FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson announced the signing of three student-athletes for the 2015-16 season. All three are currently seniors at their respective high schools. Joining the Tigers next year will be Tatyana Legette, Carly Heim, and Rachel Doll.

“I think we have a well-rounded signing group for our fall period,” Hobson said.  “We have a good point guard from Hoxie who is a proven winner in Carly Heim, we have a good power forward from the Topeka area in Tatyana, who was was the city Player of the Year as a junior, and in Rachel we have a solid player from Ellinwood who has a good opportunity to be a strong wing player for us.  We expect to sign 2-3 more players in the spring to fill out a strong class.”

Legette is currently in her senior season at Topeka Seaman High School in Topeka, Kan. She was the 2013-14 Topeka Capital Journal City Player of the Year as junior, averaging 14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and helping her team to a Kansas Class 5A State Tournament appearance. She was an All-State First Team selection by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) and an All-Class Third Team selection by Kansas-Sports.com, named as one of the top 30 players in the state. As a sophomore in 2012-13, she was named to the KBCA Class 5A All-State Second Team.

Heim is currently a senior at Hoxie High School in Hoxie, Kan. She was a KBCA All-State First Team selection in Class 1A as a junior. She was also named to the All-Class Second Team by Kansas-Sports.com and All-Class Third Team by VarsityKansas.com. She averaged 15 points per game, helping Hoxie to its third-consecutive state championship last year. In three years, she has helped Hoxie to an overall record of 76-1 and a perfect 26-0 record in 2013-14 and 2012-13. She was also a KBCA All-State First Team selection as a sophomore in 2013 and an honorable mention selection as a freshman in 2012.

Doll is currently a senior at Ellinwood High School in Ellinwood, Kan. As a junior, she averaged 12 points per game, earning Kansas Class 2A All-State Honorable Mention honors by VarsityKansas.com.

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown	Previous School
Tatyana Legette	F	5-10	Topeka, Kan.	Topeka Seaman HS
Carly Heim	G	5-7	Hoxie, Kan.	Hoxie HS
Rachel Doll	G	5-10	Ellinwood, Kan.	Ellinwood HS

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State head women’s golf coach Rich Guffey announced four signings for the 2015-16 season. Joining the women’s golf team next year will be Hannah Perkins, Hannah Karasiuk, Kelsey McCarthy, and Kylie McCarthy.

Perkins, currently a senior at Kapaun Mount Carmel High School in Wichita, Kan., was the Kansas Class 5A State Champion individually in 2014 and helped her team to a second-straight state title. She shot a 5-over par 75 in the state championship, held at the Salina Municipal Golf Course. Perkins was a four-time qualifier for the state tournament and finished fourth individually with an 82 in 2013 to lead her team to a state championship at Tex Consolver Golf Course in Wichita. As a sophomore, she finished 11th individually at state and helped her team to a runner-up finish in Class 5A.

Karasiuk, currently a senior at Andover High School in Andover, Kan., led her team to a fourth-place finish at state in Class 5A for 2014. She finished 10th overall by shooting 84. She gives FHSU a pair of top-10 individual finishers from Class 5A in 2014. Karasiuk moved from Victoria, Texas to Andover prior to her senior year, but she was also a standout player in high school in Texas. A left-hander, Karasiuk is well traveled as she moved from Canada to the United States prior to high school and transitioned from playing hockey in her native country to golf.

Kelsey and Kylie McCarthy are twin sisters from Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kan. Each are four-time state qualifiers in Kansas Class 6A. In 2014, the sisters tied for 10th overall, each shooting 86 at the Topeka Country Club. They led Manhattan to a fifth-place finish as a team. In 2013, Kylie finished ninth at state and Kelsey was 33rd, but in 2012, Kelsey tied for 16th overall and Kylie finished 40th. Both finished in the top 40 at state as freshmen.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State holds Sterling to 22-percent shooting and 21 points in the second half and pull away for a 92-54 victory over the Warriors at Gross Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The Tigers held Sterling without a field goal for the first 7:15 of the second half pushing their lead to 25.

