HAYS, Kan. – Tatyana Legette scored a game-high 18 points and the fourth-ranked Fort Hays State women used their best shooting game of the season to beat Central Oklahoma 81-61 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

Legette pulled down a game-high seven rebounds, had six assists, two blocked shots and three steals as the Tigers improve to 15-0 and 5-0 in the MIAA. Kacey Kennett added 14 points, Lanie Page 13, Whitney Randall 12 and Taylor Rolfs 11.

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Game Highlights

FHSU, who shot 52-percent from the floor, closed the first quarter on a 14-2 run to build a 14-point lead at the quarter break. It was part of a bigger 20-4 run that saw push their lead to 19 two minutes in to the second quarter.

UCO (11-5, 2-4 MIAA), who lost their third straight and fourth in their last five games, responded after a timeout and outscored the Tigers 16-6 to pull within six and trailed 37-28 at halftime.

The Tigers put the game away with a decisive 21-5 run over the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 25 early in the fourth.

The Tigers are back on the road Wednesday at Emporia State then play at Washburn the following Saturday.