By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Kate Lehman scored 19 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked six shots to lead the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers to their 12th straight win, 75-60 over Lindenwood Thursday night at Hyland Arena in St. Charles. Missouri. The Lady Tigers are now 13-1 and 6-0 o the MIAA while the Lady Lions fall to 7-6 and 1-6 in the conference.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

The Lady Tigers trailed by five early but used a 12-2 run to go up five at 16-11 and never trailed again. An 8-0 run pushed the lead to 11 before settling for a 34-26 halftime lead.

Game Highlights

Lehman, who battled foul trouble, records her eighth double-double of the season and 45th in her career. Paige Lunsford added 12 and Beth Bohuslavsky 11.

Lindenwood was led by Jenny Rocha who scored 15 and Kassidy Gengenbacher who added 12. However the MIAA’s second leading scorer was held to just two in the second half.

The Lady Tigers play at Lincoln Saturday at 1:30pm

FHSU Information

After being named the MIAA Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday (Jan. 6), junior Noah Killip was named the National Wrestler of the Week by D2Wrestle.com on Thursday (Jan. 8).

At 141 pounds, Killip picked up a 9-5 decision over No. 2 ranked Kyle Webb in No. 19 Fort Hays State’s dual with No. 10 Lindenwood on Saturday, giving the Tigers a 3-0 lead in the first match of the day.

Two first period takedowns gave Killip an early advantage, and after a battle through the second period, the two wrestlers headed to the third in a 4-4 tie.

In the third, Killip notched a reversal early in the period to move his riding time over a minute.

Though Webb escaped inside a minute to go, a late takedown from Killip sealed the match for the Tigers.

Currently unranked, Killip is now 14-2 on the year.

They’re still not ranked, but getting closer. Despite their current 11-game win streak and 12-1 record, the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team remains just outside the latest USA Today/WBCA Division II poll. The Lady Tigers received 88 votes this week and sit at No. 27 if you extend the poll.

Three teams from the MIAA are ranked this week with Emporia State still holding down the top spot and Pittsburg State fifth. Washburn drops from from No. 8 to 13th.

Complete poll below…

January 6, 2015

The USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.

Dropped Out: Grand Valley State University (Mich.); Missouri Southern State University (Mo.); Saint Cloud State University (Minn.).

Others receiving votes: Livingstone College (N.C.) 92; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 88; Midwestern State University (Texas) 78; Humboldt State University (Calif.) 56; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 29; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 28; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 26; University of District of Columbia 26; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 21; Minnesota State University – Mankato 20; Northeastern State University (Okla.) 19; University of Central Missouri 19; Missouri Southern State University 15; Assumption College (Mass.) 13; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 12; Colorado Mesa University 11; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 10; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 7; University of New Haven (Conn.) 6; California State University – Dominguez Hills 5; California State University – San Bernardino 5; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 4; University of North Georgia 4; California Baptist University 3; Union University (Tenn.) 2; Claflin University (S.C.) 1; University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 1.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State’s Noah Killip was named the MIAA Wrestler of the Week, announced Tuesday (Jan. 6) by the conference office.

Killip, the Tigers’ 141 pounder, picked up a 9-5 decision over No. 2 Kyle Webb in FHSU’s dual with No. 10 Lindenwood last Saturday. Two first period takedowns gave Killip an early advantage, and after a battle through the second period, the two wrestlers headed to the third in a 4-4 tie. In the third, Killip notched a reversal early in the period to move his riding time ove a minute, and though Webb escaped inside a minute to go, a late takedown from Killip sealed the match for the junior. Killip is now 14-2 on the year, and is the second FHSU wrestler to be named MIAA Athlete of the Week (Jon Inman was given the award on Nov. 18).

FHSU is in Fort Wayne, Ind., this weekend at the NWCA National Duals. The Tigers are scheduled to face No. 7 St. Cloud State in the first round.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Finn Delanay’s layup after catching a fullcourt pass at the top of the key with 1.8 seconds to play lifts Southwest Baptist to a 72-70 win over Fort Hays State in front of 2,110 Monday night at Gross Coliseum. FHSU falls to 8-5 overall and 2-3 in the MIAA. The Bearcats improve to 7-7 and 2-3 in conference play.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Achoki  Moikobu Postgame Interview

The Bearcats erased a couple of 10-point second half deficits with a 31-14 run to go up seven with just over five minutes to play. The Tigers answered with a 7-0 run to tie the game 65-65. FHSU had the ball with 20 seconds to play but a missed Royce Williams 3-pointer gave the ball back to SBU.

Craig Nicholson led the Tigers with 17 points and 11 assists. Achoki Moikobu added 16 points and Royce Williams 11. Drew Kite and Jeremy Wilson both score nine.

