Fort Hays State junior center Kate Lehman was named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the second time this year on Monday (Dec. 23) for her efforts in Fort Hays State’s two wins last week. Lehman was also named the Athlete of the Week on December 9.

Lehman continued a streak of double-doubles, pushing it to six while helping FHSU go 2-0 this past week with wins over University of Saint Mary and Northwest Missouri State. The center also broke the MIAA career blocked shots record last week, and now has 269 for her career. She broke the old mark of 262 held by Esmary Vargas-Sanchez of Emporia State (2002-05). She broke the record on Monday, December 16 in the 100-34 win over Saint Mary.

Lehman put up averages of 18.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 5.0 blocked shots, while playing just 58 minutes of 90 possible minutes (one regulation game, one double-overtime game). She hit 63.6 percent of her field goals. Against University of Saint Mary, Lehman pulled down 10 boards and put up 16 points with six blocks in 17 minutes of action. Against MIAA foe Northwest Missouri State, Lehman finished the night with a massive double-double of 21 points and 17 rebounds, also collecting four blocked shots in the 79-69 double-overtime win.

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Northwest Missouri State hit 10 first half three-pointers, building a 17-point halftime lead then hold off a Fort Hays State second half rally for an 88-74 win over the Tigers Saturday at Gross Coliseum. The loss drops the Tigers to 8-3 overall and 0-3 in the MIAA while the Bearcats improve to 8-4 and 3-0 in conference play.

Mark Johnson Interview

Northwest raced out to an early six-point lead then closed the first half on a 29-12 run to take control. Fort Hays State opened the second half on a 16-5 run to pull within six. They would cut the gap to five on several occasions but could get no closer.

The Bearcats hit 21-of-24 free throws and were 17-of-18 from the line in the second half.

Northwest, who came into the game as the second best three-point shooting team in the MIAA behind Fort Hays State, hit 13-of-20 and shot 52-percent from the floor. The Tigers hit just 3-for-10 from beyond the arc. The Bearcats outrebounded FHSU by 14.

Craig Nicholson Interview

Dwayne Brunson led four Tigers in double-figures with 19 points but grabbed just three rebounds. Craig Nicholson added 17 points and 10 assists and four steals. Tomislav Gabric scored 15 and Carson Konrade 14, 12 of them in the second half.

Game Highlights

 

The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers rallied from seven down midway through the second half to defeat Northwest Missouri State 79-69 in two overtimes Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers, who shot just 37-percent from the floor in regulation, shoot 56-percent in the two overtime periods including 3-of-5 from three-point range.

Tony Hobson Interview

Kate Edwards hit a driving layup late in regulation to tie the game at 57 and force overtime. Down one with 6.8 seconds to play in the first overtime, Beth Bohuslavsky hit a free throw to tie the game at 65 and force the second overtime.

Chelsea Mason led the Tigers in scoring with 23 points. Kate Lehman added 20 and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds. Kate Edwards, who was shutout in the first half, finished with 10 points.

The Lady Tigers improve to 8-1 with the win and move to 2-1 in the MIAA. The Bearcats are now 3-7 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

Game Highlights

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team continues to receive votes in the latest USA Today/WBCA poll released Tuesday.

Emporia State remains third and Central Missouri eighth. The Lady Tigers are the highest vote getter among non-ranked MIAA teams. Washburn is also receiving votes.

The USA Today/WBCA poll is below…

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous Rank	Record	Points
1	Bentley University (Mass.) -26	1	10-0	673
2	Gannon University (Pa.) -1	2	9-0	645
3	Emporia State University (Kan.)	3	9-0	623
4	Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)	4	8-0	593
5	Colorado Mesa University	5	8-0	550
6	Drury University (Mo.)	6	7-0	508
7	Clayton State University (Ga.)	7	5-1	493
8	University of Central Missouri	8	7-1	459
9	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	9	7-1	429
10	West Texas A&M University	11	7-1	364
11	Delta State University (Miss.)	T12	6-1	354
12	Harding University (Ark.)	15	8-0	340
13	Augustana College (S.D.)	10	7-2	281
14	Wayne State College (Neb.)	17	11-1	264
15	Glenville State College (W.Va.)	16	7-1	250
16	Rollins College (Fla.)	18	9-2	190
17	NW Nazarene University (Idaho)	21	7-1	145
18	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	24	10-0	131
19	Tarleton State University (Texas)	22	7-1	130
20	Concordia University (Minn.)	25	9-3	122
21	California State University – Chico	19	5-2	108
22	Stonehill College (Mass.)	14	7-3	105
23	Minnesota State University – Mankato	T12	6-3	104
24	Shaw University (N.C.)	23	5-2	101
25	Quincy University (Ill.)	NR	6-0	84

Dropped Out: University of District of Columbia.

