EMPORIA STATE MEN TAKE ON NORTHEASTERN STATE

Game #27
Emporia State Hornets (13-13, 9-8 MIAA)
vs Northeastern State RiverHawks (4-21, 3-14 MIAA)
Series Record: ESU leads 9-6 Last Meeting: ESU 68, at NSU 63 (Jan. 14, 2017)
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 • 7:30 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • White Auditorium (5000)
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Up Next: Central Oklahoma • Feb. 25, 2017 • 3:30 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • White Auditorium (5000)
 
MARCH STARTS EARLY
The Hornets take on Northeastern State in the penultimate game of the regular season. Emporia State still has a shot at a bye to Kansas City for the MIAA Tournament as eight teams are within two games of second place in the league.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Emporia State held on for a 71-69 victory over Southwest Baptist last Thursday in White Auditorium. The Hornets used a 11-0 run to take a 49-37 lead with 12:43 left in the game and had a 64-51 lead with 4:12 remaining on a Brandon Hall free throw. SBU then went on a 16-5 run to cut the lead to 69-67 with 32.6 seconds left on an old fashioned three-point play by Cartree Pettis.  After the free throw, Jevon Taylor found Jay Temaat deep for a layup that gave the Hornets a two possession lead.  Karim Mouliom scored inside for SBU with 13.8 seconds to make it 71-69.  Emporia State missed four free throws in the final 10.8 seconds, but were able to survive when the Bearcats missed two layups in the final five seconds. Hall led the Hornets with 17 points and four assists. He was joined in double figures by Josh Pedersen with 14 points and Jawan Emery with 11 points.
 
THE COACHES
Shaun Vandiver is 78-90 in his sixth season at Emporia State. A first round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors in 1991 he spent ten years as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I level. As a player he led Hutchinson CC to the 1988 NJCAA National Championship before earning first-team All-Big 8 honors at Colorado. He is 4-5 against Northeastern State.
Jason Tinsley is 19-59 in his third year at Northeastern State and 41-155 in his seventh year overall. He is 3-2 against Emporia State.
 
ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 13-13 overall, 9-8 in the MIAA and is 9-2 at home this season. Brandon Hall is the leading scorer on the season, but the Hornets have had seven different players lead them in scoring in a game this year. Josh Pedersen leads the MIAA in free throw percentage.
 
ABOUT THE RIVERHAWKS
Northeastern State is 4-21 on the season, 3-14 in the MIAA and battling for the final spot in the MIAA tourney. Montre Williams is the only RiverHawk in double figures at 12.9 points per game. Eric Broadnax is fifth in the MIAA in blocked shots.
 
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 16th meeting between the two schools. Emporia State leads the all-time series 9-6. 
 
LAST TIME AGAINST NORTHEASTERN ST.
Josh Pedersen went six of six from the free throw line in the final 19.1 seconds to ice Emporia State's 68-63 win at Northeastern State. The Hornets would never trail in the second half and built as much as a 17 point lead twice.  The RiverHawks pulled within 62-59 with 53.1 seconds left. Pedersen then iced the game with six straight free throws, all in the one and one situation. Tyler Jordan led the Hornets with a career high 17 points and was joined in double figures by Brandon Hall with 12 and Brian Morton with ten points.
 
UP NEXT
Emporia State take on Central Oklahoma on Senior Day on Saturday. It will be the final regular season home game for five Hornet seniors and tips off at 3:30 p.m.
 
FRIENDLY CONFINES
Emporia State has won 152 of their last 203 games (.749) in White Auditorium. Thirty-three of the 50 losses have been by less than ten points. They have won 14 straight regular season non-conference home games. The Hornets are 374-164 (.695) since 1979 in White Auditorium. The Hornets have had 13 winning home records in the past 14 years in White Auditorium. 
 
