornets ended the half on a 16-2 run. Emporia State hit four of four three-point attempts in the final 2:47 to take a 42-27 lead into the locker rooms.
Emporia State's lead would reach 19 points at 58-39 with 2:06 left in the third quarter when Lackey hit her fifth three-pointer of the night and 1000
th point of her Lady Hornet career. Washburn would not get closer than 12 points the rest of the night as the Lady Hornets cruised to their 11
th straight win over the Ichabods.
Lackey led Emporia State with 21 points while Moten added 20 points. Kathryn Flott had 14 points and a team high six rebounds while Jacee Kramer connected on a team high four three-pointers for 12 points.
The Lady Hornets will end the regular season with three straight home games, beginning Thursday against Southwest Baptist. Tip-off for Emporia State's annual pink game is set for 5:30 p.m.
NOTES
Kathryn Flott passed Emily Bloss (823 from 1997-2001) for seventh on the Lady Hornet career rebounding list with 825
