December 8, 2022 – The Lady Hornets started on the front foot as they claimed the lead from the opening tip. In the first ten seconds,
Maary Lakes kicked the ball out to the corner as
Victoria Price knocked down a three to put the Hornets in front of the Hillcats. Both Emporia State and Rogers State struggled to gain their footing on the offensive end for much of the first quarter.
At the first media timeout, the Lady Hornets led the Hillcats 11-7 with
Victoria Price pacing the Hornets with seven points. Over the final four and a half minutes of the first quarter, Emporia State built a 18-12 lead before a Rogers State three in the final seconds cut the Lady Hornet lead to 18-15 heading into the second quarter.
Following the break, the Lady Hornets quickly scored seven straight points to build a 25-15 lead as
Ehlaina Hartman and
Faith Paramore each scored in the paint in addition to
Tre'Zure Jobe hitting the first Emporia State three since the opening possession.
After making three consecutive attempts to start the quarter, Emporia State finished the half shooting 3-12 as the Hillcats outscored the Lady Hornets 15-6, trimming the Emporia State advantage to 31-30 entering the halftime break.
At the half,
Victoria Price led Emporia State as the lone Lady Hornet in double figures with 11 points. As a team, Emporia State went to the locker room shooting just 40% from the field and 2-9 from the three-point line.
In the third quarter, both teams were able to increase their efficiency on the offensive end. The Lady Hornets never relinquished their lead throughout the second half but were unable to establish a lead larger than eight points as both teams traded points consistently through the half.
Emporia State shot 64% in the third quarter, but Rogers State shot 50% including 3-6 from the three-point line as the Lady Hornets led by just three, 56-53, entering the fourth quarter.
The Lady Hornets started the final frame with
Victoria Price scoring in the paint before a
Faith Paramore three gave Emporia State a 61-55 lead. The Emporia State lead would shrink to one with the Hillcats knocking down one of their four fourth quarter threes as the Lady Hornets led 71-70 with just under five minutes remaining.
Emporia State was able to close out the game as they made four of their final five shot attempts and three of their final four free throw attempts as they took down the Hillcats 85-79 to advance to 6-1 on the season and 2-0 in the MIAA.
Tre'Zure Jobe led the Lady Hornets with 25 points in the game with 20 coming in the second half. Jobe was joined in double figures by
Victoria Price who totaled 16 points on 5-9 shooting and 2-3 from the three-point line and
Ehlaina Hartman who scored 14 on 6-8 shooting from the field.
Maary Lakes added eight points of her own with five rebounds and four assists.
As a team, Emporia State tied a season-high with seven three-pointers made. The Lady Hornets outscored the Hillcats 40-22 in the paint and forced 21 turnovers.
Emporia State will return to action on Sunday, December 11 as they travel to Tahlequah, Okla. to take on Northeastern State. The game is scheduled to tipoff at 1:30 p.m.
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