By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State hit just one field goal over the nine minutes but hit just enough free throws to hold off No. 6 Emporia State 72-62 in front of 5,123 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. The win is FHSU’s 21st straight which is a new school single season record as they improve to 22-1 overall and 14-0 in the MIAA. Emporia State falls to 18-3 and 11-3 in the conference as they fall to the Lady Tigers for the second time in less than two weeks.

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Game Highlights

 

FHSU used an 18-0 first half run to go up 19 and led by 18 at the half. They pushed the lead to 20 on three different occasions before the Lady Hornets mounted their comeback, outscoring FHSU 19-6 over the next eight-plus minutes to pull within six with 2:39 to play.

After holding ESU to a season-low in points in their 10-point win in Emporia a week and a half ago, they hold the Lady Hornets to season-low 32-percent shooting. The Tigers also outrebound Division II’s top rebounding team by nine.

Kate Lehman led four Lady Tigers in double-figures with 17 points. Beth Bohuslavsky and Chelsea Mason both score 12 and Nikola Kacperska adds 11.

The Lady Hornets were led by Kelsey Barnwell who tallied 17.