#11 LADY HORNETS MAKE WHITE AUDITORIUM DEBUT AGAINST NEWMAN

Women's Basketball | 12/1/2020 7:30:00 PM

Game #3
#11 Emporia State Lady Hornets (1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
vs. Newman Jets (1-1, 1-1 MIAA)
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 • 6:00 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium
Series Record: ESU leads 17-3 Last Meeting: at NU 68, ESU 67 (2/20/2020)
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM (5:10 pm) Internet Audio: kvoe.com
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Live Stats • Complete Notes in pdf
Up Next: Central Oklahoma • Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 • 3:00 p.m.
Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium

HOME OPENER     
Emporia State plays host to Newman in the home opener at White Auditorium. The #11 Lady Hornets have won 24 straight home openers and 38 of their last 41 home openers.

LAST TIME OUT
Tre'Zure Jobe scored 26 points as Emporia State handed Northeastern State their first loss of the season 78-64. The Lady Hornets went on a 17-2 run to take their largest lead of the night at 73-53 with 3:44 left.  Jobe scored 12 of the ESU points during the run.  Northeastern State would not get closer than 11 points the rest of the game. Jobe scored 26 points and dished seven assists. Fredricka Sheats and Daley Handy each scored 14 points and Kali Martin added 13 points.

THE COACHES
Toby Wynn is 47-17 in his second year as the head coach of the Lady Hornets. He will miss the next two games following a positive COVID test. He is the second coach to win at least 20 games and go to the NCAA Tournament in his first two years at Emporia State. He went 349-84 in 13 years as the head coach at Seward CC with four Jayhawk Conference regular season championships and two Region VI Tournament titles. He is 2-1 against Newman.
Kiel Unruh will serve as interim coach while Wynn is in isolation. He is in his sixth year as a full-time assistant and tenth year overall on the Emporia State coaching staff. The Lady Hornets are 222-66 with Unruh on the bench.
Darin Spence is 115-106 in his eighth season at Newman.  He is 253-249 in his 17th year as a head coach at four year schools. He is 1-6 against Emporia State, 1-5 at Newman.
ABOUT THE LADY HORNETS
The Lady Hornets are 1-1 on the season. They are leading the MIAA in made three-pointers. Tre'Zure Jobe is second in the league in scoring, fifth in assists and sixth in steals while Daley Handy is leading the MIAA in field goal percentage and ranked tenth in rebounding.

ABOUT THE JETS
Newman is 1-1 on the season. They lost to Kansas State 63-59 and out score the Wildcats 39-33 in the second half. They lead the MIAA in 3-point field goal percentage defense and are second in scoring defense and blocked shots. Madison Birnbaum is leading the MIAA in blocked shots and is fourth in rebounding.

SERIES HISTORY
The Lady Hornets lead the series 17-3 and have never lost to the Jets in White Auditorium.

LAST MEETING
Madison Birnbaum scored with 0.2 seconds left to give Newman a 68-67 victory over Emporia State. Morgan Laudan was fouled with 8.6 seconds left and hit one of two to put the Lady Hornets ahead 67-66.  Emporia State forced a miss on the Jets possession but there was a held ball on the rebound, giving the ball to Newman with 1.2 left. Birnbaum scored on the inbounds with .2 left to give the Jets the 68-67 win. Mollie Mounsey had 16 points and 11 rebounds while Tre'Zure Jobe scored a game high 20 points.

UP NEXT
The Lady Hornets take on Central Oklahoma on Saturday, December 5 in White Auditorium. The only fans allowed will be on the player pass lists.  Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m.

MARCH MEANS SOMETHING
The Lady Hornets are 42-13 (.764) in their last 55 March post season games. Emporia State has made it to the championship game in 16 of the last 20 post season tournaments they have played in under three different coaches, appearing in eight MIAA Tournament, seven NCAA Regional Tournament Championship games and the 2010 National Championship game, while making the semifinals at the Elite Eight in 2015. Emporia State is 86-35 (.711) all-time in MIAA and NCAA Tournament games with a 40-19 (.678) record in the NCAA Tourney.
 