KID IN THE HALL
Guard Brandon Hall (So./Arlington, Texas) is fifth in the MIAA in assists and assist to turnover ratio, and is 14th in scoring and field goal percentage. He had 17 points and four assists against Southwest Baptist. He scored 21 points with eight assists at Missouri Western. He tied his career high with 23 points against Neb.-Kearney. He had his first career double-double with 12 points and a career high ten assists against Ft. Hays State. He had 12 points at Northeastern State. He scored 13 points at Central Oklahoma. He had 21 points, six assists and hit a game winning three-pointer at the buzzer against Washburn. He scored 16 points with seven rebounds and six assists against Kansas Wesleyan. He had 17 points and seven rebounds against Lindenwood. He scored 20 points with five assists against Lincoln. He had 18 points and five assists at Ft. Hays State. He had 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists against Central Christian. He scored 18 points with nine rebounds, and seven assists against Missouri S&T. He had 17 points with five rebounds at Drury. He had 15 points and four assists against Rockhurst. He had 18 points at Sioux Falls.  He scored 23 points against Southwest Minnesota State. He had nine points and six assists at Kansas with no turnovers in exhibition play.
As a redshirt freshman last year he scored 15 points against Missouri Southern. He scored ten points and had four assists at Washburn. He scored six points and was four of five from the free throw line in his first start against Northwest Missouri. He scored 13 points at Central Oklahoma. He had 19 points and seven assists at Neb.-Kearney. He scored 18 points on nine of 13 shooting at West Texas A&M.  He had 15 points and hit nine of 11 free throws against Eastern New Mexico. He was eight of 13 from the field for 23 points against Southwest Minnesota. He scored 17 points, all in the second half, against Sioux Falls.
He is ranked eighth in freshman scoring at Emporia State with 234 points.
He was a first-team All-District performer at Bowie HS before redshirting for the Hornets.
 
THE BENTLEY OF BICYCLES
Forward Josh Pedersen (Sr./Overland Park, Kan.) leads the MIAA in free throw percentage and made an Emporia State record 31 straight from the free throw line this season. He had 14 poitns and five boards against Southwest Baptist. He had ten points in 19 minutes at Missouri Western, going three of four from the field. He scored ten points at Central Missouri. He had a career high 25 points with 22 coming in the second half and tied his career high with nine rebounds against Pittsburg State. He was six of six from the free throw line in the final 19.1 seconds at Northeastern State. He had 12 points and eight rebounds at Central Oklahoma. He had 16 points on six of nine shooting with four rebounds against Lindenwood. He scored 13 points with a career high three made three-pointers at Ft. Hays State. He scored ten points with five boards at Neb.-Kearney. He had 11 points and six rebounds against Missouri S&T. He scored 11 points with five boards at Drury. He had five points and three rebounds at Kansas in exhibition play.
Last year he scored 15 points with three rebounds against Washburn. He had a then career high 23 points on eight of ten shooting from the field including a perfect three of three from beyond the arc at Ft. Hays State. He was named to the Pak-A-Sak All-Tourney team after scoring 15 points with four rebounds at West Texas A&M.
He had 11 points and four rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. He had a career high nine rebounds against Washburn. He had 11 points and seven rebounds at Mo. Southern. He had 15 points and six rebounds at Newman.
As a freshman he scored nine points with five rebounds at Central Oklahoma. He was eight for eight from the free throw line against Pittsburg State. He scored 12 points against Newman.
 
JORDANAIRRE
Guard Tyler Jordan (Sr./Ballwin, Mo.) had nine points and five rebounds against Neb.-Kearney. He scored 12 points against Ft. Hays State. He had nine points and four rebounds at Southwest Baptist. He scored 13 points with four assists against Missouri Southern. He tied his career high with 17 points at Northeastern State. He had ten points and was three of four from behind the arc against Washburn. He scored 13 points and was six of eight from the free throw line against Lincoln. He had five assists at Ft. Hays State. He had nine rebounds, four assists and three steals against Neb.-Kearney. He had 13 points against Central Christian. He scored 12 points against Missouri S&T. He scored ten points, all in the second half at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had a career high 17 points against Rockhurst with six rebounds.
He had a season high 13 points on four of seven shooting and added two assists, a block and a steal against Northeastern State last year.
He had eight points, four rebounds and three assists at Central Oklahoma as a sophomore. He scored a career high 15 points with eight rebounds against Sterling. He had a career high 11 rebounds at Southwest Baptist. He scored ten points against Eastern New Mexico.
As a freshman he scored ten points with seven rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He scored 11 points on four of five shooting at Northwest Missouri. He dished seven assists against McPherson. He had seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in the exhibition game at Okla. State as a freshman.
 
