HAYS, Kan. – Whitney Randall came off the bench to score a game-high 14 points, Tatyana Legette tied her career high with 15 rebounds and the eighth-ranked Fort Hays State women used a big third quarter run to beat Missouri Western State 67-50 Thursday in front of 2,381 at Gross Coliseum to move back into sole possession of first place in the MIAA.

Randall and Taylor Rolfs came off the bench and scored a combined 17 points in the first half as the Tigers (17-1, 8-1 MIAA) built a a 37-24 halftime lead.

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Game Highlights

After the Griffons (9-8, 4-4 MIAA) scored the first four points of the third quarter, FHSU went on an 18-2 run to push their lead to 25. They were still up 25 with 5:33 to play in the fourth quarter before the Griffons scored 10 unanswered.

Rolfs and Lanie Page both added 11 points for Fort Hays State who turned the ball over a season-high 18 times.

The Tigers finished 6-of-17 from three-point range, five of them coming in the first half.

They are back at home Saturday afternoon to play Northwest Missouri State at 2pm.