MARCH MADNESS RECAP
Last season the Lady Hornets qualified for their 21st NCAA Tournament since first becoming eligible for it in 1992. They rank eighth all-time in NCAA Division II tournament appearances and they are tied with Bentley for the most trips in the 21st century with 18.  Emporia State has won 40 NCAA Tournament games to rank fifth all-time and fourth among active Division II schools. Since their first win in 1997 they have won more NCAA Tournament games than any school in the country.

ROAD WARRIORS
Emporia State is 287-115 (.714) away from home, 102-31 (.767) in neutral site games and 60-15 (.800) 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 regionals. Emporia State is 52-44 (.542) away from White Auditorium against Top 25 teams. The Lady Hornets are 149-64 (.700) on the road in MIAA league play since 1997-98. Emporia State is 37-16 (.698) in NCAA Tournament games away from White Auditorium.

WYNNING
Toby Wynn was formally introduced as the seventh head coach in Lady Hornet history on April 9, 2018 and became just the second Emporia State coach to reach the NCAA Tournament in his first season. The Booker, Texas native went 349-84 in 13 seasons at Seward CC and is 396-100 in his 15th season as a head coach. He is 47-16 with a 5-5 record against nationally ranked teams as the head coach at Emporia State. His 22 regular season wins were the second most by a first year coach in Lady Hornet history. He has won at least 20 games in each of his 15 seasons as a head coach, including four 30 win seasons and at least 25 wins in each of his last five years in Liberal.  

HOME COOKIN'
The Lady Hornets have won 304 of the last 334 (.910) games in White Auditorium. They are undefeated in postseason games in White Auditorium with a 14-0 record in MIAA Tournament play and a 6-0 record in the NCAA Tournament. 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 14 games to unranked NCAA teams in White Auditorium since 1997. The Lady Hornets are 451-98 (.821) overall since 1979 at home,  hold the MIAA record for consecutive home wins with 62 set from 1997-2001, and are currently on a 15 game home winning streak. Emporia State is 13-7 (.650) against top ten teams in White Auditorium since 1995.

TOUGH ENOUGH    
According to the last year's NCAA stats, the Lady Hornets played the 24th toughest schedule in the nation.  Their past opponents have a combined winning percentage of .561 on the year.

TAKING ON THE BEST
With the win over Central Missouri last season, the Lady Hornets have won three contests against teams that were defending national champions at the time.  Emporia State defeated the 2018 national champion Jennies 65-62 on Feb. 9, 2019; they defeated the 2016 national champions Lubbock Christian 60-50 on Dec. 3, 2016 in the first ever regular season matchup between a #1 ranked team and a defending national champion in White Auditorium history; and they ended then #1 ranked and 2005 national champion Washburn's 51 game winning streak with a 61-59 win in overtime of the regional championship game on March 13, 2006 in Topeka.

NOT SUCH A HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The host team for the NCAA Regional the Lady Hornets compete in has won the tournament only three times in the last 15 years. The first eight years of the streak were in the South Central Region. Last year was just the seventh time the host team has advanced to the regional final in the last 14 years 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, Pittsburg State defeating Emporia State in 2017 in Pittsburg, Central Missouri defeating Augustana in 2018 in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Ft. Hays State losing to Southwestern Oklahoma in Hays in 2019.

GAME OF RUNS
Emporia State had a 12-0 run at Northeastern State and a 14-0 run against Neb.-Kearney. The Lady Hornets had 29 runs of 10-0 or better last year and 27 such runs in 2018-19 after having only nine during the entire 2017-18 season.

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 895 games.

BY THE NUMBERS
The Lady Hornets have topped the 100-point barrier 74 times and have eclipsed the 110 point mark 30 times in their history. Since 1997-98, the Lady Hornets are 304-4 (.987) when scoring at least 80 points. The first loss was to North Dakota, 87-81 in the 1999 Final Four, the second came at West Texas A&M, 86-83 in the 2009 NCAA South Central Regional Semifinals the third was at Central Oklahoma 87-86 in the final regular season game of 2017-18 and the most recent was 96-88 in double overtime to Washburn on January 5, 2019. Emporia State was 167-22 (.884) in the previous 23 seasons when scoring at least 80 points. Conversely Emporia State is 166-2 (.988) all-time when holding opponents to 50 points or less.

