The 2018–19 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented

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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

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in Emporia,

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, the home court since 1974. Emporia State is a member of the

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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

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. 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 Brandon Schneider (born December 4, 1971) is an American college women's basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Schneider was previously the head coach, from 2010 to 2015, for Stephen F. Austin State University, and from 1998 to 2010 at ...

, at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

. 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 while at Seward County and won four

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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.

2018–19 Roster

Media

The Lady Hornets basketball games are broadcast on

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, Mix 104.9.

Schedule

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References

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Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball The Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represents Emporia State University and competes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) of the NCAA Division II. On April 28, 2023, Brian Ostermann was announced as the eig ...

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