Coming off the best season in the program’s NCAA Division II history, the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team opens exhibition play for the 2019-20 season Friday when the Tigers travel to Manhattan, Kan. to play Kansas State. First tip is set for 6:30 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum, with tickets available for as low as $5.

This is the sixth meeting between the Tigers and Wildcats in exhibition play, with K-State coming away victorious in all five previous contests. This is the third year in a row that FHSU has made the trip to Manhattan for a preseason matchup. The Tigers kept things close in a defensive battle one year ago to the day, leading by as many as nine late in the third quarter before coming up two points short, 48-46 (11/1/18). Kacey Kennett averages 9.5 points per game in two trips to Manhattan.

FHSU and K-State played annually during the infancy of both programs, with the Wildcats leading the regular season series 11-2. The last regular season matchup was played in 1976.

Fort Hays State returns 10 letterwinners from last year’s squad that finished 32-2, the most wins in a season during the DII era. The Tigers won both regular season and MIAA tournament titles and reached the regional championship game. Among the returners are three All-MIAA performers in Kacey Kennett (second team), Lanie Page (third team) and Belle Barbieri. Four newcomers, including two transfers and two true freshmen, round out this year’s roster.

Two Tigers have strong K-State ties in Madison Mittie and Lanie Page. Mittie’s father, Jeff Mittie, is in his sixth season as head coach at Kansas State. He has led the Wildcats to the postseason each of the last five seasons, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament and a pair of WNIT appearances. Page played for Mittie two years in Manhattan, redshirting her first year before appearing in 25 games in 2016-17.

K-State returns nine letterwinners from last year’s squad that finished 21-12 and qualified for the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Peyton Williams and Rachel Ranke were selected as preseason All-Big 12 honorees this season, while Williams and Christianna Carr return after earning All-Big 12 accolades last year. The Wildcats opened exhibition play with a 75-59 win over Washburn on Tuesday (Oct. 29).

INDIANAPOLIS – No. 20 Fort Hays State men’s soccer is placed seventh out of 10 teams in the first installment of the NCAA 2019 super region rankings. FHSU is represented in super region three.

In prior years, the soccer rankings have been separated into eight smaller regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West). For the 2019 campaign, the NCAA has transitioned to a postseason format of Super Regions – an expanded version of the previous regional format. The men’s soccer committee will select 10 teams to represent each super region.

The NCAA men’s soccer committee will continue to release two more editions of the super region rankings. The next edit will be made on Wednesday, Nov. 6 and the final selections on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Two Tiger opponents have entered into the super region ranks. Maryville University (Mo.) clocks in at No. 5 in super region three, posting a record of 12-2-2. While Eastern New Mexico has been slated in the 10th spot in super region four.

Fort Hays State began the season with a 3-0 victory at home over Rockhurst, followed by a tough stretch of matches consisting of three losses to Eastern New Mexico, Maryville (who was ranked No. 19), and Regis University. Since those games, the Tigers have headed out on a dominant streak of nine wins, one loss, and one tie.

With just three games left to play in the regular season, the Black and Gold are set to travel to Wichita, Kan. to face off against Newman before ending their season in Hays, Kan. against Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene.

 

Below are the NCAA Super Region Rankings for October 29, 2019:

Region/Rank	School	In-Region Record	DII Record
SUPER REGION 1
1	Adelphi	12-0-1	12-0-1
2	Gannon	12-1	12-1
3	Charleston (WV)	12-2-1	12-2-1
4	Wilmington (DE)	13-1-1	13-1-1
5	West Chester	10-3-1	10-3-1
6	Mercy	10-3-2	10-3-2
7	Franklin Pierce	10-3-1	10-3-1
8	Millersville	9-4-2	9-4-2
9	Post	8-3-3	8-3-3
10	Le Moyne	9-4-1	9-4-1
11	Notre Dame (OH)	8-3-2	8-3-2
12	Southern N.H.	6-4-3	6-4-3
SUPER REGION 2
1	Lynn	9-0-1	10-0-1
2	West Florida	9-1-2	9-1-2
3	Florida Tech	8-1-1	9-1-1
4	Palm Beach Atl.	8-2-2	9-2-2
5	Young Harris	9-3	9-3
6	Wingate	8-2-2	8-2-2
7	Francis Marion	10-2-1	10-2-1
8	Lander	8-3-2	8-3-2
9	Carson-Newman	10-3-1	10-3-1
10	Mississippi Col.	6-0-4	6-0-4
11	AUM	7-3-2	7-3-2
12	Queens (NC)	8-5	8-5
SUPER REGION 3
1	Lake Erie	15-1	15-1
2	Bellarmine	11-0-4	11-0-4
3	Ohio Valley	10-2-2	10-2-2
4	McKendree	12-1-2	12-1-2
5	Maryville (MO)	12-2-2	12-2-2
6	UIndy	10-4-1	10-4-1
7	Fort Hays St.	10-4-1	10-4-1
8	Walsh	7-4-2	9-4-2
9	Cedarville	6-2-6	6-2-6
10	Tiffin	7-4-3	7-4-3
11	Saginaw Valley	9-5-1	9-5-1
12	Wis.-Parkside	9-5-1	9-5-1
SUPER REGION 4
1	Azusa Pacific	12-0	12-0
2	Cal State LA	12-0-1	12-0-1
3	St. Mary’s (TX)	11-2-1	11-2-1
4	Midwestern St.	11-2	11-2
5	Cal St. San B’dino	9-2-2	9-2-2
6	Western Wash.	9-3-1	9-3-1
7	UC San Diego	12-3	12-3
8	Tex. A&M Int’l	8-3-1	9-4-1
9	Cal Poly Pomona	8-4-2	8-4-2
10	Eastern N.M.	8-4-1	9-4-1
11	Chico St.	8-4	8-4
12	Westminster (UT)	10-4-2	10-4-2

FAYETTE, Iowa – The National Wrestling Coaches Association released its 2019-20 preseason rankings for NCAA Division II on Wednesday. Fort Hays State starts the year ranked No. 17, while Brandon Ball (141 pounds) and Efe Osaghae (165 pounds) rank individually.

Team Rankings
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Ball will start the year ranked No. 2 at 141 pounds. He enjoyed a stint as the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation last year from February 4 through the end of the season in March. He was champion of Super Region 4 and went on to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, finishing 2018-19 with a record of 28-2. Ball was 27-0 all the way up to the national semifinal match, where he lost to eventual national runner-up Isaiah Royal of Newberry. Royal begins this season as the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 141. Ball is a two-time All-America performer for FHSU, also claiming a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in his redshirt-freshman year of 2016-17. He has an impressive career collegiate record of 114-21 entering his senior season.

Osaghae will start the year ranked ninth at 165 pounds. Last year he was ranked at 157 pounds, moving all the way up to No. 2 in the nation by early February. However, the 2017-18 All-America performer fell short of qualifying for nationals last year by getting knocked out of the Super Region tournament in a pair of close matches. Osaghae finished last year with a 24-5 record and has an overall collegiate record of 70-23 entering his junior year.

Team rankings are based on the tournament-power index rating. As a team, FHSU generates 20 points in the preseason rankings. The 20 points ties FHSU with Adams State and Limestone for a ranking of 17th in the rankings. The tournament-power index rating is explained below.

This is a tournament-power index ranking. The poll is not based on a team’s dual strength. TPI Point Totals are broken down by the following individual rankings: 1st=20pts, 2nd=16pts, 3rd=13pts, 4th=12pts, 5th=10pts, 6th=9pts, 7th=7pts, 8th=6pts, 9th=4pts, 10th=3pts, 11th=2pts, 12th=1pt.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Men’s Basketball received votes in the NABC Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll, released on October 29, 2019. The Tigers are coming off an 18-11 season and were picked fourth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches and Media Polls.