BRING IT ON    
The Lady Hornets are 87-56 (.608) against WBCA Top 25 teams since 1997-98.  Emporia State is 35-17 (.673) in neutral site games with top 25 foes since 1997. The Lady Hornets are 31-12 (.721) in White Auditorium against Top 25 teams since 1997. Emporia State has 36 wins against Top 10 teams, including four victories against #1 ranked teams in the last seven seasons.

RANKINGS
The Lady Hornets were ranked #11 in the D2SIDA Preseason Top 25. The first Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Coaches Poll for 2020-21 will come out in January. The Lady Hornets received votes in the final WBCA Poll of 2019-20. It was the 23rd consecutive season the Lady Hornets have been in ranked in the Top 25 of the WBCA Poll at least twice during a season. The Lady Hornets have been in the Coaches Top 25 a total of 283 weeks since first appearing in the 1997-98 preseason poll and have been in the top ten for a WBCA Division II record 190 weeks.

SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE
Emporia State first earned a #1 national ranking by the WBCA in 2004-05, next in 2006-07, again after winning the 2009-10 national championship, they opened 2015-16 and held onto the spot through their first seven games and they were in the top spot for four games last 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 22 of the last 24 seasons and their current streak of 24 straight winning seasons is the longest active streak in the MIAA. Emporia State has made the NCAA Tournament 21 times in the last 24 years and their 40-19 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 they have advanced to four Final Fours since 1998.
The Lady Hornets have won seven MIAA regular season championships and nine MIAA Tournament titles. Emporia State has appeared in 15 of the last 23 MIAA Tournament Championship games and have made it to the semifinals in 21 of the last 24 seasons.

LADY HORNETS NCAA HISTORY
The Lady Hornets have made the NCAA Tournament 21 times in the last 24 years and their 40-19 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 14 times.

HERE THEY COME
The Lady Hornets drew an average of 1,442 fans to their 15 home games on Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium during the 2019-20 season to rank sixth nationally. Emporia State outdrew 243 NCAA Division I schools, including six from the "Power 5" conferences.  Emporia State played in front of an NCAA Division II season high 6,455 in the MIAA Tournament Championship game in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.  The Lady Hornets have played in front of at least 1,000 fans in White Auditorium in every 305 of their last 306 games.  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 23 years. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic only player pass lists are allowed in White Auditorium this season.
MIAA TOURNEY EXCELLENCE
Emporia State won an unprecedented five straight MIAA Tournament Championships and an MIAA record 16 straight games in tournament play from 2013-2018. They are the first team to have two different streaks of at least four straight tournament championships. The Lady Hornets won four straight championships from 1998-2001 and were in seven straight title games between 2011 and 2017 with championships in the final five tournaments of that run. Emporia State is 46-16 all-time in MIAA Tournament play with a 14-0 record in White Auditorium.

NEWBIES
Tre'Zure Jobe became just the sixth freshman to earn All-Tournament honors at the 2020 MIAA Tournament.  Five of the six freshmen honorees have been Lady Hornets as she joins Lindenwood's Lindsay Medlen (2017) and Lady Hornets Kelly Moten (2014), Kelsey Balcom (2011), Michelle Stueve (2005), and Casey Henningsen (2004) in earning all-tourney honors in their first year. A total of seven Lady Hornets have been named MIAA Freshman of the Year.

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.

ON THE AIR
The Lady Hornets have been on national television five times in the last 20 years. They are 3-2 after their loss in the Final Four on the CBS Sports Network in 2015. 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 the MIAA Broadcasting Network while this year will mark the eighth Lady Hornet appearance on the MIAA Network as part of the league championship game.

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

TRIFECTA
Emporia State is the first program in NCAA Division II history to lead the nation in attendance (2005), win a national championship (2010), and be honored with the top GPA in the nation (2017) in the WBCA Academic Top 25 list.