Others Receiving Votes: University of District of Columbia 82; Saint Leo University (Fla.) 75; Virginia State University 70; University of Alaska – Anchorage 65; Simon Fraser University (BC) 58; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 49; Limestone College (S.C.) 36; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 35; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 33; Northern Michigan University 30; Wingate University (N.C.) 30; Ashland University (Ohio) 28; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 28; North Georgia College & State University 15; University of California – San Diego 14; Washburn University (Kan.) 14; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 12; Lewis University (Ill.) 11; University of Southern Indiana (Ind.) 10; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 8; University of Alabama – Huntsville 6; Georgia College & State University 5; Saint Edwards University (Texas) 5; Benedict College (S.C.) 2; California State University – Los Angeles 2; Michigan Technological University 2; Arkansas Tech University 1; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 1; Colorado State University – Pueblo 1; San Francisco State University (Calif.) 1.

The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers held the University of St. Mary to just nine field goals as they move to 7-1 with a 100-34 victory over the Spires Monday night at Gross Coliseum. It’s the third time this season the Lady Tigers have broken the century mark.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

The Lady Tigers closed the first half on a 26-2 run, building a 32-point lead at the break. It was part of a 61-9 run than spanned the first and second halves. Their 66 point final margin was the biggest of the game.

Jill Faxon Postgame Interview

The Tigers held the Spires to 16-percent shooting (9-56) and had 75 rebounds in the game.

Game Highlights

Kate Lehman led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds. She also recorded six blocked shots and passes Emporia State’s Esmary Vargas-Sanchez as the MIAA’s all-time blocked shot leader with 265. Freshman Jill Faxon scored 15, Kate Edwards 14 points and 10 boards and Chelsea Mason added 10 points

Fort Hays State head women’s basketball coach Tony Hobston has announced the signing of three individuals in the early signing period for 2014-15. Joining the Tigers next year will be Morgan Hood, Kristin Huser, and Taylor Menke.

Hood is currently a senior at Bucklin High School in Bucklin, Kan. She is a two-time all-state honorable mention and three-time all-league first team selection. She helped Bucklin to a third place finish in Kansas Class 1A Division I as a junior in 2012-13. Last year she averaged 17.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 3.0 steals per game. For her high school career, she has averaged 15.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. She was also a standout volleyball player for Bucklin, earning all-state first team honors as a junior and senior and second team honors as a sophomore.

Huser is currently a senior at Victoria High School in Victoria, Kan. She was an all-state honorable mention selection in Kansas Class 1A last year by both the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association and Wichita Eagle. She is a three-time all-league selection, earning first team honors the last two years and second team honors as a freshman. Last year as a junior, she averaged 15 points, five rebounds, and five assists per game.

Menke is currently as senior at Friend High School in Friend, Neb. She was an all-state first team selection by the Lincoln Journal Star and second team selection by the Omaha World Herald in Class D1 last year. She earned second team and honorable mention honors by the same two entities as a sophomore. She is also a standout performer in volleyball and track and field. She is a two-time all-state volleyball selection, placed second in the state in pole vault as a junior, and was a member of the third-place 2-mile relay team. With a perfect 4.0 GPA, she has earned academic all-state honors.

2014-15 FHSU Women’s Basketball Early Signings

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.	Hometown	Previous School
Morgan Hood	G	5-9	Fr.	Bucklin, Kan.	Bucklin HS
Kristin Huser	G	5-3	Fr.	Victoria, Kan.	Victoria HS
Taylor Menke	G	5-10	Fr.	Friend, Neb.	Friend HS

Fort Hays State University grabbed the team title at the Jet Invitational on Sunday, despite not having a single individual champion. The meet, hosted by Newman University, saw nine Tigers reach the finals (all taking second place), while one FHSU wrestler was third.

