By: Christian Binger, Interim Director of Athletics Media Relations
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Date: February 15, 2018
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Bolivar, Mo. (Meyer Sports Center)
Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist (15-9, 7-8 MIAA) begins a two game homestand with a showdown against Emporia State, (15-8, 10-6 MIAA) Thursday night.
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
The Bearcats hold a 15-9 (7-8 MIAA) record on the season. They are coming off a loss on the road against Pittsburg State by a final score of 90-80, which snapped a three game win streak. Over their 24 games, the Bearcats boast the second highest points per game in the conference with 76.6 ppg and the highest free throw percentage in the conference of 84.1%. Megan Rosenbohm and Caylee Richardson make the Bearcats go. Rosenbohm is the 16th best scorer in the NCAA and the leading scorer in the MIAA with 19.8 points per game. She also collects 6.2 rebounds per game, 3.7 assists per game, a conference leading 2.9 steals per game, and makes 91.3% of her free throws. Caylee Richardson averages a near double double with 15.9 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game on 55% shooting from the field and 88.3% at the line.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State enters the matchup with a record of 15-8 (10-6 MIAA). The Hornets come into the game following a loss to Washburn by a final score of 74-59. Tyra Jones leads the way for the Hornets averaging 13.3 points per game, while shooting an impressive 62.7% from the field. Emily Miller averages 10.3 points per game, while shooting 39.7% from the field and shooting 38.2% from the three. As a team Emporia State averages 74 points per game, while shooting 42.1% from the field.
THE COACHES
SBU head coach Kelsey Keizer is in her fourth season on the Bearcat bench after leading SBU back to the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City for the first time in three years. Coach Keizer led the Bearcats to back-to-back winning seasons (16-14, 7-12 MIAA last year) in 2015-16 and 2016-17. A feat that had not been done since the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Coach Keizer holds a career coaching record of 58-53 and a 29-45 mark in the MIAA.
In his 7th year as Emporia State's head coach is Jory Collins, who has continued the excellence of Emporia State basketball. Collins has a career record of 197-55 and a 115-40 in MIAA. In Collins seven years he has lead the Lady Hornets to six NCAA Regional Tournament Championship games.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Emporia State has a large advantage in the lifetime matchups with the Hornets winning 37 games to the Bearcats 12. These two team last met earlier this season on January 28 where the Hornets defeated the Bearcats 81-67.
BEARCATS LAST OUTING
(2/10/18) Pittsburg, Ks. - Megan Rosenbohm lit up the scoreboard on Saturday afternoon, going for a season high and game high 31 points against Pittsburg State on Saturday afternoon. However, her valiant effort was not enough as the Gorillas knocked off the Bearcats in a high scoring affair, 90-80. The loss snaps SBU's three game winning streak and drops their record to 15-9 (7-8 MIAA). Meanwhile, Pitt State moves to 19-5 (11-3 MIAA) on the season.
Rosenbohm scored her 31 points on 11 for 19 (57.9%) shooting including a perfect 8 for 8 at the free throw line. She also added 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block on the afternoon. Caylee Richardson chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds on 46.2% (6-13) from the field. Ray'Shionne Smith was the only the other Bearcat to reach double digits as she scored 13 points, all of which came in the 1st quarter.
For the game, SBU shot 40.5% (30-74) from the floor, 26.3% (5-19) from downtown, and 93.8% (15-16) from the charity stripe. The Bearcats only turned it over 12 times but the Gorillas were efficient as they generated 19 points off of those 12 Bearcat giveaways. The rebounding battle went SBU's way with the Bearcats collecting 41 to the Gorillas 33. Finally, Pitt State had the slight edge in points in the paint, 38 to 32.
The game got off to a roaring start as both teams combined for 60 points in the first quarter alone. SBU took a quick 10-4 lead three and a half minutes in on one of Smith's 3 three pointers in the quarter. Pitt State came back to take the lead but a 10-3 run from the Bearcats put them back on top 20-14. SBU would hold the lead most of the quarter until Mikaela Burgess knocked down a triple with 1:46 left in the quarter to hand the Gorillas a 26-23 advantage. At the end of the quarter, Pitt State held a 31-29 lead.
In the second quarter, the Gorillas stretched their margin to nine points, 42-33, with 4:57 to go. Over the next minute and a half, the Bearcats went on a 8-1 spurt to close the deficit to 43-41. The Gorillas responded with a 7-0 run to make it 50-41, but a three from Bailey Rezabek made the halftime score 50-44 Gorillas.
Four minutes into the third quarter, Pitt State had expanded their advantage to 64-50. The Bearcats did not let deficit deter them as they responded with a 12-2 run to trim the Gorilla lead down to 66-62. Rosenbohm capped the run with a jumper at the 2:26 mark. By the end of the third, Pitt State held a 69-62 lead.
To start the fourth, Burgess nailed back-to-back threes to give Pitt State a double digit advantage, 75-62 once again. Pitt State did not relinquish that double figure lead the rest of the way as they went home with the 90-80 win.
HORNETS LAST OUTING
(2/13/18) - Emporia, Ks. The Lady Hornets had 20 turnovers that led to 22 Ichabod points in a 74-59 loss to Washburn on Tuesday evening in White Auditorium. The loss snapped a 12 game winning streak in the Turnpike Tussle by Emporia State.
The Ichabods got out to a 10-4 lead just over four minutes into the game and led 12-7 with 5:19 left in the first half. The Lady Hornets then went on a 16-4 run to take a 23-16 lead with 2:29 left in the half. Marissa Preston hit three three-pointers during the run and Emporia State would take a 25-20 lead into the second quarter.
Neither team scored in the early going of the second quarter with only three baskets between the two teams in the first five and a half minutes. Morgan Laudan scored inside with 4:25 left to give Emporia State a 31-22 lead. A Tatum Graves layup with 2:43 left made it 35-26 Emporia State but that would be the last score of the quarter. The Ichabods hit three three-pointers with two coming after Lady Hornet turnovers to tie the game at 35 headed to the half.
A Taylor Blue layup extended the run to 11-0 and gave the Ichabods a 37-35 lead with 9:30 left in the third quarter. Tyra Jones broke the run but Washburn would score the next six point to go up 43-37 with 6:55 left in the period. Jones twice cut the lead to four, first on two free throws and then on a jumper with 6:07 left. The Lady Hornets would not score another basket until the 2:56 mark and when Jacee Kramer scored Emporia State only trailed 49-44. That would be the only bucket of the final 6:07 of the quarter as the Lady Hornets trailed 54-46 going into the fourth quarter.
The Ichabods would push their lead to 17 points with 5:12 left when Emporia State went on a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 68-58 on a Jacee Kramer three-pointer with 1:39 left. Washburn would then hit seven of ten free throws down the stretch to ice the win.
Jacee Kramer led Emporia State with 16 points while Tyra Jones added 15 points and nine rebounds.
