The Tiger men’s soccer team scored early and held on late for a 1-0 victory over Adams State in Alamosa, Colo., on Sunday.

Ricardo Yeverino scored just 14:46 into the game on an assist by Diego Cabral, and Fort Hays State University (3-1) shook off 11 second half shots from ASU (2-1) to clinch the win.

Yeverino had four shots in the contest, while Cabral added four attempts (two of which were on goal). Jaccob Rangel was the other Tiger to have multiple shot attempts, as he finished with two.

Jason Babyak started his third consecutive match at goalie for the Tigers, playing all 90 minutes and saving seven shot attempts from ASU.

FHSU out-shot ASU 9-4 in the opening 45 minutes, but would slow down on offense as the game wore on, attempting just four shots in the second frame.  ASU awoke in the final 45 minutes, but five saves by Babyak would crush any hopes of an ASU comeback.

The Tigers will return home next weekend for a conference matchup with Southern Nazarene on Friday, Sept. 20, and a non-conference matchup with Newman on Sunday, Sept. 22.

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Despite out-shooting its opponent 21-7, Fort Hays State University fell, 2-1, to Colorado State-Pueblo on Sunday in Pueblo, Colo.

The Tigers drop to 2-3 on the season while CSU-Pueblo now sits at 3-0.

FHSU put nine of their 21 shots on goal, but just one was able to break through – Amanda Talbott’s goal at 71:59.  Talbott netted a ball after receiving Sabrina Van Horn’s pass from inside the box.

Hailey Davey took four shots in the contest, putting three on goal, while Jordan Hester’s three shots put her second on the team. Hannah Jurgens, Dani Harris, Jamie Babyak, Van Horn and Margaret Meier each had two shots for the Tigers.

The two squads were scoreless through the first half and the first five minutes of the second, before Amanda Jorgenson’s took a rebound off a free shot past FHSU’s goalie, Kelsey Grey, at 50:47.

Just under seven minutes later, Megan Garcia made it 2-0 for the Thunderwolves, scoring an unassisted goal in the 58th minute.

FHSU will play next against Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., on Thursday.  Game time is set for 7 p.m. CT.

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Washburn scored on their first nine possessions and defeat the Fort Hays State Tigers 54-17 Saturday night at Yager Stadium in Topeka. The victory improves the Ichabods to 2-0. The Tigers drop to 0-2.

Chris Brown Postgame Interview

Zack Gaughan Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

After Washburn scored on the games first possession, the Tigers answered with a 10 play drive but failed to score after a tipped field goal attempt.

After holding the Ichabods to a field goal on their second possession, the Tigers drove 68 yards in eight plays and scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass to Zack Gaughan. The sophomore tight end led the Tigers with five receptions for 69 yards.

Washburn would answer with two touchdowns in the final two and-a-half minutes of the second quarter to go up 31-7 at the half.

Sophomore quarterback Treveon Albert completed 15 of 32 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown. He also threw four interceptions, all in the second half. Washburn’s Mitch Buhler was 19 for 27 for 272 yards and five touchdowns to five different receivers.

Washburn converted 13 of their 18 third down attempts and finished with 520 yards of offense while the Tigers had 370 yards, 280 through the air and 90 on the ground.

 

Fort Hays State’s men’s cross country team grabbed first place at the Romp at the Ridge in Hutchison, Kan., on Saturday.  Additionally, FHSU had runners compete at the Delgo Invitationnal in Garden City, Kan., on Thursday, where the team took second.

Cory Keehn paced the Tigers with a second place finish, helping the team finish with just 26 points.  While Keehn (26:38.00) led the pack, all five Tiger scorers finished in the top 12. Isaac Mills was third across the line in 26:50.00, and Jon Bernansky was awarded five team points for his sixth place finish (26:54.30).

FHSU’s two other scorers in the event were James Kadolph (27:56.30) in 10th place and Chris Ramsgard (12th place), who finished in 28:04.40.

