By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

JOPLIN, Mo. – Chelsea Mason scored 16 and Nikola Kacperska went 8-for-8 from the free throw line and added 15 points to lead No. 5 Fort Hays State to a 68-62 win at Missouri Southern at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. The Tigers (21-3, 15-3 MIAA) used a 14-0 first half run to go up 10, then scored eight straight late in the third quarter after the Lions (16-9, 10-9 MIAA) had battled back to tie it.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

Game Highlights

 

Despite going 3-of-11 from beyond the arc, The Tigers shot 46-percent for the game and hit 19 of their 24 free throw attempts.

Deb Holcomb led the Lions with 19 points and Dru Clark added 14. Sharese Jones, who came into the game averaging 18 per game, was held to eight.