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Olivia Mason
67
Central Oklahoma UCO 15-10, 8-8 MIAA
80
Winner Emporia State ESU 19-4, 12-4 MIAA
Central Oklahoma UCO
15-10, 8-8 MIAA
67
Final
80
Emporia State ESU
19-4, 12-4 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Oklahoma UCO 27 40 67
Emporia State ESU 40 40 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 9 ESU Downs Bronchos

Box Score

EMPORIA, Kan. (Feb. 14) – Central Oklahoma's spirited second-half rally fell short and No.9-ranked Emporia State pulled away at the free throw line down the stretch to down the Bronchos 80-67 here Saturday afternoon.
 
UCO trimmed a 14-point second-half deficit to two with 8:42 remaining and was still within five with 3:37 left, but the Lady Hornets scored seven points at the foul line during an 11-2 run over the next two minutes to put the game away.
 
The Bronchos fell to 15-10 on the season and 8-8 in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association play in the physical contest that saw the teams combine for 46 fouls and 58 free throws.  ESU improved to 19-4 and 12-4.
 
"I thought we fought hard and did a great job coming back like we did," head coach Guy Hardaker said.  "We used a lot of energy doing that and ran out of gas a little bit at the end."
 
Julia Mason led UCO with 14 points and two blocked shots, while Kylie Mayes added 13 points.  Olivia Mason had 11 points, a team-high seven rebounds and four assists, with Chelsea Robinson chipping in nine points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
 
ESU led 40-27 at halftime and was up by 14 (48-34) four minutes into the second half when the Bronchos started their comeback with an 8-0 scoring spurt.
 
J. Mason started the run with a follow shot, Mayes hit a five-foot turnaround jumper and Jordan Ward a driving layup before J. Mason's 15-footer pulled UCO within 48-42 at the 11:54 mark.
 
Mayes made two free throws at 10:52 and O. Mason two more at 10:23 to make it 50-46, with Hayley Bryan's three-point play cutting the deficit to two at 53-51 with 8:42 remaining.
 
It was still a five-point game at 65-60 on Robinson's three-point play with 3:37 left to play, but ESU scored the next six points – four at the line – to go up 71-60 and the Bronchos couldn't answer back.
 
UCO had a 9-4 lead after O. Mason's follow shot four minutes into the game and then didn't score again for nearly seven minutes.
 
The Bronchos went 0-of-5 from the field and committed five turnovers during the long stretch that saw ESU score 13 unanswered points, with nine of those coming at the free throw line as the Lady Hornets went ahead 17-9.
 
ESU went on to take a 40-27 halftime lead behind a 24-12 scoring advantage in the paint.
 
UCO doesn't play again until going to Tahlequah, Okla. next Saturday to face intrastate rival Northeastern State.
 
 
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