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HAYS, Kan. – Southwest Baptist proved a little too much for Fort Hays State on Friday evening in the MIAA opener at FHSU Soccer Stadium. SBU escaped with a 2-1 decision, holding on to the margin it held at halftime.

The 2014 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year, Karla Jamison, scored her seventh goal of the season in the 19^th-minute to push the Bearcats out to an early 1-0 lead. Less than six minutes later a scramble ensued in front of FHSU’s net. The ball was unfortunately headed off a Tiger defender and found its way into the back of a net for an own goal at the 25:03 mark.

FHSU pulled within one in the 40′ when Veronica Kurtz took a cross from Kelsey Steffens and recorded her first goal on the season.

Despite outshooting the Bearcats 6-5 in the second half, the Tigers could not find the equalizer and took their fourth loss of the season. Fort Hays State is now 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the MIAA, while SBU moved to 4-3 overall and 1-0 in the MIAA.

The next match for the Tigers is Sunday when they welcome Missouri Southern to Hays, Kan. The match is set for 2:30 pm.

Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
September 22, 2015

Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown along with select players met with members of the media on Tuesday. The 3-0 Tigers, who are receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II coaches poll, host No. 14 Pittsburg State Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Lewis Field.

Head coach Chris Brown

Senior bandit back Daniel Lindsey

 

Senior QB Treveon Albert

 

Freshman linebacker Jose Delgado

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HAYS, Kan. – It took almost 110 minutes to determine the winner in a non-conference matchup between 11th-ranked Fort Hays State and West Texas A&M on Tuesday night. The Tigers picked up their fifth win of the season in thrilling fashion, a 3-2 win in double overtime as Luan Silva netted his first goal of the season with just six seconds remaining.

The Buffs started the scoring early, just 5:12 into the first half as Ivan Ulloa broke away from the Tiger defense and put the first shot of the night past FHSU keeper Michael Yantz.

Later in the first half, FHSU’s Mauricio Castorino put a shifty move on a defender on a pass from teammate Luis Torres and chipped it past the diving WTAMU goalkeeper Patrick Satorie for his fifth goal of the season, leveling the score in the 26th minute.

A hand ball in the Tigers’ box gave WTAMU a penalty kick 30 seconds into the second half. After the first penalty shot was called back due to a box infraction by the Tigers, WTAMU Conrad Goulbourne netted his second goal of the season to push the WTAMU lead to 2-1.

A hard foul in the box in the 86th minute gave the Tigers an opportunity to even up the score with a penalty kick of their own. Maurizio Costa made the most of the opportunity for the Tigers when he scored his fifth goal of the year and brought the score even once again, 2-2, keeping the Tigers alive.

At the end of regulation the score remained 2-2 and the fans at FHSU Soccer Stadium were treated to free soccer. Both teams played their hearts out in overtime and with nine seconds remaining a WTAMU foul 25 yards out gave the Tigers one last chance as time was stopped by the official. That set up the game-winning opportunity. Castorino placed a beautiful ball into the WTAMU box and on a short hop Silva netted it with his right foot from 10 yards out. The teams were only six seconds away from playing to a 2-2 draw, but the Tigers found magic on their home turf to move to 5-1 overall on the season. WTAMU dropped to 3-4 overall.

Yantz got his fifth win of the season in between the pipes with four saves.

Fort Hays State’s next match will be on Friday  as they head to Wichita, Kan. to take on Newman University.

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State came out on a tear by taking the first set against 14th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in the MIAA opener, but the great start fizzled quickly in the second set and the rest of the match. UNK went on to win 3-1, extending its win streak over FHSU to 19 matches. The Lopers moved to 11-2 overall, 1-0 in the MIAA, while the Tigers moved to 8-5 overall, 0-1 in the MIAA.

Coach Kurt Kohler talks about loss to UNK

Fort Hays State carried over its hot play from last weekend in the first set, hitting .429 as a team with 17 kills and just two errors on 35 attempts. The defense was solid with 15 digs and four points off blocks. FHSU held UNK to just a .195 hitting percentage in the set. Mallory Flagor led the Tiger offense with five kills in the set and Rebekah Spainhour added four. Crystal Whitten put down the decisive kill with FHSU leading 24-23.

