The Emporia State Hornets fell in another hard fought contest to the Washburn Lady Blues this Thursday. After coming up even for 103 minutes of play, the Hornets fell 1-0 in the second overtime on a golden goal. The loss stops a streak of three straight ties.

“I think we’ve lulled ourselves into some sense of security with the draws that we’ve been having lately,” said head coach Jim Schneiderhahn. “As I just told the girls, before what we’ve doing has been good enough, because we’ve been struggling the last couple of years. I think we’re beyond that now.”

The first half saw Washburn control the possession as they outshot the Hornets 6-0. For Emporia State, goal keeper Natalie Hoernig did her job with two saves in the half. She would end with four saves on the day.

Perhaps the best opportunities for Emporia came in succession late in the second half. With six minutes left in regulation, Hannah Carlson collided with Washburn’s goalie Ashley Klone on a breakaway attempt. Carlson would be whistled for the foul as neither player was seriously injured.

“I just saw Catie (Hyde) making the flick and tried to give it my everything to make it there, but I was unfortunately a second too late, and she made a great save,” Carlson said.

Less than two minutes later Holli Schletzbaum had a shot on goal that went off Klone’s hands. Neither team would be able to put one in before regulation.

“We have to be willing to take those psychological, emotional and physical risks,” Schneiderhahn said. “There’s a reason why it gets physical in there in front of the goal because that’s prime real estate. If you’re not willing to battle in there than we’re not going to come out.”

Overtime would prove much of the same as Washburn continued to control possession throughout. After the first ten minutes of extra play, neither team was able to put one in. Not long after the second overtime began, Markie Gallagher would score the golden goal for Washburn with her header in the 104^th minute of action.

“It’s tough, of course, going into overtime and we’ve been there the past four games,” Carlson said. “Unfortunately, this one didn’t go in our favor, but we need to turn these into wins, and it’s just not good enough at this point.”

The Hornets will play two of their last three on the road. They travel to #2 Central Missouri on Oct 30.

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A heartbreaking 37-34 homecoming defeat to Truman last Saturday drops the Hornets to 5-4 on the season. The loss left the Hornets with a 4-1 home record on the year in what was also Senior Day for 12 players.

“No doubt we had our chances to win today as we left a lot on the field today,” said Head Coach Garin Higgins. “It’s very disappointing, but we still have some football left before the season is over.”

Kevin Smart scored the game’s first touchdown with 3:20 left in the first quarter. TSU responded by recovering a Tyler Eckenrode fumble at the ESU four yard line and running in for a touchdown to tie the game.

ESU retook the lead after David Harris blocked a punt that Taylor Beitler would run in for a touchdown to make the score 14-7. A three yard touchdown run with 55 seconds left in the half by Truman would tie the game at 14.

After halftime and a Truman field goal, ESU sophomore Derwin Hall scored two touchdowns in a two and a half minute span, one of which was a career long 65 yard touchdown run to help the Hornets take a 27-17 advantage.

“I was thankful to have the opportunity to show my speed today,” Hall said after the game. “It was a tough loss today, but we are going to bounce back in the face of adversity.”

Truman would cut into the Hornet lead before the end of the third quarter with a 20 yard touchdown run to make the score 27-24 at the end of three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, an unblemished home record seemed imminent after a touchdown run by Adrian Abner and an interception by Michael Luthi on the Bulldog’s following possession. However, the Hornets were unable to add to the lead before giving the ball back.

Truman would score a touchdown after driving the ball 71 yards in less than two minutes. With only about four minutes in the game, Abner would fumble at the ESU 20 yard line resulting in a TSU touchdown run with two minutes left in the game. ESU would block the PAT to keep it at 37-34, but would turn the ball over on downs to end the game.

“It’s very frustrating to end our season at home that way as we had a lot of missed opportunities,” Higgins said. “We are going to have to bounce back from this loss, and move on to next week.”

The Hornets travel Saturday to St. Joseph, MO to take on Missouri Western as they look to bounce back from the loss.

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An Emporia State student whose baby was found alive in a dumpster on Friday made her first appearance in court today. Christina Devine, 24, is charged with attempted first degree murder and appeared in Lyon County District Court before Judge Douglas Jones.

Devine is being held in the Lyon County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bond.

According to a court affidavit, the baby boy was found in a trash bag around 8:20 a.m. Friday morning inside a green dumpster at Chapel Ridge Apartments. Chapel Ridge Apartment maintenance worker Alex M. Deleon discovered the baby with his umbilical cord still attached, inside of a trash bag.