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Forward Garin Vandiver (Jr./Emporia, Kan.) is sixth in the MIAA in offensive rebounds and 15th in overall rebounding. He scored 11 points with four rebounds in 15 minutes at Missouri Western. He had 11 points and seven rebounds at Northwest Missouri. He scored 15 points with six rebounds against Neb.-Kearney. He had ten points and six boards against Ft. Hays State. He scored 11 points at Southwest Baptist. He had 14 points and five rebounds at Central Missouri. He had career highs of 18 points and 18 rebounds against Missouri Southern. It is the first time a Hornet has had 18 boards in a game since Scott Harkess did it on Dec. 3, 1996 at Northwest Missouri. He scored 12 points with five rebounds at Central Oklahoma. He had ten points and eight boards against Washburn on three of four shooting from the field. He had 13 points with three treys and five rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He had ten points and had four rebounds against Southwest Minnesota. He had 11 points in ten minutes at Sioux Falls. He scored nine points with three rebounds at Kansas.
He averaged 5.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game for Neosho CC in 27 games last year. He is the son of Emporia State coach Shaun Vandiver. He is a graduate of Emporia HS.
 
MORTON MAGIC
Guard Brian Morton (Jr./Lansing, Mich.) had eight points, five rebounds and four assists against Neb.-Kearney. He scored 12 points against Ft. Hays State. He had six points, four boards and three steals against Pittsburg State. He scored ten points at Northeastern State. He pulled six rebounds and scored five points against Lindenwood. He had eight points and six rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He scored 15 points at Neb.-Kearney. He had nine points and a career high ten rebounds against Central Christian. He scored 22 points with seven rebounds and three steals against Missouri S&T. He had a team high 24 points at Northwestern Oklahoma to go with six assists and three steals. He had 16 points, eight assists and three steals against Kansas Christian. Morton had six points and three assists against Rockhurst. He had 12 points against Southwest Minnesota. He scored 18 points in his Hornet regular season debut at Sioux Falls. He was four of four from the free throw line at Kansas.
He started 25 of 32 games for the Lansing CC Stars last season and averaged 8.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He is a graduate of Lansing Eastern HS.
 
TAYLOR MADE
Guard Jevon Taylor (Sr./Denver, Colo.) scored 13 points at Missouri Western. He had a season high 18 points on five of six shooting from the field with three made three-pointers against Missouri Southern. He scored eight points at Northeastern State. He netted 13 points against Washburn. He scored nine points a 9:32 stretch in the second half at Neb.-Kearney. He scored seven points against Mo. S&T. He had eight points at Drury. He scored nine points at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had 14 points, three assists, three steals and shot four for eight from the arc against Kansas Christian. He scored eight points against Sioux Falls. He scored five points at Kansas.
Last year he scored ten points in 13 minutes against Northeastern State. He hit three of four three-pointers for 11 points against Pittsburg State. He scored a season high 12 points and was three of nine from the three point line against Lincoln. He hit 27 of his last 62 (.435) from behind the arc.
He was seventh in the MIAA in three-point percentage and eighth in the league in made three-pointers as a sophomore. He had 12 points and a career high six rebounds against Neb.-Kearney. He matched his career high with 20 points on five of six shooting from the arc at Central Missouri. He was six of eight on three-pointers for 18 points against Sterling. He was five of eight from beyond the arc against McPherson for 17 points. He had a team high 14 points at Southwest Baptist and was nine of nine from the free throw line. He scored 17 points and was five of eight from the three-point line against Rockhurst. He had 13 points on five of seven shooting against Northwest Missouri. He was four of five from the field for 14 points against West Texas. He scored 14 points and was five of eight from the field at Newman.
He scored 19 points with four made three-pointers at Lincoln as a freshman. He scored a then career high 20 points on six of seven shooting from the field at Northwest Missouri. He was five of seven from behind the three-point line for 15 points against Southeastern Oklahoma.
He is sixth in career three-pointers made at Emporia State with 155 and is five behind teammate Jay Temaat (160 from 2013-present) for fifth. 
 
