#8 LADY HORNETS PLAY #25 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA IN MIAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Game #31
#8 Emporia State Lady Hornets (26-4, 15-4 MIAA)
vs #25 Central Oklahoma Bronchos (25-6, 13-6 MIAA)
Series Record: ESU leads 19-5 Last Meeting: at #13 ESU 76, #24 UCO 60 (Feb. 25, 2017)
Saturday, March 5, 2017 • 3:30 p.m. • Kansas City, Mo. • Municipal Auditorium (9,987)
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MARCH IS DIFFERENT   
The #8 Lady Hornets take on #25 Central Oklahoma in the MIAA Championship Game. It is the seventh straight MIAA title game for Emporia State and the first for the Bronchos.

LAST TIME OUT
The #8 Lady Hornets advanced to their seventh straight MIAA Championship game with a 58-50 win over #19 Central Missouri in the semifinals.Emporia State held Central Missouri to just six points in the third quarter as they turned a three-point deficit into a three point lead entering the fourht quarter. Addie Lackey hit back to back three-pointers in the fourth to give the Lady Hornets an eight point lead. Kathryn Flott had her second straight double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds  and was joined in double figures by Kelly Moten and Addie Lackey with 13 points each.  Kyrstie Miller matched Flott with ten boards as the Lady Hornets outrebounded the Jennies 43-29 on the night.

THE COACHES
Jory Collins is 179-46 in his seventh year as the head coach of the Lady Hornets. He has 31 career wins against Top 25 teams with 25 wins in the last 35 match-ups. This is his 16th season on the Lady Hornet coaching staff and Emporia State has advanced to the NCAA tournament in 14 of those seasons. He is the first Lady Hornet coach to have seven 20 win seasons in his first seven years as head coach. He is 18-2 in the MIAA Tournament and 30-7 in post season play. He is 10-1 against Central Oklahoma and 2-0 against the Bronchos in the MIAA Tournament.
Guy Hardaker is 208-118 in his 11th year at Central Oklahoma and 6-3 in the MIAA Tournament. He is 2-11 against Emporia State with an 0-2 record in MIAA Tournament play.

ABOUT THE LADY HORNETS
Emporia State is 26-4, 15-4 in the MIAA, ranked #8 in the WBCA NCAA Division II National Poll and #1 in the NCAA Division II Central Regional Poll. The Lady Hornets are leading the MIAA in scoring, scoring margin, rebounds, rebound margin, assists and blocked shots. Kelly Moten is averaging 18.6 points per game to rank second in the MIAA and is in the top ten in the league in field goal percentage, free throw percentage, assists, assist to turnover ratio, blocks and steals. Kathryn Flott is the leading rebounder in the MIAA at 10.4 rebounds per game.

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS
Central Oklahoma is 25-6 overall, 13-6 in the MIAA, ranked #25 in the nation and #5 in the Central Region. The Bronchos lead the MIAA in field goal percentage defense. Jesheon Cooper leads the MIAA in blocked shots.

SERIES HISTORY
The Lady Hornets lead the overall series 19-5 and had won ten straight before the Bronchos 70-64 win in Edmond earlier this season.  

LAST TIME VS. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Kelly Moten had 27 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the #13 Lady Hornets defeated #24 Central Oklahoma 76-60. The Bronchos led 19-17 after the first quarter but Emporia State used a 28-16 advantage in the second quarter to take control of the game. Addie Lackey had 20 points, including a five of eight performance from the three point line to join Moten in double figures. Kyrstie Miller and Jacee Kramer each scored nine points with five rebounds each.
   
UP NEXT
Both teams should have spots next week's NCAA Division II Central Regional starting on March 10.

ROAD WARRIORS
Emporia State is 258-94 (.732) away from home, 93-26 (.780) in neutral site games and 55-13 (.809) against non-MIAA teams at neutral sites since 1997-98 with five of the losses in the Elite Eight. The Lady Hornets have gone on the road to defeat the #1 ranked team in the nation twice in regional tournaments and have eliminated the host team in six regional tournaments. Emporia State is 47-38 (.548) away from White Auditorium against Top 25 teams. The Lady Hornets are 132-52 (.717) on the road in MIAA league play since 1997-98. Emporia State is 35-14 (.714) in NCAA Tournament games away from White Auditorium.

