By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State raced out to a 16-0 first half lead then held on the rest of the way for a 50-28 win over Northeastern State Saturday afternoon at the NSU Event Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Tigers, playing the game without point guard Beth Bohuslavsky who was injured Thursday at Central Oklahoma, end the regular season 26-2 and 18-1 in the MIAA. Northeastern State is now 11-15 and 7-11.

Tony Hobson

 

Game Highlights

 

Northeastern State rallied in the second half pulling with five on two different occasions, the last with 13:54 to play but FHSU outscores them 21-4 the rest of the way.

The RiverHawks missed their first 15 shots and didn’t score until the 10:49 mark with two free throws. NSU’s first field came at the 8:28 mark, but an 11-4 run pulled them within nine. The Lady Tigers only manage to shoot 28-percent in the first half led 24-13 at the break.

The Tigers shoot just 33-percent for the game and were 3-of-20 from beyond the arc. Northeastern was held to 18-percent shooting and FHSU outrebounds the RiverHawks by 27.

Chelsea Mason led Fort Hays State with a game-high 19 points. Nicola Kacperska added 10 in her first start of the season. Keriann Shaw grabbed 12 rebounds and Paige Lunsford 11.