NORTH NEWTON, Kan. – Fort Hays State improved to 4-2 overall by cruising to a 7-0 win at Bethel College (Kan.) on Friday afternoon (Sept. 27). FHSU picked up a pair of forfeits and won all seven matches contested in the duel.
In singles play, the Tigers breezed to straight-set victories at the 1-5 positions. Natalie Lubbers defeated Jennifer Harrison 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 1 position. The No. 2 match was the most tightly contested by the Threshers, but Macy Moyers won 6-4, 6-2 in straight sets over Brianna Berryman. Ellea Ediger defeated Erica Ebenkamp 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 3 position. At No. 4, Grace Holgerson defeated Cameron Bracknell 6-3, 6-0. Kimberly Stone shutout her opponent, Morgan Lantz, 6-0, 6-0. Sydney McAdoo received a forfeit win at No. 6.
Lubbers and Ediger paired together for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles over Harrison and Berryman. At the No. 2 position, Moyers and Holgerson defeated Bracknell and Ebenkamp 6-1. Stone and McAdoo received a forfeit win with Bethel down a player.
A few of the Tigers will compete in the ITA Fall Regional next weekend (Oct. 4-6) in Oklahoma City, a tournament that will conclude the fall schedule for FHSU.
Fort Hays State (1-2, 1-2 MIAA) vs Missouri Southern (1-2, 1-2 MIAA) Saturday, Sept. 28 – 7 pm Hays, Kan. – Lewis Field Stadium LISTEN LIVE
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Fort Hays State Football plays host to Missouri Southern on Saturday night (Sept. 28) at 7 pm inside the walls of Lewis Field Stadium in Hays. Both teams enter the contest at 1-2 on the season. Be sure to stay following the game as a fireworks show will follow sponsored by the Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau, Horizon Appliance and Electronics, and J.DAY Fireworks. There will be 10 minutes between the end of the game and when the fireworks show begins.
The Tigers are coming off a thrilling 41-38 overtime win at Washburn last week. The Tigers snapped a nine-game losing skid to the Ichabods inside Yager Stadium in Topeka, a place where they were winless since 1987. FHSU kicker Dante Brown kicked a 24-yard field goal to tie the game at the end of regulation and then hit a game-winning 30-yard attempt in overtime to lift the Tigers to victory. Brown earned MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week for his efforts.
Fort Hays State continues to thrive with its passing attack, averaging 333 yards per game. In fact, FHSU has thrown for exactly 333 yards in each of the first three games this season. In the win at Washburn, Chance Fuller threw for 271 and Voshon Waiters threw for 62. In the two previous games, Fuller threw for all 333 yards. The Tigers own the sixth-best passing offense in NCAA Division II. This week, they face the team right behind them in that category as Missouri Southern averages 331 yards through the air per game.
The Tigers established their running game against Washburn last week, producing 161 yards on the ground. Charles Tigner led the way with 125 yards, the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career.
Missouri Southern has improved immensely on offense under first year head coach Jeff Sims. The Lions have already scored more points than they did all of last season in just three games. The Lions have put 99 points on the board so far this season, averaging 33.3 per game. Last year, they scored just 81 points for the entire season, averaging just 7.3 per game and getting shutout five times. MSSU scored at least 27 points in each game this season. Iowa State transfer quarterback Jacob Park ranks sixth in NCAA Division II for passing yards per game (331.0). Though the offense has seen a drastic turnaround, the Lion defense is allowing 39.7 points per game so far this year, including a 52.5 average in their two losses.
Fort Hays State currently owns a six-game win streak in the series with Missouri Southern, winning all games played since 2011. Missouri Southern’s last win over FHSU occurred in 2010 in Hays by a score of 41-31. FHSU has won three meetings in both Joplin and Hays since 2011. The Tigers took last year’s meeting in Joplin by a score of 55-20.