I BELIEVE I CAN FLY
Guard Kelly Moten (Sr./Gary, Ind.) was the Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, a unanimous First-Team All-MIAA selection and on the All-Defensive Team. She is ranked second in the MIAA in scoring and assists, third assist to turnover ratio, fifth in steals, sixth in field goal and free throw percentage, and seventh in blocked shots. She scored 13 points with four assists against Central Missouri in the MIAA semifinals. She had 12 points and seven rebounds in the quarterfinals against Ft. Hays State. She scored 27 points with 11 assists and eight rebounds agains Central Oklahoma. She had 24 points, six rebounds and six assists against Southwest Baptist. She scored 20 points with seven assists and three steals at Washburn. She had 12 points and four assists at Missouri Western. She earned her fifth MIAA Player of the Week honor after she scored a career high 32 points on ten of 12 shooting against Neb.-Kearney. She had 13 points and three steals against Ft. Hays State. She had 24 points, ten rebounds, five blocks, two assists and two steals at Central Missouri. She had 25 points, six rebounds and five assists against Missouri Southern. She scored 28 points with four assists and tied her career high with four made three-pointers against Pittsburg State. She scored 19 points at Central Oklahoma. She had 18 points, a career high seven steals, four assists, three rebounds and two blocks against Washburn. She scored 27 points with seven assists, four steals and four rebounds at Pittsburg State. She recorded 25 points, four rebounds, four assists, four blocks and two steals against Lindenwood. She was named MIAA Player of the Week after averaging 24.5 points against Lubbock Christian and Ark.-Ft. Smith. She scored 31 points against Ark.-Ft. Smith and added seven assists, four rebounds, three blocks and two steals. She was the MVP of the Drury Thanksgiving Classic after she scored 21 points with ten rebounds, five assists and four steals in the championship game against Drury. She had 13 points, eight assists and five steals at Baylor in exhibition play.
Moten was an honorable mention D2CCA/CoSIDA All-American, first-team All-MIAA selection, a member of the All-Defensive Team, and was on the All-Tournament team at the MIAA Tournament. She led the MIAA in assists and was eighth in scoring last season.
She scored 25 points with six assists in the regional championship game against Pittsburg State. She had a career high ten assists against Winona State. She had 16 points and six assists against Northern State in the first round of the regional. She scored 17 points with six assists and three steals against Pittsburg State in the MIAA Championship Game. She had 23 points on seven of 11 shooting against Missouri Western in the MIAA Semifinals. She had 22 points, six assists, five steals, four rebounds and three blocks against Washburn. She scored 25 points with eight rebounds and four assists, at Northwest Missouri. She had 21 points and six rebounds against Southwest Baptist. She scored 22 points on nine of 14 shooting against Pittsburg State. She had 23 points and six rebounds at Central Missouri. She had 12 points, six assists and three blocks against Missouri Western. She had 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals against Northwest Missouri. She scored 16 points with six assists, six rebounds, four steals and a block at Central Oklahoma. She had 28 points, six assists, five rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Lindenwood. She had 20 points, six assists and five rebounds at Pitt State. She had 31 points with seven rebounds, six assists, two blocks and a steal at Neb.-Kearney.  She scored 25 points with six rebounds against Oklahoma Baptist. She scored 19 points with eight rebounds and five assists at Kansas in exhibition action.
She was a first-team All-MIAA selection, a member of the MIAA All-Defensive Team, was named the Most Outstanding Player at the MIAA Tournament and was on the All-Central Regional Tournament team in 2015. She had 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists against Cal (PA) in the Final Four. She was five for five from the field and finished with 16 points against West Texas in the Elite Eight. She had 20 points and a career high 13 rebounds against Ft. Hays State in the regional championship game. She had 16 points and 12 rebounds against Ft. Hays State in the MIAA Championship Game. She scored 24 points against Pittsburg State and added six rebounds, four assists and three blocks. She had 15 points, ten rebounds, and five assists at Central Oklahoma. She scored 24 points at Southwest Baptist. She had seven rebounds and six assists with two blocks and two steals at Kansas State.
She had 17 points, five rebounds and five steals against Central Missouri in the 2014 MIAA Championship game.
She has scored 1,872 points in 132 career games to rank fourth on the Lady Hornets all-time scoring list and needs 43 points to tie Emily Bloss (1915 from 1997-2001) for third. She is fourth in career steals and made free throws, sixth in assists, and ninth in blocked shots. She is the first Lady Hornet with 1,800 points, 600 rebounds, 450 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocks in a career.
She has played more games than any other active NCAA Division II player and ranks eighth among active D2 players in scoring and assists and is 21st in career steals.

