Hot shooting Cardinals defeat Hornets

November 19, 2024-William Jewell hit 15 three-pointers on the way to an 89-74 win over Emporia State on Tuesday night in Liberty, Mo.
 
The Hornets trailed 28-18 in the first half when they went on a 7-0 run to pull within 28-25 with 9:19 left in the half.  A Malik Edwards three-pointer had Emporia State within 43-38 with 1:09 left but the Cardinals scored the final four points to take a 47-38 lead into the half.
 
Both teams shot over 50% from the field in the opening 20 minutes with ESU going 15 of 29 while WJC shot 20 of 34 from the field and six of 16 from the three-point arc.
 
Jewell scored the first point of the second half but Emporia State responded with a 7-0 run to get within 48-45 with 17:43 remaining. The Cardinals took the lead to double digits with an 11-0 run to go up 64-48 with 10:52 left. The Hornets would get six stops during the run but could not convert on offense as they went 6:05 without a score.
 
For the game William Jewell shot 33 of 61 from the field for 54.1% while converting 15 of 30 from beyond the three-point line.  Emporia State was 27  of 58 from the field for 46.6% and hit just five of 14 from beyond the arc.
 
Malik Edwards led Emporia State with 21 points while Karyiek Dixon scored ten.  Brayson Laube was the leading rebounder for the Hornets with seven boards to go with seven points and three assists.
 
Emporia State will be back in action this weekend when they travel to Gunnison, Colo. for a pair of games.  The Hornets will play Fort Lewis on Friday and Colorado Mesa on Saturday.
 
NOTES
All three of Emporia State's losses this year have come from teams receiving votes in this week's NABC Top 25 Poll.