BETTER WITH LIMES
Forward Stephaun Limuel (Jr./Rosharon, Texas) is 13th in the MIAA in offensive rebounds. He scored nine points and blocked two shots against Neb.-Kearney. He scored 12 points with six rebounds against Pittsburg State. He had eight rebounds a career high three steals at Northeastern State. He was three for three from the field with two three-pointers and finished with 10 points and seven rebounds against Washburn. He matched his career highs with 16 points and nine rebounds against Kansas Wesleyan. He had three blocked shots at Ft. Hays State. He had six points and six rebounds at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had 16 points, eight rebounds and shot six for eight from the field against Kansas Christian. He had 13 points against Rockhurst with nine rebounds. He had ten points and seven rebounds against Southwest Minnesota. He scored 13 points and pulled eight boards at Sioux Falls. 
He started 21 of 28 games for Jacksonville College last year and averaged 10.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He shot .584 from the field for the Jags. He is a graduate of Angleton HS.
 
TEMAAT MIGHT
Guard Jay Temaat (Sr./Lenexa, Kan.) was three of five on three-pointers at Washburn. He scored 11 points, going three of five from beyond the arc, and had a team high five rebounds at Missouri Western. He was three of five from behind the arc and had 11 points at Southwest Baptist. He had a season high 17 points on six of eight shooting and hit five of six three-pointers against Missouri Southern. He hit two of three from behind the arc against Kansas Wesleyan and had ten points on three of five shooting after taking just six shots in the previous three games combined. He was five of nine from behind the arc against Central Christian for 15 points. He scored 16 points off the bench against Missouri S&T with 13 coming after half time. He scored 11 points at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had 16 points and five rebounds against Rockhurst. He scored 16 points on five of seven shooting, including a four of five night from behind the arc at Sioux Falls. He had six points at Kansas in exhibition play.
As a junior he matched his career high with four assists against Pittsburg State. He scored 11 points against Lindenwood. He scored 14 points against Central Missouri. He scored 12 points with four rebounds and three assists at West Texas A&M. He had 14 points on five of seven shooting with four assists against Northwestern Oklahoma. He had 11 points and was three of seven from behind the arc against Sioux Falls.
He was 13th in the MIAA in made three-pointers as a sophomore. He was four of six from the three-point line for 12 points at Neb.-Kearney. He had 20 points on five of seven shooting against Central Oklahoma. He scored 14 points, including the game winner at the buzzer to go with a career high seven rebounds against Washburn. He had a career high 21 points on seven of ten shooting from behind the three point line against Rockhurst. He scored 21 points against Eastern New Mexico. He led all scorers with 16 points off the bench at Kansas.
As a freshman he scored 12 points, going three of four from the three-point arc and three of three from the free throw line against Pittsburg State. He scored 18 points on six of nine shooting with five three-pointers in 14 minutes against McPherson. He was the leading scorer for the Hornets at Oklahoma State with 12 points in 13 minutes, hitting three three pointers against the Cowboys.
He is fifth in career three-pointers at Emporia State with 160 made threes in 107 games played.
 
WINDY CITY WILDMAN
Forward Terrence Sardin (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) scored eight points and tied his career high with six made free throws at Southwest Baptist. He had seven rebounds against Kansas Wesleyan. He scored six points with five rebounds and two blocks off the bench against Missouri S&T. He was two of three from the field in just seven minutes against Drury. He had eight points in nine minutes against Kansas Christian. He went two of two against both Southwest Minnesota and Sioux Falls.
As a junior last year he pulled four rebounds in eight minutes against Northeastern State. He scored four points and had two blocks at Ft. Hays State. He had eight points and three rebounds in ten minutes off the bench against Eastern New Mexico. He got the start in the exhibition game at Wichita State and scored six points on three of four shooting from the field with a blocked shot.
He was ranked 13th in the MIAA in blocked shots as a sophomore. He had three rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes at Central Oklahoma. He pulled six rebounds at Pittsburg State. He tied his career high with ten points against Lincoln. He had a career high eight rebounds at Mo. Southern. He had four points and seven rebounds at Southwest Baptist. He had a career high four steals against West Texas A&M.  He had ten points and six rebounds at Northwestern Oklahoma. He led Emporia State with a game high nine rebounds against Kansas and scored four points.
He had a career high four blocked shots against Neb.-Kearney as a freshman.
 