FLOTTASTIC
Forward Kathryn Flott (Sr./Olpe, Kan.) was named Second-Team All-MIAA. She is leading the MIAA in rebounding and offensive rebounding, is second in defensive rebounding and 11th in free throw percentage. She scored 20 points with ten rebounds against Central Missouri in the semifinals. She had 19 points and 15 rebounds against Ft. Hays State in the Quarterfinals. She scored 18 points with 13 rebounds against Northeastern State. She earned MIAA Player of the Week honors following her career best 31 points and 19 rebounds against Southwest Baptist. She had ten points and 15 rebounds at Missouri Western. She had 15 rebounds against Ft. Hays State. She scored 12 points and 17 rebounds at Southwest Baptist. She had 11 rebounds and ten points at Central Missouri. She had ten points and 11 rebounds against Pittsburg State. She was named MIAA Player of the Week after averaging a double-double in Oklahoma. She scored ten points with 13 rebounds at Central Oklahoma. She scored 19 points with 15 rebounds at Pittsburg State in her first start after missing eight games with a wrist injury. She had four rebounds and scored three points at Baylor.
She is in her sixth year at Emporia State after suffering knee injuries that cost her two years. She was the Most Outstanding Player at the MIAA Tourney and was Third-Team All-MIAA and MIAA All-Defensive. She led the MIAA in offensive rebounding and was second in rebounding last season.
She scored ten points with nine rebounds against Pittsburg State in the Regional championship game. She had 14 boards against Northern State in the NCAA Tournament. She had 17 points with 13 rebounds against Pittsburg State in the MIAA Championship Game. She scored 16 points with ten rebounds against Missouri Western in the MIAA Semifinals. She had 15 points and 12 rebounds against Central Oklahoma. She had 13 points and 13 boards against Pittsburg State. She had 13 rebounds at Central Missouri. She scored 17 points and had ten rebounds at Central Oklahoma. She scored 12 points with five rebounds at Pitt State. .
As a sophomore she pulled 11 rebounds against California (PA) in the 2015 Final Four. She had 12 points and 13 rebounds against West Texas in the Elite Eight. She had 13 points and ten rebounds at Ft. Hays State in the regional final. She had 14 points and nine rebounds against Pittsburg State in the regional semifinals. She hit three three-pointers against Ft. Hays State in the MIAA Championship Game. She scored 12 points on five of seven shooting against Missouri Western in the MIAA quarterfinals. She had 12 points and 14 rebounds against Pittsburg State.
She scored 21 points with a career high five three-pointers as a freshman against Pittsburg State in the 2012 NCAA Central Regional Championship game.  
She is seventh on the Lady Hornet career rebounding list with 886 career boards and is ranked 15th among active NCAA Division II players. She has scored 978 points in 121 career games. She was a part of the NCAA D2 USA Select team that toured Brazil in the summer of 2015. In her career she is ten of 68 (.147) from the three-point line in the first 17 games of a season and is 45 of 116 (.388) from beyond the arc from the 18th game on.

LEGACY
Guard Addie Lackey (Jr./Hillsboro, Kan.) was named Third-Team All-MIAA. She is ranked 15th in the MIAA in scoring and 11th in made three-pointers. She had 13 points with three three-pointers against Central Missouri in the semifinals. She scored 20 points and made five three-pointers against Central Oklahoma. She had three three-pointers and 13 points against Southwest Baptist. She scored 21 points at Washburn with a career high five made threes in six attempts. She scored 12 points at Missouri Western. She had 12 points on six of ten shooting against Ft. Hays State. She scored a career high 24 points at Southwest Baptist on nine of 14 shooting. She had 18 points on five of eight shooting against Pittsburg State. She had 12 points and four assists against Washburn. She had 12 points at Pittsburg State. She scored 16 points against Lindenwood. She scored 19 points on eight of 12 shooting and dished five assists against Ark.-Ft. Smith. She had 19 points with four made three-pointers at Drury. She scored 18 points against Truman. She had 17 points against Okla. Baptist. She scored 14 points with seven assists against Southwestern Oklahoma. She scored 17 points on six of nine shooting at Baylor.
She scored 13 points in the 2016 Regional Championship game against Pittsburg State. She had 16 points against Northern State in the NCAA regional. She scored 14 points with five rebounds and three assists against Pittsburg State in the MIAA Championship Game. She had 14 points and four assists against Missouri Western in the MIAA Semifinals. She scored ten points against Central Okla. in the MIAA Quarterfinals. She scored 14 points with four assists at Central Okla. She had 16 points against Central Missouri along with four assists, three rebounds, a block and a steal. She dished a career high 12 assists against Science & Arts.  
She was named MIAA Freshman of the Year and honorable mention All-MIAA in 2014-15. She was three for four from the three-point line and had 13 points against Ft. Hays State in the regional final. She scored 14 points at Pittsburg State. She had a career high 21 points at Missouri Southern. She had 17 points at Kansas State with three three-pointers.
She is ninth in career made three-pointers at Emporia State with 153 made triples. She has scored 1,073 points in 98 career games to rank 27th on the Lady Hornet all-time list. Her 318 points are seventh and her 99 assists were second among freshmen at Emporia State since they joined the MIAA. Her mother Kristi Nelson scored 1,028 points and had 500 assists for the Lady Hornets from 1986-90 and her father Mark Lackey was a member of the Hornets from 1984-88.