After allowing 516 yards to Central Missouri in the season opener, the FHSU defense has tightened up the last two games allowing less than 400 yards (369 to Missouri Western, 377 to Washburn). The 516 yards allowed to Central Missouri is best so far by an opponent as the nationally ranked Mules lead NCAA Division II in total offense, averaging 603.3 total yards per game. Missouri Southern enters this contest averaging 463.3 yards per game. Senior defensive back Tanner Hoekman leads the FHSU tackling effort so far this year with 25, followed by Drew Harvey with 21 and Jordan Starks with 20. Hoekman, Starks, and Isaiah Creal-Musgray all recorded interceptions last week. Creal-Musgray’s pick was the biggest, keeping Washburn from scoring in overtime to set up the game-winning field goal by Brown.
Fort Hays State head coach Chris Brown is looking for his 60th win leading the Tigers. He is already the all-time wins leader among coaches in FHSU history.
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women’s soccer team wrapped up their non-conference schedule with a 1-0 victory over Washburn. It is the Tigers’ fourth win of the season and they head into MIAA play at 4-2. All four of their wins have been shutout victories. Washburn is also 4-2 on the year.
Neither team could find the back of the net for the first 45 minutes. The Tigers had a couple of solid chances to break the scoring open, including a header from Maja Persa off a corner that fell right into the lap of Washburn’s goalie Raegan Wells (4-2). FHSU tallied two more shots before the first 45 minutes ended.
It did not take long for the Tigers to break the scoreless tie. Just 1:30 into the second half, Cailey Perkins stole a pass and found the left corner of the net to put the Tigers up 1-0. The defense and Megan Kneefel stalled the Ichabod effort and gave the Tigers their fourth win of the season. Seniors Paige Utterback and Shayla Podlena earned the hardhats defensively as they played the full 90 minutes. Midfielder Tessa Irvine also played the entirety of the match.
With tonight’s victory, senior goalkeeper Megan Kneefel (3-1) picked up her 18th career win, moving her into a tie for second place with Abbie Flax (2014-2016) in career victories. Kneefel also picked up her 12th career shutout.
Each team had nine shots throughout the match. FHSU tallied five shots on goal taken by Cailey Perkins, Darby Hirsch, Tessa Irvine, and Maja Persa (2). Washburn mustered up four shots on goal with two each from Mackenzie Menke and Olivia Grasso.
The Tigers look to continue their seven-game home win streak on Sunday as they open up MIAA play against Emporia State at FHSU Soccer Stadium. Last week, the Hornets defeated the Tigers 4-2 in Emporia in non-conference play. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
HAYS, Kan. – A late push from the Central Oklahoma Bronchos was enough to overpower the Fort Hays State volleyball team 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 11-25) Friday evening at Gross Coliseum. Fort Hays State tied things up at 1-1 with a win in the second set, but the Broncho offense took over after the intermission.
The Tigers move to 4-7 overall and 1-2 in MIAA play, while UCO is now 10-3 on the year and 2-1 in league action.
Central Oklahoma jumped out to an early 10-6 lead in the opening set before an 11-4 blitz pushed the Tigers in front, 17-14. The Bronchos responded by scoring the next nine points and ultimately took the frame 25-20.
The Tigers battled back to level the match thanks to a big second set from Isabelle Reynolds. After subbing in with the Tigers trailing 6-5, the sophomore tallied three quick kills to help the FHSU jump in front 13-8. Two more kills from Reynolds, a pair of service aces and a solo block from Tatum Bartels helped the Tigers maintain their lead late in the set before Abbie Hayes clinched the win with a service ace.
After being outhit in the first two sets, .165-.140, the Central Oklahoma offense came to life in the third and fourth frames. The Bronchos posted a .352 attack percentage in the final two sets to secure the victory.
Fort Hays State accumulated a .120 attack percentage (42-24-150) on the night, while the Bronchos countered with a .236 swing rate (56-19-157).
Reynolds led the team with 12 kills, with Delaney Humm adding 10 and Morgan Christiansen totaling nine. Katie Darnell tossed up 33 assists and added 15 digs. Christiansen (one solo) and Morgan West totaled three blocks each while Abbie Hayes led the way with 16 digs. Humm added a season-high 15 digs for her third-consecutive double-double.