The baby was transported to Newman Regional Health and was determined to be 7 lbs. 10 oz., full term and 30 minutes to one hour old.

Devine worked at Wal-Mart, where employees had tipped off the Emporia Police Department that she had come to work that day and no longer looked pregnant. Police questioned Devine, read her the Miranda rights and transported her to Newman Regional Health for medical attention. She said she had only become aware of the pregnancy earlier in the month and that she was raped and did not know who the father was, according to the affidavit.

Devine told investigators she had attended the Homecoming musical on Thursday night and watched Project Runway, which she had previously recorded, before falling asleep.

Devine woke up the next morning and took a bath, during which she said she “blacked out,” and woke up, apparently having given birth. According to the affidavit, she then took the baby to the dumpster, drove back home and later went to Braum’s for a chocolate shake before work.

ESU’s registrar’s office confirmed that Devine is currently a student. Devine’s next hearing will be at 9 a.m. Dec. 9.

For more on this story, check the Nov. 4 edition of The Bulletin.

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The Emporia State women’s soccer team tied for the third straight match Sunday against Truman State University, 1-1. The Hornets scored early in the first half, and TSU was not able to respond until very late in the second half.

“We’re continuing to battle and put ourselves into good positions to win,” said head coach Jim Schneiderhahn. “That’s what we have to take away from every game.”

The Hornets were able to play tough defense lead by freshman goal keeper Natalie Hoernig with four saves and sophomore goal keeper Nikki Schmitz with six saves. The two only allowed one goal of the 30 shots attempted by TSU.

Junior midfielder Jessica Decker scored the Hornets only goal in the 24^th minute, taking the lead relatively early in the game.

“It was my first goal of the season, it felt amazing.” Decker said.

In the second half the Hornets intensity died down between the two teams, and in the 87^th minute TSU scored their first goal, tying the match and sending it into overtime.

“In soccer you can’t go all out (for) 90 minutes,” Schneiderhahn said. “There is a rhythm of play. When the opportunity is on, you need to push the issue, when it’s not you need to hold back.”

In the first overtime both teams were working off responding to the goal by TSU, but neither team scored.

“We tried to hold them at the one goal (lead) but it didn’t work out,” Decker said. “We had a lot of offensive opportunities. We need to work on finishing games.”

Coach Schneiderhahn agreed.

“Sometimes we play too pretty soccer, and sometimes we have to win ugly. Luck favors the bold, and we’re learning to be that way,” Schneiderhahn said.

The second overtime brought about renewed intensity between the Hornets and TSU as they strived for the upper hand. In the overtime neither team was able to put the necessary goal in.

“We got very lucky (with the last shot),” Schmitz said. “A tie is not a win, we’re still not satisfied with that.”

With the Hornets tie match their record is now 1-8-4 for the season and 1-7-3 in the MIAA.

“There is something to be said that we didn’t play very well and Truman is a good team.” Schneiderhahn said. “We just ended their season as far as conference title goes.

The Hornets next home appearance will be Thursday, October 28^th against rival Washburn University at 4 p.m.

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Lane

Emporia State President Michael Lane is being cited as one of three finalists in the search for a new president at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., according to an online blog post.

When asked to confirm or deny if he was interviewing at other universities late last week, Lane declined to comment.

According to www.millersam.com, “Qualifications and characteristics that the search committee is looking for in the candidates are vast. Examples include having strength in fundraising and budgeting, a collaborative leadership style, and being slow to impose one’s own views. Integrity, enthusiasm, flexibility and even humor are some personal qualities the ideal candidate will also possess.”

The Millikin University website says that the Board of Trustees for the university have interviewed over 80 candidates for the position, and that in November or December, the board will select the president and make a public announcement.

Millikin University is a four year independent institution with approximately 2,300 students. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian church.

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Out of 16 teams, the Hornet women’s cross country team was able to post a third place finish in the Yellowjacket Classic in Lamoni, IA this weekend due to placing four runners in the top 30. Katie Mona once again led the women with a 12^th place finish and a time of 19:14. She was followed by Amy Feldkamp who posted a time of 19:36. The Hornet men were not as fortunate, only placing one runner in the top 30. Asher Delmott led the way for the men again with a 26^th place finish and a time of 26:51. He was followed by Will Hohmeier who placed 42^nd with a time of 27:22. The Hornets look to continue their success this season in the MIAA Championships on Nov 6 in Hays, Kan.
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The Emporia State volleyball team concluded their two game home stand this weekend with another sweep against Northwest Missouri. The Hornets quickly jumped out to a 14-1 lead in the first set thanks to four kills by Brittney Miller who led all hitters with 16 kills on the night. ESU would go on to win the set 25-10. The second set proved much tougher as ESU had to battle back from an early deficit. The set ended with Emporia State winning 30-28 after battling through two set points. In the third ESU was able to continue the momentum from the first two sets and handily defeat Northwest Missouri 25-16. On the night, Brianne Boner recorded her 1,000^th career kill in the second set. The Hornets will travel to #7 Central Missouri on Wednesday for their next game.