MILLER'S CROSSING
Forward Kyrstie Miller (Jr./Holton, Kan.) is second in the MIAA in steals, fifth in blocked shots, ninth in offensive rebounding, and 14th in rebounding. She had ten rebounds and scored five points against Central Missouri in the semifinals. She scored 15 points with eight rebounds in the Quarterfinals against Ft. Hays State. She had nine points, nine rebounds and tied her career high with four blocks at Missouri Western. She scored 11 points with ten rebounds at Southwest Baptist. She tied her career high with four blocked shots against Pittsburg State and added ten points with nine rebounds. She scored a career high 24 points with eight rebounds against Washburn. She had 18 points, five rebounds and three steals against Lincoln. She scored 11 points with seven rebounds and four steals at Ft. Hays State. She had 14 points and eight boards at Neb.-Kearney. She had ten points, a career high 12 rebounds and six steals against Lubbock Christian. She scored 16 points with nine rebounds and three steals at Drury. She scored 19 points against Okla. Baptist with nine rebounds. She had 14 points, six rebounds and four blocks against Southwestern Okla. She scored eight points with five rebounds, five assists and four steals at Baylor.
She scored five points with nine rebounds, two assists a block and a steal in the regional championship game against Pittsburg State last season. She had ten points and eight boards against Washburn. She had 11 points on four of four shooting, five rebounds and three steals at Southwest Baptist. She pulled ten rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. She had 17 points on six of nine shooting from the field and hit five three-pointers against Science & Arts.
As a freshman she scored seven points with three blocked shots against Ft. Hays State in the regional championship game. She had ten rebounds against Ft. Hays State in the MIAA Championship game. She scored 11 points with eight rebounds and four steals in her first start at Central Missouri. She scored eight points with four rebounds and two assists at Kansas State and her three-pointer with 1:06 left gave Emporia State a 50-49 lead.

KRAMER!
Guard Jacee Kramer (Jr./Winchester, Kan.) has hit 11 straight from the free throw line in this year's MIAA Tournament. She was eight for eight from the free throw line and scored 11 points against Ft. Hays State in the Quarterfinals. She hit four of five three-point attempts at Washburn for 12 points. She matched her season high with 15 points at Northwest Missouri. She had 11 points against Neb.-Kearney. She scored six points with four rebounds and three assists against Washburn. She scored seven points with five rebounds and three steals at Ft. Hays State. She scored 14 points against Ark.-Ft. Smith. She had 11 points and two steals against Truman. She scored 15 points with four rebounds against Kansas Christian. She had 13 points with three assists against Tabor. She scored 11 points on a perfect shooting night against Oklahoma Baptist, going three of three from the field.
She scored 11 points with five rebounds against Central Oklahoma in the MIAA Quarterfinals last year. She had ten points and three assists against Washburn. She scored 13 points with six rebounds and four assists against Southwest Baptist. She scored 12 points and had eight rebounds at Ft. Hays State. She had 15 points with seven rebounds and four assists against Science & Arts. She scored six points at Kansas.  
She was four for four from the line against Ft. Hays State in the 2015 MIAA Championship game and tied the record for the most free throws without a miss in tournament history, going 12 for 12. She had ten points, all in the second half, against Pittsburg State in the MIAA semifinals. She had ten points against Central Oklahoma. She was eight for eight from the free throw line on her way to ten points at Ft. Hays State. She scored 11 points and went three of six from behind the three-point line at Southern Arkansas. She had career highs of 17 points and six assists against Southwestern.  

HOLLOWAY WITH THE FALL AWAY
Guard Megan Holloway (Sr./Salina, Kan.) had four rebounds, two assists and two steals against Southwest Baptist. She scored eight points with two steals against Missouri Southern. She had four assists and two steals against Pittsburg State. She tied her career high with seven rebounds at Northeastern State. She tied her career high with five assists at Neb.-Kearney. She scored ten points with four assists against Lubbock Christian. She scored a career high 14 points on five of six shooting from the field against Ark.-Ft. Smith. She scored eight points with five rebounds against Truman. She had a career high five assists against Oklahoma Baptist. She had five points on three shots at Baylor.
She scored ten points with two three-pointers against Washburn last year. She had 13 points on four of four shooting from the field and free throw line against Northeastern State. She scored seven points and was perfect from the field against Southwest Baptist. She scored a season high ten points against Lincoln. She had six points and a steal against Central Missouri. She had seven points, five rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal against Hawai'i Hilo.  
She scored six points on three of five shooting against Pittsburg State in the 2015 MIAA Tournament semifinals. She had seven rebounds against Mo. Western in the MIAA quarterfinals. She scored 11 points on five of eight shooting against Lincoln. She scored ten points against Henderson State.
She scored 11 points in her Lady Hornet regular season debut against Indianapolis in 2013.
She is fifth among active D2 players in games played with 127.

BAKER'S DOZEN
Forward Shelby Baker (So./Spring Hill, Kan.) scored six points with five rebounds at Washburn. She had six boards against Ft. Hays State. She had a career high nine rebounds at Northeastern State. She scored eight points with five rebounds in ten minutes at Central Oklahoma. She had three points and three boards at Pittsburg State. She scored 11 points with six rebounds and two blocks against Lindenwood. She had hit 12 straight shots from the field over four games before missing against the Lions. She had a career high 14 points on six of six shooting with five rebounds in 21 minutes at Neb.-Kearney.  She was scored six points at Drury. She had four points and three steals against Truman. She scored eight points and pulled five boards against Kansas Christian. She scored five points with six rebounds against Oklahoma Baptist. She had nine points and four boards against Southwestern Oklahoma.
She hit a three-pointer against Pittsburg State in the first half of the 2016 MIAA Championship Game. She scored six points and had five rebounds against Northwest Missouri. She had six boards at Northeastern State. She scored five points with four rebounds in three minutes at Pittsburg State. She had five rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. She had a career high eight rebounds and hit two three-pointers against Science and Arts. She scored eight points on three of four shooting with two free throws against Cameron. She had six rebounds at Kansas.
She was as a second-team All-Frontier League selection as a junior and a two-time honorable mention All-Class 4A honoree.

