By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers hit eight 3-pointers as they advance to the semifinals of the MIAA tournament with a 78-57 win over Missouri Southern Thursday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. FHSU improves to 21-7 and will play conference regular season champ Central Missouri at noon Saturday. The Jennies knocked off Northeastern State 79-65 in the first game of the day. Missouri Southern ends their season at 19-8.

The Lady Tigers took control with a 28-11 first half run, building an 18-point first half lead. The Lions answered with a 10-0 run and were within eight at the half.

Fort Hays State used an early 7-0 run in the second half to push the lead to 15 then an 11-0 put the Lady Tigers up 22 with 8:30 to play.

The Lady Tigers shot 44-percent from the field and were 8-for-19 from beyond the arc. The Lions, who had the second best field goal percentage and third best 3-point percentage in the conference, hit on just 33-percent and were 5-for-15 from beyond the arc and just 1-of-7 from long range in the second half.

Beth Bohuslavsky led four Lady Tigers in double-figures with 15 points, 13 of them in the second half. Tera Ingalsbe came off the bench to score 14, Kate Lehman added 13 and Chelsea Mason 11.

Southern was led by Dominique Mosley’s 13 points.

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