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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The eighth-ranked Washburn Lady Blues dropped their third straight game, a 54-47 setback to sixth-ranked Emporia State on Saturday night in Lee Arena. The Lady Blues will look to snap their longest losing streak since the 2000-01 season next Saturday at home against Nebraska-Omaha.

Washburn (13-3, 7-3 MIAA) led by two early on, but a three by Jamie Augustyn put the Lady Hornets (15-1, 8-1 MIAA) in the lead for good. The bucket sparked a 10-0 run that put Emporia State up by eight just over five minutes into the game. ESU extended the lead to 10 with just over seven minutes remaining in the half. A 9-3 run by the Lady Blues pulled the game to within four at 25-21 and ESU went into the break up by five at 28-23.

Washburn cut the lead to three several times in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Lady Hornets responded and pushed the lead back to seven at 38-31 with 13:28 to play. A 6-0 run by WU cut the lead to one at 38-37. The teams traded threes and the lead was 41-40 with just over 10 minutes to play in the game, but a 13-4 run by Emporia State put the Lady Hornets up 54-44 with just over two minutes remaining.

Dayna Rodriguez led Washburn with a game-high 20 points. Stevi Schultz was the only other WU player in double figures with 10. Hope Gregory pulled down a game-high nine rebounds to lead Washburn on the boards.

The Lady Blues shot just 31 percent from the floor, 17-of-55 and made just 4-of-18 from three-point range for 22.2 percent.

Augustyn and Cassondra Boston led the Lady Hornets with 13 and 10, respectively as ESU shot 40 percent, 19-of-48 from the floor. Emporia State made 10-of-26 from beyond the arc for 39 percent.

The Lady Hornets out-rebounded Washburn 37-34, but had 17 turnovers to 11 for the Lady Blues.