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Big Second Half Run Lifts Missouri Western Past FHSU Women

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Missouri Western shot 72-percent in the second half and used a 39-16 run to build a 19-point lead and defeat the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers 90-78 Monday night in St. Joseph.

Fort Hays State raced out to an early seven-point lead and were up one at the half, but the Griffons score the first five of the second half to take the lead for good.

The Tigers forced 21 Griffon turnovers but only managed 17 points off those turnovers.

Kate Lehman led four Tigers in double-figures with 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Kate Lehman added 16 points and nine boards, Melissa Nelson came off the bench to add 10 points, all in the second half.

The Lady Tigers have lost four of their last five and fall to 15-6 and 7-6 in the MIAA. Missouri Western improves to 6-13 and 4-10 in the conference.

Tony Hobson Post Game Interview
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Game Highlights
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FHSU Wrestlers Place 3rd at Kansas Cup

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The Fort Hays State wrestlers took home four individual titles and a team third place finish at the Kansas Cup on Sunday (Jan. 29), hosted by Baker University in Baldwin City, Kan. The host Wildcats won the team title with 121 points with Labette in second, totaling 118.5 points. FHSU finished the day with 112.5 points in their third place finish.

Four Tigers took home individual championships in the Kansas Cup. CJ Napier won the 141-pound class, going 3-0 on the day. Napier, who was No. 7 in the latest Division II rankings, defeated Joel Olivas of Baker in a close 1-0 decision to win the title. Napier also defeated Courtney Strauss (tech fall) of Bethany College and Jordan Basks of Labette (maj. 13-0) on the day. Napier is a perfect 6-0 on the season.

Derek Koehn was victorious at 157 pounds for the Tigers. He was also 3-0 on the day. Koehn defeated Colby Crank of Bethany College in a 5-3 decision to take the 157-pound class. His two earlier wins also came via decisions as Koehn defeated Tyler Davis of Labette in the first round, 7-3, and Keegan Smith of Pratt CC, 5-0, in the second round bout.

No. 1-ranked Walker Clarke took home the title in the 184-pound class. Clarke recorded two decisions and a major decision in his three wins on the day. In the finals, Clarke defeated Tyler Hasenbank of Newman in a 9-4 decision. Clarke won a 12-3 major decision over John Hambeton of Labette, and a 10-4 decision over Matt Atwood of Bethany in his two other bouts.

Tanner Kriss was also victorious for the Tigers. The sophomore from Colby, Kan. won the 197-pound class. In his three matches, Kriss went 3-0 to take the title. Kriss started his run with a 3-1 decision over Anthony Grist of Bethany College then defeated Jake Nowak of Baker via a pin at 2:31. In the championship match, Kriss won a 4-1 decision to take the title over Zach Anderson of Labette CC.

Justin Glenn placed second in the 285-pound class, while Sam Thoman placed third at 165 pounds. Recording fourth place finishes were both Collin Hase at 125 pounds and Benny Armstrong at 174 pounds.

The Tigers return to conference action on Friday (Feb. 3) when FHSU hosts Colorado Mines at 6 p.m.

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Late First Half Run Lifts Northwest Missouri Past Fort Hays State

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Northwest Missouri State closed the first half on a 13-2 run to build a 13-point halftime lead and snap the Fort Hays State Tigers three-game win streak with a 74-57 victory Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena in Maryville.

The Tigers hit just two of their first 12 shots and fell behind by 10, but used 3-pointers from Lance Russell and Moses Dayee to pull within two with just under five minutes to play in the half.

The Tigers never were never closer than nine in the second half.

FHSU shot 37-percent from the floor (18-49) but hit 41-percent from beyond the arc (9-22) and hit 12-15 free throws. Northwest shot 52-percent (27-52), hit 8-of-17 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Tigers by six.

The Tigers drop to 13-5 and 7-5 in the MIAA. The Bearcats improve to 15-3 and 9-3 in the MIAA.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
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Game Highlights
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First Half Run Carries FHSU Women Past Northwest Missouri State

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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers used a 14-2 first half run to build a 15-point lead and end their three-game losing streak with a 65-42 win over Northwest Missouri State Saturday afternoon in Maryville.

The Lady Tigers led virtually the entire way. Northwest pulled within seven late in the first half but Crista Bechard hit one of the Tigers’s six first half 3-pointers late in the half to give the Tigers a 10-point lead at the break and by as many as 23 in the second half.

FHSU shot just 38-percent but was 10-for-29 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Bearcats 55-38.