The top four picks in both the MIAA Preseason Coaches and Media Polls are referenced in the preseason national poll, two inside the top 25 and two receiving votes. Defending national champion Northwest Missouri State will start the season No. 1 after a perfect 38-0 season in 2018-19, while Missouri Southern enters the season No. 10 in the nation. Washburn and Fort Hays State are also among the top 50 nationally in voting points. The Ichabods received 25 points and the Tigers received six.

This is the first appearance for FHSU in the receiving votes section of the NABC Poll since January of the 2015-16 season.

Fort Hays State opens the 2019-20 season on November 8 in Russellville, Arkansas. The Tigers will be taking on a pair of Great American Conference teams over that weekend, facing host Arkansas Tech on opening night before taking on Southwestern Oklahoma State on November 9.

Below is the NABC Preseason Top 25 Poll.

Rank	Team	2018-19 Record	Points	Prev.
1	Northwest Missouri State (16)	38-0	400	1
2	Nova Southeastern (Fla.)	29-4	375	5
3	Bellarmine (Ky.)	28-5	353	7
4	West Liberty (W.Va.)	28-5	305	9
5	UC-San Diego	26-8	294	NR
6	Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)	20-9	278	NR
7	West Texas A&M	34-4	266	3
8	Queens (N.C.)	31-5	247	10
9	Southern Nazarene (Okla.)	29-6	239	13
10	Missouri Southern	25-8	220	NR
11	Indiana (Pa.)	30-3	213	2
12	Valdosta State (Ga.)	24-7	203	21
13	Augusta (Ga.)	28-6	162	16
14	Colorado School of Mines	25-6	144	14
15	Northern State (S.D.)	26-7	135	19
16	Alabama-Huntsville	24-8	127	NR
17	Findlay (Ohio)	28-5	120	8
18	Southern Indiana	26-9	109	NR
19	Ashland (Ohio)	23-7	102	NR
20	St. Edward’s (Texas)	30-4	83	4
21	Saint Anselm (N.H.)	26-6	68	20
22	Daemen (N.Y.)	24-6	63	22
23	Concordia (Calif.)	23-11	60	NR
24	Tarleton State (Texas)	21-10	46	NR
25	Morehouse (Ga.)	20-5	39	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 38, Cal Poly Pomona 38, Jefferson (Pa.) 38, Augustana (S.D.) 36, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 36, USC Aiken 31, Florida Southern 30, Bowie State (Md.) 28, Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 26, Bentley (Mass.) 25, Washburn (Kan.) 25, Davenport (Mich.) 22, Barry (Fla.) 19, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 18, New Haven (Conn.) 17, Catawba (N.C.) 15, Southeastern Oklahoma State 14, Minnesota State 13, UNC Pembroke 13, Lewis (Ill.) 12, Point Loma (Calif.) 9, Western Oregon 8, Cal State East Bay 6, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 6, Chaminade (Hawai’i) 5, Emmanuel (Ga.) 5, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 4, Bridgeport (Conn.) 3, Lynn (Fla.) 2, Western Washington 2, Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 1, Dixie State (Utah) 1, Indianapolis (Ind.) 1, Saint Martin’s (Wash.) 1, Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1.

Fort Hays State Tiger coach Chris Brown held his weekly press conference Tuesday after the Tigers held off a pesky Nebraska-Kearney Loper team 37-31.

The Tigers will travel to Jefferson City, Mo, Saturday for a meeting with the Lincoln Blue Tigers.

Chris Brown

Isaiah Creal-Musgray

Matt Wendelberger

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer moved up three spots in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday. The Tigers picked up wins over Harding and Ouachita Baptist last week to upgrade their status in the poll.

