Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
September 30, 2014

Coach Chris Brown Part 1

Coach Chris Brown Part 2

Tight end Zach Gaughan

Bandit back Daniel Lindsey

 

Defensive end Joita Te’i

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State women’s golf finished 10th on its home course in the FHSU Invitational, the first mandatory MIAA event of the season. The Tigers shot 730 as a team. Central Oklahoma won the tournament with a 611 at Smoky Hill Country Club, a par-71 layout.

Abby Schmidtberger led the way for Fort Hays State, carding two rounds of 88. She finished in a tie for 38th individually. Samantha Hobson shot rounds of 87 and 91 to tie for 41st overall. Quillen Eichhorn finished 51st with rounds of 91 and 96. Megan DeWerff had rounds of 93 and 96, finishing one spot behind Eichhorn in 52nd. Hadley Tharp tied for 57th with scores of 105 and 96. Sage Alquist played as an individual and shot two rounds of 103. The Tigers finished eighth out of the 10 MIAA teams competing, but there were also two non-MIAA teams in the tournament.

Central Oklahoma won the event by 21 strokes over Northeastern State (632). Lindenwood was third with 636. Lindsey Bensch of Central Oklahoma, the medalist for the tournament, was tied for fourth, four strokes back of the lead entering the final round. By carding a 1-over par 72, she jumped teammate Marla Souvannasing for the top spot after Souvannasing shot 78 on the second day following a first day 72. Bensch competed in the tournament as an individual, so she did not figure into the team scoring for Central Oklahoma. Had she competed among the five team scorers, Central Oklahoma would have shot 12 strokes better and would have won by 33.

Next week, the Tigers head to Oklahoma City for the RCB Bank Classic, hosted by Central Oklahoma.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer re-entered the NSCAA National Poll at No. 25 this week after a strong weekend of play.  The Tigers defeated Lindenwood 8-0 on Thursday before closing out the weekend with a 5-0 victory against Southwest Baptist.
 
FHSU dropped out of the rankings last week, but have been ranked 23rd in three other releases of the poll.  The Tigers are joined in the latest poll by MIAA opponent Northeastern State, which rose one spot to No. 15. 
 
Fort Hays State travels to Canyon, Texas on Thursday (Oct. 2) for a matchup with West Texas A&M before returning to conference play at home on Saturday (Oct. 4) versus Harding.
 
Below is the complete NSCAA National Poll for Sept. 30…
 

1	Southern New Hampshire University	1	7-0-0
2	University Of Charleston	3	8-0-0
3	Saginaw Valley State University	2	6-0-1
4	Saint Leo University	6	4-0-2
5	Southern Connecticut State University	7	6-0-0
6	Limestone College	4	7-0-0
7	Seattle Pacific University	10	6-0-1
8	Regis University	14	6-1-0
9	Young Harris College	9	6-0-1
10	Quincy University	11	9-0-0
11	Lynn University	12	5-1-0
12	Metropolitan State University of Denver	8	6-1-0
13	Mercyhurst University	13	7-3-0
14	Cal Poly Pomona	22	7-0-1
15	Northeastern State University	16	5-2-0
16	Tiffin University	15	5-1-1
17	Notre Dame College	19	6-2-0
18	Midwestern State University	18	6-1-1
19	Merrimack College	17	5-1-1
20	Azusa Pacific University	NR	3-1-1
21	University of Alabama-Huntsville	NR	3-1-1
22	Francis Marion University	NR	5-1-1
23	St. Edward’s University	NR	5-2-1
24	University Of Tampa	21	5-1-1
25	Fort Hays State University	NR	4-3-1

 
Also receiving votes: Ohio Dominican University (9), Lock Haven University (9), Concordia College (NY) (7), Lander University (4), West Chester University (4), Northwest Nazarene University (3), University Of South Carolina-Aiken (2)

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State’s Michael Cole was named the MIAA Men’s Soccer Athlete of the Week, announced by the conference office Tuesday (Sept. 30).