Fort Hays had five players score in double-figures led by Kate Lehman and Kimber Weiser who both scored 12. Crista Bechard scored 11 with Kate Edwards and Kaiameka Brown both adding 10. Lehman and Edwards both recorded double-doubles. Lehman grabbed 10 rebounds and Edwards 11. Lehman also had five blocked shots and within three of tying the Tigers single season record.

The win pushes FHSU to 15-5 and 7-5 in the conference. Northwest falls to 4-16 and 2-11. The Lady Tigers play at Missouri Western Monday night.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview
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Game Highlights
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Tigers Jump Up Two Spots In NABC Division II Poll

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The Fort Hays State Tigers move up two spots to No. 23 in this week’s NABC Division II men’s basketball rankings. (See complete poll below).

It’s a school record 36th-consecutive week of being ranked in the NABC regular season poll. The Tigers eclipsed the old mark of 29, which started with the first regular season poll of the 1995-96 undefeated national championship season for the Tigers and ended on the ninth poll of the 1997-98 season.

The Tigers have now been ranked in 49 regular season polls under 11th-year head coach Mark Johnson. All of those polls have been since the 2005-06 season, a year that saw the Tigers reach the No. 1 ranking in the nation.

Missouri Southern moves up two to No. 14.

The top two teams from last year’s final NABC/Division II men’s basketball rankings are now the top two teams in the current poll, as Bellarmine and West Liberty occupy the those spots in the new rankings released Tuesday.

Bellarmine, who held the number one spot in November, returns to the top of the rankings after posting three wins last week, including a home win over No. 9 Northern Kentucky, coupled with two losses by last week’s top-ranked team, Kentucky Wesleyan. Meanwhile, West Liberty – the No. 1 team in the final 2010-11 rankings ahead of Bellarmine – moved up to No. 2 after recording a pair of victories of its own a week ago.

NABC Division II (January 24, 2012)

1. Bellarmine (Ky.) (16-1)
2. West Liberty (W.Va.) (16-1)
3. Metropolitan State (Colo.) (17-1)
4. Tarleton State (Tex.) (16-1)
5. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (17-1)
6. Winona State (Minn.) (17-2)
7. Kentucky Wesleyan (15-2)
8. Southern Indiana (15-2)
9. Northern Kentucky (15-2)
10. Midwestern State (Tex.) (15-1)
11. Colorado School of Mines (15-2)
12. Alabama-Huntsville (14-3)
13.St. CloudState (Minn.) (15-2)
14. Missouri Southern (16-3)
15. Christian Brothers (Tenn.) (14-3)
16. Indiana (Pa.) (13-3)
17. Shaw (N.C.) (15-2)
18. Western Washington (17-3)
19. Bowie State (Md.) (13-3)
20. Hillsdale (Mich.) (15-2)
21. Indianapolis (Ind.) (14-3)
22. West Georgia (17-3)
23. Fort Hays State (Kan.) (13-4)
24. South Carolina-Aiken (13-3)
25. Alaska-Anchorage (13-4)

Others receiving votes: Minnesota State-Moorhead 11, Arkansas-Monticello 9, Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 9, Adelphi (N.Y.) 6, Montevallo (Alal.) 5, Northwest Missouri State 5, Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) 4, C.W. Post (N.Y.) 2, Anderson (S.C.) 1, Bemidji State (Minn.) 1, Bentley (Mass.) 1, Florida Tech 1, Missouri-St. Louis 1.

AUDIO – FHSU Weekly Basketball News Conferences

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Fort Hays State women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson and men’s coach Mark Johnson held their weekly news conference in the Cade Suran Tiger Room Monday afternoon.

Click on the links below to listen to both.

The Tiger women are coming off a 76-75 overtime loss to Lincoln at home Saturday, their third straight loss.

The Fort Hays State men won their third straight, defeating Lincoln by 15.

B0th teams are on the road this Saturday at Northwest Missouri State then next Monday at Missouri Western.

Tony Hobson News Conference
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Mark Johnson News Conference
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Hot Start Lifts Fort Hays State Past Lincoln

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The Fort Hays State used an early 14-0 run to build a 15-point lead and never trailed in a 78-63 win over the Lincoln Blue Tigers Saturday at Gross Coliseum. Fort Hays led by as many as 22 in the second half as they win their third straight.

The Tigers held Lincoln to 19 first half points, all by Cedric Ridle, who scored the Blue Tigers first 24 points and finished with a career-high 38.

Tyrone Phillips led the Tigers with 23 points, 14 of them in the first half. Lance Russell added a career-best 17, Omar McDade 14 and Matt Simmons 13 along with 16 rebounds.