LOUD ENOUGH
Guard Morgan Laudan (Fr./Osawatomie, Kan.) had seven rebounds against Central Missouri in the semifinals. She scored ten points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished five assists against Northeastern State. She had nine points and seven boards at Northwest Missouri. She scored 11 points on four of six shooting at Southwest Baptist. She had nine points and six rebounds against Ark.-Ft. Smith. She had five rebounds against Truman. She had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds while dishing seven assists against Kansas Christian. She had ten points and four steals against Tabor. She scored seven points with eight rebounds and two assists against Southwestern Oklahoma. She scored four points with two rebounds at Baylor.
She was a third-team All-Kansas pick for Paola HS  and a first-team All-Class 4A-I selection as a senior.  She averaged 12.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game as she was named the Tri-County Spotlight Player of the Year and second-team All-Class 4A as a junior. She led the Panthers to the state tournament all four years scoring 23 points in the state championships game as a senior after averaging 16.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals at the state tourney as a junior.

PIED PIPER
Guard Jessica Wayne (Fr./Kansas City, Kan.) had 11 points at Northwest Missouri. She scored seven points with five rebounds against Ft. Hays State. She had ten points and four rebounds at Southwest Baptist. She scored six points with three rebounds, a steal, block and assist at Central Missouri. She scored three points with five rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal against Washburn. She had five rebounds at Pittsburg State. She scored five points with four rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Lindenwood. She had six points and seven rebounds with three blocks against Lincoln. She scored four points with six rebounds and three steals at Ft. Hays State. She scored ten points at Neb.-Kearney. She had a career high nine assists against Kansas Christian. She had 17 points off the bench against Tabor. She scored ten points with four rebounds, three assists and three steals against Okla. Baptist. She had six points on two of two shooting from behind the arc at Baylor.
She is the Piper HS record holder in career scoring with 1,386 points while scoring a school record 533 points as a senior.  She earned first-team All-Class 4A-I honors after averaging 24.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.9 steals and 3.2 assists for the Pirates as a senior. She was a third team All-State selection as a junior after averaging 17.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 3.2 assists and was named the Kansas City, Kan. Player of the Year.  

BACK FROM THE GRAVE
Tatum Graves (So./Shawnee, Kan.) has blocked 14 shots in 18 games on the year. She blocked one shot in five minutes against Southwest Baptist She had two blocked shots in three minutes at Northwest Missouri. She had two rebounds at Northeastern State. She hit two free throws against Washburn. She pulled three boards against Lindenwood in four minutes. She had two blocks and a steal at Neb.-Kearney. She pulled three rebounds and had two assists against Lubbock Christian. She had four points and three rebounds against Ark.-Ft. Smith. She blocked three shots against Truman. She had six points and seven rebounds against Kansas Christian. She averaged 1.41 kills and 0.69 blocks per set for the Hornet volleyball team.
She injured an ankle against Northeastern State and missed the final eight games. She scored two points with two rebounds and two blocks at Lincoln. She went three of four from the free throw line for three points against Northwest Missouri. She made her debut on the basketball court against Science & Arts just four days after wrapping up the volleyball season where she averaged 1.74 kills on a team best .288 hitting.
She was an honorable mention All-State selection for Shawnee Mission Northwest HS and earned All-Sunflower League honors in both basketball and volleyball.

BLOSSOMING
Forward Tiana Moala (So./Paola, Kan.) is ranked 12th in the MIAA in blocked shots. She had four points, two boards and two blocks against Northeastern State. She pulled four rebounds and had two blocks against Neb.-Kearney. She had three points and three rebounds in five minutes at Pittsburg State. She had 14 points and ten boards against Lincoln. She had seven rebounds and two blocks at Ft. Hays State. She had seven boards against Lubbock Christian. She had eight points, nine rebounds and a career high five blocks against Ark.-Ft. Smith. She scored nine points on four of six shooting against Truman. She had 12 points on six of eight shooting with seven rebounds against Kansas Christian. She had a career high 22 points against Tabor, pulling down seven rebounds with three blocks. She had eight rebounds with two blocks against Oklahoma Baptist. She pulled a career high 15 rebounds against Southwestern Oklahoma while blocking three shots.  
She pulled two rebounds against Northeastern State last year. She scored four points with a block and a steal against Missouri Southern. She scored two points with two rebounds against Lindenwood. She had five points and five rebounds against Cameron. She had five rebounds at Southwestern Oklahoma.
She was a first-team All Class 4A Division I selection for Paola HS. She led the Panthers to the state tournament three years.