Jared Tadlock led four Tigers in double-figures with a career-high 16 points. Craig Nicholson and Royce Williams add 14 and James Fleming scores 13.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

 

 

Jared Tadlock Postgame Interview

 

 

Sterling used red-hot shooting to hang with the Tigers for most of the first half. The game was tied 23-23 with 8:02 when FHSU went on an 18-4 run to build a 14-point lead

 

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FHSU has now won four straight and improves to 4-2. They open MIAA play at home Thursday night against defending national champion Central Missouri.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Kate Lehman led four Fort Hays State Lady Tigers in double-figures with 15 points as FHSU defeats Tabor College 74-44 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. It’s the fourth straight win for the Lady Tigers who improve to 5-1. Nicola Kacperska scored a career-high 14 points and Jill Faxon added 11.

Tabor was within 16 with 13 minutes to play before FHSU closed the game with an 18-4 run. FHSU held the Bluejays to 14 second half points after giving up 30 in the first half.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

Tabor hit eight 3-pointers in the first half to stay in the game. They were within one twice with the ball but failed to take the lead. The Lady Tigers then used a 13-0 run to build a 14 point lead. A 10-2 run pushed the lead to 16 where it stood at halftime.

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The Lady Tigers open MIAA play Thursday at home against Central Missouri at 5:30pm.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Jake Stoppel and Dom Samac both had double-doubles and Craig Nicholson scored 25 points in his hometown leading the Fort Hays State Tigers to a hard fought 82-75 win over Newman Tuesday night at Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita. The win is the Tigers third straight and improves them to 3-2. Newman loses for the first time after beating Emporia State and Washburn at home to start the season.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

 

Craig Nicholson Postgame Interview

The Tigers built an early four-point lead but the Jets answered with a 14-2 run to go up eight. They would build the lead to nine before FHSU rallied to take the lead late in the first half. Reggie Baker’s 3-pointer appeared to give Newman the halftime lead but Achoki Moikobu hit a 75-foot shot at the horn to put the Tigers up 41-39 at the half.

Game Highlights

Fort Hays State never trailed in the second half, leading by as many as 10.

Dom Samac scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Jake Stoppel added 11 points and 11 boards. Reggie Baker scored 30 to lead Newman.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers closed the game on a 28-8 run to defeat the Newman Jets Tuesday at Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita. The Lady Tigers led by 16 at the half and quickly pushed the lead to 19 before the Jets pulled within eighth with 11:23 to play. Chelsea Mason hit a 3-pointer on the next possession which fueled Fort Hays State’s decisive run.

Newman hit just two of their final 17 shots over the final 11:32 and shoots just 28-percent for the game

 

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Kate Lehman led FHSU with 21 points, 15 rebounds and six blocked shots. Paige Lunsford added a career-high 12 points and six boards while dishing out four assists. Jill Faxon adds 12 and Mason 10.

Game Highlights

The Lady Tigers have now won three straight to move to 4-1. Newman falls to 2-2 with both losses at the hands of teams from the MIAA (Central Missouri).

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State men’s soccer had seven players named to the Daktronics All-Central Region Team, released on Monday (Nov. 24). The Tigers had four first-team selections and three second-team selections, grabbing the same number of honors as they did last year. Earning first-team honors were midfielders Tanner Bgrock and Diego Cabral, forward Michael Cole, and defender Eric Hymer. Earning second-team honors were goalkeeper Kent Freund, defender Carlos Linares, and midfielder David Lucio. The Daktronics All-Region Team is voted on by sports information directors within the Central Region for men’s soccer.

Brock, a senior from Winfield, Kan., earns Daktronics All-Central Region First Team honors for the third consecutive year in the midfield. Voted as the MIAA Player of the Year by MIAA Coaches, Brock tied for the team lead in points with 18, finishing the season with six goals, including three game-winners, and six assists.

Cabral, a senior from Asuncion, Paraguay, earned all-region first team honors for the fourth consecutive year. A two-time Daktronics All-America selection in the midfield, Cabral finishes his career as the all-time leader in points at FHSU with 84 (24 goals, 36 assists). This year he finished with four goals and a team-best 10 assists to tie for the team lead in points (18).

