FHSU head football coach Chris Brown held his weekly news conference following practice Tuesday. The Tigers are coming off a 24-21 win at Lincoln this past Saturday which ended a six-game road losing streak.

The Tigers return home for homecoming this Saturday against the No. 8 Pittsburg State Gorillas who rallied from a 28-6 halftime deficit to defeat then No. 1 Northwest Missouri State 38-35 on a last second field goal at Arrowhead Stadium.

Saturday’s game kicks off a 7pm with the Fort Hays Auto Sales Pre-game Show at 6pm on Tiger Radio Mix-103.

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The Fort Hays State women’s soccer team allowed three first half goals, including two goals within 30 seconds as the Tigers fell, 3-1, to visiting Southwest Baptist on Tuesday (Oct. 4) afternoon at the FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays.

In a very windy match with strong gusts, the visiting Bearcats scored all three of their goals with the wind at their backs. The first SBU goal occurred on a misplayed ball by the Tigers. A FHSU defender misplayed a ball in the strong wind, allowing the ball to go into the FHSU goal. The score happened at 11:43 to put SBU up 1-0.

The Tigers tied the game back up, scoring at 17:38 on a shot off the foot of Joanne Glynn, her team-leading fifth of the season. A Hailey Davey pass set up the Glynn goal.

SBU took the lead for good with goals 30 seconds apart. The first goal came at 39:10 when Jade Barnden knocked in a cross by Caitlin Suerig. The Bearcats doubled their lead on a Merene Gomez goal to push the score to 3-1 in favor of SBU.

The Tigers had their opportunities in the second half with the wind at their backs, but FHSU could not knock in another goal for the final 3-1 score.

FHSU travels on the road for their next two contests. On Thursday (Oct. 6), the Tigers go to Emporia, Kan. to take on Emporia State at 4 p.m. FHSU travels to Missouri Southern on Saturday (Oct. 8) for an 11 a.m. game.

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The Fort Hays State men’s golf team moved up two spots on the second day of the Southwest Baptist Invitational to finish fourth. After shooting 303 as a team in the first round, the Tigers improved four strokes on day two for a 299. Eleven teams competed in the tournament at the Silo Ridge Country Club in Bolivar, Mo. The Tigers finished third out of nine MIAA teams competing in the event.

Trey Herman made a big push on day two of the tournament, shooting a 3-under par 69 to back up an opening round of 77. His two-over par total of 146 tied for 12th. Right behind him was teammate Kevin Quinley, who shot rounds of 74 and 73 for a 3-over par total of 147. He tied for 14th.

Markus Hilger struggled on day two with an 82 after an opening round 73, but still finished as the third-best individual for FHSU with a total of 155. He tied for 31st. Chris Mann and Tom O’Keeffe contributed to the team score on the second day. Mann shot rounds of 79 and 78 for a total of 157, tying for 35th. O’Keeffe shot rounds of 81 and 79 for a 160 total, tying for 43rd.

FHSU finished 30 shots back of tournament champion Central Missouri, which shot 572 as a team. The Mules won by five strokes over Lindenwood University, a future MIAA opponent. Justin Burns of Central Baptist won the tournament as an individual, shooting rounds of 71 and 68 for a 5-under par total of 139.

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The FHSU women’s golf team finished 15th out of 21 teams at the Central Oklahoma Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla. The tournament took place at Lincoln Park Golf Course (East Course), a par-70 layout. The Tigers shot team scores of 316 in both rounds.

Jordon Nixon led the way for FHSU, shooting rounds of 75 and 76 for a 151 total and 27th-place tie. She was seven strokes better than teammate Carmen, who had her best tournament of the year with rounds of 78 and 80 for a 158 total and 70th-place tie. Samantha Nielsen was right behind Thompson in a tie for 72nd with rounds of 79 and 81 for a total of 160.

Kiley Johansen and Samantha Hobson were mirror images of each other in the tournament, each shooting 84 the first day and 80 the second day for a total of 164.

St. Edwards University took home the team title with a total of 577, coming from nine-strokes down on the second day to pass second place finisher Northeastern State, which shot 579. Brenna Moore of Midwestern State won the tournament as an individual in a playoff. She shot a two-under par total of 138, matching Whitney McAteer of Northeastern State who she beat in the playoff.

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Fort Hays State sophomore volleyball players Madison Schwartz and Jenna Ulrich were named to the All-Tournament Team at the UTPB Volleyball Classic last weekend in Odessa, Texas. The two players were among eight individuals who were selected to the team after helping the Tigers to a 3-1 record for the weekend.

Schwartz had 10+ kills in each match, including a career-high 18 in the five-set Fort Hays State win over tournament host UT-Permian Basin. Against Southern Arkansas, Schwartz put down 12 kills without committing an error and had a hitting percentage of .571. For the weekend, she had 51 kills and hit .302.

Ulrich was also effective and consistent, having at least nine kills in each match, including 13 in the win over UTPB. She also had a hitting percentage over .270 in each match to go along with 11 total blocks (five solo, six assist). Ulrich finished the weekend with 41 kills and a hitting percentage of .315.

