February 16, 2023 – Emporia State knocks down double-digit threes for third time this season but were unable to take down #12 Central Missouri as the Lady Hornets fell to the Jennies 78-70 on Thursday night from Warrensburg, Mo.
Following a basket from the Jennies on the opening possession, Emporia State took an early lead with a 10-2 scoring which included eight early points from
Tre'Zure Jobe as the Hornets took a 10-4.
Central Missouri was able to respond to the Lady Hornet run, scoring 11 of the next 12 points to take a 15-11 with under one minute to play in the first quarter.
Emporia State would score the final three points of the quarter on a
Tre'Zure Jobe three with nine seconds remaining in the quarter. With the basket, Jobe became just the third Lady Hornet to reach 2,000 career points.
The Lady Hornets struggled in the second quarter as they were outscored by the Jennies 19-10 as Emporia State trailed Central Missouri 34-24 entering the halftime break.
At the half,
Tre'Zure Jobe led the Lady Hornets with 13 points on 6-11 shooting.
Audrey Beaty and
Victoria Price each scored four points while
Maary Lakes and
Katie Horyna had two and one respectively in the first half.
Following the halftime break, both teams raced out to quick starts on the offensive end as the Lady Hornets outscored the Jennies 13-11 over the first three and a half minutes of the third quarter.
The pace continued for the remainder of the quarter, but Emporia State was unable to trim the deficit any further as Central Missouri took a 65-49 lead into the fourth quarter.
Both teams scored 25 or more points in the third quarter and shot at least 50% from the floor, including 5-9 from three for the Lady Hornets.
The offensive production for Emporia State continued into the final period as they scored 21 points in the quarter and outscored the Jennies by eight points.
Despite the second half performance on the offensive end, the Lady Hornets were unable to trim the deficit below eight points in the final quarter as they fell to Central Missouri 78-70.
Tre'Zure Jobe led all scorers with 34 points on 14-22 shooting and 6-8 from three.
Victoria Price joined Jobe in double figures as she scored 13 points and recorded a team-high seven rebounds against the Jennies.
As a team, the Lady Hornets went 10-32 from three, which is the third time this season Emporia State has made double-digit threes.
Emporia State will return to action for their final road game of the regular season as they take on Lincoln on Saturday, February 18. The game is scheduled to tipoff at 1:30 p.m. from Jefferson City, Mo.
NOTES:
Tre'Zure Jobe has scored four of the 15 30-point games in the MIAA this season. No other player has more than one.
