#15 Washburn 58, Lincoln 7 
Washburn scored the first 51 points of the ballgame as they picked up a victory at home over Lincoln. WU had 495 yards of total offense as they remained unbeaten at 6-0 on the season.

For the Ichabods Vershon Moore had 14 carries for 88 yards and three touchdowns. Mitch Buhler was 15 of 19 for 271 yards and a touchdown as both March Fancher and Tore’ Hurst had touchdown catches. On defense Bryce Atagi led the way with eight tackles and an interception as Willie Williams also picked off a pass. For the Blue Tigers Morris Henderson had 26 carries for 97 yards and a touchdown. Percy Turner was 24 or 42 for 245 yards on the afternoon. Defensively for LU Kendrick Causey led the way with 12 tackles.

#3 Northwest Missouri 72, Central Oklahoma 10 
Northwest Missouri rolled up 687 yards of total offense to pick up a win at home over Central Missouri. They held UCO to just 297 yards of offense as they moved to 6-0 on the year.

For the Bearcats Trevor Adams threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns and Brady Bolles threw for 121 yards and a score. On the ground Robert Burton and Justin Fulks each scored two touchdowns in the game. Defensively DJ Gnader led the way with six total tackles as Travis Manning and Dylan Chadwick each had interceptions. For the Bronchos TJ Eckert was 14 of 31 for 229 yards through the air. Joshua Birmingham rushed for 45 yards and provided the lone UCO touchdown. For the defense Tanner Koons had nine tackles including two for a loss and was joined by Antonio Jenkins with nine stops.

Fort Hays State 31, Lindenwood 17 
Fort Hays State scored the first 24 points and then held on at Lindenwood. FHSU racked up 490 yards of total offense as they picked up their first MIAA win and moved to 2-4 overall on the year.

For the Tigers Treveon Albert was 14 of 18 for 187 yards and three touchdowns, rushing for 125 yards as well. Andre Smith ran for 138 yards and a touchdown while Ed Williams, Keaton Callins and Marshall Musil caught TD passes. On defense Justin McPhail had eight tackles and Michael Jordan and DeAndre James picked off passes. For the Lions Dillon Miller was 25 of 38 for 306 yards and a touchdown. Jaron Alexander caught five passes for 143 yards and a touchdown while Marvin Byrd rushed for 70 yards and a score. Clint Koons led the defense with ten tackles as Pierre Desir had an interception.

#6 Missouri Western 54, Northeastern State 10 
Missouri Western scored 31 points in the first quarter as they picked up a win at home over Northeastern State. MWSU rolled up 547 yards of total offense as they moved to a perfect 6-0 on the season.

For the Griffons Travis Partridge was 18 of 28 for 219 yards and a touchdown through the air while he rushed for 46 yards and two scores. Raphael Spencer carried the ball eight times for 115 yards and two touchdowns. On defense Stephen Juergens had seven total tackles and one tackles for a loss. For the RiverHawks Terrance Dixon carried the ball 13 times for 61 yards and a touchdown. Through the air Thor Long was 17 of 33 for 143 yards. On defense Langston Jones and Kyler Harris each had 12 tackles and Vernon Jones picked off a pass.

#10 Pittsburg State 31, Central Missouri 21
Pittsburg State scored 14 points in the final minute of the first half to come from behind and win on the road at Central Missouri. PSU’s touchdown with six seconds left in the first half proved to be part of the difference as they moved to 6-0 on the year.

For the Gorillas Anthony Abenoja was 20 of 30 for 290 yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 64 yards and a score. John Brown caught 12 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns. Nate Dreiling led the defense with eight tackles as both he and Aries Herrion picked off passes on the day. For the Mules Hayden Hawk was 24 of 43 for 362 yards and three touchdowns. Tristan McClelland caught two touchdown passes and Ronrei Lloyd caught eight passes for 176 yards and one score. On defense Ricky Spratley finished with 13 tackles and Alex Perlin had 12 stops while Adrian Perricone picked off a pass.

Missouri Southern 45, South Dakota Mines 20 
Missouri Southern held South Dakota Mines to just 290 total yards as they picked up a win on the road. MSSU rushed for 429 yards as they moved to 5-1 on the year.

For the Lions Michael Nelson led the rushing attack with five carries for 107 yards and a touchdown. Chris Barnwell added 81 yards and two scores and Ejay Johnson also rushed for a touchdown. Jay McDowell threw for 125 yards and two scores hitting Will Cuffee with all his passes.