Game Highlights

FHSU returns to action Thursday at Lindenwood.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Kate Lehman and Keriann Shaw both have double-doubles leading the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team to a hard fought 72-56 win over Southwest Baptist Monday night at Gross Coliseum. The victory is the Lady Tigers 11th straight – the third longest win streak in program history – and improves them to 12-1 and 5-0 in the MIAA. The Bearcats fall to 5-6 with their third straight loss and are now 1-3 in the MIAA.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Lehman scores a game-high 20 points while grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking eight shots. Shaw scores 10 and grabs 11 boards, both career high’s. Chelsea Mason adds 15 points.

Lehman is now second on the FHSU all-time rebound list, surpassing  Chris Biser with 904.

Game Highlights

The Tigers use a 22-5 second half run to build a 17-point lead after the Bearcats tied the game 33-33 early in the second half.

FHSU returns to action Thursday at 5:30 against Lindenwood in St. Charles, Mo.

FHSU Athletics

For the fourth time this season, Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman was named the MIAA Womens’ Basketball Athlete of the Week following her performance against No. 22 Missouri Southern last weekend, announced Monday (Jan. 5) by the league office.

Lehman just missed a double-double in the team’s 89-70 win over No. 22 Missouri Southern, finishing with 31 points and nine rebounds in 31 minutes of action.  Lehman had 16 points in the game’s opening nine minutes and shot 14-of-19 from the field.  It was her third 30-plus scoring effort of the season and moved her into fourth on the school’s career scoring list (she now has 1,529 for her career).  The senior had seven of her nine rebounds come on the offense end, and added two blocks in the win.  From Newton, Kan., Lehman now has 12 MIAA Athlete of the Week honors in her career.

The Tigers are back in action on Monday, Jan. 5 against Southwest Baptist.  FHSU hosts the Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. from Gross Memorial Coliseum.

FHSU Athletics

No. 19 Fort Hays State took a five-point lead into the final two matches of the day, but couldn’t hold on as No. 10 Lindenwood escaped Gross Memorial Coliseum with a 17-16 victory over the Tigers on Sunday, Jan. 4.

Each team won five matches, but it was the Lions’ three bonus points (compared to the Tigers’ one bonus point) that decided the match.

Noah Killip started the day at 141 pounds with a victory over No. 2 Kyle Webb, giving the Tigers an early 3-0 lead in the team score. Two first period takedowns gave Killip an early advantage, and after a battle through the second period, the two wrestlers headed to the third in a 4-4 tie. In the third, Killip notched a reversal early in the period to move his riding time over a minute. Though Webb escaped inside a minute to go, a late takedown from Killip sealed the match for the Tigers.

The Lions took a 5-3 lead at 149 pounds, as third-ranked Terrel Wilbourn (LWU) knocked off the Tigers’ Matt Ziegler by technical fall, 19-4, in 6:40.

Bradley Little (157 pounds) moved the Tigers back in front in the team score, 6-5, with an overtime decision (3-2) over Derrick Weller. Tied 1-1 after the first sudden victory period, Weller was awarded a stalling point to take a 2-1 lead, though Little maintained advantage time through the first tiebreaker. In the second of the two 30-second periods, Little picked up a reversal with 10 seconds to go in the match to snag a victory.

At 165 pounds, Lindenwood’s Kyle Jolas used a second period reversal and nearfall points in the third period to win by decision, 7-2, over Bryce Lewis, moving the Lions back into the team score lead, 8-6.

No. 6 Josh Rodriguez (FHSU) controlled his match at 174 pounds versus Jake Landals, winning 6-0 with over two minutes of riding time. Rodriguez scored a takedown in the first, then picked up three points in the second to lead, 5-0. From there, Rodriguez sat on top for the final period, trying for nearfall points but couldn’t turn Landals, settling for a decision.

No. 7 Jon Inman (FHSU) followed Rodriguez with another dominant performance for the Tigers, knocking off John McArdle (LWU) by major decision, 15-6. Inman scored six points in the second period to take control, scoring three takedowns in the match while racking up over a minute of riding time. Inman and McArdle were both NCAA Championship participants last season.

Holding a 13-8 advantage with four matches to go, FHSU saw its lead shrink at 197 pounds as No. 2 Kenny Breaux (LWU) defeat FHSU’s Cash Drylie by decision, 7-3. Trailing 3-1 after the second, Drylie picked up a third period escape but couldn’t complete the comeback as Breaux sealed the win with a takedown inside a minute to go.

No. 6 Trey Page continued with his winning ways at 285 pounds, picking up his 17th consecutive victory with a 4-0 decision against Jacob Borgmeyer (LWU). Page picked up an early escape before scoring a takedown inside 30 seconds to go in the second, taking a 3-0 lead.  In the third, Page was granted a stalling point and hung on for the victory, sending the Tigers to the final two matches with a five-point lead, 15-11.

With two matches to go, FHSU looked to put the match away at 125 pounds, but fifth-ranked Marco Tamayo (LWU) scored a third period escape to narrowly defeat the Tigers’ Adam Ludwin by decision, 3-2.