With momentum and a good-size crowd electrified after the first set win, the Tigers came out flat in the second set and never regained their first-set form. FHSU struggled to a .029 hitting percentage in the second set, a -.029 percentage in the third set, and just .100 in the fourth. Meanwhile, Nebraska-Kearney’s hitting percentage continued to rise, hitting .303 in the second set, .375 in the third, and .414 in the fourth. Fort Hays State’s solid defense from early in the match vanished, averaging just under 11 digs the final three sets. The Lopers’ defense thrived, averaging 19 digs the final three sets.

Whitten led the Tigers in kills with nine, while Spainhour added eight. Flagor and Sydner Dixon each had seven. Megan Anderson led the Tigers in hitting percentage at .308 with six kills and just two errors. Hannah Wagy produced 35 assists and she tied Flagor for a team-high 10 digs each.

Kaitlynn Thomas led UNK in kills with 18, hitting .382 in the match. Tara Ziegelbein added 11 and Skyler Erickson had 10. Lindsey Smith tallied 49 assists and Ellie McDonnell had a team-high 20 digs. Erickson had a double-double, adding 15 digs.

The Tigers hit the road for a pair of conference matches this weekend at Emporia State and No. 7 Washburn. FHSU is at ESU on Friday at 6 pm and at Washburn at 6 pm on Saturday.

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State edged Kansas Wesleyan on Tuesday by a score of 5-4. The No. 2 doubles match was pivotal as it would eventually decide the match when the teams split singles play. FHSU moved to 2-3 overall with the win.

The No. 2 doubles team of Alina Villalovos and Raven Dick battled to a 9-8 (7-2) tiebreak win to push FHSU to a 2-1 lead after doubles play. The match proved critical as Kansas Wesleyan took the No. 1 through No. 3 singles matches and FHSU took the No. 4 through No. 6 singles matches.

FHSU gained its first point quickly as the No. 3 doubles team of  Haley Weidemann and Taylor Noel downed their opponent 8-1. The No. 1 team of Laura Jimenez-Lendinez and Jessica Johnson fell by a score of 8-5 to make it 1-1 before Villalovos and Dick battled to push the Tigers into the lead.

In singles play, the Tigers clinched the match with wins at No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6. Dick defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4, Weidemann defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-4 at No. 5, and Noel defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-2.

The Coyotes scratched out three points in the other singles matches. Jimenez-Lendinez lost in three sets at No. 1, 2-6, 7-5, 10-5. Johnson was just shy of forcing a third set, falling 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2. Villalovos fell in straight sets at No. 3, 6-3, 6-2.

The Tigers take their two-match win streak into their final two matches of the fall season on September 25 against Doane College and Concordia University in Nebraska.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer moved up one notch in the latest NSCAA Division II Poll, released on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The Tigers are now No. 11 in the nation, up one spot from No. 12 where they resided last week. FHSU is one of two MIAA teams currently in the Top 25.

The Tigers won their only contest last week as the 12th-ranked team in the country, defeating Lubbock Christian in the home opener by a score of 4-0 to improve to 4-1 overall on the season.

The Tigers are still the highest ranked team in the poll from the MIAA. Lindenwood held steady at to No. 20 this week. Upper Iowa is receiving votes just outside of the top 25.

The Tigers have three matches before the next poll release. FHSU hosts West Texas A&M on Tuesday night in Hays at 7 pm, before heading to Newman University in Wichita, Kan., on Friday at 7:30 pm. The Tigers wrap the three match non-conference stretch with a home contest against Texas A&M-International on Sunday at 12 pm.

Below is the NSCAA Division II Poll for September 22, 2015.

