By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women hit 14 3-pointers including five-straight during a 15-0 first quarter run and cruise to a 77-44 win over Northeastern State Thursday at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers (17-6, 8-6 MIAA) knocked down six threes in the first quarter including one by Carly Heim at the horn to give them a 20-point lead. They increased the lead to 30 at halftime and never let the RiverHawks (6-16, 2-12 MIAA), who have lost nine straight, any closer than 26 the rest of the game.

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Game Highlights

Jill Faxon led three Tigers in double-figures with 15 points. Carly Heim hit three 3s and scored all 14 of her points in the first quarter. Nikola Kacperska went 4-of-9 from beyond the arc and scored 12. Tatyana Legette scored six but pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.

FHSU shot 38-percent from the floor and were 11-of-14 from the free throw line. They also outrebounded NSU by 30 and pulled down 23 offensive rebounds.

They are back at home Saturday afternoon against No. 9 Central Oklahoma who lost 55-52 at Nebraska-Kearney.