#23 Emporia State 63, Southwest Baptist 17 
Emporia State had 747 yards of total offense as they picked up a homecoming win over Southwest Baptist. ESU had 501 yards through the air in the MIAA Television Network Game of the Week as they moved to 6-0 on the year.

For the Hornets Brent Wilson was 19 of 25 for 385 yards and three touchdowns on the day. On the ground Dozie Iwuagwa and Antonio Brown each scored two touchdowns while Jordan Tice and Ray Ray Davis added one touchdown each on the ground. On defense Jordan Sanders led the way with 12 tackles and Ashton Reichmann and Curtis Shorts picked off passes. For the Bearcats Joey Dominguez was 19 of 32 for 215 yards and a touchdown. Derwyn Lauderdale caught 12 passes for 135 yards and Zachary Sohn caught 10 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. Defensively Shaquille Shedd had nine tackles including two tackles for a loss.

#20 (FCS) Central Arkansas 31, Nebraska-Kearney 0 
Nebraska-Kearney struggled to move the ball as they fell 31-0 on the road at Division I FCS Central Arkansas. UNK trailed just 10-0 at the half, but could not come from behind as they fell to 1-5 on the year.

For the Lopers Luke McNitt was 10 of 21 for 75 yards through the air. Romero Cotton carried the ball 15 times for 42 yards to pace the UNK ground attack. On defense Kellen Werner, Boone Anderson and Tyke Kozeal each had nine stops.

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The Fort Hays State Tigers raced out to a 24-0 halftime lead, then held on as Lindenwood rallied within a touchdown in the fourth quarter, defeating the Lions 31-17 in their first ever trip to Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo. The Tigers have won two straight and improve to 2-4 overall and 1-4 in the MIAA. The Lions second straight loss drops them to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the conference.

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Game Highlights

The Tigers finished with a season-best 490 yards of offense, 315 in the first half. Quarterback Treveon Albert led the offensive attack, completing 14 of 18 passes for 187 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Andre Smith rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. Keaton Callins had six receptions for 79 yards and one touchdown.

The Tigers defense forced four turnovers, three of them in the first half.

The Fort Hays State women’s cross country team finished fourth at the FHSU Tiger Open on Saturday (Oct. 12) at the Sand Plum Nature Trail just outside Victoria, Kan. The Tigers scored 116 points as a team. Adams State won the race with 56 points, trailed closely by Pittsburg State with 59. Nebraska-Kearney was third with 72.

Ramsey McCarter led the way for FHSU with a time of 18:29 to finish 15th. She was about 45 seconds off the winning pace of 17:45 set by Regan Mullen of Colorado Christian on the 5K course.

Kylie Gaughan finished 17th overall in a time of 18:36, seven seconds behind McCarter. Marie Schaller finished in 23rd in a time of 18:46. Micki Krzesinski and Carman Hill rounded out the scorers for FHSU in 30th and 31st. Krzesinski finished in 18:56, while Hill finished in 19:00.

The MIAA had four of the top five teams in the race. Northwest Missouri State was also among the group with a fifth-place team finish in a race with 168 runners. The MIAA Championships are in two weeks in Pittsburg, Kan., hosted by Pittsburg State.

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The Fort Hays State men’s cross country team placed third at its home meet on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Sand Plum Nature Trail, just outside Victoria, Kan. The Tigers finished behind perennial Division II powerhouse Adams State, which won the team competition with 33 points, and Nebraska-Kearney, which had 76 points. The Tigers had 106 points.

Cory Keehn was the top individual finisher for FHSU in 11th overall among the 226-runner field. He finished the 8K course in 24:47. He was 28 seconds off the winning pace of 24:19 by Naseem Haje of Adams State. With three unattached runners in the top 10, Keehn’s finish was worth eight team points.

Isaac MIlls and Jonny Bernasky kept the Tigers in the hunt among the top three teams, finishing in 16th and 17th respectively. Mills crossed the line in 24:52 and Bernasky in 24:57. Their finishes were worth 12 and 13 team points. Nathan Purdue finished 26th overall and added 22 team points to the FHSU total by finishing in 25:13.

What kept the Tigers from battling for second was not having a fifth runner packed with their top four. There was a gap of 29 team points between the Tigers’ fourth and fifth runners, while Nebraska-Kearney had just a four-point gap between those runners and their highest team-point scorer posted 24 points compared to 51 for FHSU, which was nearly right on the margin of points between the teams for second and third. Ryan Hopkins rounded out the scorers for FHSU in 59th overall, running 25:51.