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1	University of Charleston	2	5-0-0
2	Midwestern State University	5	6-0-0
3	Seattle Pacific University	4	4-0-0
4	Pfeiffer University	11	6-0-0
5	Southern New Hampshire University	3	5-0-0
6	Palm Beach Atlantic University	21	6-0-1
7	Rockhurst University	22	4-0-1
8	Merrimack College	10	6-0-0
9	St. Edward’s University	15	4-0-2
10	Christian Brothers University	13	6-0-0
11	Fort Hays State University	12	4-1-0
12	Limestone College	6	4-1-0
13	Quincy University	9	5-1-0
14	California State University-Dominguez Hills	23	5-1-0
15	Millersville University	RV	5-0-1
16	Wingate University	19	4-0-2
17	University of West Florida	25	5-0-0
1	LIU Post	18	4-1-1
19	Colorado School of Mines	24	3-0-1
20	Lindenwood University	20	3-1-1
21	Notre Dame College	7	5-1-0
22	Northwest Nazarene University	NR	4-1-0
23	Saginaw Valley State University	RV	5-1-0
24	Young Harris College	RV	4-1-0
25	California State University-Los Angeles	NR	4-0-1

Also receiving votes: Upper Iowa University (13), Saint Leo University (12), Metropolitan State University of Denver (7), Urbana University (5), Bloomsburg University (3), Lincoln Memorial University (2), California State University Stanislaus (2), Lynn University (2), Alderson-Broaddus University (2), University Of Bridgeport (1).

Fort Hays State moved higher among the teams receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II Poll, released on Monday (Sept. 21). The Tigers are receiving 25 votes in the poll this week after receiving just seven in the previous week. FHSU is among the list of teams receiving votes for the third consecutive week.

Fort Hays State is among five MIAA schools either in the top 25 or receiving votes. All four Kansas schools in the MIAA are among those five. Fort Hays State and Emporia State are both 3-0 overall, but are still among the receiving votes teams. Washburn (2-1) upset Pittsburg State (No. 4 last week) in Pittsburg to move into the list of teams receiving votes and Pittsburg State (2-1) dropped to No. 15 in this week’s poll. Northwest Missouri State held steady at No. 3, the only other school besides FHSU and ESU to remain unbeaten in the MIAA.

Fort Hays State hosts No. 15 Pittsburg State this Saturday at 7 pm for the annual Tailgreat game at Lewis Field Stadium. The Tigers are off to their first-ever 3-0 start under head coach Chris Brown. FHSU knocked off then No. 8 Pittsburg State last year in Pittsburg by a score of 7-6.

Below is the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll for September 21, 2015.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Record	Points	Previous
1.	Minnesota State (29)	3-0	797	1
2.	West Georgia (2)	3-0	756	2
3.	Northwest Missouri State (1)	3-0	737	3
4.	Ferris State (Mich.)	2-0	705	5
5.	Delta State (Miss.)	3-0	666	6
6.	Angelo State (Texas)	3-0	624	8
7.	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	3-0	575	12
8.	North Alabama	2-0	567	10
9.	Valdosta State (Ga.)	2-0	552	11
10.	Colorado State-Pueblo	2-1	479	13
11.	Colorado School of Mines	3-0	455	15
12.	Harding (Ark.)	3-0	444	16
13.	Ashland (Ohio)	3-0	362	19
14.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	3-0	351	18
15.	Pittsburg State (Kan.)	2-1	310	4
16.	Shepherd (W.Va.)	3-0	308	20
17.	Humboldt State (Calif.)	3-0	200	25
18.	Tuskegee (Ala.)	3-0	179	24
19.	Concord (W.Va.)	2-1	175	21
20.	Texas A&M-Commerce	2-1	174	22
21.	Michigan Tech	3-0	146	NR
22.	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	2-1	133	23
23.	Midwestern State (Texas)	3-0	129	NR
24.	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	2-1	96	9
25.	Minnesota-Duluth	1-2	85	7

Others Receiving Votes: Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 78; North Carolina-Pembroke, 52; Emporia St. (Kan.), 48; West Texas A&M, 43; Findlay (Ohio), 32; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 25; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 24; Gannon (Pa.), 17; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 17; Arkansas Tech, 11; Ohio Dominican, 9; Stonehill (Mass.), 9; Henderson St. (Ark.), 8; Newberry (S.C.), 6; Washburn (Kan.), 6; East Central (Okla.), 5; Colorado Mesa, 2; Mercyhurst (Pa.), 1; Virginia Union, 1; Wingate (N.C.), 1.