LADY HORNET SUCCESS ON THE COURT...
The Lady Hornets have the best record in MIAA play in the 21st century. Emporia State is 303-95 (.761) in MIAA play since the 2000 season and 523-144 (.784) 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 336-96 (.778) in MIAA play and 586-148 (.798) overall. The Lady Hornets have been ranked in the top ten of the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll 190 times, the most of any NCAA Division II school.  Emporia State has been to 21 NCAA Tournaments, made the Regional Championship or "Sweet 16" 14 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 nine 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 now been in 15 of the last 22 MIAA Tournament championship games, made it to the semifinals in 21 of the last 23 MIAA Tournaments and won nine tourney titles.

...AND IN THE CLASSROOM
Emporia State sat atop the 2016-17 Women's Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division II Academic Top 25 list. The Lady Hornets had a school record 3.744 team GPA during the 2016-17 academic year. 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. As a team the Lady Hornets had a 3.23 team GPA in the fall of 2019.

TIP-INS
• The Lady Hornets have won 20 games 22 times in the last 24 years and 27 times in school 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 948-409 (.699) overall in their 47th year of action and were the eighth NCAA Division II program to reach 900 wins.
• 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 (20th - 50.6 in 2001).
• The Lady Hornets have had ten of the last 21 MIAA MVPs, seven of the last 18 Freshmen of the Year and have won four MIAA Defensive Player of the Year awards since 2011-12.

STREAKS AND SUCH
• The Lady Hornets have held their last 895 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 46 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 16 straight home games in White Auditorium, the 13th longest active streak in the nation.
• The Lady Hornets have won at least ten home games in 24 straight seasons.
• The Lady Hornets 62 game winning streak from Feb. 27, 1997 through Jan. 13, 2001 is an MIAA record and the fifth longest in NCAA Division II history.
• The Lady Hornets ended the then 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 defeated the host team in their regional six times in the last 14 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).
• Emporia State is 2-1 against teams on a 30 game winning streak in the NCAA Tournament. They snapped Gannon's 37 game winning streak in the 2010 national semifinals and Washburn's 32 game in-season streak in the 2006 South Central Regional finals. ESU lost to eventual national runner-up Southwestern Oklahoma 71-65 in the first round of the 2019 Central Regional.

END GAME
The Lady Hornets are 556-19 (.967) since 1997 when leading at the 5:00 mark.  

#3 TRE'ZURE JOBE
5-7 • Sophomore • Guard • Wichita, Kan. • Wichita South HS
As a Sophomore in 2020-21
She is second in the MIAA in scoring, ranks fifth in assists and made three-pointers, sixth in steals, ninth in field goal percentage, 11th in assist to turnover ratio, and 12th in free throw percentage. She was named MIAA Player of the Week after scoring a season high 26 points on ten of 14 shooting from the field as the Lady Hornets handed Northeastern State their first loss of the season. She had 22 points, six rebounds and three steals at Neb.-Kearney.
As a Red-Shirt Freshman in 2019-20
She was named First-Team All-MIAA and the MIAA Freshman of the Year. She was second in the MIAA in scoring, third in steals, sixth in assist to turnover ratio, seventh in assists, ninth in free throw percentage and field goal percentage and 21st in made three-pointers. She was the leading freshman scorer in Lady Hornet history with 518 points. Her 106 assists were 11 shy of tying the Lady Hornet freshman assist record. She had eight points, five rebounds and four assists against Central Missouri in the MIAA Championship game. She scored 11 points with five rebounds, five assists and four steals against Neb.-Kearney in the semis. She had 24 points against Northwest Missouri in the quarterfinals. She scored 20 points with six assists against Rogers State. She had 23 points and matched her career high with six rebounds at Central Oklahoma. She scored 20 points with six rebounds at Newman. She scored a career high 33 points at Rogers State and became the first Lady Hornet freshman with multiple 30 point games. She earned her fourth MIAA Player of the Week award after averaging 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 5.0 steals in wins over Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern. She is the first MIAA player to earn the award four times in a year since Lady Hornet Kelly Moten in 2016-17. She scored 24 points at Lincoln. She had 23 points at Neb.-Kearney. She scored 22 points against Missouri Western and had 26 points on ten of 14 shooting against Northwest Missouri. She scored 16 points at Washburn after netting 30 points with eight steals and eight assists against Missouri Valley. She scored 25 points against Fort Hays State. She had 18 points and five steals against Neb.-Kearney in White Auditorium. She had 19 points at Northern State. She had 23 points against Harding. She scored 13 points with five assists and three steals against Kansas. She had 13 points, three assists and two steals against Oklahoma State.
As a Freshman in 2018-19
She scored six points in three quarters against Southwestern Oklahoma before injuring her knee.
High School
Jobe was a First-Team All-State performer for Wichita South HS and a top 20 pick in all classes. She averaged 12.3 points as the Titans were ranked as high at #25 in the nation her senior season.