Nolan Zimmer was the top MIAA finisher in the race from Northwest Missouri State in third overall. He finished in 24:22. Kevin Carder of Nebraska-Kearney was right behind in 24:26, fourth overall. The MIAA Championships are in two weeks in Pittsburg, Kan. as the Tigers look to defend their conference title from 2012.

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The Tiger women’s soccer team picked up its first conference win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Central Oklahoma on Friday evening in Hays, Kan.

Fort Hays State University improves to 4-6-2 (1-3-2 MIAA) while UCO drops to 5-6-1 (2-3-1 MIAA).

Amanda Talbott  was the main catalyst for the Tiger offense, firing five shots, four of which were on goal.  Talbott also scored the game-winner in the waning minutes of regulation.

Nicole Barnaba was force in the net as she saved a season-high 12 shots to shutout the Broncho offense.

Less than five minutes before half, FHSU’s Hannah Smith fired a shot that goalie Brandi Bartley misplayed, but the ball bounced up to hit the crossbar and deflect back to Bartley.

At the half, FHSU had fired four shots, just behind UCO’s five attempts.  The Tigers had one shot on goal compared to the Bronchos’ two.

In the second half, FHSU was out-shot, 10-2, by UCO, but capitalized when it counted to clinch the win.

In the 85th minute, UCO was called for a handball near the upper right corner of the goalie box, setting up a free kick for FHSU.  Talbott took the shot from 30 yards out and fired it past a diving Bartley for the game’s only score.

FHSU returns to action on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. for a conference matchup with Northeastern State.

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No. 24 Fort Hays University knocked off Eastern New Mexico, 3-0, on Friday evening at home.

The Tigers (7-2-1) were led offensively by Ricardo Yeverino, who had two goals, and Diego Cabral, who had an assist and a goal.  Daniel Peralta and Jaccob Rangel also had assists on the night.

The Greyhounds (7-4-2) would control the offense for the opening 28 minutes of the game, firing four attempts (one on goal) before FHSU finally recorded a shot – a header from Yeverino that was saved by Severin Niessen.

The Tigers though, began to solve the Greyhound defense and fired four more shots in the final 17 minutes of first half action, including a head by Yeverino that gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead 10 minutes before the end of the first.  Rangel took a shot in the 35th minute from 30 yards out, which was deflected by Niessen, but Yeverino was waiting for the header from two yards out.

Less than four minutes into the second half, Yeverino would strike again, this time getting help from Peralta.  Peralta crossed the ball to Yeverino on the right side of the box, and the Dodge City, Kan., senior executed a near-perfect bicycle kick for the score.

Tigers came close to scoring again in the 61st minute, as Yeverino crossed to Peralta inside the net, but the shot went wide.

FHSU continued the strong offensive performance soon after, as Yeverino looked for a hat trick from the center of the box.  After his shot hit the right post, though, Cabral retrieved the deflection and netted the ball at 64:32 for his sixth goal of the season.

The Tigers head to Bolivar, Mo., on Monday for a make-up match with Southern Baptist after last week’s game was rained out.  Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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Fort Hays State men’s golfer Trey Herman leads the MIAA Individual Point Standings at the midway point for the four designated MIAA men’s golf events in 2013-14. Through two events, Herman is atop the standings with 26 points, with his next closest competitor at 23.

Herman, who made waves earlier this summer at the 103rd Kansas Amateur by winning the individual stroke play competition and finishing as a semifinalist in the 64-man match play bracket, continued his steady play throughout the fall. He finished in a tie for second at the first designated conference event in Axtell, Neb., hosted by Nebraska-Kearney, earning 13.5 points, then tied for third among MIAA golfers in the second event in Warrensburg, Mo., earning 12.5 points.

So far this fall, Herman has a stroke average of 72.2 through nine rounds of competition. He shot under par in three of those nine rounds, posting 69 twice this year. He has been no more than 2-over par in seven of the nine rounds. His lowest round in relation to par was a 3-under effort at the Nebraska-Kearney Invitational to start the year. Overall, Herman is a combined 5-over par for his nine rounds, a mere average of 0.56 over par for the entire season.

