#2 Emporia State vs. #7 Missouri Western
MIAA Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal Round
#2 Emporia State vs. #7 Missouri Western Second seeded Emporia State will face off with #7 Missouri Western in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Tournament at 6 p.m. on March 6.
The Lady Hornets enter tournament averaging 73.0 points while allowing 54.8 points per contest this season. They are led by Kelly Moten who is averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while Merissa Quick is averaging 11.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Addie Lackey is averaging 10.5 points and 3.2 assists while Kathryn Flott is averaging 6.0 rebounds per game.
Missouri Western defeated Lincoln to earn a spot in the quarterfinals and now average 72.9 points while opposing teams average 64.5 points per game. The Griffons are led by LaQuinta Jefferson who is averaging 20.5 points per contest. Sarafina Handy is averaging 13.0 points while Chelsea Dewey is dishing out 4.0 assists per contest.
The winner will face either #3 Pittsburg State or #6 Central Oklahoma at 8:15 p.m. on March 7 from Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.