EMPORIA, Kan. — Despite a memorable performance from Madi Stokes, the Missouri Southern women’s basketball team suffered a 73-62 loss at Emporia State on Saturday.
The Lions fell to 4-6.
A Cassville product, the 6-foot-3 Stokes scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds to lead the Lions. It was her third double-double of the season and the 22 rebounds is tied for second-most in program history.
Carley Turnbull added 11 points for Southern, while Megan Jackson had seven points, six rebounds and three assists.
The Lions out-rebounded the Hornets 50-30.
Stokes’ 20-20 performance is the first for the MSSU women’s basketball program since Marie Scott did it against Missouri Valley on Nov. 24 of 1995. Scott had 24 points and 22 boards.
Emporia State, now 5-2, received 19 points from Fredricka Sheats, while Ehlaina Hartman added 17 and Karsen Schultz scored 15.
Up 22-17 at the end of the first quarter, the Hornets began the second period on an 11-0 run. Southern ended the first half on a 6-3 spurt to trim ESU’s halftime lead to 13 at 43-27.
The Lions went on a 9-0 run in the third quarter, trailing 53-43 entering the fourth quarter.
Amaya Johns’ old-fashioned 3-point play trimmed Southern’s deficit to six at 55-49 with nine minutes to play, but the Hornets responded with an 11-4 run.
Down 11 after two hoops from Stokes, the Lions could never get over the hump late in the game.
Southern hosts Fort Hays State at 5:30 on Thursday inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Day: January 17, 2021
Missouri Southern men beat Emporia State
EMPORIA, Kan. — In what could be described as a much-needed win, the Missouri Southern men’s basketball team defeated Emporia State 75-64 on Saturday in MIAA action inside White Auditorium.
Ending a three-game skid, the Lions improved to 5-5.
Lawson Jenkins scored 19 points and made five 3-pointers for Southern, while Cam Martin contributed 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
Stan Scott scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Christian Bundy chipped in nine points.
The Lions shot 49 percent from the field and 43 percent from long range. Southern hit 12-of-13 free throws and scored 18 points of 20 Emporia State turnovers.
Jumah’Ri Turner scored 20 points for Emporia State (6-5). Austin Downing added 11 and Mayoum Buom had 10. The Hornets out-rebounded the Lions 35-28. Emporia State made just 4-of-24 3-point attempts.
The Lions ended the first half on a 23-9 run to take a 41-35 halftime advantage.
The Hornets put together a 14-2 early in the second half, but the Lions responded with a 14-2 run of their own, and a trey from Jenkins gave MSSU a 63-55 lead with 6:12 left. Later, free throws from RJ Smith gave the visitors a 73-62 advantage.
The Lions host Fort Hays State at 7:30 on Thursday.
PSU women win seventh straight
TOPEKA, Kan. — Pittsburg State and Washburn were tied with less than two and a half minutes to play in overtime before Tristan Gegg knocked down a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch to lift the Gorillas to a 69-61 win on Saturday.
The win moves the Gorilla women to 8-3, 8-3 MIAA on the season, with it also being the seventh consecutive victory for PSU.
Gegg’s finished the game with a game-high 24 points, including 5-of-11 shooting from the perimeter. Julia Johnson finished with a double-double for Pittsburg State, scoring 14 points in 6-of-10 shooting and pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds. Carthage product Maya Williams added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Washburn’s Hunter Bentley led the Ichabods with 16 points and five assists, while Abby Oliver finished with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Nuria Barrientos had 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
UP NEXT
Pittsburg State hosts Nebraska-Kearney at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
PSU men fall to Ichabods
TOPEKA, Kan. — Washburn turned a two-point lead at halftime into an 84-62 win over Pittsburg State on Saturday.
The Ichabods (10-1, 10-1 MIAA) shot 59 percent from the field in the second half, while holding the Gorillas to 32 percent (9-28) from the floor in the final 20 minutes. The Gorillas (5-6, 5-6 MIAA) lost the turnover battle 13-6, while being outscored 16-2 in points off turnovers.
Tyler Geiman led Washburn with 19 points and five assists, while Tyler Nelson added 16 points and five rebounds. Levi Braun finished with 15 points.