Cole, a junior from Round Rock, Texas, played a key role in the Tigers two wins last week, scoring three times and adding an assist (team-high seven points) during just 101 minutes of playing time. In FHSU’s 8-0 win over Lindenwood, Cole scored twice and had an assist to lead the team. It was Cole’s first multi-goal game of the season, and second multi-goal game of his career. The forward closed out the weekend with a goal in FHSU’s 5-0 win against Southwest Baptist, scoring the first goal of the afternoon (and what proved to be the game-winner).

This is the second MIAA Athlete of the Week award for the Tigers this season, as Austin Clifton won the award on Sept. 16.

The Tigers return to action this Thursday (Oct. 2) on the road versus West Texas A&M.  Game time in Canyon, Texas is 3 p.m.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State women’s golf sits in 10th place after the first day (Sept. 29) of the FHSU Invitational, being held at Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays, a par-71 layout. A mandatory event for MIAA schools, all 10 teams from the conference and a pair of non-conference teams are competing at the event. The Tigers shot 359 as a team on the first day.

Central Oklahoma leads the way as a team, shooting 305 on day one. Marla Souvannasing of UCO leads as an individual after carding a 1-over par 72. One shot behind her is Alanna Haynes of Lindenwood, who shot 73, helping her team to second place in the standings six shots back of UCO. Central Oklahoma had four players shoot in the 70s (which includes one player competing as an individual), while Lindenwood (311) had three (one individual included) and Northeastern State (316) had two. Altogether, 10 players shot in the 70s in the opening round.

Leading Fort Hays State was Samantha Hobson, who carded 87. Abi Schmidtberger is one stroke back of her after an 88. Quillen Eichhorn shot 91, Megan DeWerff shot 93, and Hadley Tharp shot 105. Sage Alquist is competing as an individual and she shot 103.

A shotgun start at 9 am will be used once again on Tuesday for the final round.

Saturday’s upset of No. 8 Pittsburg State has the Fort Hays State football team receiving votes in the latest American Football Coaches Association rankings. The Tigers are receiving 13 votes which extends out to No. 35. Defending national champion Northwest Missouri State continues to hold down the top spot. Pittsburg State drops 11 spots to No. 19.

Central Oklahoma and Missouri Western are also receiving votes.

The Tigers play at Washburn Saturday at 1pm.

Complete AFCA poll below…

2014 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 29, 2014

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 4	Next Game
1.	Northwest Missouri State (30)	4-0	774	1	D. Central Oklahoma, 36-13	Oct. 4 vs. Northeastern State (Okla.)
2.	Colorado State-Pueblo (1)	4-0	741	2	D. Western New Mexico, 45-7	Oct. 4 vs. Adams State (Colo.)
3.	Minnesota State-Mankato	4-0	696	3	D. Bemidji State (Minn.), 34-16	Oct. 4 vs. Southwest Minnesota State
4.	Minnesota-Duluth	4-0	684	4	D. No. 20 Winona State (Minn.), 28-21	Oct. 4 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead
5.	North Alabama	3-0	641	5	D. No. 21 Valdosta State (Ga.), 31-29	Oct. 4 vs. Western Oregon
6.	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	4-0	596	6	D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 47-9	Oct. 4 at Brevard (N.C.)
7.	Henderson State (Ark.)	4-0	585	7	D. East Central (Okla.), 44-27	Oct. 4 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State
8.	Ohio Dominican	4-0	554	9	D. Walsh (Ohio), 26-8	Oct. 4 at Lake Erie (Ohio)
9.	West Chester (Pa.)	4-0	501	10	D. Millersville (Pa.), 62-7	Oct. 4 vs. Lock Haven (Pa.)
10.	Shepherd (W.Va.)	4-0	469	11	D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 56-7	Oct. 4 at Charleston (W.Va.)
11.	Delta State (Miss.)	3-0	463	12	D. Central State (Ohio), 72-8	Oct. 2 at Florida Tech
12.	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	4-0	425	13	D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 38-30	Oct. 4 at Cheyney (Pa.)
13.	Ferris State (Mich.)	4-0	415	14	D. Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), 47-13	Oct. 4 vs. Findlay (Ohio)
14.	Winston-Salem State (N.C.)	3-1	303	15	D. Elizabeth City State (N.C.), 35-7	Oct. 4 at Chowan (N.C.)
15.	Harding (Ark.)	3-0	292	16	D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 58-0	Oct. 4 vs. Southern Arkansas
16.	Midwestern State (Texas)	3-0	287	18	D. Tarleton State (Texas), 27-23	Oct. 4 vs. Angelo St. (Texas)
17.	Colorado School of Mines	4-0	278	17	D. Black Hills State (S.D.), 48-21	Oct. 4 at New Mexico Highlands
18.	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	3-1	209	19	D. Catawba (N.C.), 35-33	Oct. 4 vs. Mars Hill (N.C.)
19.	Pittsburg State (Kan.)	3-1	207	8	Lost to Fort Hays State (Kan.), 7-6	Oct. 4 at Missouri Western State
20.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	4-0	196	22	D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 63-19	Oct. 4 vs. Gannon (Pa.)
21.	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	4-0	155	24	D. Minnesota State-Moorhead, 73-21	Oct. 4 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
22.	West Alabama	3-1	124	23	D. Concordia (Ala.), 60-7	Oct. 4 at No. 24 West Georgia
23.	Michigan Tech	4-0	95	NR	D. Northern Michigan, 34-31	Oct. 11 at Northwood (Mich.)
24.	West Georgia	4-0	73	NR	D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 42-2	Oct. 4 vs. No. 22 West Alabama
25.	Winona State (Minn.)	3-1	41	20	Lost to No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth, 28-21	Oct. 4 at Wayne State (Neb.)