Non-scoring runners for the Tigers were No. 14 Nathan Purdue (28:22.40), No. 18 Ryan Hopkins (28:27.40), No. 20 Jason Foster (28:39.00), No. 29 Bentley Regerh (29:14.10) and No. 30 Troy Wineinger (29:20.60).

FHSU’s 26 team points was 18 ahead of Colby, who took second with 44.  McPherson closed out the top three with a team score of 110.

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Fort Hays State University’s women’s cross country team completed a sweep of its events last week, posting a near perfect score at the Romp at the Ridge, hosted by McPherson College in Hutchinson, Kan., on Saturday, Sept. 14.  The team also won the Delgo Invitational in Garden City, Kan., on Thursday, Sept. 12.

FHSU’s team score of 16 was just one point off a perfect mark, as the Tigers finished with four runners in the top five, and all five scorers in the top six.

Ramsey McCarter won the 5,000 meter run in 20:07.40, followed by Marie Schaller (20:22.70) and Micki Krezesinski (20:24.20) in second and third.  Hanna Robinson’s time of 20:26.60 put her close behind in fourth place.  Hutchinson’s Kaylah Romine snuck in at 20:36.70 to round out the top five, just beating FHSU’s Kylie Gaughan, who finished sixth in 20:40.00.

Alex Nelson (20:44.70) and Katey Whitesell (21:14.70) also found a place in the top 10 for the Tigers, finishing in seventh and 10th, respectively.  FHSU’s two other runners were Jordan Ortega (21:38.00) in 14th, and Michelle Kleper (21:50.00) in 17th.

In the team competition, FHSU finished 60 points ahead of second place Hutchinson, and 86 points ahead of Dodge City, which took third.

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In a physical contest that saw six yellow cards distributed, Fort Hays State University men’s soccer used a double overtime goal by Michael Cole to grab a 1-0 win over Colorado Mesa on Friday evening, in Mesa, Colorado.

Cole’s first goal of the season came in the 107th minute (106:41), ending the game on a shot near the near post.

While Cole’s second shot of the game was the only goal, FHSU’s Tanner Brock and Ricardo Yeverino each had two shots. Daniel Peralta had the Tigers’ other shot attempt.

Jason Babyak played the entire match in goal, saving five shots to shut out the Mavericks.

CMU (1-2) out-shot FHSU (2-1), 8-1 in the first half, though just one shot for the Mavericks was on goal.

With the teams scoreless through the full 90 minutes, FHSU and CMU were sent to overtime, where two 10-minute periods would potentially decide a winner and loser.   The Tigers had three shots over those final 17 minutes, including Cole’s game-winner.

Yeverino (37:30), Cole (37:30), Drew Wilson (48:03), Diego Cabral (97:25) and Brock (105:41) all had yellow cards for the Tigers, while just one was given to CMU.

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Fort Hays State University’s women’s soccer team fell, 3-0, to UC-Colorado Springs on the road, Friday night.

FHSU (2-2-0) took 10 shots on the game, including eight in the second half, but UCCS (3-0) notched two late goals to squash any hopes of a Tiger comeback.

Ceynada Guzman and Ember Albertson each had two shot attempts in the game, while Jamie Babyak, Amanda Talbott and Albertson had FHSU’s three shots on goal.

Nicole Barnaba had five saves in just over 58 minutes in goal, before Kelsey Grey played the final 31:58.

20 different Tigers saw action in the game, played on a field that was nearly underwater earlier in the day.

Offense was limited in the first half for the Tigers, as FHSU took just two shots (both on goal).  Babyak took aim during the 15th minute while Albertson fired a shot at 32:28 – both of which found the keeper’s mitts.

For UCCS, 10 first half shots (four of which were on goal) marked a period of aggressive play for the Mountain Lions. Just over 24 minutes into the match, Hannah Levett’s header off an Agnes Arnadottir pass found the net.  Brooke Tominello also assisted on the play.

FHSU picked up the offense in the second half, firing eight shots, though just one shot on goal, over the final 45 minutes of the half, but it wasn’t enough as UCCS scored twice more.  Talbott put her shot on goal with the clock reading 74:25, but it was saved by goalie Kelly Schroeder.

At 51:44, head coach Craig Shaw was issued a yellow card, and just before the 59th minute, goalie Nicole Barnaba was ejected with a red card.

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Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown spent nine years in Topeka as Washburn’s defensive coordinator and saw first hand the Ichabods transformation from a lower tier team into an annual contender in the MIAA. Brown is hoping to follow that same blueprint used by Ichabod coach Craig Schurig in turning the Tiger gridiron fortunes around.

“It took some time to get there. It wasn’t until our fifth of sixth year where we won the conference” Brown said. “It’s recruiting the right kids, getting the kids in your system that are competitive and want to be there and want to work hard and pay the price to win.”

Now in his third season as the Tigers head coach, Brown feels he’s starting to get those players “We’ve got those kids now and they’re starting to do the things we want them to do. They’re very competitive kids and they want to win and you can see that in their eyes when they’re on the practice field and during the games.”

Fort Hays State will get a first hand look at the 2013 version of the Ichabods this Saturday when the two meet at Yager Stadium in Topeka at 6pm. Washburn is coming off a 58-20 rout of Nebraska-Kearney in their opener last Thursday, taking advantage of seven Loper turnovers in the win.

Fort Hays State lost 43-13 at home to Emporia State in their opener. The Tigers gave up four big plays in that game which led to Hornet scores and transfer defensive back Nathan Lindsey says it’s an area they hope to improve on this week “We’ve got to be more sound fundamentally” Lindsey said. “Mental errors, that was really the big thing. We’ve been working really hard this week to make sure we don’t have the mental errors against Washburn.”

Washburn returns their starting quarterback in junior Mitch Buhler who completed 16 of 29 passes for 273 yards and a touchdown in the win over UNK. Last year Buhler threw four first half touchdown passes in the Ichabods win in Hays. He also has one of the best receivers in the MIAA to throw to. DeJuan Beard returns after missing all of last season due to injury. Beard, who had five catches last week, was a second-team All-MIAA and honorable mention All-American pick as a sophomore in 2011.

The Ichabods have won the last four in the series and nine of the last 11 and have beaten the Tigers by an identical 45-20 score each of the last two seasons.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 6pm. You can hear it live on Tiger Radio Mix-103 and online at http://socialstreamingplayer.crystalmedianetworks.com/radio/kjls beginning at 5pm with the Auto World Pregame Show.

Following a 1-1 start to the 2013 season, the Fort Hays State men’s soccer team has dropped from the top-25 of the NSCAA Division II national poll. The Tigers were ranked No. 23 in the preseason poll, but sits among nine teams receiving votes in the latest poll released on Tuesday.

The Tigers have been in the rankings for two consecutive years now, reaching as high as No. 9 in 2012.

Two teams from the MIAA remain in the rankings, Northeastern State at No. 5 and Lindenwood at No. 13.

Fort Hays State heads on the road this weekend for a pair of non-conference matches in Colorado. The Tigers play at Colorado Mesa on Thursday, then play at Adams State on Sunday.

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Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown held his weekly press conference Tuesday night. The Tigers are coming off a 43-13 season opening loss at home to Emporia State. They travel to Topeka to face Washburn this Saturday at 6pm.

Chris Brown Part 1

Chris Brown Part 2

The Fort Hays State men’s golf team finished third in their season opening tournament. The Tigers shot a three-round 885 and were 30 shots behind first place Nebraska-Kearney and 16 back of second place Lindenwood at the UNK Fall Classic in Axtell, Nebraska.

Trey Herman closed with a 3-under-par 69 and tied for second at 4-under, two shots off the pace.

Team Standings (Conference points in parenthesis) 
1. Nebraska-Kearney (12) – 290-291-274=855
2. Lindenwood (11) – 289-296-284=869
3. Fort Hays State (10) – 295-299-291=885
4. Central Missouri (9) – 292-304-291=887
5. Central Oklahoma (8) – 290-305-298=893
6. Northeastern State (7) – 307-299-294=900
7. Missouri Western (6) – 305-308-291=904
8. Missouri Southern (5) – 317-308-291=916
9. Washburn (4) – 304-314-305=923
10. Pittsburg State (3) – 315-313-305=923
11. Lincoln (2) – 308-325-305=938
12. Southwest Baptist (1) – 317-334-314=965

Individual Standings (Conference points in parenthesis) 
1. Lance Lawson, Nebraska-Kearney (15) – 72-71-67=210
T2. Jake Smock, Lindenwood (13.5) – 69-73-70=212
T2. Trey Herman, Fort Hays State (13.5) – 70-73-69=212
4. Alec Anania, Nebraska-Kearney* – 73-72-69=214
5. Michael Colgate, Nebraska-Kearney (12) – 71-77-67=215
6. Renen Sahr, Midland* – 70-74-72=216
T7. Dan Bonnell, Nebraska-Kearney (10.0) – 78-72-68=218
T7. Ryan Dyck, Lindenwood (10.0) – 76-71-71=218
T7. Travis Mays, Central Missouri (10.0) – 72-72-74=218
T10. Konnor Oltman, Nebraska-Kearney (7.5) – 74-72-73=219
T10. Teddy Jones, Central Missouri (7.5) – 75-73-71=219
T10. Joby Gray, Central Oklahoma* – 72-71-76=219
T13. Garrett Blair, Lindenwood (5.5) – 70-77-73=220
T13. Tate Williamson, Northeastern State (5.5) 72-74-74=220
T13. Brad Holmes, Nebraska-Kearney* – 77-72-71=220
T16. Max Rudder, Nebraska-Kearney (3.5) – 73-76-72=221
T16. Brian Lillevold, Lincoln (3.5) – 73-73-75=221
T18. Eric Kline, Central Oklahoma (1.5) – 71-75-76=222
T18. Russ Purser, Central Oklahoma (1.5) – 69-77-76=222
T18. Robby Hughey, Central Missouri* – 71-79-72=222

2013-14 Team Standings (through one event) 
1. Nebraska-Kearney -12
2. Lindenwood -11
3. Fort Hays State – 10 
4. Central Missouri – 9
5. Central Oklahoma – 8
6. Northeastern State – 7
7. Missouri Western – 6
8. Missouri Southern – 5
9. Washburn – 4
10. Pittsburg State – 3
11. Lincoln – 2
12. Southwest Baptist – 1

Fort Hays State pushed its overall record to 2-1 by cruising to a 5-1 win at Northwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday (Sept. 10) in Alva, Okla. The Tigers built a 2-0 lead at halftime, then blew the match open with three more in the second half before NWOSU tallied the final goal.

Five different players scored goals for the Tigers. Hailey Davey opened the scoring in the 12th minute on an assist from Hannah Jurgens. Nearly four minutes later in the 16th minute, Dani Harris tallied a goal with help from Jordan Shaw.

Jordan Hester and Sabrina Van Horn each tallied their second goals of the season to make it 4-0, also only about four minutes apart in the 58th and 62nd minutes. Davey added a helper to give her three points in the match (goal and assist) and Jurgens recorded her second assist of the day on the Van Horn goal. Kylee Loneker capped the scoring for FHSU in the 77th minute on a pass from Ember Albertson.

A goal by Kaitlyn O’Toole of NWOSU broke up the shutout bid for FHSU goalkeeper Nicole Barnaba, but she still finished with four saves to move to 1-1 on the season. The Tigers outshot the Rangers 26-12 in the match.

Fort Hays State continues a five-match road stretch this weekend in Colorado with matches at UC-Colorado Springs on Friday and CSU-Pueblo on Sunday.

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