Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown and selected players held their weekly visit with the media Tuesday night. The 2-5 Tigers are back at home this Saturday afternoon against Lincoln.
Chris Brown
Chris Brown 10-16-12
Tarean Austin
Tarean Austin 10-16-12
Cornelius Gallon
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The Fort Hays State volleyball team picked up a pair of wins on Tuesday night at home over York College (Neb.) in straight sets to move to 20-8 overall on the season. It marks the first 20-win season for FHSU volleyball since 2004. The Tigers return to conference play this weekend at Missouri Southern and Southwest Baptist.
Match 1: Fort Hays State 3, York College 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-11)
Fort Hays State had most of their reserves get playing time in the first match of the evening. The Tigers hit .213 as a team, while holding the Panthers to -.063 for the match.
Samantha Ledy had a team-high 10 kills and hit .412 for the match. Tara Hoekman and Anna Messerole each put down six kills and Megan Glandon and Ashley Evans each added five. Mallory Flagor had a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage with four kills on four attempts.
Lauren Lorenz churned out 29 assists and tied for the team high in digs with seven. Hoekman and Messerole also had seven digs each.
The Tigers did a lot of their damage at the service line with 14 aces. Latika Clanton had five and Lorenz and Sarah Mamot each added four.
Match 2: Fort Hays State 3, York College 0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-10)
The usual FHSU starters took to the court in the second match of the night and left no doubt with a 25-7 first-set win. After York battled in the second set a bit, the Tigers took control late and then never looked back the remainder of the night with a 15-point win in the third set.
The Tigers were very consistent on the attack, hitting .356 for the match overall. They hit at least .333 in each set.
Jenna Ulrich paced the Tigers with a very efficient nine kills and no errors on 15 attempts for a .600 hitting percentage. She did not need to play the third set with the match well at hand. Kylee Hoagland added eight kills with just one error on 13 attempts for a .538 hitting percentage.
Sare Hewson (six kills), Taylor Mares (four kills), Kayla Zoglman (three kills), Samantha Ledy (three kills) and Mallory Flagor (two kills) all stayed errorless in the match. The Tigers had just six hitting errors in the match.
Kayla Zoglmanhad a team-high 27 assists and Makenzie Weinman led the defensive effort with 18 digs. The Tigers did well at the service line again with seven aces in the match.
Fort Hays State turns its focus back to the MIAA with a pair of crucial road matches at Missouri Southern and Southwest Baptist this weekend. The Tigers are looking to remain in the thick of the standings race to be one of the top eight teams to advance to the conference tournament at the end of the season. FHSU enters the weekend 4-5 in the MIAA.
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he Fort Hays State women’s soccer team is ranked in the region rankings for the first time in the program’s two-year history. The rankings, which came out Tuesday rank the Tigers at No. 10 in the Central Region.
FHSU went 1-0-1 last week in soccer action. At the FHSU Soccer Stadium on Thursday, the Tigers played to a 2-2 draw with Missouri Western. The Tigers scored an impressive 3-1 win over Northwest Missouri State on Saturday for their one win on the week. FHSU is 8-5-1 on the season and 4-4-1 in the MIAA.
The Tigers are one of four MIAA teams ranked in the Central Region. Central Oklahoma leads the way at No. 3, Truman is No. 4 and Central Missouri is No. 5.
Minnesota State-Mankato and Southwestern Oklahoma State are No.1 and 2 in the Central Region with the three MIAA teams 3-5.
The Tigers return to action this weekend on Friday at Truman State in Kirksville, Mo. Start time is set for 12 p.m. On Sunday, FHSU takes on Lindenwood in St. Charles, Mo. at 12 p.m.
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The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team dropped out of the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer National Poll for the first time in seven weeks. The Tigers received votes in this week’s poll, but did not make the top 25. In the Central Region rankings, the Tigers fell to No. 4 after being ranked No. 1 last week.
The Tigers were ranked six straight weeks prior to this week’s rankings. Last week FHSU ranked No. 17. FHSU dropped after going 1-1 last weekend. The Tigers dropped a tough match, 2-1, to Truman on Thursday, but finished the weekend with a 3-2 win over Upper Iowa on Friday. The Tigers are 9-4-1 and 5-2-1 in the MIAA.
FHSU dropped from No. 1 in the Central Region to No. 4 this week. Northeastern State moved to No. 1 for the first time this season, and Lindenwood went from No. 3 up to No. 2. Truman also moved up one spot to No. 3.
Two MIAA teams are ranked in the polls. Northeastern State, which the Tigers play this weekend, is the highest ranked team at No. 19, and Lindenwood ranks No. 23. The Tigers and Truman are receiving votes in the poll.
The Tigers return to the pitch this Thursday at No. 19 Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Okla. at 7 p.m. FHSU plays Harding on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Searcy, Ark.
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The Fort Hays State rallied from a 10 point fourth quarter deficit to force overtime and defeat Southwest Baptist 37-34 on a damp day in Bolivar, Mo.
