LADY HORNETS WRAP UP EXHIBITION SEASON AT KANSAS

November 3, 2019-The Lady Hornets forced 25 turnovers and outrebounded Kansas by five but here held to just .292 shooting from the field in a 66-55 loss to the Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon.
 
The teams were even through the first eight minutes before Kansas finished the period on a 6-0 run to take a 16-10 lead after one.  Emporia State shot just .211 from the field compared to .545 for the Jayhawks.
 
The second quarter saw the shooting trends reverse with the Lady Hornets shooting .500 from the field while KU on connected on four of 14 shots.  Tre'Zure Jobe had the hot hand in the quarter as she scored ten points on four of seven shooting and was two of two from behind the arc in the second ten minutes.  An 8-2 run gave Emporia State a 27-26 lead with 1:12 left in the half before Bailey Helgren scored on a put back with 33 seconds left to give KU a 28-27 lead at the break.
 
The Lady Hornets took a 32-30 lead on Morgan Laudan's put back midway through the third period but the Jayhawks responded with an 8-0 run to go up 38-32 with 2:36 left  in the quarter.  Mollie Mounsey hit a three pointer on the fast break after a Jobe steal to cut the lead to 38-35 with 1:30 left but the Jayhawks scored the final five points of the quarter to take a 43-35 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
Emporia State cut the lead down to two at 46-44 on a Jobe three-pointer with 7:40 left but that would be as close as the Lady Hornets would get the rest of the day.  The Jayhawks used an 11-1 run to take a 57-45 lead with 5:23 left in the game.  The lead reached 15 points before Morgan Laudan hit back to back threes for the Lady Hornets to make it 66-55 with just under two minutes left in the game and neither team would score the rest of the way.
 
Tre'Zure Jobe had 13 points and five assists to lead the Lady Hornets while Mollie Mounsey had a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds.  Morgan Laudan joined them in double figures with 11 points.
 
The Lady Hornets will open the regular season on Friday, November 8 when they travel to Searcy, Ark. to take on Harding.  Tip-off in Rhodes-Reaves Field House is set for 4:45 p.m.