EMPORIA STATE MEN DROP CONSECUTIVE GAMES FOR FIRST TIME SINCE OPENING WEEKEND

January 17, 2018-For the first time since the opening weekend of the season the Emporia State men lost consecutive games with a 87-67 loss at Pittsburg State.
 
The Gorillas jumped out to a 9-3 lead and never trailed in the contest.  The Hornets closed to within 11-9 on a Stephaun Limuel put back with 14:22 left in the half and were still within 16-14 when Pitt State went on an 8-0 run to take a ten point lead with 8:35 remaining.  A 10-0 run gave the Gorillas a 39-21 lead with 1:11 left in the half before the Hornets scored the final four points to close within 14 headed to the locker room.
 
Pitt State opened the second half on a 9-3 run to go up 48-28 with 16:38 left in the game.  The closest the Hornets would get the rest of the way was 16 points on Grant Shell old fashioned three-point play with 11:35 left. 
 
Stephaun Limuel led Emporia State with 15 points and 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the year and Duncan Fort scored a career high 12 points, all in the second half.  Pitt State shot 60.4% from the field while limiting the Hornets to just 38.5% from the field.
 
Emporia State will be back in action on Saturday, January 20 when they travel to Missouri Southern.  Tip-off from the Leggett & Platt Center in Joplin, Mo. is set for 3:30 p.m.