Fort Hays State is the only Great American Conference team referenced inside of the Top 25. Rogers State is just outside of the Top 25 as the first team listed among teams receiving votes.

Now 10-4-1 overall, the Tigers have one game this week at Newman on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 2). Just two weeks remain in the regular season as the Tigers are one win away from clinching the No. 1 seed for the GAC Tournament, which would give them home-field advantage for the tournament.

Below is the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 for October 29, 2019.

Rank	School	Prev	W-L-T
1	Azusa Pacific University	1	13-0-0
2	Adelphi University	2	13-0-1
3	Lynn University	3	11-0-1
4	California State University-Los Angeles	4	12-0-1
5	Lake Erie College	7	15-1-0
6	Gannon University	8	12-1-0
7	Francis Marion University	15	10-2-1
8	Wilmington University	11	14-1-1
9	Palm Beach Atlantic University	22	10-2-2
10	St. Mary’s University (Texas)	16	11-2-1
11	University Of Charleston	12	12-2-1
12	Bellarmine University	10	11-0-4
13	Midwestern State University	5	11-2-0
14	California State University-San Bernardino	9	9-2-2
15	Young Harris College	21	9-3-0
16	Florida Tech	6	9-1-1
17	McKendree University	19	12-1-2
18	Colorado School Of Mines	18	11-3-2
19	Wingate University	RV	8-2-2
20	Fort Hays State University	23	10-4-1
21	University Of West Florida	14	9-1-2
22	Franklin Pierce University	NR	10-3-1
23	Western Washington University	RV	9-3-1
24	Maryville University of St. Louis	24	12-2-2
25	Lander University	NR	8-3-2

Also receiving votes: Rogers State University, Millersville University, Mercy College, Texas A&M International University, Ohio Valley University

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA released its first set of Division II Super Region Rankings for football on Monday (Oct. 28). With a record of 6-2, Fort Hays State holds a ranking of ninth in Super Region 3 entering Week 9 of the regular season.

Three weeks remain in the regular season as Fort Hays State continues its quest for a third-straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. At the end of the regular season, the top seven teams in the Super Region are selected to compete in the playoffs. Right now the Tigers are on the outside looking in, but several of the teams within Super Region 3 still have key games in front of them that could shake up the rankings in the weeks ahead.

Four unbeaten teams remain from all four conferences that make up Super Region 3. Ferris State (GLIAC), Central Missouri (MIAA), Indianapolis (GLVC), and Ouachita Baptist (GAC) are the teams that have yet to take a loss this year. Harding, Northwest Missouri State, and Grand Valley State all have one loss, while Missouri Western and Fort Hays State each have two. Henderson State is 10th among the group, though it only has one loss.

The top seven in the initial set of Super Region 3 rankings nearly reflects all seven that made the playoff field last year. The only team within the top seven that did not make the playoffs last year is Central Missouri, which replaces Fort Hays State among that group for now. However, plenty can change in the final three weeks of the season.

Below are the Super Region 3 rankings for October 28, 2019.

Rank	Team	In-Region Record	Overall DII Record
1	Ferris State (Mich.)	7-0	8-0
2	Central Missouri	8-0	8-0
3	Indianapolis	7-0	7-0
4	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	8-0	8-0
5	Harding (Ark.)	7-1	7-1
6	Northwest Missouri State	7-1	7-1
7	Grand Valley State (Mich.)	5-1	7-1
8	Missouri Western	6-2	6-2
9	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	6-2	6-2
10	Henderson State (Ark.)	7-1	7-1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The MIAA released its Mammoth Turf Football Athletes of the Week on Monday (Oct. 28). Sophomore quarterback Chance Fuller earned Offensive Athlete of the Week honors for the second straight week following his performance in a 37-31 win over Nebraska-Kearney.