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The Emporia State volleyball team returned to William Allen White Auditorium this Friday to take on the Griffons of Missouri Western. Big plays down the stretched led ESU to a 3-0 sweep.

The Hornets got off to a good start in the first set with a 25-17 victory. Junior Jordan Lockwood and freshman Paige Vanderpool led the team in kills with five apiece. Lockwood set the tone for the Hornets as she opened up with three of the first six kills for the set.

“(Lockwood) is a good all around player. She plays very good back row. Defense wise she is doing very well. She brought a lot of energy out on the court,” said head coach Bing Xu.

Ting Liu followed up with an impressive performance dishing out 19 total assists in the set.

The second set would prove much tougher for the Hornets. After a back and forth battle in the first half of the set, ESU would lead 13-12. The Hornets would begin to spread the margin as they went on a 7-2 run to increase the margin to six points.

Missouri Western would not give up however as they narrowed the gap to three points at 22-19. Kills by Brittney Miller and Brianne Boner would eventually put the Griffons away as ESU won the set 25-19. Boner would also move up to second all-time in ESU history for career blocks in the second set.

“We have great chemistry and everything it’s just getting it all together on the floor sometimes. I think tonight it was just a good game to come out, get everything together and I think we did really well,” Boner said.

The Third set would prove even tougher for the Hornets as Missouri Western jumped out of the intermission to a quick 5-2 lead and would hold the lead at 15-14. ESU would battle back however, and finish off with a 6-0 run to win the set 25-19 thanks to four consecutive kills.

“I think we started a little bit slow,” Xu said. “We really need to put actual energy on the court, and after the big stretch there, finally they realize ‘Hey we need to finish this.’ We want to see more character like that, more attitude like that.”

In the third set Ting Liu would dish out 13 assists for the Hornets giving her 42 on the night. This total places her fourth all-time in the MIAA for assists.

The Hornets look to continue their success Saturday as they take on Northwest Missouri. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at White Auditorium.

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Emporia State’s Associated Student Government approved a $3,635.22 in fundsfor the Sociology Club, Chinese Student Association and MBA Association during0 their fourth meeting of the year on Oct. 7.

Emporia State’s Associated Student Government approved a $3,635.22 in fundsfor the Sociology Club, Chinese Student Association and MBA Association during0 their fourth meeting of the year on Oct. 7.

“We were really looking forward to it. It’s the first thing our organization has really done like this. I think it would be a good learning experience for our group,” said Andrea Schmidt,president of MBA Association.

Schmidt said the funding from ASG is really important to help pay for the MBA Association’s trips, especially the one they planned to St. Louis over fall break.

“We were trying to keep it inexpensive and that’s why we got so many people to go. With that it could really make this a pretty inexpensive trip for all they were doing,” Schmidt said.

In the revised Senate Finance Policy, the student activity fee increased from $474 to $511. The $137 increase was mainly caused by a $123.75 increase in Student Union Improvements fees, which were $9.25 before the change.

The Policy also adds new rules and procedures concerning the Recognized Student Organization (RSO) fund allocations, including that no RSO may use the funds for national dues, refreshments for meetings or any food purchases, office supplies (exempting ASG), food on trips, taxes, sports organizations, prizes and clothing.

“Actually these policies, we’ve been doing it, but we haven’t actually put them into our policies,” said Ashley Vogts, fiscal affairs chair for ASG. “Because its state funded… so it’s not really our doing, it’s more like the state or budget and what we are allowed to give money for.”

Jonathan Rivers, president of ASG, reported from the open forum last week and the plan for next month. He also gave the updated information about the Kansas Commitment, a new approved $50 million investment plan for Kansas higher education.

Aaron Koch, senior health promotions major, was elected the new senator to represent the Teacher’s College.

“I am here to represent what’s said in the Teacher’s College, the elementary teachers, high school teachers, whatever they would like to see happen,” Koch said. “I could be the person to bring it here. We can make that change.”

Lynn Hobson, the assistant vice president for student life, formally announced that Whitney McGinnis, who was the graduate advisor for ASG and RSOs, resigned from her position because she has other things to take care of before graduating this December. No new adviser has been announced.

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