The Tigers will look to get back to .500 in conference play Saturday (Sept. 28) when Newman makes the trip to Hays. First serve is set for 2 p.m. from Gross Memorial Coliseum.
EMPORIA, Kan. – For their second consecutive race, the Fort Hays State men’s cross country program finished first overall at the Emporia State Invitational.
While none of the runners posted a time within the top six, the Tigers did lock down the following five positions.
Justin Moore notched the best time of the day for FHSU, crossing the finish line with a time of 27:46.1. Coming in just behind Moore were teammates Seppe van’t Westende, Robbie Schmidt, Peter Franklin, and Kaleb Crum.
As a unit, the Tigers posted a score of 40 for the day, ending 11 points better than Cloud County Community College, who placed second.
Fort Hays State will be back in action again on Saturday, Oct. 12 when they host the FHSU Tiger Open in Hays, Kan. The men are slated to begin at 9 a.m.
EMPORIA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women’s cross country team took first place, in their second consecutive race, in the Emporia State Invitational on Friday (Sept. 27).
At the conclusion of the race, the Tigers found themselves in an even draw with Rockhurst, both teams scoring 37. The Fort Hays State victory came down to a head-to-head matchup. FHSU runners Abigail Stewart and Brooke Navarro solidified the race win, finishing in the two two places with times of 20:14.1 and 20:23.5, respectively.
The black and gold ended the day with an average time of 20:43.
Coming in just behind the Tigers, was Rockhurst with an average time 20:47, and Emporia State who held the third position averaging 21:04 finish.
Following their two first place victories, Fort Hays State will remain at home for their next race on Oct. 12. The FHSU Tiger Open is scheduled for a 9:00 a.m. start in Hays, Kan.
Fort Hays State Athletics will welcome seven new members into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 26, 2019. The inductees include Marvin Andrews (men’s basketball), Kent Bauer (men’s track and field), Chris (Biser) Drea (women’s basketball), Bill Hall (baseball), Jack Harms (men’s cross country/track and field), Maddie Holub (softball), and Kelly (Skidmore) Gunning (volleyball). The induction ceremony will take place the morning of October 26 at the Memorial Union Ballroom on the campus of Fort Hays State University at 9:30 am. The inductees will be recognized at halftime of the football game vs. Nebraska-Kearney at 2:00 pm.
Marvin Andrews (Men’s Basketball, 1951-55) Posthumous
Marvin Andrews, a native of Formoso, Kansas, is one of 20 players in FHSU men’s basketball history to score over 1,000 points in his career. Playing from 1951 to 1955, Andrews was a three-time All-CIC selection for the Tigers, earning second-team honors as a sophomore, and first-team honors as a junior and senior. He and teammate Merlyn “Bud” Moeckel were the first two Tigers to reach 1,000 points in a career, occurring during the 1955 season. Andrews transferred to Fort Hays State from Kansas State University after his first semester of college and played for the Tigers in the second semester of his freshman year. He broke the single-season FHSU scoring record as a junior with 357 points, averaging 17.0 points per game over a 21-game season. He broke his own single-season scoring record as a senior in 1955 with 374 points, averaging 18.7 points per game over a 20-game season. Andrews finished with 1,054 points in his three and a half-year career at FHSU, averaging 14.4 points per game in 73 games played. Andrews held the school’s career scoring record for nine years until Sam McDowell passed the mark in 1964, reaching 1,220 points. Beyond his days at FHSU, Andrews taught and coached for one year and then was drafted to the U.S. Army. While in the Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma he played basketball in the Special Services. His team won the Fourth Army Championship and participated in the All-Army Tournament at Port Monmouth, New Jersey. After his years in the service, Andrews returned to coaching and teaching. He finished a master’s degree in 1968 and then went on to serve as a junior high school principal in Cheney, Kansas until his death in 1980.