#10 KALI MARTIN
5-8 • Senior • Guard • El Dorado, Kan. • Circle HS
As a Senior in 2020-21
She is fifth in the MIAA in made three-point field goals, eighth in steals, 14th in scoring, 24th in rebounding, and 25th in free throw percentage.  She scored 13 points and had a career high seven rebounds at Northeastern State. She had 11 points and two steals at Neb.-Kearney.
As a Junior in 2019-20
She scored eight points against Neb.-Kearney in the MIAA semifinals. She had 14 points at Rogers State. She scored 12 points at  Central Missouri. She scored 12 points against Missouri Western. She had ten points against Northwest Missouri. She scored 16 points against Missouri Valley. She was seven of eight from the free throw line at Sioux Falls. She scored 11 points with five steals against Northwestern Oklahoma.
As a Sophomore in 2018-19
She scored 17 points with a career high five three-pointers at Central Oklahoma. She was perfect from the field and scored ten points against Pittsburg State. She scored 12 points against Central Oklahoma. She had 13 points on five of six shooting against Northern State. She scored 18 points against Ark.-Ft. Smith.  
As A Freshmen in 2017-18
She had six points with two assists, two blocks and a steal at Central Oklahoma. She scored 13 points going eight of ten from the free throw line with three steals at Lindenwood. She scored nine points with three rebounds and two steals at Newman. She had two assists at Kansas State.
High School
Martin averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game for Circle HS and earned second-team All-State honors as a senior.

#13 FREDRICKA SHEATS
5-9 • Senior • Guard • Athens, Ga. • Clark Central HS/Central Ga. Tech
As a Senior in 2020-21
She is ranked 13th in the MIAA in made three-pointers. She scored 14 points with five rebounds at Northeastern State.
As a Junior in 2019-20
She had seven points in 15 minutes against Central Missouri in the MIAA Championship game. She pulled a career high ten rebounds against Northwest Missouri in the MIAA Quarterfinals. She shot .481 from behind the three-point line in conference play. She had a career high 16 points on six of ten shooting against Northeastern State. She scored 14 points and went six of eight from the free throw line at Central Oklahoma. She had 11 points on four of five shooting at Lincoln. She scored 12 points with six rebounds against Central Oklahoma. She had 11 points and hit three of three from beyond the arc against Newman. She scored 13 points with three steals at Neb.-Kearney. She scored 11 points at Fort Hays State with five rebounds. She scored 14 points with seven rebounds, six steals and four assists against Bethel. She had ten points at Northern State. She scored 13 points against Northwestern Oklahoma.
At Central Georgia Tech in 2017-2019
She was named Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year, First-Team All-Region and Second-Team NJCAA Division I All-American after averaging 17.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.2 steals on the season. She averaged 15.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and was named the GCAA Freshman of the Year, First-Team All-Region, a NJCAA All-Star and an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American. She led Clark Central HS to the Georgia State Tournament in basketball and was a co-captain on the volleyball team.

