Women's Basketball | 12/12/2025 11:50:00 AM

GAME 9
Emporia State (5-3, 1-1 MIAA) vs. Lincoln (4-5, 2-2 GLVC)
Sunday, December 14, 2025 • 1:30 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium
Series Record: ESU leads 35-4 Last Meeting: ESU 73, at LU (Dec. 21, 2024)
Radio: KFFX (104.9FM)
Internet Audio: kvoe.com | Television: None | Internet Video: The MIAA Network
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Up Next: Bellevue • December 17 • 5:30 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium

POST FINALS 
The Lady Hornets take on former MIAA foe Lincoln on the Sunday following finals at Emporia State.

ABOUT THE LADY HORNETS
Emporia State is 5-3 on the season, 1-1 in the MIAA.  Kaitlyn Sanders is the  leading scorer for the Lady Hornets at 17.9 points per game while Gracie Gilpin is averaging 11.4 points per game.  Macey Gandee is averaging 14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds over the last five games.  

ABOUT THE BLUE TIGERS
Lincoln is 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the GLVC. They are 4-3 over their last seven games. Laini Joseph is averaging a team best 17.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

ABOUT THE COACHES
MJ Baker is 5-3 in her first season with the Lady Hornets and is 56-49 in her fourth year as a head coach at a four year institution. She has won 336 games as a collegiate coach and comes to Emporia State after an eight year run at Eastern Florida State College.  She went 183-58 with three conference championships and three trips to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament during her time.  This is her first meeting with Lincoln.
Addae Houston is 6-29 in his second season at Lincoln. He is 0-1 against Emporia State.

SERIES HISTORY WITH THE BLUE TIGERS
The Lady Hornets lead the all-time series 35-4 and have won three straight after losing two games in the 2022-23 season. 

LAST TIME AGAINST LINCOLN
The Lady Hornets jumped out to a 9-0 lead and never trailed in a 73-62 win at Lincoln in their last action before the break. The Blue Tigers would go the first 6:19 of the game without a free throw as the Lady Hornets led 13-2 before Ayreona Carter scored their first field goal. Makenzie McDaniel led Emporia State with a career high 22 points to go with 11 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She was joined in double figures by Katie Horyna with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists.

LAST TIME OUT
A strong second quarter helped propel the Lady Hornets to a 69-59 win on Saturday afternoon over Missouri Western in their MIAA home opener. Missouri Western built a 12-4 advantage with just over four minutes remaining in the first frame. Over the final four minutes, the Lady Hornets closed on 13-4 scoring run to take a 17-16 lead into the second quarter. Emporia State out-scored the Griffons 21-4 to start the second before a three in the final seconds cut the Lady Hornet lead to 38-23 entering the break.  The teams played to a 15-15 tie in the third quarter and Missouri Western used a 13-4 run over the first six minutes of the fourth to get within 57-51 with 4:02 remaining. With the lead at 61-55 at the 1:21 mark, a three by Gracie Gilpin put the Lady Hornets ahead by nine. The Lady Hornets would make five of their final six free throw attempts to ice the 69-59 win for Emporia State. Macey Gandee led all scorers with 20 points while Kaitlyn Sanders and Katiya Casey had 12 and 11 points each. Kaylin Noonan had a career high ten rebounds for the Lady Hornets.

UP NEXT
The Lady Hornets are back in action on Wednesday, December 17 for their final home game of the first semester. Tip-off against Bellevue is set for 5:30 p.m. in White Auditorium as game one of a split doubleheader with the ESU men.