FHSU Athletics

No. 25 Fort Hays State closed out a weekend of MIAA play with its second consecutive shutout and eighth straight victory, defeating Harding, 2-0, on Saturday (Oct. 18) in Searcy, Ark.

FHSU (10-3-1, 7-2-0 MIAA), which hasn’t lost since Sept. 20, matched the Bison with 12 shots apiece for the afternoon, though the Tigers held a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal.

Tanner Brock scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season just before the break, giving FHSU a 1-0 lead.  After a penalty called on HU inside the box, Brock’s penalty kick beat the keeper at 37:20.

After the break, the Tigers extended the lead at the 57:00 mark.  Brock, looking for his second goal of the day, took aim at the net before his shot was deflected by an HU defender. Austin Clifton, however, recovered the blocked shot and scored from the left side of the box towards the far post.  The goal was Clifton’s fifth of the season, while Brock had his sixth assist of the year on the play.

Brock’s four shots was a team-high for the game, while Diego Cabral (two shots on goal) and Clifton (one shot on goal) each tallied two shot attempts.

Kent Freund had three saves on the afternoon, playing all 90 minutes between the pipes for FHSU and improving to 9-2-1 at goalkeeper.

Next time out, the Tigers travel to St. Charles, Mo., on Thursday (Oct. 23) for a road contest versus Lindenwood.  FHSU’s 8-0 win over the Lions last month started the Tigers’ current win streak.