December 31, 2022 – Emporia State fell to Newman 52-49 on Saturday afternoon from Wichita.
The Lady Hornets started the game by outscoring the Jets 8-0 over the first six minutes of the game before ending the first quarter with a 17-4 lead.
Emporia State limited Newman to just one made field goal in the quarter while forcing 11 turnovers.
In the second quarter, the Lady Hornets struggled on the offensive end of the floor as the Jets cut the Emporia State lead down to 23-18 with just three minutes remaining in the first half. Both teams would make one more basket before the halftime break as the Lady Hornets held a 25-21 lead over Newman.
At the half,
Tre'Zure Jobe led five Lady Hornets on the scoresheet with 7 points while
Ehlaina Hartman and
Katie Horyna each added 6 points of their own. As a team, Emporia State struggled on the offensive end as they shot 2-18 from three and 10-38 from the floor. The Lady Hornets were able to force 18 Newman turnovers in the first half.
Following the halftime break, Emporia State maintained their lead as they started the second half on a 9-4 run to take a nine-point lead 34-25 over the Jets. Newman responded with seven consecutive points to trim the Lady Hornet lead to 34-32 before Emporia State closed the quarter with a pair of layups as they took a 38-32 lead into the fourth quarter.
Emporia State started the fourth quarter by forcing a Newman turnover which led to an
Ehlaina Hartman layup as the Lady Hornets took a 40-32 lead over the Jets. Following the opening basket, Newman put together an 11-2 scoring run as they took their first lead of the game, 43-42 over Emporia State.
Despite tying the score on three separate occasions over the final seven minutes, the Lady Hornets were unable to regain the lead.
Katie Horyna tied the score 49-49 with just over one minute remaining before Newman hit a three-pointer to beat the shot clock with 25 seconds remaining to take a 52-49 lead.
The Lady Hornets were able to attempt a pair of threes on their final possession of the game but neither fell as Emporia State fell to Newman 52-49 on Saturday afternoon.
Emporia State will travel to the Sooner State as they will take on Central Oklahoma on Monday, January 2. The game is scheduled to tipoff at 5:30 p.m.
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