#20 LAURA GARCIA LAFFITTE
6-4 • Sophomore • Center • Madrid, Spain • TorrelodonesA
As a Sophomore in 2020-21
She pulled four rebounds in 15 minutes at Neb.-Kearney.
As a Freshman in 2019-20
She was ranked tenth in the MIAA in blocked shots per game before missing the four games with an ankle injury and dropping below the required percentage of games played to qualify for the leaders. She has seven games with multiple blocked shots. She missed the final game of the regular season and the entire MIAA Tournament with an ankle injury. She had two points, two rebounds and two blocks at Rogers State. She had four rebounds at Central Missouri. She scored four points against Newman. She blocked four shots at Fort Hays State. She had six rebounds, two blocks and four points against Missouri Valley. She scored five points with seven rebounds in 17 minutes against Bethany. She had five points, four rebounds and two blocks against Fort Hays State. She pulled six rebounds and had three blocked shots against Washburn. She missed the first five games with a back injury.
High School
Garcia-Laffitte averaged eight points, eight rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game for Torrelodones A playing in both the Spanish junior and senior leagues.

#22 EMILY WEATHERS
5-11 • Freshman • Forward • Scott City, Kan. • Scott City HS
As a Freshman in 2020-21
She is ranked 18th in the MIAA in rebounding.  She had her first career start at Northeastern State and pulled four rebounds while hitting her only shot. She had seven rebounds and a steal at Neb.-Kearney.
High School
She was a First-Team Class 3A All-State selection by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.She led Scott City to the Class 3A State Tournament all four years of high school. She was the 13th ranked player in the state of Kansas in the 2020 class according to Prep Girl Hoops. She was a member of the volleyball team and a three-time track and field state qualifier and was a member of the 2018 State Championship 4x400m Relay Team.

#24 ADDI HOOPER
5-7 • Freshman • Guard • Ft. Worth, Texas • FW Christian School
As a Freshman in 2020-21
She saw her first action as a Lady Hornet at Northeastern State after battling a knee injury during preseason.
High School
She been recognized as a First-Team All-State and First-Team All-District selection. She was one of 20 finalists for the VYPE DFW Girls Private School Player of the Year award. She has been named District MVP, District Offensive MVP and District Newcomer of the Year. Hooper is also a two time state qualifier in track and field and a state qualifier in softball.

#25 KARSEN SCHULTZ
5-10 • Junior • Guard • Alma, Kan. • Alma-Wabaunsee HS
As a Junior in 2020-21
Should make her season debut after missing the first two games  due to close contact protocols.
As a Sophomore in 2019-20
She shot .406 from the three point line on the year despite going just two for eight from behind the arc in her final six games. She had six rebounds at Newman. She had 13 points at Northeastern State. She scored 11 points with five rebounds against Pittsburg State. She scored 15 points against Central Oklahoma in her first start. She had a career high 17 points on six of ten shooting from the field and grabbed six rebounds against Newman. She scored eight points against Missouri Western. She had six points at Washburn on two of three shooting from the field with two made free throws. She  scored ten points with five rebounds against Missouri Valley. She had seven points and six rebounds against Bethany. She scored seven points on three of four shooting against Washburn. She had 16 points on five of seven shooting with three treys, seven rebounds and three assists against Bethel. She scored five points at Kansas. She had a three-pointer, three rebounds and two steals at Oklahoma State.
As a Freshman in 2018-19
She made two free throws at Central Oklahoma. She scored five points against Lincoln. She had three rebounds against Baker. She scored two points and pulled two rebounds at Northwestern Oklahoma.
High School
She was a First-Team Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-State Class 2A performer for former Lady Hornet Shanna (Spann) Perine at Wabaunsee HS and a top 30 pick in all classes by Sports in Kansas. She scored 1,384 points in her career for the Chargers.