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Cornelius Gallon caught an 8-yard pass in the back of the endzone with 0:04 to play to tie the game. Anthony Sheppard threw the TD pass after Tarean Austin It capped a 19-play 86-yard drive that ate up 4:07.
After holding the Bearcats to a fieldgoal on their overtime possession, the Tigers score on an 7-yard TD pass from Tarean Austin to win it.
Austin completed 22-of-39 passes for 271 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Anthony Sheppard completed his only pass for a TD which tied the game.
Shaun Olhde rushed for 91 yards on 29 carries after Traveon Albert and Addie Brown both left with first half injuries.
Gallon hauled in nine catches for 155 yards and three touchdowns.
FHSU ran 96 plays compared to SBU’s 46 and held the ball for 43:20 compared to the Bearcats 31:40. The Tigers completed 12 of 20 third down conversions and were 3-for-3 on fourth down, all on their final drive of regulation.
The win moves FHSU to 2-5 and 2-5 in the MIAA. SBU falls to 1-6 overall and in MIAA play.
The Fort Hays State women’s soccer team played to a 2-2 draw Thursday night against Missouri Western at the FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays. The first tie of the season brings the FHSU record to 7-5-1 and 3-4-1 in the MIAA.
The Tigers scored first in the 18th minute when Jordan Hester put in a shot from inside the box that went to the left side of the goal. The goal was the only tally of the first half.
Early in the second half, the Griffons tied the score at 1-1 with a goal in the 47th minute. Abby Widrig made a run and hit a shot by a charging Nicole Barnaba.
FHSU regained the lead, 2-1, in the second half when Jordan Shaw knocked in a loose ball in the box in the 78th minute. The advantage did not hold as MWSU scored on a free kick in the 82nd minute for the 2-2 tie.
Despite the 2-2 tie, the Tigers outshot the Griffons 28-10 in the match, including a 4-0 advantage in the two overtimes. In the first half, FHSU totaled 12 shots to two from MWSU.
The Tigers continue their weekend with a home match against Northwest Missouri State on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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The host Bulldogs scored on a late penalty kick to down FHSU, 2-1, on Thursday in Kirksville, Mo. The Tigers dropped to 8-4-1 and 4-2 in the MIAA and TSU moved to 7-4-1 and 4-1-1 in the MIAA.
Truman scored the match-winning goal in the 85th minute as Tony Luedecke knocked in the penalty kick.
Both teams scored goals early in the first five minutes. The Bulldogs went up 1-0 in the second minute on a goal off a corner kick. The Tigers knotted the match at 1-1 in the fifth minute as Diego Cabral stole the ball from a defender in the box and scored. The goal was his seventh of the season, matching the team high with Tomas Mares.
The Tigers held a 20-14 shot advantage in the match, including a 12-8 advantage in the first half. FHSU had the advantage in corner kicks with 13 to five from TSU, including 11 in the second half.
Kent Freund started in goal for FHSU, going 90 minutes and making four saves. He is now 3-3-1 on the season.
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Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown talks about last Saturday’s 20-17 loss at Lindenwood and looks ahead to this Saturday game at Southwest Baptist.
The Tiger volleyball team pulled out a hard-fought four-set victory over Missouri Western on Tuesday evening in Hays. The key was the Tigers 30-28 victory in the third set to break the 1-1 tie in the match, then went on to win set four 25-21. FHSU moved to 18-6 overall and 4-3 in the MIAA with the win.
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Madison Schwartz fueled the FHSU offense in the first set with five kills on 10 attacks with no errors, hitting .500 in the set. Jenna Ulrich, Kylee Hoagland and Sara Hewson all added three kills in the first set. The four combined for a .400 hitting percentage in the opening set in which the Tigers hit .317 as a team.
The Griffons fired back at the Tigers in the second set to even up the match, hitting .297 to just .121 for the Tigers.
The action heated up in the third set as the Tigers pushed out to a six-point lead at 13-7, but the Griffons slowly came back to tied the set at 20-20. The Griffons went on a three-point run after trailing 22-21 to get to set point at 24-22, but the Tigers fought it off with consecutive blocks by Ulrich and Hewson and Ulrich pushed the Tigers on top by one with a kill. FHSU fought off three more set points for the Griffons before ending the set on a three-point run, triggered by a kill from Schwartz.
Schwartz fueled the Tiger offense again in the fourth set with six of her match-high 17 kills, a season high for Schwartz.
Ulrich and Hoagland combined for 30 kills in the match, Ulrich with 16 and Hoagland with 14, as the Tiger middle hitters combined for a .407 hitting percentage. Ulrich hit .448 and Hoagland hit .367.
Setter Kayla Zoglman had a big double-double for the Tigers with 49 assists and a team-high 24 digs. Makenzie Weinman had 16 digs and Hewson added 12.
Sarah Faubel led the Griffons with 13 kills and Jessie Thorup added 12. The assists were split almost evenly as Stephanie Hattey had 24 and Jordon Chohon had 23. Brooke Cousino led the Griffons in digs with 20.
