By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State used a 23-5 first half run to build a 16-point lead then had to hold off a Central Oklahoma second half rally for a 56-55 win Thursday night at Hamilton Field House in Edmond. The Lady Tigers, who clinched their first MIAA title outright the night before when Pittsburg State lost at Emporia State, improve to 25-2 and 17-1 in the MIAA. The Broncos fall to 15-12 and 8-9 in the MIAA.

Tony Hobson:

Game Highlights:

Down 14 at the half, the Bronchos open the second half with a 14-4 run to pull within four. They tied the game 53-53 with 8:28 to play and had a chance to take the lead inside a minute to play but Chelsea Robinson missed two free throws.

Jill Faxon leads the Tigers with 19 points including two big 3-pointers in the second half. Chelsea Mason adds 13. Kate Lehman was held to just five field goal attempts and scores six while grabbing 11 rebounds. Lehman moves past Shauna Porter into to second on FHSU all-time scoring list with 1,794 points.

The win may have been costly. Junior point guard Beth Bohuslavsky went down with a leg injury with 17 seconds to play and didn’t return.