FRESH
Forward Jawan Emery (Jr./Olathe, Kan.) is shooting .609 (14 of 23) from the field over his last nine games. He scored a career high 11 points on four of six shooting form the field against Southwest Baptist. He was three for three from the field for six points against Neb.-Kearney. He scored six points on three of five shooting at Northeastern State. He had seven points on three of four shooting at Ft. Hays State. He scored nine points with two rebounds in his first start against Central Christian. He had six points and seven rebounds against Kansas Christian. He scored four points in five minutes against Southwest Minnesota and had two points at Sioux Falls. He had five points at Kansas.
He averaged 4.5 points in 37 games with seven starts for Hutchinson CC last season. A Blue Valley North HS graduate he helped the Blue Dragons to the NJCAA Championship game last year.
 
BIG FISH
Forward Bradley Fisher (Jr./Chorley, England) is in his second year at Emporia State. He has seven starts this year. He scored two points at Ft. Hays State. He had five points against Kansas Christian.
Last year he started ten of 13 games he played in. He had two rebounds against Northeastern State. He pulled three rebounds in four minutes at Pittsburg State. He had two rebounds and a block at Missouri Southern. He scored four points with two blocks against Central Missouri. He scored four points with three rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. He had three rebounds in nine minutes against Northwestern Oklahoma.
He is a 7-0 transfer from Montana State. He played in 11 games with one start for the Bobcats.
 
HODGE PODGE
Guard Danny Hodge (Fr.-RS/Spring Hill, Kan.) scored six points in five minutes at Washburn. He had ten points against Kansas Christian in his first career start. He red-shirted at Emporia State last season after graduating from Spring Hill HS.
 
NEWBIES
Duncan Fort (Fr./Osage City, Kan.) and Jack Dale (Fr./Tonganoxie, Kan.) will all be redshirting for Emporia State in the 2016-17 season.
 
IN THE RAFTERS
On February 22, 2014 All-American Dale Cushinberry (1966-69) joined the five Hornets who have had their jersey's retired to the wall of White Auditorium. He was an All-American for Emporia State and became the first Hornet with 1,000 points and 700 rebounds.
•Wilbur Reeser (1944-48) - Reeser was named an NAIB All-American and was the Hornets leading scorer as the won a conference championship in 1948.
•Ron Slaymaker (Player 1954-60, Coach 1970-98) - As a player Slaymaker was named All-Conference and All-American during the 1957-58 season. As a coach he won an ESU leading 464 games from 1970-98.
•Jim Fraley (1956-60) - Fraley was the school's all-time leading scorer (1,509) until Brian Robinson broke his record in 1985. He was named Second-team NAIA All-American.
•Doug Glaysher (1960-64) - Glaysher was named an All-American after leading the Hornets to the NAIA National Semi-finals in 1964. He graduated as the second leading scorer in ESU history.
•Brian Robinson (1984-86) - Robinson was named a first team All-American in both his junior and senior season. He is the ESU all-time leading scorer with 2,533 career points.
 
HORNETS RANK IN NATION IN ATTENDANCE
The Emporia State men's basketball team continued a string of 14 straight years ranking in the top 25 in attendance among the over 300 NCAA Division II basketball playing schools. The Hornets averaged 1,586 fans to 13 home games and were ranked 17th nationally. Emporia State outdrew 97 NCAA Division I schools during the 2015-16 school year, including two that made the NCAA Tournament and three that participated in the NIT Postseason Tournament.
The Hornets were among six MIAA teams in the top 25 nationally. As a conference the MIAA drew 286,670 fans to the 202 games to lead all Division II conference in average attendance at 1,419 fans per game. The MIAA's total attendance was better than ten NCAA Division I conferences. All three of the conferences in the NCAA Central Region ranked in the top ten of the Division II conferences in average attendance with 12 regional teams ranked in the top 25.
The court at William L. White Auditorium was formally named Ron Slaymaker Court at half-time of the Hornets win over Washburn on Feb. 28, 2014 after the City of Emporia approved a proclamation at their Feb. 20 city commission meeting.