Fort Hays State turns its focus to Lindenwood on Friday in another key MIAA match. Lindenwood is currently 12-8 overall and 2-4 in the MIAA.
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The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team moved up one spot to No. 17 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer National Poll, announced by the NSCAA today (Oct. 9). In the Central Region rankings, FHSU regained the No. 1 spot after being No. 2 last week.
The Tigers, who are ranked for the sixth straight week, went 0-1-1 last week in two non-conference matches, including a 2-2 tie against then-No. 11 West Texas A&M in Hays. FHSU lost 2-0 to Eastern New Mexico in its other match of the week. With the 0-1-1 week, the Tigers are now 8-3-1 overall and 4-1 in the MIAA.
Fort Hays State also moved up in the Central Region rankings, going from No. 2 to No. 1. Lindenwood, which was No. 1 in last week’s rankings, dropped to No. 3 after falling to Oakland City, 1-0, during the week. Northeastern State moved to No. 2. Before last week, FHSU ranked No. 1 for the first four weeks of the region rankings. Truman, which the Tigers play this weekend, is No. 4 and Ouachita Baptist ranks No. 5.
The Tigers are the highest ranked MIAA school at No. 17. Northeastern State is the only other ranked MIAA team at No. 25. Lindenwood received votes in the poll.
FHSU starts a four-match road trip this weekend, going to Truman on Thursday (Oct. 11) and Upper Iowa on Friday (Oct. 12). Both matches start at 3 p.m.
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The Tigers scored two goals in the final 11 minutes of regulation to tie West Texas A&M, 2-2, on Sunday in a non-conference match at the FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays. Diego Cabral scored both goals for the Tigers, his fifth and sixth of the season. FHSU moves to 8-3-1 on the season and West Texas goes to 8-1-2.
The Buffs put in the first two goals, both scored by Dominic Furness early in the second half. Less than a minute into the second half, Furness put in a shot right in front, beating Kent Freund to his right side. Furness scored his second goal in the 62nd minute on another shot right in front for a 2-0 Buffs advantage.
Cabral scored his first of two goals in the 80th minute on a penalty kick, cutting the margin to one at 2-1. The PK was set up after a Buffs foul on Austin Clifton in the box. On the second goal, Cabral’s header found the back of the net after a free kick from Tanner Brock from about 45 yards out.
After two 10 minute scoreless overtime periods, the match ended with a 2-2 score.
Freund went the full 110 minutes in goal for FHSU, making 14 saves, which is the most in FHSU men’s soccer history, and allowing the two goals.
The Tigers return to MIAA play on Thursday for a 3 p.m. match against Truman. FHSU plays four-straight road matches and then return home for its regular season finale on Oct. 26 against Southern Nazarene.
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Fort Hays State women’s soccer allowed a goal six minutes into double overtime, falling 2-1 to Northeastern State on Sunday at DeLoache Field in Tahlequah, Okla. The Tigers dropped to 7-5 overall and 3-4 in the MIAA, while NSU moved to 9-2 and 4-2 in the MIAA.
NSU’s Renee Valcarcel scored the golden goal in the 106th minute. She knocked in a deflection on the right side of the goal.
The Tigers Ember Albertson sent the match to overtime, tying the score at 1-1 in the 69th minute. Albertson put in a flip throw in from Alexis Aiman that bounced over two players to Albertson.
The Riverhawks took the early 1-0 lead in the 10th minute as Emily Voges scored off a rebound that deflected of the left post.
Rachael Schaad went the whole way in goal for FHSU, making eight saves and allowing two goals.
FHSU returns home for two matches. The Tigers take on Missouri Western on Thursday at 6 p.m. then clashes with Northwest Missouri State on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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The Fort Hays State Tigers turn the ball over five times including twice in the fourth quarter and lose their homecoming game to Lindenwood 20-17 in front of 3,345 Saturday night at Lewis Field.
Fort Hays State (1-5, 1-5) led 17-13 and forced the Lions to punt, but Keaton Callins muffed the return giving Lindenwood (5-1, 4-1) the ball at the Tiger 15. Two plays later they would score to lead 20-17.
The Tigers drove down to the Lions four, but Tarean Austin threw an interception in the endzone with 1:17 left.
FHSU held a one-point lead at halftime thanks to a 12-yard TD pass from Tarean Austin to Tanner Hagemen with 47 seconds to play. It capped a 10 play 75 yard drive following a Lindenwood touchdown which gave the Lions a 13-7 lead.
Austin scored the Tigers first touchdown on an 8-yard run with 11:05 to play in the second quarter. Cornelius Gallon hauled in a 39-yard pass on the final play of the first quarter to set up the score.
Lindenwood scored first on a 36-yard field goal to cap a 13-play drive on their first possession.
The Tigers had a fumble and interception on their first two possessions but the defense bailed them out with two fourth-down stops.
