Sports Highlights Hornet softball takes on DII…again
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or an MIAA record ninth consecutive year, the Emporia State softball team has made an appearance in the NCAA Division II tournament.
ESU posted a 39-9 season record. The Lady Hornets won the MIAA regular season and post-season tournaments without a loss, going 20-0 in the regular season and winning four straight at the conference tournament in late April. Coach Julie LeMaire was named the MIAA Coach of the Year, while ten Hornets earned some type of All-MIAA honors.
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The Hornets won regional championships in 2006 and 2008, advancing to the national championship game both years.
Lady Hornet basketball ranked 19th in final national poll
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mporia State’s Lady Hornets checked in at #19 in the final ESPN/USA Today/WBCA National Top 25 after going 23-9 this past season. The Lady Hornets played 13 of their 32 games against teams that received votes in the final national poll and 21 games against teams that received votes at some time during the season. ESU finished the year 23-9 and advanced to the MIAA Tournament Championship game for the second straight year and to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time in 15 years.
Men’s basketball competes at MIAA tourney
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he Hornets advanced to the MIAA Tournament for the tenth straight year in head coach Shaun Vandiver’s first season. He became the first coach to take his team to the MIAA Tournament in his first season as a head coach since Kim Anderson did it at Central Missouri in 2003. The Hornets landed one player on this year’s All-MIAA squad. Tola Lawal earned honorable mention honors as the Hornets’ leading scorer and eighth leading scorer in the league.
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Eleven ESU tennis players earn All-MIAA honors
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en’s and women’s tennis teams at ESU saw a total of 11 student athletes earning All-MIAA honors.
For the women, Nicole Jara earned second team All-MIAA honors as she went 18-2 and finished a perfect 6-0 in MIAA play. Abby Morris also earned second team AllMIAA honors at #6 singles as she went 13-5 overall and was 4-2 in MIAA play. Alex Crowe earned honorable mention All-MIAA at #4 singles and was joined on the team at #2 doubles with Jennifer Gerhardt. Taylor Smith and Jara earned honorable mention honors at #1 doubles and Somer Schmidt earned honors at #6 singles. www.emporia.edu/spotlight