Herman leaped into the lead in the point standings with his steady effort. Lance Lawson of Nebraska-Kearney, the winner of the first designated MIAA event, fell back to second in the point standings, after finishing in a tie for seventh among MIAA golfers in the second event.

Fort Hays State, which made a big charge in rounds two and three at the UCM Invitational, kept its hopes alive for a conference regular season title. The Tigers were third in the standings after the first event and their rally in the second designated event kept them in third at the midway point with 18.5 points in the team standings. Central Missouri jumped into the lead by winning the second event on its home course, now with 21 points overall. Nebraska-Kearney is crowding the Mules for the top spot at 20.5.

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Individual Standings
1. Trey Herman, Fort Hays State (26.0)
2. Lance Lawson, Nebraska-Kearney (23.0)
3. Ryan Dyck, Lindenwood (22.5)
4. Michael Colgate, Nebraska-Kearney (20.0)
5. Travis Mays, Central Missouri (20.0)
6. Max Lazzo, Washburn (15.0)
7. Sam Migdal, Central Missouri (14.0)
8. Jake Smock, Lindenwood (13.5)
9. Brian Lillevold, Lincoln (11.5)
10. Cy Moritz, Central Missouri (11.0)

Team Standings
1. Central Missouri (21)
2. Nebraska-Kearney (20.5)
3. Fort Hays State (18.5)
4. Lindenwood (17.5)
5. Northeastern State (17.0)
6. Washburn (15.0)
7. Central Oklahoma (12.0)
8. Missouri Southern (11.5)
9. Missouri Western (9.0)
10. Lincoln (7.0)
11. Pittsburg State (5.0)
12. Southwest Baptist (2.0)

The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team is ranked No. 24 in the latest NSCAA Division II National Poll, released on October 8. The Tigers slipped 10 spots in the poll after a close 4-3 loss at No. 19 ranked Lindenwood this past week.

Fort Hays State plays one match this week at home, a non-conference tilt with Eastern New Mexico. The Tigers defeated ENMU earlier this year on the road by a score of 3-0. The Tigers are currently 6-2-1 overall.

The Tigers are one of three MIAA schools in the national rankings, which includes Northeastern State at No. 5 and Lindenwood at No. 14. The Tigers tied Northeastern State earlier this fall on the road and play the RiverHawks again this season at home on October 24. The Tigers also have two non-conference matches ahead against West Texas A&M, which is No. 23 in the latest poll.

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Below is the national poll for October 8, 2013…

1	LIU Post	2	10-0-0
2	Rollins	3	10-0-0
3	Lander	5	6-0-1
4	Notre Dame	7	9-1-0
5	Northeastern State (Okla.)	6	5-0-2
6	UC San Diego	10	8-1-0
7	St. Edward’s	9	5-1-0
8	Rockhurst	16	8-1-1
9	Simon Fraser	1	9-1-0
10	Saint Leo	13	6-1-0
11	Lewis	8	7-0-3
12	Young Harris	11	7-1-1
13	Post	15	8-1-0
14	Lindenwood	19	9-0-1
15	Slippery Rock	17	6-1-1
16	Colorado Mines	RV	7-1-1
17	Cal State Los Angeles	18	7-1-2
18	Southern New Hampshire	20	8-1-0
19	Limestone	22	7-1-0
20	Tiffin	25	7-1-1
21	West Florida	21	7-3-0
22	Millersville	23	6-2-1
23	West Texas A&M	12	7-2-0
24	Fort Hays State	14	6-2-1
25	Drury	4	9-2-0

Fort Hays State University used a record-setting night from Jenna Ulrich to pick up two road wins at the Oklahoma-Panhandle State Triangular on Tuesday in Goodwell, Okla.  FHSU defeated OPSU, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-17), and then topped Northwestern Oklahoma State, 3-1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-17, 25-16).

The Tigers improve to 5-11 on the season while OPSU drops to 3-13 and Northwest now sits at 1-12.

Against Northwestern, Ulrich set new school records for total blocks in a four-set match (11), solo blocks in a four-set match (five) and tied a rally-scoring era record for solo blocks (five) in a match (of any length).

FHSU 3, Oklahoma-Panhandle State 0
FHSU was led on offense by Sara Hewson with 12 kills and Mallory Flagor with 10.  Hewson hit a season high .611 and added a team-high eight digs for the match. Chelsea Payne had 19 assists for contest, followed closely by Kelsey Broadwell’s 17.

Defensively, Madison Schwartz and Raegan Vanderplas had six digs, while Ulrich added five blocks (two solo) and Flagor had three blocks.