Kent Bauer (Track and Field, 1959-62)
Kent Bauer, a native of Radium, Kansas, was a member of the FHSU Track and Field squad for four years from 1959 to 1962. Bauer was the NAIA National Champion in the pole vault as a senior in 1962, clearing a height of 14 feet, 1 inch. Bauer was a two-time All-America performer at Fort Hays State, also finishing third in the nation as a freshman in 1959. He was the CIC Champion in the pole vault his final two years as a Tiger. He set the school record at the time in 1962 at 14-feet, 6.5-inches by tying for first at the Missouri Valley AAU meet. Bauer was a recipient of the FHSU Busch Gross Award. Upon graduation from Fort Hays State University and then Wichita State University, Bauer worked as an aircraft engineer and was named Boeing Wichita Engineer of the Year. He still resides in Wichita, Kansas today.
Chris (Biser) Drea (Women’s Basketball, 1986-90)
A native of Plain, Wisconsin, Chris Biser was a three-time All-CSIC performer in women’s basketball, playing from 1986 to 1990. She set the FHSU Women’s Basketball career rebounding record for the program with 901 in 1990, only to be topped a year later when Annette Wiles pushed the record to 961 and then eventually Kate Lehman set a new record of 1,109 in 2015. Biser is one of 20 1,000-point scorers in the program’s history, ranking ninth on the all-time scoring list with 1,321 points, but ranked third on the list at the end of her career. She ranks seventh on the all-time list at FHSU in field goals made with 548 and seventh in blocked shots with 64. She led the team in rebounding three of four years, including an impressive 10.0 rebounds per game as a freshman in 1986-87. She averaged 7.5 per game as a junior and 8.0 per game as a senior to lead the squad. In 1989-90, Biser was an All-District 10 selection and would have easily been an all-conference performer for a fourth straight year, but FHSU did not have a conference that season in its transition from the CSIC to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Beyond her days at FHSU, Biser went on to have a successful coaching career of over 25 years, earning college and high school conference coach of the year honors in her home state of Wisconsin. Currently, she serves as the Director of Community Relations and Marketing at The Richland Hospital in Richland Center, Wisconsin, but resides in her hometown of Plain, Wisconsin.
Jack Harms (Cross Country/Track and Field, 1963-66)
A native of Ellinwood, Kansas, Jack Harms competed for the FHSU cross country and track and field squads from 1963 to 1966. Harms was the NAIA indoor national champion in the 880-yard run in 1966 in a time of 1:55.9. He finished third in the event at nationals during the outdoor season, earning All-America honors for both indoor and outdoor that year. He helped the team to an outdoor conference championship that year, while finishing second at indoor nationals and third at outdoor nationals. Overall, Harms was a four-time All-America performer in track and field and was a member of the FHSU national champion cross country teams in 1963 and 1965. Harms was a member of the mile relay team that placed second nationally in 1965, and a member of the two-mile relay team that placed third nationally during the indoor season of 1966. Along with being part of two national championship teams, he also helped cross country to a second-place finish at nationals in 1964 and a pair of conference championships in his time wearing the black and gold. Now living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harms is retired from the British Petroleum Controller’s Department and he also worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the IBM Global Business Group earlier in his career.
Bill Hall (Baseball, 1974-76)
A native of Hays, Kansas, Bill Hall played baseball two years at Fort Hays State from 1973-1974 as a right fielder. He was a two-time all-conference and All-District 10 performer, while claiming All-America honors as a senior in 1974. He led FHSU in batting average as a junior in 1973 at .350, while recording 8 doubles, 1 home run, and 26 RBIs, earning all-conference first team and all-district honorable mention. As a senior in 1974, Hall produced a .316 batting average with 16 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 33 RBIs, and 35 runs scored. He earned All-District 10, All-Area 3, and All-America honors that season. Hall helped the Tigers to an NAIA National Tournament Appearances both years, including an appearance at the championship site in 1974 after the team was champions of Area 3. Hall now resides in Missoula, Montana, where he is a General Agent Manager for Old American Insurance.