It was winner-take-all at 133 pounds, as FHSU held a one-point lead over the Lions with Garrett Jones (FHSU) taking on Hunter Haralson.  Though the match was scoreless through the first two periods, Haralson’s two minutes of riding time gave Lindenwood the advantage headed into the final period.  Jones couldn’t pull off a takedown in the third, dropping a 1-0 decision.

Complete results of Sunday’s dual are below…

141 – Noah Killip (FHSU) wins by decision (9-5) over No. 2 Kyle Webb (LWU) … FHSU leads 3-0
149 – No. 3 Terrel Wilbourn (LWU) wins by technical fall (19-4, 6:40) over Matt Ziegler (FHSU) … LWU leads, 5-3
157 –  Bradley Little (FHSU) wins by decision (TB-1, 3-2) over Derrick Weller (LWU) … FHSU leads, 6-5
165 – Kyle Jolas (LWU) wins by decision (7-2) over Bryce Lewis (FHSU) … LWU leads, 8-6
174 – No. 6 Josh Rodriguez (FHSU) wins by decision (6-0) over Jake Landals (LWU) … FHSU leads, 9-8
184 – No. 7 Jon Inman (FHSU) wins by major decision (15-6) over John McArdle (LWU) … FHSU leads, 13-8
197 – No. 2 Kenny Breaux (LWU) wins by decision (7-3) over Cash Drylie (FHSU) … FHSU leads, 13-11
285 – No. 6 Trey Page (FHSU) wins by decision (4-0) over Jacob Borgmeyer (LWU) … FHSU leads, 16-11
125 – No. 5 Marco Tamayo (LWU) wins by decision (3-2) over Adam Ludwin (FHSU) … FHSU leads, 16-14
133 – Hunter Haralson (LWU) wins by decision (1-0) over Garrett Jones (FHSU) … LWU wins, 17-16

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Craig Nicholson scored 21 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Fort Hays State Tigers to an 80-70 win over Missouri Southern in front of 2,508 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. Royce Williams added a career-high 18 points and eight rebounds and Dom Samac scored 12 as the Tigers improve to 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the MIAA. Missouri Southern has their three-game win streak snapped and drops to 8-5 on the year and 2-2 in the conference.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

FHSU took advantage of cold shooting by the Lions in building a 14-point first half lead and were up 38-26 at the half. After building the lead back to 14 early in the second half, they watched Southern use a 15-4 run to pull within two with 6:46 to play. The Tigers would answer with a 9-4 run and never led by less than seven the rest of the way

Royce Williams Postgame Interview

FHSU shot just 45-percent for the game and 5-of-20 from beyond the arc. MSSU hit just 32-percent from the floor and were 5-of-24 from  3-point range. The Lions hit 29-of-33 freee throws and were led by Taevaunn Prince who scored a game-high 38 points.

Game Highlights

The Tigers are back at home Monday night against Southwest Baptist.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State used an early 18-0 run to take control and defeats No. 22 Missouri Southern 89-70 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. FHSU has now won 10-straight and improves to 11-1 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA. The Lions have dropped three straight and are now 8-3 overall and 2-2 in the MIAA.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

FHSU led by 23 at the half and by as many as 25 early in the second half before MSSU responded with an 11-0 run to pull within 13. The Lady Tigers answer with a 17-8 run and never led by less than 15 the rest of the way.

Kate Lehman scored 20 in the first half and led the Lady Tigers with a season-high 31 points and moves into fifth on the Tigers all-time scoring list with 1,529 career points. Chelsea Mason added 15, 13 of them in the second half.

Game Highlights

FHSU shot 51-percent from the floor including 8-of-19 from beyond the arc. Southern hit 26-of-27 from the free throw line and was led by Nic Hartzog’s 23 points.

FHSU is back at home Monday night against Southwest Baptist at 5:30pm.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State rallied from 13 down with under four minutes to play to force overtime, but Northwest Missouri State outscores them 10-2 in the extra period for a 74-66 win at Bearcat Arena in Maryville. The loss snaps FHSU’s three-game win streak and drops them to 7-4 overall and 1-2 in the MIAA. The Bearcats improve to 8-2 and 2-1 in conference play.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Northwest led 61-48 with 3:44 to play but FHSU closed the game on a 16-3 run to force overtime. James Fleming’s conventional 3-point play cut the gap to three then Jeremy Wilson hit a 3-pointer with :10 to play to tie the game.

Northwest controlled the overtime, hitting two 3-pointers and hitting all four of their free throws. The Tigers were 0-for-9 in the extra period.

Game Highlights

Craig Nicholson led four Tigers in double-figures with 16 points before fouling out late in regulation. James Fleming added 12 while Dom Samac and Jeremy Wilson both scored 11.

Northwest was led by redshirt freshman Justin Pitts who scored a game-high 19.

The Tigers are off until January 3rd when they host Missouri Southern.