Box Score

EMPORIA, Kan. - The Mavericks shot 47 percent and led early, but a slow end to the first half led to a 96-78 loss at Emporia State Saturday night.

Nebraska-Omaha fell to 11-10 overall and 6-8 in the MIAA while the fifth-ranked Lady Hornets improved to 20-2 and 13-2 in the league.

#Heather Pohl#, who led the Mavs with 18 points, made her first four field goals to help UNO build an 18-12 lead. Each team traded field goals after that and then the Lady Hornets went on a 6-0 run to tie the score at 20-20.

#Ashley Nelson'#s layup at 8:52 put the Mavs up by a point but ESU scored 30 points in those final minutes of the half to go up, 55-38 at halftime.  The Mavs scored just 12 in those minutes.

The Hornets scored the first six points in the second half to go up by 22. The Mavericks chipped it to 11 at the 10-minute mark with five straight points and then they got as close as 10 inside the five-minute mark.

The Hornets proceeded to make 10 of 10 free throw attempts and 5 of 7 field goals in the final five minutes to hold off UNO.

The Mavericks were outscored by just one, 41-40 in the second half.

Pohl finished another big night 5 of 7 from 3-point range . She's now scored 16 or more in three straight games.

Nelson was 5 of 8 from the field wih 17 points and #Alyssa Green# scored 14.

The Mavericks shot 47 percent from the field, their highest output since their opener against Dana and they were 83 percent (20 of 24) from the free throw line.

The Lady Hornets shot 49 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line. Cassondra Boston led five players in double figures with 24 points.