Listen to Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown’s weekly Tuesday news conference.
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The Tigers fell to UC-Colorado, 1-0, on Sunday (Sept. 4) at the FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays. The loss is the first in the history of the program, dropping the Tigers to 1-1 on the season.
The Mountain Lions tallied the only goal of the game when Matt Friesen received a pass from Max Thomas that Friesen sent low to the right corner of the goal, beating FHSU goalkeeper Ryan Pakiser.
The Tigers had their opportunities in the game. Early in the seventh minute, Tomas Mares’ shot went just outside the right goalpost. Ricardo Yeverino had a few opportunities of his own for the Tigers, but the Mountain Lions’ goalkeeper, Brandon Costa, made some huge saves.
FHSU was out-shot by UC-Colorado Springs, 16-10, including a7-2MountainLion advantage in the second period.
Pakieser played all 90 minutes in goal for the Tigers, recording eight saves. The loss drops Pakieser’s record to 1-1.
The Tigers fall to 1-1 on the season, and FHSU takes to the road for the time, playing Northeastern State on Friday (Sept. 9) at 7 pm in Tahlequah, Okla.
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Men Top Adams State In Overtime 1-0
The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team won 1-0 in overtime against Adams State College on Saturday at the FHSU Soccer Stadium.
Ricardo Yeverino scored the first goal in FHSU men’s soccer history and the game winning goal in overtime.
The Tigers play again Sunday at 4 PM against UC-Colorado Springs at the FHSU Soccer Stadium.
Tiger Women Top Newman 1-0
The Fort Hays State University women’s soccer team defeated Newman 1-0 on Saturday night in the inaugural game at the FHSU Soccer Stadium.
Margaret Meier scored the first goal in the history of the program and gave the Lady Tigers a 1-0 win.
The Lady Tigers play next at Nebraska-Kearney at 7PM on Monday.
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The Fort Hays State Tigers scored 20 unanswered points after falling behind 17-7 in the third quarter as they rally for a 27-17 win over Emporia State in their season opener in front of over 47-hundred last night at Lewis Field.
Despite giving up over 500 yards in the game, the Tiger defense came up big, forcing three turnovers and blocking a field goal on the Hornets last four possessions of the game.
Quarterback Blake McAhren struggled early but settled down to complete 19-of-30 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Edward Smith rushed for 97 yards on 24 carries and a score while Andre Smith added 92 yards.
Anthony Smith got the Tigers on board early in the second quarter with a 13 yard touchdown catch. Keaton Callins pulled the Tigers within a field goal with a little over five minutes to play in the third with a 26 yard TD catch.
Tyler Kimbrough tied the game early in the fourth quarter with a 20 yard field goal following a Hornet fumble. He hit a 49-yarder with 6:28 to play to give the Tigers the lead for good.
A Korey Allison interception and 55 yard return set up the games final score, a three-yard plunge from from Edward Smith with 1:38 to play.
Alex Whitehill led the Tigers with 15 tackles, five of them solo.
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Former FHSU basketball player Dijon Smith has been signed to play professional basketball in Germany with the BSV Wulfen organization. Smith has recently joined the team to begin training for the season which begins in September.
Smith was an All-MIAA Second Team selection for FHSU in 2010-11 as a senior and helped the Tigers to consecutive appearances in the NCAA II regional semifinals. He averaged 14.4 points per game last year while shooting 63.5 percent from the field and led the MIAA in blocked shots per game (1.6). Smith also earned MIAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year and MIAA All-Defensive Team honors in 2010-11.
Smith is one of just two players from the United States on the team, the other being Steve Briggs who played at John Brown University and Oklahoma Wesleyan.
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The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team scored two goals with less than 10 minutes remaining to upend Kansas Wesleyan, 3-2 in their final exhibition match Sunday at the FHSU Soccer Stadium.
The two late goals came 20 seconds apart to give the Tigers the thrilling win.
After falling behind 2-1 to the Coyotes, Ricardo Yeverino tied the game at 2-2, scoring the Tigers’ goal off a pass from Tanner Brock in the 81st minute. The goal was Yeverino’s second goal of the game. Diego Cabral scored the game winner 20 seconds later in the 82nd minute to give the Tigers the lead.
Yeverino scored the Tigers first goal two minutes before halftime on a header off a cross from Roberto Rivera.
