The Emporia State women’s basketball team fell to Central Missouri 70-59 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City Wednesday. The No. 10 seed Lady Hornets were close with the No. 7 seed Jennies early before an 18-3 run including 14-straight points for UCM put them in front 13 with eight to go in the first half. ESU cut it to six on a 9-2 run, but the Jennies answered with an 8-2 run to lead 35-24 at the break. The Lady Hornets held UCM to 4-for-15 shooting in the third to slash the deficit to 47-41 at the end of the third but could never draw even in the fourth. Head coach Brian Ostermann said the team had a great mental approach to the game.
Senior Allie Ostermann was grateful for the experiences she had with this team.
The Lady Hornets were led by Gracie Gilpin with 17 points on 5 of 8 shooting from outside the arc. Katie Horyna scored 12 points with eight rebounds and seven assists in her final game as a Lady Hornet. ESU wraps up the season 10-19.
