Emporia State Hornet Game Notes Vs. Mo. Southern Lions
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Emporia State Hornet Game Notes vs. Mo. Southern Lions Game #26 2018-19 Schedule & Results Emporia State Hornets (11-14, 6-10 MIAA) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT vs. Missouri Southern Lions (21-5, 12-4 MIAA) Oct. 25 at $Kansas L 55-93 Saturday, Feb. 23 • 3:00 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • White Auditorium (5,000) MIAA-NSIC Challenge Series Record: MSSU leads 52-31 Last Meeting: at MSSU 80, ESU 77 (Jan. 26, 2019) Radio: KFFX 104.9FM Internet Audio: kvoe.com Nov. 9 at #20 Southwest Minn. W 83-74 Television: None Internet Video: themiaanetwork.com/esuhornets Nov. 10 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) L 63-99 Up Next: at Northeastern St. • Thur., Feb. 28 • 7:30 p.m. • Tahlequah, Okla. • NSU Event Center Nov. 17 at Newman L 58-68 Nov. 19 Saint Mary (Kan.) W 119-64 Missouri Southern “Lions” Nov. 24 Bethel (KS) W 127-81 Pos. Hgt. Cl. PPG RPG Hometown Dec. 1 Rogers State W 82-70 00 Reggie Tharp G 6-0 Jr. 9.7 2.8 Fort Wayne, Ind. 05 Braelon Walker G 6-0 Jr. 9.7 3.2 Little Rock, Ark. Dec. 6 at *Neb.-Kearney W 60-56 11 Kinzer Lambert G 6-4 Jr. 15.4 6.6 Owasso, Okla. Dec. 8 at *Fort Hays State L 78-86 15 Elyjah Clark G 6-3 Jr. 15.5 6.5 Edmond, Okla. Dec. 15 at Rockhurst L 90-95 31 Cam Martin F 6-9 So. 21.3 9.1 Yukon, Okla. Dec. 19 McPherson W 93-85 Coach: Jeff Boschee (Kansas 2003) 97-50 at Mo. Southern (5th Year) Dec. 30 at Northwestern Okla. L 90-94 OT Emporia State “Hornets” Jan. 5 *Washburn L 81-94 Pos. Hgt. Cl. PPG RPG Hometown Jan. 9 at #2 *Northwest Missouri L 59-79 02 Malik Hluchoweckyj G 6-1 Sr. 11.9 3.4 Omaha, Neb. Jan. 13 at *Missouri Western W 85-79 04 Kam Rowan G 6-0 Sr. 5.1 2.6 Champaign, Ill. 03 Hassan Thomas C 6-8 Sr. 9.0 4.9 Dallas, Texas Jan. 16 *Fort Hays State L 71-82 20 Aaron McGee F 6-5 Jr. 3.3 4.1 Bonner Springs, Kan. Jan. 20 *Neb.-Kearney L 53-59 32 Kooper Glick F 6-4 Sr. 12.3 4.2 Columbus, Ind. Jan. 23 at *Pittsburg State L 66-90 Coach: Craig Doty (Morningside 2010) 11-14 at Emporia State (1st Year); 60-36 overall (3rd Year) Jan. 26 at *Missouri Southern L 77-80 Jan. 31 *Lindenwood W 85-68 LAST TIME IN WHITE AUDITORIUM ABOUT THE HORNETS Feb. 2 *Lincoln L 71-76 Emporia State plays their final game in White Emporia State is 11-14 on the season, 6-10 in Feb. 7 at *Southwest Baptist W 89-77 Auditorium this season when they take on the MIAA. The Hornets have already eclipsed Feb. 9 at *Central Missouri L 71-73 Missouri Southern. It will be the final home last season’s win total in both overall and MIAA game for Hornets Malik Hluchoweckyj, Hassan action. Julius Jackson is averaging 23.4 points Feb. 14 *Central Oklahoma W 66-63 Thomas, Kam Rowan, Julius Jackson, Danny per game off the bench in the last eight games. Feb. 16 *Northeastern State W 70-64 Hodge, Sawyer Glick and Kooper Glick. Feb. 21 *Pittsburg State L 69-73 ABOUT THE LIONS Feb. 23 *Missouri Southern 3:00 PM LAST TIME OUT Missouri Southern is 21-5 overall, 12-4 in the Feb. 28 at *Northeastern State 7:30 PM The Hornets had a 14 point lead midway through MIAA and ranked fifth in the Central Region. Mar. 2 Central Oklahoma 3:30 PM the second half, only to see Pittsburg State hit They have won eight of their last nine, with the MIAA Tournament 58.3% of their shots from the field and go nine of one loss at top ranked Northwest Missouri. Mar. 6 Opening Round Games TBA ten from the free line in the final ten minutes of a Mar. 7 Quarterfinals (Seeds 1-2,7-10) TBA 73-69 Gorilla win. It took nearly three minutes for SERIES HISTORY Mar. 8 Quarterfinals (Seeds 3-6) TBA either team to score to open the game. Emporia This will be the 84th meeting between the two State closed the half on a 10-4 run to take a teams with Missouri Southern holding a 52-31 Mar. 9 Semifinals TBA 33-31 lead to the break. The Hornets used an overall advantage. Mar. 10 Championship Game 1:00 PM 11-2 run to take a 56-43 lead with 12:34 left and NCAA Central Regional led by 14 with 10:18 remaining. Pitt State went LAST TIME VS MO. SOUTHERN Mar. 16-17, 19 on an 8-0 run before Julius Jackson hit a jumper Emporia State had a ten point second half lead NCAA Elite Eight with 5:22 