Fort Hays State starts their inaugural regular season Saturday against Adams State College at FHSU Soccer Stadium at 4:30pm. You can hear the men’s game on Tiger Radio Mix-103 beginning around 4:25pm.
The Fort Hays State women’s soccer team played Kansas Wesleyan to a 2-2 draw Sunday in their final exhibition match of the season.
Cindy Benitez scored two goals for the Lady Tigers. The first on a pass from Hailey Davey in the 21st minute and the second in the 63rd minute to put Fort Hays up 2-1.
KWU scored again in the 77th minute to tie the game.
Fort Hays State begins their season Saturday against Newman at the FHSU Soccer Stadium at 7pm.
Last season Alex Whitehill had a breakout year for the Fort Hays State football team. The linebacker from McPherson led the Tigers and was 12th in the country in tackles garnering honorable mention recognition from the MIAA. This year he was named a First-team Pre-season All-American by Consensus Draft Services.
“I try not to think about it. The only thing that’s important to me is these guys out here” Whitehill said. “If these 100 guys I’m playing with aren’t pleased then I’m not pleased. If we go out and we win then I’m pleased no matter what” Whitehill said.
Whitehill and the Tigers open their season next Thursday at home against Emporia State in the Eagle Communications Kickoff Classic.
One position of great change for the Fort Hays State football team is wide reciever. Gone are O.J. Murdock and Cordarol Scales who both singed as rookie free agents with NFL teams.
It will be a new perspective for three of the Tigers wideouts. Keaton Callins, Tanner Hageman and Cole Cherryholmes are all making the transition from quarterback.
Hageman and Callins look to be in the rotation along with junior college transfers Nelson Vazquez and Cornelius Gallon.
Hageman, a sophomore from Cheney, says receivers coach Al McCray has helped tremendously in the transition and new feels comfortable at the position.
Anthony Smith has the most experience among the group. Smith returns for his senior year after missing much of 2010 with a broken jaw.
The Tigers open their season September 1st at home against Emporia State in the Eagle Communications Kickoff Classic.
Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown says he’s still undecided on who will be the team’s starting quarterback when they open the season next Thursday against Emporia State. Following practice Tuesday, Brown says senior Blake McAhren and junior college transfer Anthony Sheppard are still battling it out.
Eagle Communications will again carry sports on the MIAA Broadcasting Television Network. The network, that includes Fort Hays State Tiger games, will feature 20 televised football and basketball conference games in 2011-12.
The games will be carried live on Eagle Communications Channel 15 in Hays, Russell, Ellis, Victoria, Munjor and WaKeeney.
Ten football games will be televised, as was the case a year ago, but a new wrinkle has been added for 2011. The first eight games of the broadcast schedule have been established, but the final two weeks have been left open as “flex” games. The games that are of the most interest to MIAA fans, whether it be a game with championship implications, rivalry game, etc., will be chosen to fill the final two slots.
The 2011 MIAA football broadcast schedule kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 8, on the campus of Washburn University. There, the Ichabods will host the Lincoln Blue Tigers at 6 p.m. CT.
Two days later, the scene shifts to St. Joseph, Mo., as Missouri Western hosts Central Missouri on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. CT.
“The enthusiasm we saw for these broadcasts last season was outstanding,” said Travis Kohlrus, Eagle Broadband Director of Community Relations and Product Development.
We are very pleased to again offer viewers this exclusive coverage to our fall and winter sports programming lineup. These broadcasts give FHSU fans another chance to see Tiger games and the opportunity to see other sites around the MIAA conference. We are excited about the partnership.”
2011 MIAA Football Television Schedule (all times central)
Thursday, Sept. 8: Lincoln at Washburn, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10: Central Missouri at Missouri Western, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 17: OPEN
Saturday, Sept. 24: Truman at Central Missouri, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 1: Pittsburg State vs. Northwest Missouri (Fall Classic), 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8: Washburn at Truman, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15: Central Missouri at Fort Hays State, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22: Southwest Baptist at Missouri Southern, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29: Truman at Emporia State, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 5: TBA
Saturday, Nov. 12: TBA
Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown says he probably won’t announce his starting quarterback until the week of the first game.
FHSU opens the season September 1st at home against Emporia State.