Below is a full list of the All-Tournament Team as voted on by the coaches:

Adrienne Lawson – Cameron
Melissa Lusk – Texas-Permian Basin
Madison Schwartz – Fort Hays State
Courtney Smith – Southern Arkansas
Hanna Syling – Oklahoma-Panhandle State
Jenna Ulrich – Fort Hays State
Jordan White – Southern Arkansas

Tournament MVP: Kelle Carver – Cameron

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The Fort Hays State men’s golf team sits in sixth place after the opening round of the Southwest Baptist Invitational.

The Tigers shot a 303 and trail first-place Central Missouri by 22 shots.

Markus Hilger leads the way after a 1-over-par 73 and is tied for 14th. Kevin Quinley fired 2-over 74 and is tied for 19th entering Tuesday’s final round.

The Fort Hays State women’s golf team is tied for 17th after the first day of the Central Oklahoma Classic.

The Tigers shot a 316 and are 34 shots behind leader Northeastern (Okla.) State.

Jordan Nixon had the low round for the Tigers with a 5-over-par 75 and is tied for 23rd.

The Fort Hays State Tigers were held to just 67 yards of offense in the second half, but they take advantage of two blocked punts and two Lincoln turnovers and snap a six-game road losing streak with a 24-21 victory over the Blue Tigers in Jefferson City.

Fort Hays raced out to a 14-0 first quarter lead scoring on their first two possessions. Lincoln pulled within a touchdown with an 84 yard kickoff return. The Tigers pushed the lead back to 10 with a 28-yard Tyler Kimbrough field goal following a blocked punt.

Lincoln freshman quarterback Jacob Morris scrambled for a 48-yard touchdown on the final play of the third quarter to pull the Blue Tigers within three. Fort Hays answered with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Chase Leake following a fumble recovery.

Lincoln would get it back to within three on quarterback Robert Redmond’s 4-yard run with 1:40 to go, but the Tigers recover the on-side kick and run out clock.

Andre Smith led the Tiger ground game wiht 94 yards on 22 carries. Edward Smith added 69 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown. Blake McAhren completed 10-of-23 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Smith and Chase Leake both had four catches and touchdown. Ricky Jacques led the defense with 18 tackles with Alex Whitehill recording 14.

Fort Hays State improves to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the MIAA

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Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown held his weekly news conference following practice Tuesday. The Tigers are coming off a 70-17 loss at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State to fall to 1-3. They travel to Jefferson City, Missouri to play Lincoln University for the first time since 1987. Kickoff is at 2pm with the Fort Hays Auto Sales Pre-game Show at 1pm on Tiger Radio Mix-103.

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The Fort Hays State women’s golf team improved on their first round scores and downed the field at the FHSU Invitational on Tuesday (Sept. 27) at Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays. The Tigers shot 333 on the tournament’s second day for a combined score of 657, which was seven shots better than Missouri Western who finished second. Northwest Missouri State finished third with a two-day total of 696, followed by Iowa Western CC at 737.

The Tigers were led by Kiley Johansen, who shot an 83 on the second day for a combined score of 165 which tied her with Steph Charteris of Northwest Missouri State. The two players then went to a playoff, with Charteris taking the victory on the first hole.

Three other players for FHSU finished in the top 10 to round out the team scoring. Samantha Hobson shot an 84 on Tuesday and finished fourth for the tournament at 169. Jordan Nixon was one shot behind and finished tied for fifth while Samantha Nielsen shot a 171 for the tournament and finished tied for seventh. Other finishers for Fort Hays State were Carmen Thompson, who shot a 93 on day two for a total of 183 and a tie for 14th place, and Arin Powers who shot a 111 for the second consecutive day.

This is the second tournament win of the fall for the Lady Tigers golf team, which has two remaining tournaments this fall. Their next action will be next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 3-4) at the Central Oklahoma Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Fort Hays State men’s golf team entered the final round of competition at the Northeastern State Classic in 13th and held that position. The Tigers shot a final round 298 to remain 13th in the final standings of the 19-team tournament, held at Muskogee Country Club in Muskogee, Okla., a par-71 course.

Kevin Quinley finished as the top player for the FHSU men with a three-round total of 219 (70-75-74). He tied for 22nd. Markus Hilger tied for 56th with a total of 226 (75-74-77). Trey Herman (75-80-73) and Austin Maxwell (79-75-74) each tied with 228 two shots back of Hilger. Tom O’Keeffe finished at 229 with rounds of 75, 77 and 77.

Fort Hays State finished third out of the seven MIAA teams competing in the event, behind Washburn (6th) and Central Missouri (9th). Central Oklahoma dominated the team competition shooting 846, eight-under par for the tournament as a team. Fort Hays State finished with a team score of 894.

The individual medalist honors for the tournament went to Ethan Adamson of Arkansas-Fort Smith, who shot five-under par overall.