Kelly (Skidmore) Gunning (Volleyball, 2002-05)
A native of Aurora, Colorado, Kelly Skidmore played volleyball at Fort Hays State from 2002 to 2005. Skidmore was a two-time All-America selection for the Tiger Volleyball team as a libero. The defensive specialist earned third team honors as a junior in 2004 and second team honors as a senior in 2005, while earning All-Region and All-RMAC First Team honors each year. She was the RMAC Defensive Player of the Year three times from 2003 to 2005. Skidmore owns the FHSU career record for digs at 2,421, the only player in the program’s NCAA Division II history with at least 2,000. She averaged 5.17 digs per set in her career, the only player in the program’s Division II history with an average of 5.0 or better. With 777 digs in 2005 (6.64 per set) and 756 in 2004 (6.15 per set), she owns the two-highest dig totals for a season in the rally scoring era at FHSU. She helped the team to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003 and 2004. The 2004 team was the most successful in program history, reaching the finals of the NCAA Regional (round of 16), finishing at 31-5 overall. Skidmore now lives in Parker, Colorado with her husband and two children.
Maddie Holub (Softball, 2010-13)
A native of Hays, Kansas, Maddie Holub, is the most decorated player in Fort Hays State Softball history, playing from 2010-2013. At the end of her career in 2013, Holub owned 34 FHSU records (19 pitching, 15 offensive) – career, single-season, and single-game combined, and still owns the majority of those records today. Holub was an NFCA and Daktronics All-America First Team selection in her senior year of 2013, as one of the most dominant players in the nation both in the pitching circle and offensively. For pitching, she finished the year with a 29-4 record, a 1.03 ERA, 26 complete games, 13 shutouts, and 345 strikeouts in 224 innings pitched. She threw six no-hitters that season, including back-to-back perfect games, the first player ever throw perfect games in consecutive starts at any NCAA level. Offensively, she finished with a .426 batting average, 32 extra-bast hits (including 19 home runs), 56 RBIs, 62 runs scored, and 10 stolen bases. For her efforts in 2013, Holub was named both the MIAA Player and Pitcher of the Year, the first player in conference history to earn both in the same year. She was a three-time all-region selection and four-time All-MIAA selection. She threw seven career no-hitters individually and had a hand in a combined no-hitter. For her career, Holub had a 1.97 ERA with 77 wins, 93 complete games, 25 shutouts, 974 strikeouts, and seven saves in the pitching circle, while posting a .372 batting average with 255 hits, 46 home runs, 42 doubles, 7 triples, 160 RBIs, 183 runs scored, and 35 stolen bases. She was also solid in the classroom, earning CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. Holub went on to play professionally in Italy and in her first game, threw a perfect game in a six-inning contest. Holub went on to throw another no-hitter later that year and finished the season with a 0.78 ERA for Labadini Collecchio. Holub has gone on to a successful coaching career in softball beyond her playing days at FHSU, earning NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year for NCAA Division II at St. Leo (Fla.) University in 2015 and helping the team to regional championship and NCAA Division II World Series appearance in 2018. She coached four years at St. Leo before taking the pitching coach position at Marshall University, where she currently coaches today.
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – No. 22 Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer traveled to play Ouachita Baptist on Thursday evening in a match that ended 2-2 at the conclusion of two overtime periods.
Out of the gates, the Tigers registered the first three shots of the game. Senior forward Santiago Agudelo struck the third shot and began the test of Ouachita goalkeeper Matt Day, who pushed the shot out for a corner kick.
Ouachita Baptist would then go on a fastbreak off of the corner kick. Hector Duron ended the play with a goal, creating a 1-0 lead in favor of Ouachita.
Although Ouachita Baptist snagged the first goal of the match, Fort Hays would continue their relentless performance in the attacking third of the field, registering nine shots in the opening 40 minutes.
Just four minutes later, forward Antonio De La Torre substituted into the game and made an immediate impact. The junior fired a shot at the top right corner of the goal for his first goal of the season to level the scoreboard going into halftime.
De La Torre’s goal marked the fourth shot on target in the match for the black and gold.