FHSU shoots 46-percent for the game (30-65) and were 10-27 from 3-point range. They hit 8-of-12 from the free throw line and outrebounded the Blue Tigers by nine.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
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Matt Simmons
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Game Highlights
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Lady Tigers Fall In Overtime To Lincoln

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The Lincoln Blue Tigers scored the final four points of regulation to force overtime then hit two free throws with 03.5 seconds to take the lead and defeat the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers 76-75 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

The Lady Tigers used a 10-0 run to grab the lead with just over nine minutes to play and led by as many as seven in the second half.

Free throw shooting doomed FHSU (14-5, 6-5 MIAA). The Lady Tigers were 5-for-6 in the first half but just 2-for-10 in the second half and overtime. Lincoln hit all seven free throw attempts in the second half and both in the overtime.

The Lady Tigers trailed most of the first half and were down 11 with 2:28 to play, but close the half on a 12-3 run to trail 41-39 at the break. Crista Bechard got a rebound and drove the length of the floor and followed in her missed shot at the horn to close the gap to two.

Kate Edwards led the Lady Tigers with a career-high 33 points. Kate Lehman added 21 with seven rebounds and eight blocked shots.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview
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Game Highlights
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No. 15 FHSU Wrestling Comes Up Just Short At No. 15 Adams State

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No. 11 Adams State won three of the last four matches to erase a 16-6 deficit and defeated No. 15 Fort Hays State on Thursday night (Jan. 19) in Alamosa, Colo. The close dual saw both teams win five matches each. The loss dropped the Tigers to 3-2 in duals and 2-2 in the RMAC.

After falling behind 16-6, the Grizzlies won two straight to pull even at 16-16. ASC’s Jerry Huff scored six points with a pin of FHSU’s Collin Hase in the 125-pound match to cut the Tiger lead to just four at 16-12. A major decision win by No. 4 Ryan Fillingame at 133 tied the match at 16 as Fillingame defeated Kyle Johnson 11-0.

The Tigers pulled ahead, 19-16, after CJ Napier scored three points with a 4-2 decision win over ASC’s Casey Lynn at 141. However, the Tigers lead didn’t last as No. 4 Josh Hensley of ASC scored a tech fall in the final match (16-0) to push the Grizzlies to a 21-19 win over the visiting Tigers.

FHSU built the 16-6 advantage by winning four of the first six matches, including three straight. Sam Thoman (165) pinned Justin Samora at 1:58 to give the Tigers their first win and a 6-3 lead. Benny Armstrong followed the Thoman victory with a win of his own at 174 pounds, defeating Jarrod Purvis in an 8-6 decision to increase the score to 9-3. The Tigers made it three straight wins and upped the score to 13-3 as Josh Rodriguez scored a major decision win (11-2) over Darian Roberts at 184 pounds.

After a Grizzlies win at 197, Justin Glenn extended the advantage back to 10 at 16-6, defeating Taylor Stam in a 10-5 decision at 285.

The Tigers return to action in 10 days in the Kansas Cup on Jan. 29 in Baldwin City, Kan. The event starts at 9 a.m.

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FHSU Holds On For Overtime Win At Emporia State

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The Fort Hays State Tigers nearly blew an 11-point second half lead, but score the final six points in overtime to defeat the Emporia State 72-67 Wednesday night in Emporia.

The Tigers led 46-35 with 14:27 to play, but the Hornets battled back to tie the game at 62. Fort Hays had a chance to win in regulation but a shot from Kendrick Morse rimmed out at the horn.

ESU would take their first lead since early in the game on an Antonio DiMaria 3-pointer, but the Tigers score the final six of the extra period for the win.

The Tigers hit six 3-pointers in the first half including one from Moses Dayee in the final seconds of the first half to lead 33-27 at the break. They trailed by five early but answered with a 10-0 run and led by as many eight in the first frame.

FHSU shoots 46-percent for the gmae and were 10-of-20 from 3-point range but just 14-of-22 from the free throw line. Moses Dayee led the Tigers with 15 points and six assists, Tyrone Phillips added 14, Karron McKenzie 12 and Omar McDade 11.

