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No. 6 Tigers pull away from Tabor to start 9-0

HAYS, Kan. – Tatyana Legette and Whitney Randall both scored 15 points and the Fort Hays State women closed out each of the four quarters strong for an 85-51 win over Tabor College Friday night at Gross Coliseum.

The Tigers (9-0) closed the first quarter on a 13-2 run to turn a three-point deficit into an eight point lead. They trailed by one midway through the second quarter but finished the half on a 16-5 run to go up 40-32 at halftime.

After seeing their 17-point third quarter lead trimmed to eight, the sixth-ranked Tigers scored the final eight points of the period to lead 63-47 then outscored the Bluejays (10-3) 22-4 in the fourth quarter, finishing the game on a 16-0 run.

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Kacey Kennett hit two of the Tigers four 3-point baskets and finished with 11 points.

Randall’s 15 points is a new career high. She’s the sixth different player to lead the team in scoring through the first nine games.

Freshman Kinley Grubb added a career-best nine points, all of them in the fourth quarter.

Morgan Ediger made four 3-point baskets in the first half and led the Bluejays with 14 points, all of them in the first half.

The Tigers close out their pre-Christmas schedule Monday when they host Rockhurst at 5:30pm.

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