KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State hit nine of their first 12 three-point attempts including eight straight in building a 28-point first half lead and knocked off Washburn 75-48 in the MIAA Tournament semifinals Saturday night.

It was the largest margin of victory in the semifinals of the MIAA Women’s Basketball Championships since 2005 and was Fort Hays State’s largest margin of victory inside Municipal Auditorium.

FHSU Postgame Press Conference

Game Highlights

Lanie Page hit a transition three to cap off a 13-0 run which gave the Tigers (29-1) an early 16-6 lead. Whitney Clampitt would hit from long range and Kasey Kennett hit a shot from half court to end the first quarter with the Tigers leading 26-13.

FHSU scored the first six points of the second quarter then scored eight straight following a Washburn bucket capped by a Taylor Rolfs three to go up 43-15.

The Tiger defense held Washburn to five points in the second quarter on 1-of-14 shooting and led by as many as 31 early in the third. Washburn (20-10) would get as close as 19 twice in both the third and fourth quarters but the Tigers had a quick answer each time to not let them get back in the game.

Lanie Page went 3-for-8 from beyond the arc and led the Tigers with 15 points. Whitney Clampitt came off the bench and went 3-for-3 from distance and added 12 points. Taylor Rolfs was 3-for-4 from long range and scored 11 with
Kacey Kennett and Belle Barbiere both scoring 10. Barbieri added 13 rebounds.

Washburn was led by Taylor Blue who scored 15.

The Tigers advance to their third MIAA Tournament title game in five years Sunday where they will face Central Missouri who held off Lindenwood 67-61. Tipoff is at 3:15 pm.