Dropped Out: Valdosta State (Ga.) (21), Findlay (Ohio) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Concord (W.Va.), 38; Central Oklahoma, 32; Humboldt State (Calif.), 32; Florida Tech, 25; Missouri Western State, 20; Charleston (W.Va.), 17; Ashland (Ohio), 16; Wayne State (Mich.), 15; Texas A&M-Commerce, 14; Fort Hays State (Kan.), 13; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 12; Upper Iowa, 11; Valdosta State (Ga.), 6; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 5; Augustana (S.D.), 4; St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 4; American International (Mass.), 3; California (Pa.), 3; Indianapolis (Ind.), 1.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State defense held Pittsburg State to 80 yards rushing and two field goals and upset the No. 8 Gorillas 7-6 Saturday afternoon in front of 11,489 at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg. It’s the Tigers first win over the Gorillas since 1978 and their first in Pittsburg since 1976.

The Tigers score the only touchdown of the game on their first possession. De’Vante Bausby intercepted a Treveon Albert pass near  the goal line but Ed Williams knocked it away and fell on it in the endzone.

The Gorillas tried to take the lead with just over three minutes to play, but Daniel Lindsey blocked Connor Frazell’s 55 yard attempt. PSU had one final shot but FHSU held them on downs to seal the win.

The Gorillas were held to just 240 yards (80 in the second half) and 13 first downs (4 in the second half).

FHSU generated just 141 yards off offense (74 rushing, 67 passing).

The victory inproves the Tigers to 3-1. PSU falls to 3-1.

Chris Brown Postgame Interview

 

 

Player Postgame Interview

 

 

Game Highlights

 

 

 

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer put together an all-around dominant performance over Lindenwood on Thursday (Sept. 25), defeating the Lions 8-0 at FHSU Soccer Stadium.
 
In a physical contest where seven yellow cards and two red cards were handed out between the two squads, the Tigers (3-3-1, 1-2-0 MIAA) played one man up for the final 14 minutes of the first half and much of the second before playing the final 21 minutes of action with a two-person advantage due to red card ejections.

David Lucio got things started for the Tigers in the ninth minute, assisted by Michael Cole. Cole’s pass from the left end line found Lucio in the middle of the box for a one-touch, right-footed goal to the low left net.
 
On a corner kick in the 32nd, Lindenwood was whistled for a penalty in the box, prompting a penalty kick opportunity forDiego Cabral.  Cabral hit a shot to the left side of the net past a diving Lions’ goalkeeper Andrew Hamerlinck, putting FHSU ahead 2-0.
 
