2017–18 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

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2017–18 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball
Emporia State Hornets logo.svg
Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2017–18 record17–11 (11–8 MIAA)
Head coach Jory Collins (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kiel Unruh
  • Brooke Costley (GA)
  • Marissa Preston (GA)
Home arena William L. White Auditorium
Seasons
  2016–17
2018–19  

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.

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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 10Kali Martin5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)FrCircle HS El Dorado, Kansas
F 12Morgan Laudan5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)SoPaola HS Paola, Kansas
G 13Brittany Kramer5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)RS Jr Marais des Cygnes Valley HS/Hesston College Melvern, Kansas
F/C 20Tiana Moala6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)JrPaola HS Paola, Kansas
G 21Jessica Wayne5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)So Piper HS Kansas City, Kansas
G 22Jacee Kramer5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)SrJefferson County North HS Winchester, Kansas
G 24Addie Lackey  Cruz Roja.svg 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr Hillsboro HS Hillsboro, Kansas
F 25Madison Ralston6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Argyle HS Argyle, Texas
F 30Daley Handy6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Maize HS Wichita, Kansas
F 31Tatum Graves6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)JrShawnee Mission Northwest HS Shawnee, Kansas
G/F 33Kyrstie Miller  Cruz Roja.svg 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)SrHolton HS Holton, Kansas
F 35Tyra Jones6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Jr Cody HS/Duquesne University/Labette CC Detroit, Michigan
G/F 44Emily Miller5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Jr Hickman 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#ResultRecordSite
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 StateW 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 StateW 90–63 13–6
(8–4)
Gross Memorial Coliseum  (2,187)
Hays, Kansas
February 3, 2018
1:30 pm
at Nebraska–KearneyL 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 BaptistW 77–63 16–8
(11–6)
Myer Wellness & Sports Center (525)
Bolivar, Missouri
February 22, 2018
5:30 pm
at Northeastern StateW 75–67 16–9
(11–7)
NSU Arena 
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
February 24, 2018
1:30 pm
at Central OklahomaW 87–86 16–10
(11–8)
Hamilton Field House  (874)
Edmond, Oklahoma
2018 MIAA Tournament
February 26, 2018
7:00
vs. Northeastern StateW 72–62 17–10
William L. White Auditorium (1,044)
Emporia, Kansas
March 1, 2018
vs. Fort Hays StateW 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
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Final
Coaches 1122
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 No Change
(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

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