left. It would be the last field goal for only to see Missouri Southern comeback to take Mar. 27-28, 30 Emporia State until Malik Hluchoweckyj scored an 80-77 win. Southern took a 29-23 lead with *MIAA Game inside with eight seconds left. Jackson had 22 4:39 left in the half before the Hornets pulled $Exhibition Game points for Emporia State while Hluchoweckyj within 35-34 at the break. Emporia State used Home Game added 16 all in the second half. a 14-0 run to build a 45-35 lead with 17:06 left. The Lions pulled within 67-66 with 5:56 left. The Media Contacts THE COACHES Lions hit a three to make 78-74 with :12.3 left. ESU: Don Weast, Assoc. AD Craig Doty is 11-14 in his first season at Sawyer Glick buried a three-pointer with 6.2 left (620) 344-6190 (cell) Emporia State. In his seventh season as a head to pull within a point. Kinzer Lambert hit two free [email protected] coach at the D2, NAIA, and NJCAA level he is throws to make it 80-77 with 1.9 seconds left. MSSU: Justin Maskus 173-64 with three national championships. In Hassan Thomas three-pointer was off the mark (417) 625-9359 two seasons at Graceland, Doty went 49-22 as the clock expired. Julius Jackson had 22 [email protected] and won the 2018 NAIA Division I National points, including a five of six effort from behind : Selected Championship. Prior to Graceland, Doty spent the three-point line while Malik Hluchoweckyj POSTGAME INTERVIEW POLICY Hornet players and Coach Doty will be four years as the head coach at Rock Valley scored 12 points, Justin Washington and Kam available in the interview room of White College winning two national championships Rowan each added ten points. Auditorium after the game following a brief and appearing in three straight NJCAA Division cooling off period. III title games to finish with a 113-28 record. He UP NEXT is 0-1 against Missouri Southern. The Hornets travel to Oklahoma for their final WEBSITE: esuhornets.com Jeff Boschee is 97-50 in his fifth season at Mo. two games, beginning Feb. 28 at Northeastern TWITTER: @ESUSports Southern. He is 5-1 against Emporia State. State. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in Tahlequah. FACEBOOK: facebook/ESUAthletics Emporia State Hornets vs. Mo. Southern Lions February 23, 2019 • White Auditorium Emporia, Kan. Page 2 ESU’S RECORD IN 2018-19 WHEN... INSIDE THE NUMBERS Julius Jackson has scored at least 20 points in eight straight games. It is the longest streak At Home...........................7-5 of scoring at least 20 points by a Hornet in MIAA play and the longest by an Emporia State On the Road .......................4-8 player since Ryan Sprecker scored 20+ in the first 16 games of the 1988-89 season. On a Neutral Court . 0-1 The Hornets 127 points against Bethel is a school record, breaking the old mark of 124 Leading or tied at Half . .8-6 against Midwestern State in four overtimes in the 2007-08 season and against Mid-America Trailing at Half ......................3-8 Nazarene in 1985. Leading with 5:00 left (regulation) ......8-4 The Hornets have won four games in which they have trailed by at least six points and also lost eight games when leading by at least eight points. Trailing or Tied with 5:00 left..........3-10 ESU equals/outrebounds opponents....7-6 DOTY MAGIC ESU is outrebounded ................4-8 On Friday, April 27, 2018, three-time National Champion head coach Craig Doty was ESU commits more turnovers/equal ...5-10 introduced as the new head men’s basketball coach at Emporia State University by athletic Opponent commits more turnovers .....6-4 director Kent Weiser. Doty is 60-36 as a head coach at four year schools with an 11-14 record since taking over for the Hornets. He is 173-64 in his seventh year at the NCAA D2, NAIA and ESU has more FT attempts or equal...8-11 NJCAA levels, including a 77-41 mark in conference play. Opp. has more free throw attempts .....3-3 A great builder of teams, he is 63-13 in games played in February and March with an ESU shoots 50% or better ............5-1 unprecedented 28-4 record in the post-season. ESU shoots less than 50%...........6-13 Doty led Rock Valley College and Graceland University to national prominence earlier in Opponent shoots 50% or better .......2-6 his career.