2017–18 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

The 2017–18 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the 44th Lady Hornets basketball season. The Lady Hornets were led by eighth-year head coach Jory Collins.[1] The team played their home games on Slaymaker Court at William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, the home court since 1974.[2] Emporia State was a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

2017–18 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2017–18 record17–11 (11–8 MIAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kiel Unruh
  • Brooke Costley (GA)
  • Marissa Preston (GA)
Home arenaWilliam L. White Auditorium

Preseason outlook

The Lady Hornets enter the 2017–18 season after finishing with a 29–5 overall, 15–4 in conference play last season under Collins.[1] In the previous season, the Lady Hornets finished tied for second in regular conference play,[3] won the MIAA Basketball Tournament for the fifth consecutive year,[4] and advanced to their sixth straight NCAA Sweet 16, which they lost to Harding Bison.[5]

The Lady Hornets were chosen to finish third in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll.[6] On October 31, 2017, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association released their preseason poll with Emporia State as the eleventh ranked team.[7]

2017–18 Roster
2017–18 Emporia State Hornets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Kali Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCircle HS El Dorado, Kansas
F 12 Morgan Laudan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPaola HS Paola, Kansas
G 13 Brittany Kramer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrMarais des Cygnes Valley HS/Hesston College Melvern, Kansas
F/C 20 Tiana Moala 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrPaola HS Paola, Kansas
G 21 Jessica Wayne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPiper HS Kansas City, Kansas
G 22 Jacee Kramer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrJefferson County North HS Winchester, Kansas
G 24 Addie Lackey  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrHillsboro HS Hillsboro, Kansas
F 25 Madison Ralston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrArgyle HS Argyle, Texas
F 30 Daley Handy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMaize HS Wichita, Kansas
F 31 Tatum Graves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrShawnee Mission Northwest HS Shawnee, Kansas
G/F 33 Kyrstie Miller  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrHolton HS Holton, Kansas
F 35 Tyra Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCody HS/Duquesne University/Labette CC Detroit, Michigan
G/F 44 Emily Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrHickman HS/Drury University Columbia, Missouri
Head coach

Jory Collins

Assistant coach(es)

Kiel Unruh
Brooke Costley (GA)
Marissa Preston (GA)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2017

Media

The Lady Hornets basketball games are broadcast on KFFX-FM, Mix 104.9.[8]

Schedule

Source: [9]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2017*
2:00 pm		 at Kansas L 49–69  –
 Allen Fieldhouse (1,632)
Lawrence, Kansas
November 3, 2017*
5:30 pm		 No. 11 at Kansas State W 87–65  –
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,470)
Manhattan, Kansas
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
2:00 pm		 No. 11 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State
MIAA/GAC Challenge		 W 88–76  0–1
 Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (435)
Joplin, Missouri
November 11, 2017*
1:00 pm		 No. 11 vs. Oklahoma Baptist
MIAA/GAC Challenge		 W 86–64  1–1
 Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (215)
Joplin, Missouri
November 14, 2017*
5:30 pm		 No. 11 at Arkansas–Fort Smith W 63–49  2–1
 Stubblefield Center (635)
Fort Smith, Arkansas
November 20, 2017*
7:00 pm		 No. 11 at Newman W 74–66  2–2
 Fugate Gymnasium (927)
Wichita, Kansas
November 25, 2017*
1:30 pm		 No. 22 Texas Woman's W 88–81  3–2
 William L. White Auditorium (1,012)
Emporia, Kansas
November 29, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Oklahoma Christian W 107–88  4–2
 William L. White Auditorium (1,605)
Emporia, Kansas
MIAA regular season
December 7, 2017
5:30 pm		 Nebraska–Kearney W 85–64  5–2
(1–0)		 William L. White Auditorium (1,714)
Emporia, Kansas
December 9, 2017
1:30 pm		 Fort Hays State W 73–70  6–2
(2–0)		 William L. White Auditorium (1,686)
Emporia, Kansas
December 16, 2017
1:30 pm		 at Lincoln W 72–50  7–2
(3–0)		 Jason Gymnasium (377)
Jefferson City, Missouri
December 18, 2017
5:30 pm		 at Lindenwood L 72–93  7–3
(3–1)		 Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (421)
Saint Charles, Missouri
December 30, 2017*
1:00 pm		 Pittsburg State W 82–75  8–3
(3–1)		 William L. White Auditorium (2,214)
Emporia, Kansas
January 6, 2018
5:30 pm		 at Washburn
Turnpike Tussle		 W 70–62  9–3
(4–1)		 Lee Arena (2,981)
Topeka, Kansas
January 10, 2018
5:30 pm		 Central Oklahoma W 61–53  10–3
(5–1)		 William L. White Auditorium (1,863)
Emporia, Kansas
January 13, 2018
1:30 pm		 Northeastern State W 88–66  11–3
(6–1)		 William L. White Auditorium (1,753)
Emporia, Kansas
January 17, 2018
5:30 pm		 at Pittsburg State W 78–66  12–3
(7–1)		 John Lance Arena (1,180)
Pittsburg, Kansas
January 20, 2018
1:30 pm		 at Missouri Southern W 62–55  12–4
(7–2)		 Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (1,135)
Joplin, Missouri
January 24, 2018
5:30 pm		 No. 7 Central Missouri W 78–61  12–5
(7–3)		 William L. White Auditorium (1,972)
Emporia, Kansas
January 28, 2018
1:30 pm		 Southwest Baptist W 81–67  13–5
(8–3)		 William L. White Auditroim (1,996)
Emporia, Kansas
January 31, 2018
5:30 pm		 at Fort Hays State W 90–63  13–6
(8–4)		 Gross Memorial Coliseum (2,187)
Hays, Kansas
February 3, 2018
1:30 pm		 at Nebraska–Kearney L 84–91  13–7
(8–5)		 Health and Sports Center (2,139)
Kearney, Nebraska
February 7, 2018
5:30 pm		 Northwest Missouri State W 76–62  14–7
(9–5)		 William L. White Auditorium (1,587)
Emporia, Kansas
February 10, 2018
5:00 pm		 Missouri Western W 60–40  15–7
(10–5)		 William L. White Auditorium (1,776)
Emporia, Kansas
February 13, 2018
5:30 pm		 Washburn
Turnpike Tussle		 W 74–59  15–8
(10–6)		 William L. White Auditorium (2,612)
Emporia, Kansas
February 15, 2018
5:30 pm		 at Southwest Baptist W 77–63  16–8
(11–6)		 Myer Wellness & Sports Center (525)
Bolivar, Missouri
February 22, 2018
5:30 pm		 at Northeastern State W 75–67  16–9
(11–7)		 NSU Arena 
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
February 24, 2018
1:30 pm		 at Central Oklahoma W 87–86  16–10
(11–8)		 Hamilton Field House (874)
Edmond, Oklahoma
2018 MIAA Tournament
February 26, 2018
7:00		 vs. Northeastern State W 72–62  17–10
 William L. White Auditorium (1,044)
Emporia, Kansas
March 1, 2018
 vs. Fort Hays State W 57–54  17–11
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CST.

Rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
7		Week
8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Final
Coaches 11 22 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References
  1. "Emporia State University Athletics - Lady Hornet Basketball to Open Exhibition Season at Kansas". Emporia State University Athletics. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  2. "History". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Standings". Themiaa.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  4. "Emporia State Women Win Fifth Straight MIAA Tournament Title - WIBW News Now!". WIBWNews.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  5. "Harding beats Emporia State 58-56 to advance | THV11.com". March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  6. "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Central Missouri Picked First in Preseason Women's Basketball Poll" (Press release). October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  7. "October 31, 2017 (Preseason) | Women's Basketball Coaches Association". October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. "Sports". KVOE. October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  9. "Emporia State University Athletics - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Emporia State University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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