# 2018–19 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

The 2018–19 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the 45th Lady Hornets basketball season. The Lady Hornets were led by first-year head coach Toby Wynn. The team played their home games on Slaymaker Court William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, the home court since 1974. Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

## Preseason outlook

The Lady Hornets enter the 2018–19 season after finishing with a 17–11 overall, 11–8 in conference play last season under Jory Collins. Losing in the MIAA Tournament caused the team's first Tournament loss in 16 games, winning the tournament for the past 5 years.
Collins announced his resignation on March 12, 2018 to become an assistant coach for former boss and former Lady Hornet basketball coach, Brandon Schneider, at the University of Kansas. On April 6, 2018, Toby Wynn, head coach of the Seward County Saints women's basketball program, was announced as the seventh head coach in Lady Hornet history. Wynn had a winning record of 349–84 .806 while at Seward County and won four Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference championships.
On October 9, 2018, the Lady Hornets were chosen to finish third in the coaches poll and fourth in the media poll in the MIAA.

## 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 ||||||
| November 5, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Bethel | W 89–36 | – | William L. White Auditorium (1,327) Emporia, Kansas |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2018* 5:30 pm | | at No. 20 Southwestern Oklahoma State MIAA/GAC Challenge | W 68–60 | 1–0 | Noble Complex (169) Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| November 10, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Oklahoma Baptist MIAA/GAC Challenge | W 88–61 | 2–0 | Noble Complex Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Northwestern Oklahoma State | W 93–47 | 3–0 | Percefull Fieldhouse (746) Alva, Oklahoma |
| November 19, 2018* 5:30 pm | | at Cameron | W 86–72 | 3–1 | Aggie Gym (394) Lawton, Oklahoma |
| November 23, 2018* 7:30 pm | No. 24 | Arkansas–Fort Smith Thanksgiving Classic | W 66–60 | 4–1 | William L. White Auditorium (1,264) Emporia, Kansas |
| November 24, 2018* 3:30 pm | No. 24 | Northern State Thanksgiving Classic | W 72–60 | 5–1 | William L. White Auditorium (1,179) Emporia, Kansas |
| December 1, 2018* 5:30 pm | No. 25 | Newman | W 82–64 | 6–1 | William L. White Auditorium (1,257) Emporia, Kansas |
| MIAA regular season ||||||
| December 6, 2018 5:30 pm | No. 24 | at Nebraska–Kearney | W 72–64 | 7–1 (1–0) | William L. White Auditorium (1,202) Emporia, Kansas |
| December 8, 2018 1:30 pm | No. 24 | at No. 9 Fort Hays State | W 84–74 | 7–2 (1–1) | Gross Memorial Coliseum (2,617) Hays, Kansas |
| December 17, 2018* 5:00 pm | No. 23 | at Puerto Rico–Río Piedras Puerto Rico Classic | W 67–39 | 8–2 | Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum (50) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| December 18, 2018* 5:30 pm | No. 23 | at Puerto Rico–Bayamón Puerto Rico Classic | W 67–38 | 9–2 | Unknown (50) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| December 30, 2018* 5:30 pm | No. 23 | No. 23 Baker | W 84–54 | 10–2 (1–1) | William L. White Auditorium (1,028) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 5, 2019 5:30 pm | No. 23 | Washburn Turnpike Tussle | W 96–88 $^{2OT}$ | 10–3 (1–2) | William L. White Auditorium (2,467) [Emporia, Kansas |
| January 9, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Northwest Missouri State | W 54–41 | 11–3 (2–2) | Bearcat Arena (627) Maryville, Missouri |
| January 12, 2019 1:30 pm | | at Missouri Western | L 66–68 | 11–4 (2–3) | MWSU Fieldhouse at Looney Complex (781) St. Joseph, Missouri |
| January 16, 2019 5:30 pm | | No. 3 Fort Hays State | W 54–51 | 12–4 (3–3) | William L. White Auditorium (2,024) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 19, 2019 1:30 pm | | Nebraska–Kearney | L 62–64 | 12–5 (3–4) | William L. White Auditorium (1,028) Emporia, Kansas |
| January 23, 2019 5:30 pm | | at No. 23 Pittsburg State | W 77–71 | 13–5 (4–4) | John Lance Arena (1,383) Pittsburg, Kansas |
| January 26, 2019 1:30 pm | | at Missouri Southern | W 76–61 | 14–5 (5–4) | Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (1,262) Joplin, Missouri |
| January 31, 2019 5:30 pm | | Lindenwood | W 83–63 | 15–5 (6–4) | William L. White Auditorium (1,476) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 2, 2019 1:30 pm | | Lincoln (MO) | W 92–62 | 16–5 (7–4) | William L. White Auditorium (1,392) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 7, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Southwest Baptist | W 80–77 | 17–5 (8–4) | Meyer Sports and Wellness Center Bolivar, Missouri |
| February 9, 2019 1:30 pm | | at No. 21 Central Missouri | W 65–62 | 18–5 (9–4) | UCM Multipurpose Building (2,000) Warrensburg, Missouri |
| February 14, 2019 5:30 pm | | Central Oklahoma | W 71–64 | 19–5 (10–4) | William L. White Auditorium (1,248) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 16, 2019 1:30 pm | | Northeastern State | W 66–60 | 20–5 (11–4) | William L. White Auditorium (1,479) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 21, 2019 5:30 pm | | Pittsburg State | L 76–82 | 20–6 (10–5) | William L. White Auditorium (1,863) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 23, 2019 3:00 pm | | Missouri Southern | W 76–56 | 21–6 (11–5) | William L. White Auditorium (1,689) Emporia, Kansas |
| February 28, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Northeastern State | W 68–59 | 22–6 (12–5) | NSU Event Center (767) Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
| March 2, 2019 1:30 pm | | at Central Oklahoma | L 62–78 | 22–7 (12–6) | Hamilton Field House (597) Edmond, Oklahoma |
| 2019 MIAA Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2019 6:00 pm | | vs. Washburn | L 53–61 | 22–8 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2019 NCAA Central Regional Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2019 2:30 pm | | vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State | L 65–71 | 22–9 | Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST. ||||||