The Tigers never trailed in the first set, and at 10-6, tore off on a four-point run to take control, 14-6, sparked by two Flagor kills.  FHSU would lead by as many as eight on three different occasions, ending the set at 25-17.

Down 3-0 to start the second frame, but at 8-8, broke out on a stretch of six unanswered points to lead, 14-8.  The Tigers would lead by as many as seven, but an OPSU rally tied the match, 21-21.  FHSU, though, clinched the set, 25-23.

FHSU would again trail in the third set, but at 6-9, FHSU started an 11-1 run (including a streak of seven unanswered points) to jump ahead, 16-10.  The Tigers would close out the match, 25-17.

FHSU 3, Northwestern Oklahoma State 1
Ulrich’s record-setting performance in blocks keyed the Tigers, as she added six kills in the effort.  Schwartz had 12 kills for the game while Taylor Mares added 11 kills and five block assists.

Vanderplas and Broadwell again led the way in assists, with 23 and 20, respectively.

Hewson’s 18 digs were a team best, though she was closely followed by Mackenzie Weinman (16) and Broadwell (12).

FHSU jumped out early in the first set, leading 4-0, and eventually stretching the lead to eight (14-6).  Northwestern, though, would rally to tie the match, 17-17.  After back-and-forth play until 20-20, the Tigers rolled off five unanswered, including two service aces by Chelsea Payne, to nab the set point, 25-20.

Although they lead by as many as six late in the second frame, FHSU couldn’t pick up the second set, allowing Northwestern to rally from 22-16 to 24-24.  The Rangers would then capitalize on two FHSU attack errors to snag the second set.

After dropping a disappointing second set, the Tigers roared out to a 9-0 lead in the third, sparked by three block assists by Ulrich and Mares (and one solo block by Ulrich).  Though Northwestern would rally to within three (11-8), FHSU would not relinquish the lead, using spurts of four and five unanswered points to take the third set, 25-17.

Down 0-2 in the fourth game, the Tigers rattled off a 12-1 run (including a 10-0 stretch) to regain the advantage, 12-3.  FHSU would lead by as many as 11 in the set (20-9), and take the match, 25-16.

The Tigers are off the remainder of the week before heading to Stephens College on Oct. 17 for a 7 p.m. matchup.

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The Fort Hays State men’s golf team jumped 10 spots in the standings, sitting in 17th after the first round, to finish seventh at the UCM Heart of America Invitational in Warrensburg, Mo at Keth Memorial Golf Course. The Tigers tied for third among MIAA teams in the second MIAA sanctioned event of the season.

Trey Herman led the Tigers, tying for fifth individually. He shot rounds of 2-over, 2-under, and 3-over par to finish 3-over. He was just two strokes back of the winning score of 1-over par, shot by three players. Max Lazzo of Washburn won the playoff for the individual title at the par-71 venue.

Central Missouri won the tournament on its home course with a total score of 865 (295-283-287). Washburn was third overall and second among MIAA schools with an 882. FHSU (306-293-294) and Nebraska-Kearney tied for seventh overall and third among MIAA schools, each with 893.

Jeff Heptig and Nick VonLintel each tied for 47^th for FHSU, each shooting a total of 227. Heptig shot rounds of 76-76-75, while VonLintel went 79-76-72. Mark Cunningham tied for 55^th with a score of 229. He shot rounds of 83-72-74. Grant Storey also played and finished 61^st with rounds of 78-78-74.

The Tigers return to action next week at the Missouri Western Invitational in St. Joseph, Mo. to close out the fall portion of their season.

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The Fort Hays State women’s golf team finished 17th at the Central Oklahoma Classic, held at Lincoln Park East Golf Course in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Samantha Hobson led the way for FHSU, shooting rounds of 82 and 78 at the par-71 venue to tie for 45th. Megan DeWerff was 12 strokes back of Hobson with two rounds of 86. Quillen Eichhorn had rounds of 86 and 88 and Kaycee Beilman had rounds of 90 and 87 to round out the team scorers for FHSU. Natalie Bethel also played and shot rounds of 92 and 87.

Fort Hays State shot team scores of 344 and 338 to finish at 682. Central Oklahoma won its home meet with a two-round total of 586.

Fort Hays State finishes the fall portion of its season in two weeks at the MIAA Fall Preview in St. Charles, Mo., hosted by Lindenwood.

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