SAY IT LOUD
Maria Moylan (So./St. Marys, Kan.) had an assist against Northeastern State. She had nine points and two assists against Kansas Christian. She hit a three-pointer against Oklahoma Baptist.
She hit a three-pointer against Washburn last year. She scored three points in three minutes at Lincoln. She scored her first points on a three-pointer against Lincoln in White Auditorium. She had two assists against Science & Arts.
She was a first-team All-Mid East League pick and an honorable mention All-Class 3A selection for St. Marys HS as a senior.

FROM THE VALLEY
Brittany Kramer (Jr./Melvern, Kan.) had two offensive rebounds against Northeastern State. She scored four points in four minutes against Ark.-Ft. Smith. She had a career high 14 points with three assists and five rebounds against Kansas Christian. She scored three points against Oklahoma Baptist.
She made her Lady Hornet debut against Southwestern Oklahoma after redshirting last season following her transfer from Hesston College. She averaged 15.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore for the Larks. She had a season high 39 points including a six of eight performance from behind the three-point arc against Brown Mackie.
She was a first-team All-Class 1A selection for Marais des Cygnes Valley HS as a senior.

TOUGH ENOUGH    
The MIAA is a nation's best 88-28 (.759) in non-conference action this year with a 59-27 (.686) record against Division II schools.  In the Central Region, the Northern Sun is 48-31 (.608) overall and 27-27 (.500) against D-II competition while the Great American Conference has gone 29-30 (.492) overall and 21-28 (.429) against Division II opponents. The MIAA is 10-6 against the NSIC and 12-2 (.857) against the GAC this year.

HOME COOKIN'
The Lady Hornets have won 268 of the last 293 (.915) games at home and have won 19 in a row in White Auditorium. The Lady Hornets have not lost a non-conference home game since a 58-51 defeat by Harris-Stowe on Dec, 8, 2007.  Emporia State has only lost 11 games to unranked NCAA teams in White Auditorium since 1997. The Lady Hornets are 416-93 (.817) overall since 1979 at home and hold the MIAA record for consecutive home wins with 62 set from 1997-2001. Emporia State is 11-6 against top ten teams in White Auditorium.

MIAA TOURNEY EXCELLENCE
Emporia State has won the last four MIAA Tournament Championships and an MIAA record 14 straight games in tournament play. They are the first team to have two different streaks of at least four straight championships. The Lady Hornets won four straight championships from 1998-2001 and have been in six straight title games since 2011. They are the first team to be in six straight championship games since Missouri Western appeared in seven straight from 1997-2003. Emporia State is 42-13 all-time in MIAA Tournament play.

SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE
The Lady Hornets are ranked #8 in this week's USA Today Sports/WBCA Coaches Poll, the 270th week for Emporia State in the national rankings and 189th time in the top ten. This is the fifth season Emporia State has earned a #1 ranking, first in 2004-05, next in 2006-07, again after winning the 2009-10 national championship, they opened the season last year and held onto the spot through their first seven games and were in the top spot for four games this season. The Lady Hornets are 20-6 all-time when playing as the #1 team in the nation. The Lady Hornets have won 20 games in 14 consecutive seasons, the longest active streak in the nation and their streak of 21 straight winning seasons is the longest active streak in the MIAA. They have made the NCAA Tournament 18 times in the last 20 years and their 38-17 record in the tourney is ranked fourth among active Division II schools in total tournament wins. Emporia State has made six Elite Eight trips, the most of any team since 1997. The Lady Hornets won their first national championship in 2010, 12 years after making their first appearance in the national title game and have advanced to four Final Fours since 1998.
The Lady Hornets have won seven MIAA regular season championships and eight MIAA Tournament championships in the last 19 years. Emporia State has appeared in 14 of the last 20 MIAA Tournament Championship games and have made it to the semifinals in 20 of the last 21 seasons.

BRING IT ON    
The Lady Hornets are 79-49 (.617) against Top 25 teams since 1997-98.  Emporia State is 28-11 (.718) at home against Top 25 teams since 1997. The Lady Hornets have 32 wins against Top 10 teams, including four against #1 teams in the last six seasons. Emporia State is 32-15 (.681) in neutral site games with top 25 foes since 1997.  

RANKINGS
Emporia State is ranked #8 in this week's WBCA Division II Coaches Poll and are one of four MIAA teams in this week's Top 25. The Lady Hornets ended the 2009-10 season ranked #1 after winning the national championship. Emporia State was also ranked #1 in the regular season in the Nov. 28, 2006 poll after opening at #3 in the 2006-07 Preseason Poll. The Lady Hornets were first ranked #1 in the Jan. 11, 2005 poll. The Lady Hornets have been in the Coaches Top 25 a total of 270 weeks since first appearing in the 1997-98 preseason poll and have been in the top ten for 189 weeks. They are currently ranked #3 in the Massey Ratings and the HeroSports.com ranking, and #11 in the D2SIDA National Media Poll.