Cole, a junior from Round Rock, Texas, earned all-region first team honors for the first time after earning second-team honors in each of his first two seasons at FHSU. He was an All-MIAA First Team selection this year at forward and finished the year tied for the team lead in points with seven goals and four assists. The seven goals led the team.

Hymer, a senior from Overland Park, Kan., earned first-team honors at defender for the third straight year. He was also an All-MIAA First Team selection at defender for the third straight year, anchoring a defense that allowed 1.1 goals per match and just 23 goals overall. He helped the Tigers post seven shutouts this year.

Freund, a senior from Garland, Texas, earned second-team honors at goalkeeper for the second time in his career. He finished the season with a 1.08 goals against average and posted a record of 10-5-4 with 79 saves and six shutouts. He was tabbed All-MIAA First Team by MIAA coaches earlier this year.

Linares, a senior from Aurora, Colo., grabbed the first all-region honor of his career as a defender. He adds the honor to his All-MIAA Second Team selection from earlier in the year. Linares joined Hymer as the defensive anchors on the field for three straight years and allowed just 1.1 goals per match and helped the team post seven shutouts.

Lucio, a junior from Wichita, Kan., earned his first all-region nod in the midfield. He finished the year with nine points, tallying three goals and three assists. He played over 1,500 minutes and had two game-winning goals. He was selected to the All-MIAA Second Team earlier this year.

Below is the entire Daktronics All-Central Region Team for 2014…

First Team

Pos	Name	School	Yr	Hometown
GK	Jackson Biles	Northeastern State	So.	Norman, Okla.
F	Juan Peralta	Northeastern State	Sr.	Tulsa, Okla.
F	Tinashe Chigede	Ouachita Baptist	Fr.	Tulsa, Okla.
F	Edgar Pineda	Southern Nazarene	Sr.	Mustang, Okla.
F	Michael Cole	Fort Hays State	Jr.	Round Rock, Texas
MF	Jordan Schmoker	Northeastern State	Sr.	Catoosa, Okla.
MF	Tanner Brock	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Winfield, Kan.
MF	Diego Cabral	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Asuncion, Paraguay
MF	Ignacio Pizarro Romero	Lindenwood	Sr.	Santiago, Chile
D	Adam Schmoker	Northeastern State	Sr.	Catoosa, Okla.
D	Terence Smith	Northeastern State	Sr.	Ontario, Canada
D	Crosby Lee	Northeastern State	Jr.	Golden, Colo.
D	Eric Hymer	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Overland Park, Kan.

Second Team

Pos	Name	School	Yr	Hometown
GK	Kent Freund	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Garland, Texas
F	Ricardo Palomino	Northeastern State	Fr.	Puebla, Mexico
F	Blake Rodgers	Southern Nazarene	Sr.	Yukon, Okla.
F	Justin Todd	Northeastern State	Fr.	Coppell, Texas
F	Andre Hayne	Lindenwood	Jr.	Vitoria, Brazil
MF	Hayden Rasmussen	Northeastern State	Fr.	Coppell, Texas
MF	Jacob Stevens	Harding	Sr.	Arlington, Texas
MF	Leandro Pena	Upper Iowa	Jr.	Lavras, Brazil
MF	David Lucio	Fort Hays State	Jr.	Wichita, Kan.
D	Carlos Linares	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Aurora, Colo.
D	Chance Miller	Northeastern State	Jr.	Broken Arrow, Okla.
D	Gehrig Haberstock	Harding	Sr.	Waynesville, Mo.
D	Phillip White	Harding	So.	Tulsa, Okla.

Central Region Player of the Year:  Jordan Schmoker, Northeastern State Sr., MF (Catoosa, Okla.)

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State had three women named to the Daktronics All-Central Region Soccer Team, released on Monday (Nov. 24). Earning first team honors as a defender was Mallory Diederich, while second team selections went to Kristen Thompson at goalkeeper and Hailey Davey at forward. The Daktronics All-Region Team is voted on by sports information directors within the Central Region for women’s soccer.