The Tigers finished with 107.5 points, more than 25 ahead of second-place Ouachita Baptist.

Adam Ludwin (125 pounds) pinned Ouachita Baptist’s Garrett Evans (currently ranked fifth nationally) in 2:43 to start the day, setting up a finals matchup with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M’s Josh Walker. Walker, a junior college All-American last season, defeated Ludwin, 3-0.

Symon Seaton (133 pounds) was the lone Tiger to take third place, but started the day with a 16-1 technical fall against Kaleb Furr (Labette CC) in the winner’s bracket. After falling to eventual champion Casey Rowell of Central Oklahoma (fall, 5:30), Seaton started his run through the wrestle back rounds with a pin in 1:48 against Kaden Kretzer (Neosho CC). In the consolation finals, Seaton topped Northeastern Oklahoma A&M’s Tim O’Connor, 11-9.

After a first round bye, C.J. Napier (141 pounds) won by decision over Tyler Tustin over Central Oklahoma, 7-4, and reached the finals with a 6-3 decision over Wayland Baptist’s Chris Hart. Napier, however, couldn’t close out the championship, dropping a 7-3 decision to Josh Myers of Ouachita Baptist.

In the 149-pound bracket, FHSU’s Noah Killip reached the finals with two decisions – the first a 4-0 topping of Neosho CC’s Jared Suppes, and the second a 2-1 victory against Colby Crank (Bethany College). Crank is ranked first at 149 pounds in NAIA. Jordan Basks, ranked first nationally at 141 pounds, defeated Killip, 5-1, in the championship match.

Mitchell Means (157 pounds) grabbed an 8-4 decision over Jonathan Blackwell (Bethany), and a 3-1 win over Colton Duhr (Newman) to reach the championship. Means, however, would drop a 9-2 decision to Mark Hobson of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

At 165 pounds, Bradley Little was another Tiger to reach the finals, using 8-3 and 5-4 decisions over Warren Brock (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) and Jordon Ward (Bethany). Those decisions set up a championship match with Central Oklahoma’s Chris Watson, ranked second nationally. Little was close throughout, but eventually fell, 10-7.

In the 174-pound weight class, FHSU’s Josh Ridriguez took a first-round bye before winning by pin against Elyjah Crumpler (Ouachita Baptist), in 3:42. In the semifinals, Rodriguez defeated Neosho CC’s JJ Filipek, 6-3. In the finals, Reece, Wright-Conklin defeated Rodriguez, 5-2.

Jon Inman (184 pounds) defeated Central Oklahoma’s Kyle Buckley, 11-8, in the quarterfinals, and Mich Napier (Wayland Baptist), 11-2, in the semifinals. In the finals, Inman dropped an 8-0 major decision against the No. 1 ranked 184-pounder, Dallas Smith of Ouachita Baptist.

Tanner Kriss (197 pounds) started his tournament with a 16-0 technical fall over Lee O’Dell of Ouachita Baptist, and reached the finals by pinning Wayland Baptist’s Cody Lindberg in under a minute (0:52). Kriss, however, would fall victim of a pin in the finals, to Taylor Baird (Bethany College).

At 285 pounds, Trey Page picked up a 5-1 quarterfinal decision against Jacoby Brown (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M), and a 3-2 topping of Lorenzo Serna (Newman). Page defeated Serna, currently ranked fifth nationally, last weekend in overtime (2-1). Page found himself in another rematch from last weekend in the finals, scheduled to take on Cody Dauphin of Central Oklahoma. Page defeated Dauphin, 3-1, last weekend in Hays. Dauphin, ranked third nationally, got revenge in a 3-1 decision over Page – won on a takedown in the final three seconds of the match.

The Tigers are breaking from competition until after the New Year’s, when FHSU will head for Des Moines, Iowa, for the NWCA National Duals, scheduled Jan. 11-12.