Just before the break, freshman Brian Ness added his name to the scoring column at 44:20.  Ness stole the ball from a Lindenwood defender and fired a shot from the upper right corner of the box, rolling it past Hamerlinck to send FHSU to the break, up 3-0.
 
Out of the break, Lindenwood replaced Hamerlinck with goalkeeper Marco Contino, but the Tigers continued their offensive onslaught with five additional goals in the final 45 minutes.
 
Cole’s first goal of the evening was recorded at 58:34. After a foul call on Lindenwood, Cabral hurried a pass along the left side of the box to Cole, who launched the Tigers’ fourth goal of the night into the lower right net.
 
Less than three minutes later, Cole again found himself a scoring opportunity. Austin Clifton nearly was forced out of bounds near the left end line, but a late cross just cleared the LWU goalkeeper towards Cole, who headed it in from three feet out.
 
Soon after (63:35), Joe Albright entered the scoring column with a duo assist from Drew Wilson and Anthony Hernandez. On a throw in from Wilson, Hernandez dribbled untouched deep into the box before passing it to Albright for a one-touch goal from five yards out.
 
After the second red card of the night was issued to Lindenwood at 68:56, Fort Hays State added two further scores in the 75th and 76th minutes.
 
Hernandez picked up his second assist of the evening during the Tigers seventh goal, firing a pass to Maurizio Costa on the left side of the box.  Costa’s speed allowed him to beat his man and find the low right corner of the net on a shot across the box.
 
FHSU’s final goal of the evening came just 66 seconds later, when Kyle Markovits’ free kick from 20 yards out deflected off a Lindenwood defender, past a diving Contino.
 
Goals by Lucio, Ness and Costa were career firsts, while five points (two goals, one assist) from Cole is a career-high for the junior.  Cole and Costa were tied for the team lead with four shots apiece, while Cabral, Albright, Markovits and Daniel Davila each had two shots.
 
Though the offensive fireworks carried the Tigers’ momentum, the Fort Hays State defense did not go unnoticed.  FHSU limited the Lions to 11 shots in the game (and just four in the second half), shutting down a perennially strong offensive team, with Drew Wilson and Luan Silva playing all 90 minutes.
 
FHSU’s Kent Freund posted his second shutout of the season, picking up three saves in 90 minutes of play.
 
The eight goals scored set a new school record for goals in one game, breaking the previous mark of seven, set against Southwest Baptist in 2012.
 
Fort Hays State returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 27 for a matchup with SBU.  Game time is 1 p.m., from FHSU Soccer Stadium.

FHSU Athletics

In its first road MIAA matchup of the year, Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer dropped a 2-1 contest to Southwest Baptist on Thursday (Sept. 25) evening in Bolivar, Mo.
 
The Tigers (3-3-1, 1-1-1 MIAA) battled tough versus an SBU offense that fired 22 shots in the game, holding the Bearcats scoreless for 60 minutes, but ultimately fell in regulation.
 
SBU broke through the Tiger defense in the 60th minute, when Kate Jamison scored her third goal of the year.  An unassisted goal, Kate Jamison took a shot from the edge of the box to the lower left corner and found the net to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead at 59:59.
 
Under 10 minutes to play in regulation, SBU put the game out of reach when Amy Boulton gathered a cross from Karla Jamison in the middle of the box, scoring in the bottom left corner of the net and making it 2-0.
 
Needing two quick scores to force extra time, the Tigers got one back in the 85:08, but couldn’t complete the comeback further.  Just into the 86th minute, Hailey Davey crossed a pass to Cenayda Guzman at the top of the box, and Guzman’s header went over SBU goalkeeper Cheyenne Forshey’s head. 
 
Fort Hays State closes out its weekend at Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo., on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Noon.

Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
September 23, 2014

Fort Hays State head football coach along with selected players met with members of the media Tuesday. The 2-1 Tigers play at No. 8 Pittsburg State Saturday afternoon at 2:07pm.

Coach Chris Brown Part 1

 

Coach Chris Brown Part 2

 

Alex Schmidtberger

 

Treveon Albert

 

Brock Long