By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. -Taylor Chandler and Beth Bohuslavsky went a combined 6 for 6 from the free throw line in the final minute to help the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team hold off a fourth quarter Regis rally in a 59-55 win over the Rangers Saturday in the final game of the Tiger Classic at Gross Coliseum.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

Taylor Chandler Postgame Interview

 

Game Highlights

 

The Tigers used a 13-4 first half run to  build a 13-point second quarter lead. A Paige Lunsford three-point play with 4:08 to play in the third quarter pushed the lead to 14, but Regis responded by outscoring the Tigers 22-9 over the next 12 minutes to pull within one with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter.

A lane violation on a Ranger free throw attempt prevented them from potentially tying the game. Lunsford grabbed a key offensive rebound following a missed 3-point attempt from Jill Faxon which led to two Taylor Chandler free throws with 0:46 and push the FHSU lead to 55-52.

Following a Regis timeout, the Tigers forced a five second violation. Chandler would hit two more free throws to push the lead to five.

Bay’lee Purdy hit a 3-pointer for Regis which cut the lead to 57-55 with 0:20 to play but Bohuslavky knocked in two charity tosses to push the lead to four, two seconds later. The Rangers missed two 3-point tries in the closing seconds to push the Tigers to 4-0 on the season.

The Tigers were held to 23-percent shooting in the second half and finish 33-percent for the game including 3-for-23 from 3-point range (1-for-12 in the second half). The Tigers forced 20 turnovers and outscored the Rangers 20-0 off of turnovers and 17-4 on second chance points.

Jill Faxon led FHSU with 16 points, Chandler and Elle Stein both added nine and Bohuslavsky eighth.

Regis was led by Purdy’s 16 points.