A breakdown of team scores is below…
1. Fort Hays State (107.5)
2. Ouachita Baptist (83.5)
3. Central Oklahoma (82.5)
4. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (57)
5. Bethany College (44)
6. Newman University (31)
7. Wayland Baptist (21)
8. Neosho Community College (15)
9. Labette Community College (1)

— FHSU Sports Information —

Carson Konrade hit five three-pointers and led the Fort Hays State Tigers (8-2) with 19 points as the Tigers snapped their two-game skid with a 95-50 rout of Central Christian Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Marty Wendel Postgame Interview

The Tigers raced out to an early 14-2 lead, holding Central Christian without a field goal for over six minutes to start the game. The Tigers had runs of 22-0, 13-0, 10-0 and 8-0 in building a 28-point lead at halftime and were up as many as 52 in the second half.

Game Highlights

Fort Hays State shot a season-high 60-percent for the game including 9-for-23 from beyond the arc while holding Central Christian to 26-percent from the field.

Dwayne Brunson scored 14, James Fleming 12 and Marty Wendel 10.

The Fort Hays State University men’s soccer team was ranked as No. 23 in Division II for the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll, released Tuesday.

The Tigers’ 12 wins in 2013 was a school record, and the team has competed in the NCAA Tournament each year it has been eligible (2012 and 2013). FHSU was ranked as high as No. 14 on the season by the NSCAA.

Individually, FHSU received several awards, including seven players named All-MIAA , seven named Daktronics All-Region , two tabbed as Daktronics All-America honorable mentions and three as NSCAA All-Central Region team members.

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The complete NSCAA final rankings for the 2013 season are below…

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1	Southern New Hampshire	1	22-1-1
2	Carson-Newman	RV	16-6-1
3	Simon Fraser	12	17-3-2
4	Rockhurst	14	17-4-3
5	Rollins	4	15-3-0
6	Mercyhurst	22	17-6-0
6	Lindenwood	1	19-1-2
8	LIU Post	8	18-2-2
9	UC San Diego	17	14-3-5
10	Regis	NR	14-4-1
11	Young Harris	3	16-2-0
12	Lander	NR	12-6-1
13	Midwestern State	7	12-4-2
13	Cal State Los Angeles	RV	14-2-5
15	Lewis	25	13-3-5
16	Notre Dame (Ohio)	6	15-4-0
17	Saint Leo	10	13-2-2
18	West Florida	18	14-5-2
19	Ohio Dominican	8	12-3-4
20	Millersville	NR	13-6-2
21	Limestone	13	15-4-0
21	Queens (N.C.)	19	16-4-0
23	Fort Hays State	20	12-6-2
24	Post	15	15-3-2
25	University Of Indianapolis	NR	15-3-3

Also receiving votes: Slippery Rock, Chico State, West Texas A&M, Tiffin, Wilmington (Del.), Northeastern State (Okla.), Dowling, Colorado Mines

Back to back overtime losses has knocked the Fort Hays State men’s basketball team out of the latest NABC top-25 poll. The Tigers, who had been as high as No. 15, are receiving votes.

Washburn, who was ranked 22nd, also dropped out following a loss at Missouri Southern.

	Team	Record	Points
1.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	7-0	394	(13 first place votes)
2.	Bellarmine (Ky.)	4-0	378	(2 first place votes)
3.	Drury (Mo.)	7-0	363
4.	Florida Southern	9-0	345	(1 first place vote)
5.	Western Washington	6-0	340
6.	Metropolitan State (Colo.)	4-1	325
7.	Indiana (Pa.)	7-0	301
8.	Dixie State (Utah)	6-0	289
9.	Southern Indiana	5-0	264
10.	Montevallo (Ala.)	7-0	235
11.	Tarleton State (Texas)	7-0	228
12.	East Stroudsburg (Pa.)	8-0	196
13.	Livingstone (N.C.)	5-0	174
14.	Seattle Pacific (Wash.)	9-2	165
15.	Findlay (Ohio)	4-1	156
16.	Arkansas-Fort Smith	6-0	140
17.	Minnesota State	8-2	125
18.	Colorado School of Mines	6-0	100
19.	Midwestern State (Texas)	6-2	97
20.	Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)	6-1	79
21.	Georgia Southwestern	9-0	77
22.	North Carolina-Pembroke	7-0	45
23.	Indianapolis (Ind.)	6-0	44
24.	Franklin Pierce (N.H.)	10-1	35
25.	North Alabama	6-2	30
Others receiving votes: Alaska-Anchorage 26, Angelo State (Texas) 26, Central Missouri 25, Chico State (Calif.) 20, Valdosta State (Ga.) 20, Cal State-San Bernardino 19, Lewis (Ill.) 18, Northeastern State (Okla.) 17, Delta State (Miss.) 12, South Carolina Aiken 11, Walsh (Ohio) 10, Florida Tech 9, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 8, St. Mary’s (Texas) 7, Shepherd (W.Va.) 7, Bloomsburg (Pa.) 6, California Baptist 6, Winona State (Minn.) 6, Cal State-L.A. 5, Missouri Southern 5, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 4, Missouri Western 4, Washburn (Kan.) 3, Dominican (N.Y.) 1.

