Washburn erased an 11-point second deficit to rally for a 63-60 win over Fort Hays State Thursday night at Gross Coliseum. The loss is the Lady Tigers third straight and drops them to 10-3 overall and 2-3 in the MIAA. The No. 12 Lady Blues improve to 9-2 and 3-0 in the MIAA.
Fort Hays State trailed most of the first half before closing with an 8-2 run to lead 28-26 at the break. They would push the lead to 11 with 17:03 to play on a Melissa Nelson steal and layup.
Stormye Everett hit a layup for Washburn with 0:13 to give the Lady Blues a 62-60 lead. Kate Lehman was fouled on a follow attempt with 0:06 to play but she missed both free throws. Laura Kinderknecht then hit one of two free throws for Washburn with three-seconds left. Melissa Nelson missed on a mid-court shot at the horn to end the game.
Kate Lehman led the Lady Tigers with 17 points and eight rebounds but was just 7-for-14 at the free throw line. Kelsie Sorenson and Kate Edwards both added nine points.
The Lady Tigers shoot 35-percent from the floor and 5-of-17 from 3-point range but just 17-of-30 from the free throw line.