December 3, 2022 – Emporia State defeated rival Washburn 74-63 from Lee Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Hornets opened the game on the front foot as
Mayuom Buom won the tip for Emporia State before scoring the first basket of the game off an assist from
Peyton Rogers-Schmidt. Three minutes into the game, the Hornets and Ichabods were tied 4-4 before Emporia State put together an 8-3 burst, highlighted by a pair of
Kaden Evans three pointers to give him eight early points. The scoring run gave the Hornets a 12-7 lead heading into the first media timeout.
With Emporia State leading 16-13 halfway through the first half, Washburn put together a 11-4 run to claim their largest lead of the game with a 24-20 lead with five minutes remaining in the half. Over the final five minutes, the Hornets responded with their own scoring run as they outpaced the Ichabods 14-4 to take a 34-28 lead at halftime. The scoring run was highlighted by 11 points from
Owen Long, including a trio of three pointers.
Following the halftime break, Washburn rallied over the first four minutes to tie the game 36-36. The Hornets responded by not allowing the Ichabods to take the lead as they put together a 9-2 scoring run to lead 47-38 with twelve minutes remaining in the game.
Emporia State was able to keep the Ichabods at a distance throughout the remainder of the game as Washburn was never able to trim the Hornet lead below four points.
The Hornets put together a balanced scoring attack over the final 12 minutes as eight players scored in the second half.
Alijah Comithier had nine in the second half while
Owen Long had eight and
Atavian Butler had seven.
Emporia State was able to close out the game as they defeated the Ichabods 74-63.
Owen Long led the Hornets with a game-high 19 points on 5-11 from three and 4-4 from the free throw line.
Kaden Evans added 14 points on 5-9 shooting while
Alijah Comithier tallied 11 points. Six more Hornets found their way on the score sheet with
Mayuom Buom and
Atavian Butler leading the remaining scorers with nine and eight points respectively.
Emporia State will travel to the Sooner State for their next game against Rogers State on Thursday, December 8. The game is scheduled to begin from Claremore, Okla. at 7:30 p.m.