Agudelo swiftly opened up the scoring in second half, only requiring 39 seconds to snag his fourth goal of the season and give FHSU a 2-1 lead. The senior beat Day to the middle of the goal on an assist from Arsenio Chamorro, whom substituted into the game coming out of the break.
In the 80th minute, Ouachita Baptist substituted Abraham Lazo into the match and only five minutes later, he would notch a goal of his own. Following a yellow card handed to Moises Peralta, Lazo snuck a shot past senior Cullen Fisch to put the game back to even scoring.
The draw would last to the full-time whistle and through the overtime periods ending in a 2-2 finish.
Fort Hays successfully put on a powerful offensive display, more than tripling Ouachita in the amount of total shots taken (20-6). Fourteen of the shots for FHSU came within the first 54 minutes, where they hit the target six times.
Day handled the persistence of the Tigers’ attack, making six saves throughout the match.
With the tie, Fort Hays moves to 3-3-1 on the season and is now 2-0-1 in conference play, while Ouachita Baptist holds a record of 1-4-2 overall.
FHSU will play Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas on Saturday. The contest is slated for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
AXTELL, Neb. – The Fort Hays State women’s golf team placed eighth overall and seventh among league competition at the MIAA Fall Preview this week (Sept. 24-25). Nebraska-Kearney hosted the event at Awarii Dunes Golf Course, a par-72, 5,845-yard links style layout.
The Tigers improved by 10 shots from round one to round two, posting a 309 on Wednesday after opening the tournament with a first round 319. Kira Mestl and Taylor DeBoer finished tied for 17th after recording a 7-over 151 for the week. Mestl signed for a 7-over 79 in the opening round before finishing at even par 72 in round two, while DeBoer fired scores of 78 and 73.
Madison Roether placed 34th after rounds of 78 and 80, finishing at 14-over 158. Kate Peterka posted consecutive rounds of 84 to finish in a tie for 51st at 24-over 168, while Katie Brungardt (84-90—174) finished in a tie for 56th.
Central Missouri took the team title with rounds of 296 and 291 after placing four individuals in the top 11. Sioux Falls’ Lexi Hanson (74-67—141) took the individual title thanks to a final round 5-under 67.
Fort Hays State continues its fall schedule next week (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) when the Tigers travel to Edmond, Okla. for the UCO RCB Classic, hosted at the Golf Club of Edmond.
MONKEY ISLAND, Okla. – The MSSU Fall Invitational Tournament, designated as the first mandated MIAA event of the season, was cut short due to weather conditions on Tuesday (Sept. 24). Results were made official based off Monday’s 36 holes of golf. The FHSU men finished 8th among MIAA schools and 17th overall.
Fort Hays State saw a very competitive field. Nine of the top 10 teams finished better than +10 overall as a team. Oklahoma Christian won the tournament by scoring 12-under par as a team (564). All of the top 24 individuals finished with a score of even-par or better. Kason Cook of Southwestern Oklahoma State finished first individually after a 70 and 66 rounds, good for an 8-under performance at Shangri-La Country Club, a par-72 venue.
FHSU shot 616 for the tournament as a team, posting a 301 in round one and 315 in round two. Sophomore Bryce Cowan led the team by shooting 72 (E) and 74 (+2), tying for 29th individually at 2-over par. Cowan tied for 12th among MIAA competitors in the field playing as official scoring members of their team and not as individuals. Cole Gritton was right behind Cowan, finishing with a 4-over par 148 (72, 76). Gritton’s score was good enough for a top 40 finish in the field (T-39th).
Pete Carney finished with rounds of 80 and 79. Chandler Roberts shot a 77 for the first round and followed with an 86 for a 168 individually. Isaiah Grover carded an 85 and 86 for a 171 final score.
The Tigers have a couple weeks off before heading to St. Joseph, Missouri for the Holiday Inn Express Classic hosted by Missouri Western.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Fort Hays State seniors Cullen Fisch and Santiago Agudelo have been awarded Great American Conference (GAC) Player of the Week selections for week three.
