January 18, 2023 – The Lady Hornets fell 86-54 against #19 Nebraska-Kearney from White Auditorium. Emporia State tied their lowest scoring total in the all-time series against the Lopers, as Nebraska-Kearney entered Wednesday's matchup with the top-ranked scoring defense in the nation.
The Lopers started the game scoring the first two points 90 seconds into the game before the Lady Hornets responded with six consecutive points. Threes from
Tre'Zure Jobe and
Ehlaina Hartman gave Emporia State a 6-2 lead at the 7:26 mark in the first quarter.
After Nebraska-Kearney tied the game 6-6, Jobe scored on back-to-back possessions to restore the lead to 10-6 for the Lady Hornets with 5:09 remaining in the first quarter. Emporia State entered the media timeout leading the Lopers 10-9 with 4:45 remaining.
Emporia State held their final lead of the game with 2:54 remaining in the first quarter following a driving layup from
Ehlaina Hartman to put the Lady Hornets ahead 12-11 over the Lopers. Nebraska-Kearney closed the first quarter outscoring Emporia State 7-3 as they led 18-15 after one quarter.
In the second quarter, Emporia State cut the deficit to one point on multiple occasions early in the quarter, with the latest following a
Tre'Zure Jobe three to cut the Loper lead to 23-22 with 6:57 remaining in the first half.
The Lopers finished the final seven minutes of the first half on a 20-4 scoring run as they led the Lady Hornets 43-26 entering the halftime break.
At the half,
Tre'Zure Jobe led all scorers with 15 points on 5-9 shooting, including 2-2 from three.
Ehlaina Hartman added 5 points for the Lady Hornets while
Stevie Stinchcomb,
Faith Paramore and
Kylee Scheer each scored 2 points.
Following the halftime break, the offensive struggles continued for the Lady Hornets as they managed just eight points in the quarter, shooting just 3-16 from the floor and 1-9 from beyond the arc.
As a result, Nebraska-Kearney increased their advantage to 26 points as they led the Lady Hornets 60-34 entering the final quarter.
Emporia State regained their footing on the offensive end in the fourth quarter, as they scored 20 points on 8-15 shooting from the floor. The Lady Hornets were unable to limit the Loper offense in the final quarter as Nebraska-Kearney outscored Emporia State 26-20 in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Hornets fell to the Lopers 86-54 as Nebraska-Kearney entered the matchup limiting opponents to just 49.7 points per game, the lowest mark in the nation.
Tre'Zure Jobe led the Lady Hornets with 21 points while
Ehlaina Hartman joined Jobe in double figures with 13 points in the game.
Emporia State will remain at home as they take on Fort Hays State on Sunday, January 22 from White Auditorium. The game is scheduled to tipoff at 1:30 p.m.
