By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
Kate Lehman was one blocked shot shy of a triple-double, scoring 33 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to lead the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers to an 85-67 win over Nebraska-Kearney at the Health and Sports Center Thursday night. It’s the Lady Tigers third straight win as they improve to 16-4 and 9-4 in the MIAA. The Lopers fall to 7-11 and 3-10 in the conference.
The Lady Tigers raced out to an early 17-4 lead and were up 17 midway through the first half. Nebraska-Kearney would pull within 10 but a Chelsea Mason 3-pointer gave the Tigers a 16-point lead at halftime. They would push that lead to 25 in the second half. UNK made one final push but would get only as close at 15 with 8:54 to play.
The Tigers played the entire second half without Kate Edwards who left with what appeared to be a severe injury. Beth Bohuslavsky also went down with a knee injury in the first half but would return later in the game and finish with 10 points.
Chelsea Mason hit 5-of-10 from beyond the arc and scored 19.