By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Tatyana Legette scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to lead the Fort Hays State women to a wild 98-95 overtime win over Southwest Baptist in front of 2,786 at Gross Coliseum to secure a third place finish in the MIAA.

The Tigers shot 51-percent and overcome shaky free throw shooting to push their winning streak to four. They have now won 11 of their last 12 and will be the three seed at next week’s conference tournament.

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Game Highlights

The Tigers (23-5, 14-5 MIAA) got off to a great start, scoring the first 13 points only to see the Bearcats (15-12, 7-11 MIAA) hit four first quarter threes to pull within five at the end of the first quarter. They pushed the lead as high as 15 with 3:04 to play in the second only to see the Bearcats close on a 10-2 run to pull within seven at 48-41.

SBU extended the run to 21-4 in the third quarter and build a three point lead. They used a 10-0 run to go up six with just over seven minutes to play in the fourth before the Tigers answered with a 9-2 run to retake the lead at 86-85 with 2:13 to play. Laura Vierkant hit a three for the Bearcats with 54 seconds left to put the Bearcats up two. Lanie Page answered with a basket eight seconds later to tie the game. SBU missed two shots in the final 44 seconds to win it.

The Tigers fell behind by three in the overtime but closed extra period on an 8-2 run to secure the win.

Kacey Kennett scored 17 for the Tigers. Emma Stroyon, the team’s lone senior, added 15 and Carly Heim added 12 and played 42 minutes.

Caylee Richardson led the Bearcats with 27 and Megan Rosenbohm added 23.