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[email protected] EMPORIA STATE'S JORY COLLINS HEADED TO KANSAS THE COLLINS FILE March 12, 2018-The two winningest coaches in Lady Hornet history will be reunited as current Em- Coaching Career at Emporia State Lady Hornets Head Coach poria State coach Jory Collins has accepted a position on former ESU coach Brandon Schneider's 2017-18 .........................17-11 staff at the University of Kansas. 2016-17 ......................... 29-5 MIAA Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 "I want to thank the community of Emporia, our fans, and Kent Weiser for the opportunity I’ve had 2015-16 ......................... 28-6 to lead Emporia State Women’s Basketball the last eight years," said Collins. "Having been in the MIAA Tournament Champions program since I was 20 years old it’s meant much more to me than just a coaching job. It’s been a NCAA Sweet 16 2014-15 ......................... 29-5 way of life for me and my family." MIAA Tournament Champions NCAA Final Four Collins just completed his eighth season as head coach at Emporia State and has continued the 2013-14 ......................... 30-4 MIAA Tournament Champions excellent tradition of Lady Hornet basketball. He was the first Lady Hornet coach to have seven NCAA Sweet 16 20 win seasons in his first seven years as head coach. He has led Emporia State to five MIAA 2012-13 ......................... 23-9 Tournament Championships, seven conference title games, six NCAA Tournaments and six trips MIAA Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 to the NCAA Sweet 16 including a berth in the 2015 NCAA Division II Final Four.