Diederich has played every minute for the Tigers in 2014, totaling 1,887 minutes in 20 starts. A native of Topeka, Kan., she scored three goals with two assists for a total of eight points. A junior center back for the Tiger defense, Diederich she was an All-MIAA First Team selection. She will now be placed on the All-America ballot after earning first team honors.

Thompson, redshirt-freshman from Manhattan, Kan., also went the distance for FHSU throughout the season, playing all 1,887 minutes at goalkeeper for the Tigers. She finished the year with just a 0.62 goals against average and recorded 11 shutouts, both school records. She posted a record of 13-5-2 in her first year between the pipes. She adds this honor to an All-MIAA Third Team selection.

Davey, a senior from Evergreen, Colo., ranked second for the Tigers in points with 20, totaling five goals and a team-best 10 assists. She tied the FHSU single-season record for assists and game-winning goals (4). She also set single-game records for assists twice on the year with three against Sioux Falls and Northwest Missouri State. She started all 20 matches for FHSU and earned All-MIAA First Team honors.

Below is the Daktronics All-Central Region Team for 2014…

Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year
Southwest Baptist junior forward Karla Jamison (Kansas City, Mo.)

Daktronics All-Central Region First Team:

Pos	Name	School	Yr	Hometown
GK	Ana Dilkes	Central Missouri	Fr.	Wichita, Kan.
D	Emily Eldridge	Central Missouri	So.	Bucyrus, Kan.
D	Mallory Diederich	Fort Hays State	Jr.	Topeka, Kan.
D	Abby Rhodes	Central Missouri	So.	Olathe, Kan.
D	Megan Helberg	Minnesota Duluth	Sr.	Lakeville, Minn.
MF	Kate Jamison	Southwest Baptist	Jr.	Kansas City, Mo.
MF	Madie Edwards	Upper Iowa	Jr.	Crystal Lake, Ill.
MF	Whitney Snow	Southwest Baptist	Fr.	Camdenton, Mo.
MF	Bekah Stewart	Southern Nazarene	Sr.	Miami, Okla.
F	Maureen Stormont	Minnesota Duluth	Sr.	Stillwater, Minn.
F	Karla Jamison	Southwest Baptist	Jr.	Kansas City, Mo.
F	Julie Ireland	Central Missouri	Jr.	Lake St. Louis, Mo.
F	Haley Hatcher	Ouachita Baptist	Jr.	Maumelle, Ark.

Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team:

Pos	Name	School	Yr	Hometown
GK	Kristen Thompson	Fort Hays State	Fr.	Manhattan, Kan.
D	Margaret Glutz	East Central	Sr.	Santee, Calif.
D	Quinn Tookey	Central Oklahoma	Jr.	Colleyville, Texas
D	Amy Bolton	Southwest Baptist	So.	Sheffield, England
D	Charlotte Eastman*	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Jr.	Salisbury, England
D	Emily Burch*	Northeastern State	Jr.	Frisco, Texas
MF	Nicole Pond	Central Missouri	Jr.	Peculiar, Mo.
MF	Jessica Lynch	Northwestern Oklahoma State	Jr.	Dublin, Ireland
MF	Autumn Hayes	Southwest Minnesota State	Sr.	La Crescent, Minn.
MF	Allie Macdonald	Northern State	Jr.	Hartford, S.D.
F	Sarah Stram	Bemidji State	So.	Elk Grove Village, Ill.
F	Miranda Cadena	Southwest Minnesota State	Jr.	Highland, Calif.
F	Hailey Davey	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Evergreen, Colo.
F	Hannah Pyle	Central Missouri	So.	Lenexa, Kan.

* Tie in voting

FHSU Athletics

No. 23 Fort Hays State saw its NCAA Men’s Soccer Championships run come to an end on Sunday, Nov. 23 in the NCAA Quarterfinals, dropping a 3-2 contest to Quincy in Tahlequah, Okla.

FHSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half of the Super Region 3 Final, but couldn’t hold on as Quincy sent off 22 shots (compared to FHSU’s 10) in the game.  FHSU had seven shots on goal, while QU had 12 shots on goal.

