# 2017–18 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

The 2017–18 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the 44th Lady Hornets basketball season. The Lady Hornets were led by eighth-year head coach Jory Collins. The team played their home games on Slaymaker Court at William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, the home court since 1974. Emporia State was a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

## Preseason outlook

The Lady Hornets enter the 2017–18 season after finishing with a 29–5 overall, 15–4 in conference play last season under Collins. In the previous season, the Lady Hornets finished tied for second in regular conference play, won the MIAA Basketball Tournament for the fifth consecutive year, and advanced to their sixth straight NCAA Sweet 16, which they lost to Harding Bison.
The Lady Hornets were chosen to finish third in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. On October 31, 2017, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association released their preseason poll with Emporia State as the eleventh ranked team.

## Media

The Lady Hornets basketball games are broadcast on KFFX-FM, Mix 104.9.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Kansas | L 49–69 | – | Allen Fieldhouse (1,632) Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 3, 2017* 5:30 pm | No. 11 | at Kansas State | W 87–65 | – | Bramlage Coliseum (3,470) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 11 | vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State MIAA/GAC Challenge | W 88–76 | 0–1 | Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (435) Joplin, Missouri |
| November 11, 2017* 1:00 pm | No. 11 | vs. Oklahoma Baptist MIAA/GAC Challenge | W 86–64 | 1–1 | Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (215) Joplin, Missouri |
| November 14, 2017* 5:30 pm | No. 11 | at Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 63–49 | 2–1 | Stubblefield Center (635) Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| November 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | at Newman | W 74–66 | 2–2 | Fugate Gymnasium (927) Wichita, Kansas |
| November 25, 2017* 1:30 pm | No. 22 | Texas Woman's | W 88–81 | 3–2 | William L. White Auditorium (1,012) Emporia, Kansas |
| November 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Oklahoma Christian | W 107–88 | 4–2 | William L. White Auditorium (1,605) Emporia, Kansas |
| MIAA regular season ||||||
| December 7, 2017 5:30 pm | | Nebraska–Kearney | W 85–64 | 5–2 (1–0) | William L. White Auditorium (1,714) Emporia, Kansas |
| December 9, 2017 1:30 pm | | Fort Hays State | W 73–70 | 6–2 (2–0) | William L. White Auditorium (1,686) Emporia, Kansas |
| December 16, 2017 1:30 pm | | at Lincoln | W 72–50 | 7–2 (3–0) | Jason Gymnasium (377) Jefferson City, Missouri |
| December 18, 2017 5:30 pm | | at Lindenwood | L 72–93 | 7–3 (3–1) | Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (421) Saint Charles, Missouri |
| December 30, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Pittsburg State | W 82–75 | 8–3 (3–1) | William L. White Auditorium (2,214) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 6, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Washburn Turnpike Tussle | W 70–62 | 9–3 (4–1) | Lee Arena (2,981) Topeka, Kansas |
| January 10, 2018 5:30 pm | | Central Oklahoma | W 61–53 | 10–3 (5–1) | William L. White Auditorium (1,863) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 13, 2018 1:30 pm | | Northeastern State | W 88–66 | 11–3 (6–1) | William L. White Auditorium (1,753) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 17, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Pittsburg State | W 78–66 | 12–3 (7–1) | John Lance Arena (1,180) Pittsburg, Kansas |
| January 20, 2018 1:30 pm | | at Missouri Southern | W 62–55 | 12–4 (7–2) | Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (1,135) Joplin, Missouri |
| January 24, 2018 5:30 pm | | No. 7 Central Missouri | W 78–61 | 12–5 (7–3) | William L. White Auditorium (1,972) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 28, 2018 1:30 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 81–67 | 13–5 (8–3) | William L. White Auditroim (1,996) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 31, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Fort Hays State | W 90–63 | 13–6 (8–4) | Gross Memorial Coliseum (2,187) Hays, Kansas |
| February 3, 2018 1:30 pm | | at Nebraska–Kearney | L 84–91 | 13–7 (8–5) | Health and Sports Center (2,139) Kearney, Nebraska |
| February 7, 2018 5:30 pm | | Northwest Missouri State | W 76–62 | 14–7 (9–5) | William L. White Auditorium (1,587) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 10, 2018 5:00 pm | | Missouri Western | W 60–40 | 15–7 (10–5) | William L. White Auditorium (1,776) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 13, 2018 5:30 pm | | Washburn Turnpike Tussle | W 74–59 | 15–8 (10–6) | William L. White Auditorium (2,612) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 15, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Southwest Baptist | W 77–63 | 16–8 (11–6) | Myer Wellness & Sports Center (525) Bolivar, Missouri |
| February 22, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Northeastern State | W 75–67 | 16–9 (11–7) | NSU Arena Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
| February 24, 2018 1:30 pm | | at Central Oklahoma | W 87–86 | 16–10 (11–8) | Hamilton Field House (874) Edmond, Oklahoma |
| 2018 MIAA Tournament ||||||
| February 26, 2018 7:00 | | vs. Northeastern State | W 72–62 | 17–10 | William L. White Auditorium (1,044) Emporia, Kansas |
| March 1, 2018 | | vs. Fort Hays State | W 57–54 | 17–11 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |