The Fort Hays State men’s golf team sits in third place after the first 36 holes of the UNK Fall Invite at Awarii Dunes in Axtell, Nebraska. The Tigers shot a two-round total of 594 and are 13 shots behind first place Nebraska-Kearney in their season opener. Lindenwood sits in second place, nine shots ahead of FHSU.

The Tigers Trey Herman is tied for second at one-under. Herman shot a 3-under 70 in his first round then a 1-over 73 on his second 18.EM GOLFSTAT.COMCOPYRIGHT ©, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, GOLFSTAT Bloomington, IL

Team Results
1. Nebraska-Kearney 290 291 581
2 Lindenwood Univ. 289 296 585
3 Fort Hays State Univ 295 299 594
4 Central Oklahoma 290 305 595
5 Central Missouri 292 304 596
6 Northeastern St. U. 307 299 606
7 Missouri Western St. 305 308 613
8 Midland University 304 312 616
9 Washburn University 304 314 618
10 Missouri Southern St 317 308 625
11 Pittsburg State 315 313 628
12 Lincoln University 308 325 633
13 Southwest Baptist 317 334 651

FHSU Results
T 2 Trey Herman 70 73 143
T 20 Nick VonLintel 77 73 150
T 20 Dylan Wonnacott 73 77 150
T 24 Jeff Heptig 75 76 151
T 55 Grant Storey 83 77 160

Fort Hays State University fell behind early and couldn’t recover in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-14) loss to Hawaii-Hilo on Monday evening in Hilo, Hawaii.

The Tigers (0-5) struggled on offense, hitting .070 as a team, compared to UHH’s (5-0) hitting percentage of .287.

Sara Hewson would provide a bright spot for FHSU, as she blasted a season-high 12 kills (hitting .312) while adding nine digs, close behind team leader Makenzie Weinman, who had 12 digs. Libby Ary would assist in 11 kills, and Kelsey Broadwell had eight.

After falling behind 0-4 to start the match, FHSU answered back on a 4-3 run to pull within three (7-4).  From there, HHU would pull ahead 11-5, but a quick three-point run put FHSU right back in the mix. That, however, was short-lived, as HHU tore off on a 10-1 run (including a seven-point unanswered streak) to run away for good, winning the set, 25-11.

FHSU hit .000 in the first game, as the Vulcans’ Callie Aberle dug out seven attacks and the Tigers had seven attack errors.  Schwartz led the team with three kills in the set, while Hewson had two kills and four digs.

Looking to rebound in game two, FHSU jumped out to a 4-0 lead, helped by two Hewson kills.  They would hold the lead until HHU tied it up, 5-5.  The teams would trade points during the next four rallies, before HHU rattled off two unanswered, only to be answered by a four-point Tiger comeback.

With the score sitting at 11-11, FHSU took advantage of two HHU errors and Mares kill to pull ahead by three, only to see the Vulcans tie it again, 16-16, then take an 18-16 advantage.  The Tigers would not go away, pulling within one at 19-20.  From there, HHU jumped out to lead by three (22-19) before an FHSU timeout.  The Tigers would force a side-out at 23-20, but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 25-20.

The Tigers would raise their hitting percentage above .000 in the second match, using 14 team kills (including five from Hewson), to head into the third set hitting .068.  Ary would have five assists in the second frame, while Weinman increased her digs to eight with six in the set.

FHSU would never lead in the third, with a 2-1 deficit being as close as the Tigers would come.  With the score at 7-5, Hilo used a five-point run to pull ahead by seven (12-5), putting FHSU in an insurmountable hole.  The Tigers fell in game three, 25-14.

The Tigers return home from their Hawaii trip next Thursday, and will compete again on Tuesday, Sept. 17, against Nebraska-Kearney at 7 p.m. in Kearney, Neb.

— FHSU Sports Information —

Fort Hays State women’s soccer team picked up its first win of the 2013 season on Sunday afternoon at the FHSU Soccer Stadium by a count of 3-0 over the University of Sioux Falls. Fort Hays State built a 2-0 lead by halftime and tacked on one more goal for insurance in the second half to move to 1-1 overall on the season.

Sabrina Van Horn picked up the first goal of the season for FHSU by flicking the ball over the USF keeper’s head in the 21st minute of the game. Jamie Babyak got the ball to Van Horn over the top of the defense on a free kick from near midfield.

Jordan Hester, Fort Hays State’s top goal scorer in 2012, picked up her first of the season in the 40th minute when she beat a defender off a touch pass from Hannah Jurgens.

Abby Cinotto , like Van Horn, picked up her first collegiate goal in the second half on a nice crossing pass in the box from Amanda Talbott. Cinotto just had to tap the ball into the net once Talbott’s pass got by the USF goalkeeper.

Kelsey Grey picked up the win in goal for FHSU with one save. She moved to 1-0 on the season. Corrin Cook took the loss for USF, dropping to 0-2 on the season. Cook had six saves in goal as nine of the 12 shots by FHSU were put on goal. Fort Hays State outshot Sioux Falls 12-4 in the match.

The Tigers head on the road for five consecutive matches, starting Tuesday at Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva, Okla.

— FHSU Sports Information —

The early season woes continued for Fort Hays State University on Saturday, as the Tigers dropped their final two matches of the Hawaii Invitational.

FHSU (0-4) fell to Lewis (1-2) in four sets, 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 24-26, 25-19), and dropped a 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-19) contest against Hawaii Pacific (4-0).

FHSU spread out its offensive attack for the Lewis match, as five different players had at least six kills, led by Madison Scwartz’s nine. Jenna Ulrich and Taylor Mares were close behind with eight kills.

Kelsey Broadwell’s 20 assists were an early-season game high, and Makenzie Weinman had 13 digs (Schwartz and Sara Hewson each had eight).

FHSU would never lead in game one, tying it twice before the score sat at 8-8, but fell behind for good after that as Lewis went on runs of five, three and six unanswered points to close out the game, 25-16.

Weinman provided a spark on the defensive end during the first set, digging out five balls.

In game two, the Tigers would lead 1-0, but fall behind until late in the match, when a kill by Hewson (from Schwartz) knotted the score at 17-all.  Schwartz would then re-tie the game at 21-21 with an ace, though FHSU couldn’t pull off the rally – as the Flyers’ outscored the Tigers, 4-1, to close out a 25-22 set victory.

Hewson had five kills in the second frame, while Schwartz and Rebekah Spainhour each had a solo block.

Down two games to zero, FHSU would fall behind in the third set 3-0, but storm back out to an 11-3 lead, holding strong until a Flyer rally at 20-14 closed the deficit to two (21-19).  Lewis tied the match at 24-24, but a Spainhour kill and a Lewis error would give FHSU the set.

FHSU hit just .107 as a team in the third set, though the team limited Lewis to a .058 hitting percentage.

During the fourth frame, the Tigers hung tough until the score was 13-13, when Lewis would start pulling away gradually, using a 4-0 run to pull ahead for good, as the match ended on a kill at 25-19.

In the second game of the day, FHSU hit .264 as a team in the first frame, as Ulrich (four kills) and Spainhour (one kill) each hit .500.  Defensively, Hewson had four kills and Ary notched seven assists.

FHSU fell behind early in the match, but would continually tie it up until taking a 12-10 lead on Schwartz’s kill.  HPU would catch FHSU at 14, though, and close out the set on a 10-5 run to take the set, 25-19.

HPU took control in the second set with the score 10-5, going on a 9-1 run (including a span of six unanswered points) to take a 19-6 lead.  The Sea Warriors would win the second game, 25-13.

The final game of the night saw FHSU lead (or hold a tie) 12-11 before a seven-point run would propel HPU to 18-12 lead.   The Tigers would answer the run with a quick three-point rally of their own – eventually closing the deficit to four (22-18) – but couldn’t extend the match, losing 25-19.

In the HPU match, Ulrich led the team with 11 kills, followed by Schwartz’s eight.  The setter, Ary, had 19 assists while five different Tigers had five digs (Schwartz, Hewson, Hoekman, Hubert and Weinman) in the contest.

FHSU has the day off tomorrow before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii on Monday for a matchup with Hawaii-Hilo.  The game is slated for 7 p.m. HT / Midnight CT.

— FHSU Sports Information —

The Fort Hays State men’s cross country team grabbed a fourth place finish out of six teams on Saturday (Sept. 7) at the Lobo Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The University of Texas El-Paso (UTEP) won the team title.

Junior Cory Keehn led the way for the Tigers with a 10th place finish and a time of 15:57 on the 3.22 mile course. Seven spots behind Keehn in 17th place was Jonny Bernasky in 16:15. James Kadolph finished in 22nd and covered the course in 16:24.

Isaac Mills and Ryan Hopkins rounded out the scoring for the Tigers. Mills crossed the line with a 16:28 in 24th place and Hopkins ran a 16:42 for 32nd.

UTEP scored 40 points in the victory. New Mexico was the runner up with 49 points and El Paso Community College was third with 70 points. The Tigers were 17 points back for the fourth spot with 87 points.

Colby Community College Invitational (Sept. 6)
The Tigers also took a group to Colby Community College Invitational on Friday (Sept. 6) to compete. FHSU had two top 10 finishers at the meet.

Logan Garrett finished in ninth place on the 5K course in a time of 16:23. One spot behind Garrett was Jacob Thomas who finished in 16:30.

The Tigers hit the course again on September 12 at the Broncbuster Invitational and September 14 at the Hutchinson Community College Invite.

The Fort Hays State women’s cross country team nearly topped all three NCAA Division I programs at the Lobo Invitational, hosted by the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The Tigers finished second out of five teams at the event, topping the University of New Mexico and the University of Texas-El Paso.

Kylie Gaughan led the Tigers with an eighth-place finish, just fractions of a second ahead of teammate Ramsey McCarter who finished ninth. Both finished in 20:19 on the results. Marie Schaller was just two seconds back in 20:21, finishing 10th. Hannah Robinson covered the 3.22 mile course in 20:33 to finish 13th and Micki Krzesinski rounded out the Tiger scorers in 20:45, finishing 16th.

New Mexico State easily won the team competition with just 23 points with the top three placers in the race. Fort Hays State scored 54 and New Mexico scored 61.

Colby Community College Invitational (Sept. 6)
Fort Hays State had several runners compete at the Colby Community College Invitational on Friday (Sept. 6). Stacy Pachta, who finished second in 17:09, and Sydney Lower, who finished third in 17:13, were the top two performers for FHSU in the 4K race. Jenna Snell and Sam Szczublewski also finished in the top 10.

— FHSU Sports Information —

FHSU Sports Information

The 23rd-ranked FHSU men’s soccer team rolled to a 3-0 win at Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M. on Saturday. After dropping the first match of the season on Thursday night at Texas-Permian Basin, the Tigers evened their overall record at 1-1 for the young season.

Fort Hays State did all of its scoring in the second half. Daniel Peralta notched the first goal of the season for FHSU in the 48th minute on a penalty kick. Diego Cabrel gave FHSU some breathing room with a goal in the 59th minute on a pass through the defense from Michael Cole. True freshman Damion Cooper left no doubt later in the 77th minute with a goal on a pass from David Lucio.

Goalkeeper Jason Babyak posted a shutout in the first start of his career at FHSU, notching three saves. The Tigers outshot the Greyhounds 15-7.

Fort Hays State hits the road once again next week for another pair of non-conference matches in Colorado. FHSU is at Colorado Mesa on Friday, September 13th then at Adams State on Sunday, September 15th. The home opener for FHSU begins conference play on Sept. 20 against Southern Nazarene.

Fort Hays State University dropped a 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-23) contest with No. 5 BYU-Hawaii on Friday evening in Laie, Hawaii. The Tigers drop to 0-2 on the season while BYU now sits at 4-0.

Jenna Ulrich led the team with nine kills, while Taylor Mares followed up Thursday night’s strong performance with an eight kill evening.  Ulrich hit .350 while Mares’ percentage was .250.  Using a two-setter cycle, Kelsey Broadwell racked up 17 assists and Libby Ary had 14.

The Tigers’ defense was tested throughout the night from BYU’s strong attack, and Mackenzie Weinman stepped up the challenge, digging out 20 attacks to keep FHSU close.

In game one, FHSU trailed just once until the match was tied 9-9, but couldn’t pull away, eventually relinquishing the lead and needing to battle from behind.  The Tigers would hang tough throughout, pulling within one at 20-19, 21-20, 22-21 and 23-22, but couldn’t get over the hump and dropped the first set, 25-23.

BYU would hold the lead throughout game two, limiting the Tigers to a .128 hitting percentage (and five attack errors), to take the set, 25-18.

After the intermission, FHSU would answer back strongly, hitting .216 with a service ace and 12 kills as a team.  The teams would trade points until 7-7, when the Tigers rattled off a 5-1 run to lead, 12-8.  That lead, however, would shrink until BYU tied the game, 13-13.

FHSU wouldn’t falter, though, and once again attempted to pull away, but were unable to.  Down 15-17, BYU would run off four unanswered points to take the lead, 19-17.  The pesky Tigers, though, tied the match at 22 and 23, showing resilience until a two-point rally ended the match, 25-23.

FHSU travels to Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu, Hawaii tomorrow to close out the Hawaii Invitational.  The Tigers will take on Lewis University at Noon HT (5 p.m. CT) and HPU at 6 p.m. HT (11 p.m. CT).

— FHSU Sports Informaton —

The Fort Hays State women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Southwest Minnesota State on Friday evening in the season opener at FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays. A goal in the 75th minute was the difference in a match that saw the Tigers take 11 shots to just four for the Mustangs.

Fort Hays State dominated the first half offensively with the wind at its back, taking 10 shots to just one for SMSU. The FHSU defense held SMSU to just three shots in the second half even with the reversal of wind, but a low shot to the right corner Kendahl Fisher of SMSU got past a diving Nicole Barnaba into the net.

Brienna Dehkes picked up the win for SMSU in goal, saving eight shots in the first half, two in a row on a great opportunity the Tigers had on a shot by Jordon Hester and a rebound attempt by Sabrina Van Horn in the 27th minute. Barnaba took the loss and had just one save in the match.

Fort Hays State looks to rebound from the loss on Sunday when it hosts University of Sioux Falls at 11 am at FHSU Soccer Stadium.

— FHSU Sports Information —

Emporia State racked up 591 yards of total offense as they roll past the Fort Hays State Tigers 43-13 in the season opener for both Thursday night in front of 3,695 at Lewis Field. Hornet sophomore quarterback Brent Wilson completed 20-of-28 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns, all to Austin Willis and ran for two more scores.

Chris Brown Postgame News Conference

After forcing the Tigers to a three-and-out on their first possession, the Hornets scored on a Wilson 32 yard run. Emporia State then scored 10 points in their final two possessions of the second quarter to go up 17-0 at the half.

Justin McPhail Postgame Interview

Andreas Ashwood blocked a punt on the Hornets first possession of the third quarter, setting up an eight yard touchdown pass from Treveon Albert to Keaton Callins to pull the Tigers within 17-6. Callins also caught a 27-yard strike and finished with five catches for 52 yards.

Game Highlights

Albert completed 15-of-28 passes for 163 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Tigers were held to just 44 rushing yards. Andre Smith led the way with 23 yards on 10 carries. FHSU was just 2-for-10 on third down and lost the time of possession battle 39:32 to 20:28.

 

In a closely-contest match to open the season, Fort Hays State battled, but came up short in a 3-1 (26-28, 25-22, 25-23, 25-14) contest at Chaminade University. The Tigers (0-1) dropped the contest after hitting just .068 as a team, compared to a .221 hitting percentage by CU (2-1).

Taylor Mares led the team with nine kills, while Madison Schwartz and Haley Corkill each had seven. Kelsey Broadwell had 17 assists to lead FHSU, closely followed by Libby Ary’s 15.

On the defensive side, Makenzie Weinman dug out 12 attacks and Jenna Ulrich assisted with five blocks. Camille Hubert was second on the squad with 9 digs.

Down 0-2 to start the game one, FHSU rallied to take a 5-2 lead, keyed during the run by Ulrich’s two kills and two aces by Sara Hewson. CU would tie the game at seven, but another offensive spark gave the Tigers an 11-7 lead.

After a timeout with score tied at 11, the Tigers took a 15-11 lead, but couldn’t pull away, relinquishing the lead at 22-21.  From there, the teams would trade points until 26-26, when Schwartz broke the stalemate with a kill, and a block by Ulrich clinched the game, 28-26.

In game two, FHSU would jump out to a 2-0 lead, but couldn’t hold the advantage for long, allowing CU to take a 5-3 lead.  The Tigers, however, used a 7-2 run to take a 10-7 lead, including a stretch of three unanswered points.

Down 18-16, a kill by Mares and block by Ulrich and Schwartz tied the match up, setting the stage for another close finish.  CU would attempt to pull away with a 21-19 lead, but FHSU would not go away, eventually tying the game at 22.  The Silver Swords, however, would take the game, 25-22.

Coming out of intermission, FHSU fell behind 5-3, but the score would be tied five more times (at 5, 7, 9, 10, 13) before FHSU took a 14-13 lead.  The back-and-forth contest saw FHSU take an 18-16 lead and hold the two-point advantage until 21-19, when CU went on a 5-1 run to take a 24-22 lead.  FHSU would pull within one, but were unable to rally further, falling 25-23.

Needing to win the final two games to clinch the match, FHSU couldn’t find a rhythm in the fourth frame, and dropped the contest, 25-14.

The Tigers will take on No. 5 BYU-Hawaii tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. HT (12:30 a.m. CT).  The game will be played in Laie, Hawaii, at the Cannon Activities Center.

— FHSU Sports Information —

Fort Hays State University’s men’s soccer team fell, 2-0, to Texas-Permian Basin to open the season in Odessa, Texas.

The No. 23 Tigers rattled off 12 shots on Thursday afternoon, including five on goal, but couldn’t push any across the goal line.

Tied 0-0 until the 78th minute, the Falcon’s rattled off two goals in the final 11 minutes to clinch the win.  Brendan Betsill scored on a free kick at 79:49, while Logan Sharp’s shot from 25 feet out in the final minute (89:15) found the left corner of the net.

FHSU’s Ricardo Yeverino took four shots in the contest, putting three on goal, to lead the team. Diego Cabral and David Lucio took the other shots on goal for the Tigers, while Tanner Brockhad two attempts.

Goalkeeper Kent Fruend had three stops in the campaign while playing the full 90 minutes.

FHSU travels to Portales, N.M., on Saturday, Sept. 7 to battle Eastern New Mexico at 1 p.m.

— FHSU Sports Information —