Fisch, selected as the Goalkeeper of the Week, made six saves and kept one clean sheet in the Tigers’ two victories against Northeastern State and Rogers State. The La Vista, Neb. native has now tallied his second GAC Player of the Week selection of the season following a week one honor.
Headlined by a three-goal week, Agudelo was named the GAC Offensive Player of the Week in the third edition. Agudelo added three goals to his stat line, including an overtime winner against Northeastern State to break the Tigers’ three-game losing skid. The attacker also notched an assist, tallying seven points to his personal performances last week.
The Tigers will travel to Arkansas this week to go head-to-head against Ouachita Baptist and Harding University on Thursday (Sept. 26) and Saturday (Sept. 28.). FHSU has never before faced off against Ouachita Baptist, but is 6-0 all-time against the Bisons of Harding.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following consecutive victories against Northeastern State and previously ranked Rogers State, the Fort Hays State men’s soccer program is back in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, earning a national ranking at No. 22.
Against the RiverHawks, the black and gold earned a victory in an overtime thriller, put to bed just four minutes into the extra period by Santiago Agudelo. For the following match, the Hillcats were defeated 2-0, marking the second clean sheet of the 2019 campaign for Cullen Fisch and the Tigers. Agudelo and Rogelio Lopez found the back of the next en route to their third victory of the season.
In the third edition of the poll, Adelphi University remains at the helm of Division II men’s soccer while Young Harris, Azusa Pacific, West Texas A&M, and Lynn round out the top-five.
Now, back in the upper-tiers of Division II men’s soccer, FHSU will travel to Arkansas this week to take on Ouachita Baptist on Thursday (Sept. 26) and Harding University on Saturday (Sept. 28) slated for 4 p.m. and 1 p.m. kickoffs, respectively. Harding is among the teams receiving votes in this week’s poll.
Below is the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll for September 24, 2019:
Rank
School
Prev
W-L-T
1
Adelphi University
1
5-0-0
2
Young Harris College
3
4-0-0
3
Azusa Pacific University
4
5-0-0
4
West Texas A&M University
5
3-0-0
5
Lynn University
10
4-0-0
6
Maryville University of St. Louis
9
6-0-0
7
California State University-Los Angeles
7
5-0-0
8
Gannon University
11
4-0-0
9
Eastern New Mexico University
13
6-0-0
9
Mercy College
12
5-0-1
11
University Of West Florida
18
4-0-0
12
Francis Marion University
NR
4-0-0
13
Lake Erie College
16
5-0-0
14
Palm Beach Atlantic University
6
3-0-1
15
California State University-San Bernardino
14
3-0-1
16
Lander University
2
4-0-1
17
West Chester University
RV
4-1-0
18
Wilmington University
17
6-0-0
19
Midwestern State University
8
4-1-0
20
Simon Fraser University
22
3-1-0
21
Tiffin University
NR
4-0-2
22
Fort Hays State University
NR
3-3-0
23
Mercyhurst University
20
2-0-1
24
University Of Charleston
NR
4-2-0
25
Florida Tech
RV
4-0-0
Also receiving votes: Bellarmine University, Wingate University, Texas A&M International University, Northeastern State University, Nova Southeastern University, Newman University, Le Moyne College, Harding University.
Fort Hays State coach Chris Brown held his weekly press conference Tuesday after the Tigers picked up their first win of the season Saturday as the Tigers rallied to beat Washburn 41-38 in overtime. The Tigers host Missouri Southern Saturday at 7 p.m. at Lewis Field.
Coach Brown was joined in his weekly press conference this week with junior quarterback Voshon Waiters and sophomore defensive back Jordan Starks.
Marvin Andrews (Men’s Basketball, 1951-55) Posthumous
Kent Bauer (Track and Field, 1959-62)
Chris (Biser) Drea (Women’s Basketball, 1986-90)
Jack Harms (Cross Country/Track and Field, 1963-66)
Bill Hall (Baseball, 1974-76)
Kelly (Skidmore) Gunning (Volleyball, 2002-05)
Maddie Holub (Softball, 2010-13)