Pittsburg State was led in scoring by Bobby Arthur-Williams Jr.’s 17 points on 5-of-12 shooting. He grabbed 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double. Ryan Pippins came off the bench to score 15 points. R.J. Lawrence scored nine, while Antonio Givens II added seven.
UP NEXT
Pittsburg State hosts Nebraska-Kearney at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Area squads compete at tourneys, Neosho takes first at Branson
NEOSHO WINS BRANSON TOURNEY
BRANSON, Mo. — With six individual champions and four runners-up, the Neosho Wildcats cruised to a first place finish at the Branson Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Neosho finished with 258.5 points. Ozark was second with 160, Rolla was third with 132 and Carl Junction finished fourth with 124. There were 12 teams competing.
Claiming individual titles for the Wildcats were Raymond Hembree (106 pounds), Landon Kivett (120), Eli Zar (145), Cayden Auch (160), Eric Holt (170) and Jeremiah Larson (195).
Finishing second in their brackets were Jack Lankford (113), Hayden Crane (132), Nate Copeland (138) and Trent Neece (152).
Neosho’s Eric Renner finished third at 220, while Jonny Chrisco was fourth at 126 and Cade Daniel finished fourth at 182. Nikolas Olivares was sixth at 285.
Carl Junction’s Jesse Cassatt was the champion at 182 pounds and Brennan Carey was the runner-up at 220.
Max Matthews (113), Dexter Merrell (138), Cole Stewart (145), Cayden Bollinger (195) all placed third in their respective brackets for the Bulldogs.
Carl Junction’s Kameron Bennett placed fourth at 285 and Chance Benford took fifth at 160, while Dylan Frazier placed sixth at 126, Arlen Wakefield was sixth at 152 and Keaton Colburn was eighth at 120.
JOPLIN FOURTH AT REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC, Mo. — The Joplin High School wrestling team finished fourth in the final team standings at the Republic Invitational on Saturday.
Camdenton (255), Ozark (177.5) and Logan-Rogersville (174) were the top three teams, with Joplin fourth (156). There were 11 teams in attendance.
Joplin’s Sam Melton was the champion at 106 pounds. A freshman, Melton went 5-0 with three wins by fall.
Brendon Mynatt was the runner-up at 160. Mynatt won four matches by fall before falling to Camdenton’s Nathaniel Beeson in the title bout.
Finishing third in their respective brackets for the Eagles were Josiah Vaughn (132 pounds), Brayden Thomas (182), Scott Lowe (195) and Gunner Price (heavyweight).
Four Joplin wrestlers placed fourth in their brackets–Alex Short (113), Rocky Walker (126), Draven VanGilder (170) and Luke Gunn (220).
Also for the Eagles, Jack Stanley finished sixth at 153, Reese Macios was seventh at 138 and Johnathon Burke finished ninth at 145.
WEBB CITY SIXTH AT WILLARD
WILLARD, Mo. — Webb City’s wrestling squad finished sixth in the team standings at Willard’s Tiger Pride Battle.
The top five teams were Helias Catholic (189.5), Bolivar (172), Farmington (166), Willard (152) and Centralia (144), with Webb City sixth (90). There were 11 teams in attendance.
Webb City’s Jacob Ott was the champion at 195 pounds, while Roger Carranco was the runner-up at 182 pounds and Brayden Hollingsworth placed third at 160 pounds.
Kole Carr was fourth at 285, Colt Taylor placed fifth at 113, Aiden Moore was sixth at 120 and Jackson Ward was sixth at 170.
Finishing ninth in their brackets were Rafe Mackey (138), Jordan Howard (145) and Brantley Carter (152).
SENECA TAKES THIRD AT NEWTON
NEWTON, Kan. — The Seneca Indians finished third in the team standings at the 58th Newton Tournament of Champions.
Goddard (200.5) and Maize (197) were the top two teams, with Seneca (166.5) third. There were 21 teams in attendance.
Seneca’s Brady Roark (106) and Zane Cotten (195) captured individual titles, while Gabriel Commons was the runner-up at 170.
Brayden Thiel finished fourth at 120, Dane Napier was fourth at 182, Clayton Swadley took fifth at 138, Kendon Pollard was sixth at 132 and Jakob Tate placed seventh at 220.