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Kansas City, Mo. – Fort Hays State’s Mallory Flagor was named the MIAA Volleyball Hitter of the Week with UCO’s Katy Davis earning MIAA Specialist of the Week.

MIAA Hitter of the Week
Mallory Flagor, RS, Fort Hays State

Flagor was very efficient in four non-conference wins for the Tigers at the Johnson & Wales Tournament in Denver. She hit .500 with 50 kills and just six errors on 88 attempts. She averaged a team-best 4.17 kills per set and 1.33 blocks per set. She averaged 4.92 points per set. She hit .692 in a win over York College by going errorless with nine kills on 13 attempts. She hit over .400 in all four matches and recorded six blocks in two of the four matches. The 6-0 rightside hitter is a native Hoisington, Kan. where she competed at Hoisington High School.

MIAA Specialist of the Week
Katy Davis, S, Central Oklahoma

Davis helped No. 19-ranked UCO go 3-0 last week by averaging 11.8 assists a set. The junior setter also contributed six kills, 23 digs, seven assisted blocks and two service aces as the Broncho’s improved to 11-1 on the season. Davis had 44 assists in a sweep of Southeastern Oklahoma, 38 assists, 11 digs and five blocks in a four-set win over Northwestern Oklahoma and 36 assists with seven digs in a sweep of Southwestern Oklahoma. The 5-7 junior setter is a native of Lawrence, Kan. where she competed at Free State High School.

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Fort Hays State’s Treveon Albert and Jordan Stangler each earned MIAA/Astroturf Athlete of the Week honors on Monday (Sept. 21) following their efforts in the 30-7 win at Lindenwood this past Saturday. Albert was named the Co-Offensive Athlete of the Week along with Washburn quarterback Derek McGinnis, while Stangler was named Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

Albert rushed for 144 yards and threw for 101 yards in the road win at Lindenwood. He averaged 8.0 yards per carry on the night, giving Fort Hays State a 100-yard rusher for the sixth consecutive game dating back to last season. It was his third career 100-yard rushing game. He connected with Andrew Flory for a 38-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to put FHSU up 7-0, his longest pass of the night.

McGinnis led Washburn to a 28-21 win at No. 4 Pittsburg State. He completed 23 of 38 passing attempts with three touchdowns and no interceptions passing for 283 yards. He also recorded a 57-yard punt and completed passes to seven different Ichabod receivers. The junior quarterback is a transfer from North Dakota State.

Stangler averaged 38 yards per punt in Fort Hays State’s 30-7 win over Lindenwood. Three of his nine punts resulted in drives starting inside the 20 yardline and he had two punts of over 50 yards on the night with 58 as his longest. One punt resulted in a touchback. Stangler also recorded a tackle on special teams following one of his punts.

Fort Hays State has now had an MIAA/Astroturf Offensive Athlete of the Week for the first three weeks of the season. Running back Shaquille Cooper was named Offensive Athlete of the Week following each of the first two weeks of the season. Stangler is the first Special Teams Athlete of the Week for Fort Hays State this season.

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer

DETROIT (AP) – Kendrys Morales homered three times and set a team record with 15 total bases, and the Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 10-3 on Sunday, avoiding a sweep in the three-game series.

Morales also hit a triple – only his second of the season – and Christian Colon had a career-high four hits for the AL Central-leading Royals. Paulo Orlando also homered for Kansas City.

Kris Medlen (5-1) allowed three unearned runs and five hits in five innings for Kansas City, which entered the day with an 11-game lead over second-place Minnesota in the division.

Detroit’s Alfredo Simon (13-10) allowed eight runs and 13 hits in 4 1-3 innings.

Danny Duffy pitched four innings for first career save.