Michael Cole got things started for the Tigers in the 21st minute, giving FHSU a 1-0 lead at 20:03. Maurizio Costa traveled down the right side of the box before finding a slot with his pass into the box, where Cole waited to put it away from 10 yards out.   The goal was Cole’s seventh of the season and his second of the NCAA Tournament.

Just 1:25 later, Cole again made an impact on the game by assisting in Austin Clifton’s sixth goal of the year. Inside the box on the left side, Cole hit a low cross to Clifton mid-box, where a one-touch from Clifton sent the Tigers to a 2-0 advantage.

Quincy fought for an answer over the final 25 minutes of the first half, firing eight shots and controlling the ball for a majority of the time.  FHSU’s defense, however, was up to the task and stuffed several runs late to hold the Hawks at bay.  Inside the final minute, QU launched four shots (including one off the post) and had two corner kicks, but the Tigers hung on and set the game to half, up 2-0.

In the 54th minute, QU again had a chance, but strong play from keeper Kent Freund kept the shutout intact.  The Hawks’ Artan Emini took two shots inside the box, but diving stops from Freund on both attempts left QU empty.

The Tigers’ shutout, however, came to an end soon after on Ethan Venvertloh’s seventh goal of the season.  Venvertloh took a cross from Jake Bond inside the box at 54:16 and headed it past Freund, cutting the deficit to one (2-1) with just over 35 minutes to play in regulation.

FHSU found itself all square with QU soon after, when Jordan Roberts settled himself near the far post, waiting for a cross from Pete Condol.  Once there, Roberts’ header was on target for the equalizer in the 62nd minute.

In the 83rd, Quincy completed the comeback to take a 3-2 lead.  Xhovani Dokaj took a thru ball from Steve McAnany, countering an FHSU attack and sent it past Freund from the top of the box.

Needing a goal to force overtime, FHSU pushed to find the answer in the final seven minutes, but couldn’t overcome QU’s three second half goals and fell in regulation.

Costa led the team with three shots (all on goal) for the afternoon, while Freund came up with nines saves on the day.

The Tigers finish the year 11-6-4 after reaching the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season and say goodbye to a senior class that helped build the program from scratch. Tanner Brock, Diego Cabral, Freund, Eric Hymer and Carlos Linares were part of the program’s inception in 2011, and will leave Fort Hays State with a 45-22-11 record of the first four years.

QU advances as the Super Region 3 Champions to the NCAA Championships Final Four in Louisville, Ky., held Dec. 4-6.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State held Bethel scoreless for 6:17 of the first half and without a field goal for 10:19 in building a 41 point lead and defeat the Threshers 103-54 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. Bethel hung with the Tigers early, trailing 10-8, but FHSU responded with a 25-2 run including 22 unanswered to take control.

With the win, the Tigers improve to 2-2. The game counts as an exhibition for the Threshers who were playing their third road game in three days.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

James Flemming Postgame Interview

James Fleming and Achoki Moikobu both came off the bench to lead the Tigers in scoring with 18 points. Dom Samac added 11.

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FHSU shoots 56-percent inlcuding 7-of-18 from 3-point range.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State raced out to 9-0 lead over the first 3 1/2 minutes Saturday against Cameron University, then added a pair of 12-0 runs in building a 32 first half lead and defeat the Aggies from Lawton, Oklahoma 93-52 at Gross Coliseum. Cameron hit just one of their first 12 shots and missed their first seven 3-point attempts as the Lady Tigers built a 33-4 early lead.

Cameron closes the game on a 21-9 run after the Lady Tigers led by as many as 53 in the second half. The win is the second straight for the Lady Tigers as they improve to 3-1. Cameron, playing their third straight road game to start the season, falls to 0-3.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

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Kate Lehman records her first double-double of the season, scoring 26 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. She also had eight blocked shots. Chelsea Mason hit 5-of-10 three-point shots and added 23 points off the bench. Keriann Shaw scores 10.

FHSU shoots 52-percent from the floor including 7-of-17 free throws and 6-of-6 free throw shooting.