#30 DALEY HANDY
6-0 • Graduate • Forward • Wichita, Kan. • Wyoming/Maize HS
As a Junior in 2019-20
She leads the MIAA in field goal percentage, ranks fifth in made three-pointers, tenth in rebounding, 14th in scoring, and 23rd in steals. She scored 14 points and pulled seven boards at Northeastern State. She had ten points and eight rebounds with a steal at Neb.-Kearney
As a Junior in 2019-20
She scored a career high 15 points with seven rebounds and three assists against Rogers State. She had a career high four assists at Central Oklahoma. She matched her career high with nine points on four of five shooting and added six rebounds against Pitt State. She scored eight points against Newman. She had a career high 12 rebounds and scored seven points against Missouri Western. She scored a career high nine points and pulled five rebounds with two steals against Northwest Missouri. She tied her career high with six rebounds for the second straight game and added seven points at Washburn. She scored five points with six rebounds against Missouri Valley. She had four points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal against Bethany. She scored eight points and was perfect from the field against Bethel. She had four points against Northwestern Okla.. She had three steals at Kansas. She scored five points with three rebounds and three steals at Oklahoma State.
As a Sophomore in 2018-19
She pulled five rebounds against Lincoln. She had seven points, all in the first half, at Northwest Missouri. She scored six points with four rebounds against UPR-Bayamon. She scored five points with three rebounds in ten minutes against UA-Ft. Smith. She pulled five rebounds at Northwestern Okla. She hit five of six free throws at Okla. Baptist. She had seven points against Southwestern Okla. She sat out her first season at Emporia State with a knee injury.
At Wyoming in 2016-17
She played in ten games for Wyoming after sitting out her freshman season with a knee injury.
High School
She was a three-time All-League selection, while being named First Team All-State and Honorable Mention All-State, All-Metro, Co-League MVP and played in the KBCA All-Star Game. She helped her team to a 24-1 overall record and a State Runner-Up finish as a senior along with four league and Sub-State championships. She was an All-League and All-State selection in track and field and was a USATF All-American in the heptathlon.

#35 EHLAINA HARTMAN
5-10 • Freshman • Guard • Spearville, Kan. • Spearville HS
As a Freshman in 2019-20
She is ranked seventh in the MIAA in blocked shots, 22nd in made three-pointers, and 23rd in steals. She scored seven points at Northeastern State. She had six rebounds and two blocked shots at Neb.-Kearney.
High School
She was the Kansas Class 2A Player of the Year as a senior and a second-team All-State selection and first-team All-League selection as a junior. According to Prep Girl Hoops she is the 20th ranked player in the state of Kansas in the 2020 class. Hartman is also a two-time Class 2A State Runner-Up in volleyball, a three-time track and field state qualifier and a 2018 state qualifier in softball.

#44 SIDNEY TINNER
6-0 • Sophomore • Guard • Amarillo, Texas • Amarillo HS/Seward CC
As a Sophomore in 2020-21
She did not play at Northeastern State with a hamstring injury. She had one rebound and one assist in nine minutes at Neb.-Kearney. She is in her second season with the Lady Hornets after rehabilitating from an injury last year.
At Seward County in 2017-19
She started 32 of 42 games at Seward CC before a season ending injury early in the 2018-19 season. She shot .375 from the three-point line with 27 makes in 35 games as a freshman. She also averaged 1.3 steals per game as the Saints went 31-4 in 2017-18. She averaged 7.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in seven games before getting injured as a sophomore. She had a season high 15 points against South Plains College as a sophomore. She recorded career highs of 16 points against Cowley CC and ten rebounds against Colby as a freshman.
High School
She was the District MVP for Amarillo HS as a senior and earned All-State honors. She led the Lady Sandies to the 2017 Bi-Regional and District Championship.

#31 MAARY LAKES
6-4 • Junior • Center • Peoria, Ill. • Manual HS/K-State/Chicago St.
At ESU
She is in her first year at Emporia State and will need to sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules.
At Chicago State in 2019-20
She transferred to Chicago State following the 2018-19 season and sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
At Kansas State in 2017-19
She played in 33 games with three starts as a freshman at Kansas State.  Among Big 12 freshmen she ranked fifth in blocked shots per game, 15th in field goal percentage, and 16th in rebounding. She appeared in 13 games as a sophomore with multiple blocked shots in four games.
In High School
A graduate of Manual HS in Peoria, Ill. She was ranked as the No. 14 post in the nation by ESPNU Hoopgurlz and was the No. 200 player in the nation overall by Blue Star BB Report.