BY THE NUMBERS
The Lady Hornets have topped the 100-point barrier 71 times and have eclipsed the 110 point mark 29 times in their history. Since 1997-98, the Lady Hornets are 280-2 (.993) when scoring at least 80 points. The first loss was to North Dakota, 87-81 in the 1999 Final Four and the second came at West Texas A&M, 86-83 in the 2009 NCAA South Central Regional Semifinals. Emporia State was 167-22 (.884) in the previous 23 seasons when scoring at least 80 points. Conversely Emporia State is 154-2 (.987) all-time when holding opponents to 50 points or less. The 86-48 win over Northwest Missouri was the 91st time the Lady Hornets scored 80 or more and held their opponent to 50 or less. The 122-40 win over Kansas Christian was the 12th time they have scored 100 and held their opponent to 40 points or less.

LOCK DOWN
The Lady Hornets have not allowed a team to score 100 points against them since a 106-75 loss to West Texas A&M on Nov. 29, 1991 a streak of 799 games. The Lady Hornets led the nation in scoring defense during the 2000-01 season, allowing just 50.6 points per game to rank 20th all-time in single season defense in NCAA Division II history.  

LET'S HANG SOME MORE
Aneta Kausaite, Jurgita Kausaite, Tara Holloway-Churchill, Emily Bloss-Carpenter, Michelle Stueve-Corpening, Cassondra Boston and Alli Volkens have had their jerseys retired in White Auditorium for earning All-American honors at Emporia State, graduating and playing at least two years for the Lady Hornets.

ALL-TIME ALL-MIAA TOURNAMENT TEAM
Lady Hornets Emily Bloss, Tara Holloway and Jurgita Kausaite were named to the ten person All-Time All-MIAA Tournament Team by a panel of past and current sports information directors and media members prior to the 2007 Tournament. Bloss averaged 17 points in her twelve tournament games, including a tournament record 76 points as a senior. Holloway scored 151 points in her career. Kausaite scored 120 points in six tournament games.

NEWBIES
Kelly Moten became just the fourth freshman to earn All-Tournament honors at the 2014 MIAA Tournament.  All four freshmen were Lady Hornets and Moten is the first to earn the honors coming off the bench.  She joins Merissa Quick as the only two sophomores to earn Most Outstanding Player honors at the MIAA Tournament.

MARCH MEANS SOMETHING
The Lady Hornets are 30-7 (.811) in March post season games under Jory Collins. Emporia State has made it to the championship game of ten out of 11 post season tournaments under Collins, appearing in six MIAA Tournament and five NCAA Regional Tournament Championship games, while making the semifinals at the Elite Eight in 2015. Emporia State is 80-30 (.727) all-time in MIAA and NCAA Tournament games.
 
LADY HORNETS NCAA HISTORY
The Lady Hornets have made the NCAA Tournament 18 times in the last 20 years and their 38-17 record in the tourney is ranked fourth all-time among active Division II schools in total tourney wins. Emporia State won the 2010 National Championship, were national runners-up in 1998, advanced to the Final Four in 1999 and 2015, and were also in the Elite Eight in 2000 and 2006.   They have been to the regional final 13 times.

HERE THEY COME
Emporia State has played in front of at least 1,000 fans in White Auditorium in every home game since January 2, 1999 - a span of 265 games. The Lady Hornets drew an average of 2,028 fans to their 13 home games on Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium during the 2015-16 season to rank third nationally. Emporia State averaged more than 28 teams that made the NCAA Division I Tournament, including national runner-up Syracuse and Final Four participant Washington. They outdrew 280 NCAA Division I schools, including 20 from the "Power 5" conferences - nine from the ACC, six from the Pac 12, two from the SEC two from the Big 10 and one Big 12 school.  
The Lady Hornets national championship game drew a standing room only crowd of 3,405 to the St. Joseph Civic Arena in 2010. The Lady Hornets averaged a school record 2,684 fans over 13 home dates in 2005-06 to finish third in the nation and led the nation with an average attendance of 2,348 fans for their 15 home dates in 2004-05. Emporia State has been in the top six of the nation in attendance in each of the last 19 years.

NOT SUCH A HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The host team for the NCAA Regional the Lady Hornets compete in has won the tournament only twice in the last 12 years. The first eight years of the streak were in the South Central Region. In that same time, the host team has advanced to the regional final only four times with Washburn falling to Emporia State in 2006 in Lee Arena, West Texas A&M defeating Central Oklahoma in 2009 in Canyon, Texas, Ft. Hays State falling to Emporia State in 2014 in Hays and Pittsburg State defeating Emporia State last year in Pittsburg.