The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team continued to receive votes in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) poll, released Tuesday.

FHSU (6-1, 1-1 MIAA) received 28 votes after splitting a conference road trip last week at No. 8 Central Missouri and Missouri Western. In last week’s WBCA poll, the Tigers received 49 votes.

MIAA opponents Emporia State (No. 3), UCM (No. 8) and Washburn (RV – 28) join the Tigers in the rankings.

FHSU is off this week before returning to the court on Monday, Dec. 16 for a 7 p.m. matchup against University of Saint Mary.

USA TODAY Sports DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL

December 10, 2013

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.

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous Rank	Record	Points
1	Bentley University (Mass.) -30	1	9-0	793
2	Gannon University (Pa.) -2	2	8-0	765
3	Emporia State University (Kan.)	3	8-0	736
4	Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)	4	7-0	708
5	Colorado Mesa University	5	6-0	632
6	Drury University (Mo.)	9	7-0	570
7	Clayton State University (Ga.)	7	3-1	558
8	University of Central Missouri	8	7-1	546
9	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	6	7-1	451
10	Augustana College (S.D.)	10	6-1	449
11	West Texas A&M University	15	7-0	414
T12	Delta State University (Miss.)	12	5-1	369
T12	Minnesota State University – Mankato	13	6-1	369
14	Stonehill College (Mass.)	14	7-2	326
15	Harding University (Ark.)	19	7-0	311
16	Glenville State College (W.Va.)	17	6-1	279
17	Wayne State College (Neb.)	22	10-0	244
18	Rollins College (Fla.)	16	8-2	162
19	California State University – Chico	11	5-2	153
20	University of District of Columbia	NR	6-0	137
21	Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho)	18	7-1	132
22	Tarleton State University (Texas)	24	7-1	123
23	Shaw University (N.C.)	23	3-1	111
24	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	NR	8-0	93
25	Concordia University (Minn.)	21	7-3	90

 

Dropped Out: Indiana University of Pennsylvania 25; Washburn University (Kan.) 20.

Others Receiving Votes: Saint Leo University (Fla.) 85; Quincy University (Ill.) 83; Virginia State University 69; University of Findlay (Ohio) 54; Simon Fraser University (BC) 52; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 49; University of Alaska – Anchorage 48; Limestone College (S.C.) 46; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 45; Lewis University (Ill.) 41; Ashland University (Ohio) 38; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 35; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 28; Washburn University (Kan.) 28; Northern Michigan University 27; Wingate University (N.C.) 22; University of Alabama – Huntsville 16; University of California – San Diego 15; Walsh University (OH) 15; North Georgia College & State University 14; Winston-Salem State University (N.C.) 10; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 9; University of Southern Indiana 8; Assumption College (Mass.) 6; Lynn University (Fla.) 6; Georgia College & State University 5; Saint Edwards University (Texas) 4; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 3; Benedict College (S.C.) 2; University of North Alabama 2; California State University – Los Angeles 1; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 1.
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Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman was named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Lehman, a junior from Newton, Kan., averaged a double-double for the week in points and rebounds, with 20.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game for the Tigers first two MIAA contests.

Against Missouri Western, Lehman just missed a triple-double for the third time this season, pulling down 12 rebounds to go with 24 points and eight blocks. Against No. 8 ranked Central Missouri, the 6-4 center had 16 points and 11 boards in 26 minutes. The junior has now hit the double-double mark in four straight games.

FHSU returns to action on Monday, Dec. 16 in a home contest against University of Saint Mary, slated for 7 p.m.

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