The win improves the Tigers to 12-4 and 6-4 in the MIAA. The Hornets fall to 8-8 and 4-6 in the conference.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview:
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Karron McKenzie Postgame Interview:
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Game Highlights:
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Big Run Lifts No. 20 Emporia State Over Lady Tigers

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The Emporia State Lady Hornets use a 24-7 run spanning the first and second halves to go from eight down to up nine and defeat the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers 81-70 Wednesday night at White Auditorium in Emporia.
The Lady Tigers led by as many as nine in the first half, but a late 15-2 Hornet run put ESU up five before Traci Keyser hit a 3-pointer off an in-bound pass to pull the Tigers within 34-32 at the half.

The Hornets outscored FHSU 9-2 to open the second half to go up 43-34. The Lady Tigers never got any closer than three the rest of the way.

Fort Hays shot 37-percent from the floor but just 4-for-14 from 3-point range (1-5 in the second half). The Hornets shot 44-percent and hit 7-of-13 from 3-point range after missing their first four.

Traci Keyser was 3-of-5 from 3-point range and 8-for-8 from the free throw line and led the Tigers with a season-high 21 points. Kate Lehman added 16 points, 11 rebounds and had seven blocks.

The Hornets were led by freshman center Merissa Quick who scored 20 before fouling out. Quick had 17 in the first half.

The Lady Tigers are now 0-27 all-time on the road against ranked Division II teams and have lost 13 straight to the Hornets and 10 straight in Emporia. They fall to 14-4 and 6-4 in the MIAA.

Highlights:
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Post Game Interview (pt.1):
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FHSU Drops To No. 25 In Latest NABC Division II Poll

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The Fort Hays State Tigers drop six spots but remain ranked in this week’s NABC Division II Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday. The Tigers fall from 19th to No. 25 and have now been ranked in 35-straight regular season polls.

The 35-consecutive week streak of being ranked in the NABC regular season poll is the longest ever for Fort Hays State. The Tigers eclipsed the old mark of 29, which started with the first regular season poll of the 1995-96 undefeated national championship season for the Tigers and ended on the ninth poll of the 1997-98 season, in the second regular season poll this year.

The Tigers have now been ranked in 48 regular season polls under 11th-year head coach Mark Johnson. All of those polls have been since the 2005-06 season, a year that saw the Tigers reach the No. 1 ranking in the nation.

Missouri Southern, who beat the Tigers last Monday, moves up seven to No. 16. Northwest Missouri State, who was ranked 24th last week, drops out of this week’s poll.

 

NABC Division II (January 17, 2012)

1. KentuckyWesleyan (14-0)
2. Bellarmine (Ky.) (13-1)
3. West Liberty (W.Va.) (14-1)
4. Metropolitan State (Colo.) (15-1)
5. Tarleton State (Tex.) (14-1)
6. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (15-1)
7. Southern Indiana (13-1)
8. Winona State (Minn.) (15-2)
9. Northern Kentucky (13-1)
10. Indiana (Pa.) (12-2)
11. Christian Brothers (Tenn.) (13-2)
12. Colorado School of Mines (13-2)
13. Midwestern State (Tex.) (13-1)
14. Hillsdale (Mich.) (15-1)
15. Alabama-Huntsville (12-3)
16. Missouri Southern (14-3)
17. St. Cloud State (Minn.) (13-2)
18. Minnesota State-Moorhead (13-2)
19. South Carolina-Aiken (11-2)
20. Cal Poly Pomona (9-3)
21. Bowie State (Md.) (10-3)
22. Western Washington (15-3)
23. Shaw (N.C.) (12-2)
24. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) (14-3)
25. Fort Hays State (Kan.) (11-4)

Others receiving votes: West Georgia 13, Montevallo (Ala.) 11, Arkansas Tech 10, Bentley (Mass.) 10, Anderson (S.C.) 6, District of Columbia 6, Winston-Salem (N.C.) 6, Alaska-Anchorage 5, Arkansas-Monticello 3, Northwest Missouri State 3, Alderson-Broadus (W.Va.) 2, Missouri-St. Louis 1.

AUDIO – FHSU Women’s Basketball News Conference 1-16-12

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Fort Hays State women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson along with men’s coach Mark Johnson held their weekly news conference Monday afternoon in the Cade Suran Tiger Room.

The Lady Tigers are coming off an overtime loss at No. 10 Pittsburg State Saturday while the men snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over the Gorillas.

Both teams are in Emporia to play rival Emporia State Wednesday. The women’s game tips at 5:30pm with the men to follow around 7:30pm at White Auditorium. Coverage begins on Tiger Radio Mix-103 at 5:10pm with the Fort Hays Auto Sales Pregame Show.

Due to technical difficulties, we are only able to post Tony Hobson’s news conference.

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Tony Hobson Presser 1-16-12 by GerardWellbrock

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