ON THE AIR
The Lady Hornets have been on national television five times in the last 14 years. They are 3-2 after their loss in the Final Four to eventual national champion California (PA) on the CBS Sports Network last year. They defeated Ft. Lewis 65-53 in the national championship game on ESPN2 in 2010. Emporia State's 97-94 overtime victory over then #1 Gannon was shown on ESPNU. The Lady Hornets 74-67 victory over Washburn in 2007 was televised nation wide on CSTV. It was the first time a basketball game was televised nationally from White Auditorium and the first time an MIAA regular season basketball game, men or women, had been telecast nationwide. The Lady Hornets national championship game against North Dakota in 1998 was seen on ESPN. The Turnpike Tussle game against Washburn in White Auditorium on Jan. 15, 2011 was available across Mid-America on the MIAA Broadcasting Network while the Lady Hornets have made seven straight appearances on the MIAA Network as part of the conference championship game.

LADY HORNET SUCCESS ON THE COURT...
The Lady Hornets have the best record in MIAA play in the 21st century. Emporia State is 263-76 (.776) in MIAA play since the 2000 season and 456-115 (.799) overall in that time. The Lady Hornets are even better if you add two more years to the equation. Since the 1997-98 season, Emporia State is 296-77 (.794) in MIAA play and 519-119 (.813) overall. The Lady Hornets have been ranked in the top ten of the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll 189 times, the most of any NCAA Division II school.  Emporia State has been to 18 NCAA Tournaments, made the Regional Championship or "Sweet 16" 13 times, has made six trips to the Elite Eight, four  to the Final Four, two national title game appearances and won the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship. The Lady Hornets have won seven MIAA Regular season and eight Tournament Championships and are the only team to win four straight undisputed (untied regular season and tournament) MIAA Championships pulling the trick from 1998-2001. They have been in seven straight MIAA Tournament Championships games, been to 14 of the last 20 MIAA Tournament Title Games and won eight tourney titles.

...AND IN THE CLASSROOM
Emporia State had a team GPA of 3.73 during the Fall 2016 semester. Addie Lackey has been named CoSIDA Academic All-District VII and is now eligible for Academic All-America honors. Lady Hornets have been honored as Academic All-Americans four times since joining the NCAA. Michelle Stueve was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second-team in 2007-08 and was a three-time Academic All-District VII performer. Emily Bloss was a three-time Academic All-American and was named the Academic All-American of the Year in 2001.

END GAME
The overtime loss to Central Missouri in Warrensburg was the first time in 59 games that Emporia State has had a lead at the five minute mark and lost. The Lady Hornets are 326-7 (.979) when leading at the 5:00 mark since the start of the 2004-05 season and are 493-13 (.974) since 1997 with a lead at the 5:00 mark.  

STREAKS AND SUCH
•The Lady Hornets have hit a three pointer in 362 straight games dating back to a zero for 14 effort at Washburn on Feb. 15, 2006.
•The Lady Hornets have held their last 799 opponents to under 100 points dating back to a 106-75 loss to West Texas A&M in Hays, Kan. on Nov. 29, 1991.
•The Lady Hornets have won 32 straight non-conference games in White Auditorium dating back to a 58-51 loss to Harris-Stowe on December 8, 2007.
•The Lady Hornets have won at least ten home games in 21 straight seasons.
•The Lady Hornets have won at least 20 games in 15 consecutive seasons, the longest streak in MIAA history and the longest active streak in the nation.
•The Lady Hornets ended the longest winning streak in NCAA Division II history (51 games) with their 61-59 overtime victory over Washburn on March 13, 2006 in the South Central Regional final and the longest single season winning streak (37 games) with their 97-94 overtime victory over Gannon on March 24, 2010 in the national semifinals.
•The Lady Hornets have played in five straight regional championship games and have made it to the regional final in the last six NCAA Tournaments they have played in.
•The Lady Hornets have defeated the host team in their regional six times in the last 12 years (at Ft. Hays State 66-61 in 2015; at Washburn 65-58 in 2013; at Washburn 71-65 in 2012; at West Texas A&M 76-69 in 2010; at Washburn in 2006; and at Drury in 2005).
•The Lady Hornets have two six game winning streaks against nationally ranked teams in the last three seasons. They are the longest streaks since winning seven straight over the 1999-2000 through 2000-01 seasons and the longest single season streak since winning seven straight on the way to the 1998 national championship game.

TIP-INS
• The Lady Hornets have won 20 games in 15 straight seasons, 20 times in the last 21 years and 25 times in the program's 38 year history.
• The Lady Hornets have won 25 games 13 times in school history.
• The Lady Hornets have won 30 games four times in school history.
• The Lady Hornets are 881-380 (.699) overall in their 42nd year of action.
• The Lady Hornets are the only team to appear in the NCAA top twenty season records for scoring offense (17th - 90.0 in 1998; 8th - 91.3 in 1999; 18th - 89.9 in 2000) and scoring defense (18th - 50.6 in 2001).
• The Lady Hornets have had ten of the last 19 MIAA MVPs, six of the last 15 Freshmen of the Year and won two MIAA Defensive Player of the Year awards since 2011-12.