Fuller threw for a career-high 435 yards in the 37-31 win over Nebraska-Kearney in Hays. He completed 28-of-38 pass attempts (73.7 percent), while throwing for three touchdowns. Fuller connected with Manny Ramsey for an 88-yard touchdown, the longest pass completion of his career so far, putting the Tigers up 30-17 just before the end of the third quarter. He had touchdown passes of 15 yards and 9 yards in the first half. Fuller spread the ball around well to seven receiving targets, led by Ramsey with 169 yards, Layne Bieberle with 127 yards, and Harley Hazlett with 81 yards.

Fuller joins Missouri Western linebacker Anthony Williams (Defensive Athlete of the Week) and Central Oklahoma kicker Alex Quevedo (Special Teams Athlete of the Week) as the weekly honorees from the conference office.

The latest release of the D2Football.com Top 25 on Monday has Fort Hays State back in its Top 25. After an 0-2 start to the 2019 season dropped the Tigers from both the D2Football.com and AFCA Top 25 Polls, the Tigers jump back into the D2Football.com poll this week at No. 25 following six straight wins.

The Tigers held a No. 8 ranking in the D2Football.com Top 25 Poll to start the year and a loss to Central Missouri pushed the Tigers down to No. 22. A Week 2 loss to Missouri Western dropped the Tigers from the poll following two weeks of play. FHSU has won six straight since the tough start to earn its way back into the poll. Central Missouri (No. 13) and Northwest Missouri State (No. 16) give the MIAA three teams inside the Top 25.

Fort Hays State continues to receive votes in the AFCA Top 25 Poll for a second straight week. The Tigers are the sixth-highest listed team in the receiving votes section, sharing the spot with Missouri Western. Both the Tigers and Griffons are 6-2 on the year and both received six points in the poll this week. Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State remain in the Top 25, holding the No. 11 and No. 14 spots respectively. FHSU began the season No. 11 in the AFCA Poll, dropped to No. 25 after its Week 1 loss, then fell out of the poll entirely before jumping back into the receiving votes section last week after its win over Pittsburg State.

Fort Hays State heads on the road this week for a meeting with Lincoln University. Game time is set for 1 pm in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Below is the D2Football.com Top 25 for October 28, 2019.

Rank	Team	Record	Last Week
1	Valdosta State	8-0	1
2	Ferris State	8-0	2
3	Minnesota State	8-0	3
4	Ouachita Baptist	8-0	4
5	Tarleton State	8-0	5
6	Notre Dame	8-0	6
7	Indianapolis	7-0	7
8	Lenoir-Rhyne	8-0	8
9	Colorado School of Mines	8-0	9
10	Slippery Rock	8-0	10
11	CSU-Pueblo	7-1	11
12	Wingate	8-0	12
13	Central Missouri	8-0	13
14	Harding	7-1	14
15	Grand Valley	7-1	15
16	Northwest Missouri State	7-1	16
17	Bowie State	8-0	17
18	Kutztown	8-0	18
19	Angelo State	7-1	19
20	West Florida	6-1	20
21	Indiana (Pa.)	7-1	21
22	West Chester	7-1	22
23	Henderson State	7-1	23
24	Texas A&M-Commerce	6-2	24
25	Fort Hays State	6-2	NR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for October 28, 2019.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Record	Pts.	Prev.	Week 8	Next Game
1.	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (29)	8-0	772	1	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 20-15	Nov. 9 vs. No. 20 West Florida
2.	Ferris St. (Mich.) (1)	8-0	737	2	D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 34-10	Nov. 2 at Michigan Tech
3.	Minnesota St.	8-0	706	3	D. Minnesota-Crookston, 81-0	Nov. 2 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.)
4.	Tarleton St. (Texas) (1)	8-0	689	4	D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 45-33	Nov. 2 vs. Midwestern St. (Texas)
5.	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	8-0	648	5	D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 27-13	Nov. 2 vs. Southern Arkansas
6.	Notre Dame (Ohio)	8-0	605	6	D. Findlay (Ohio), 24-19	Nov. 2 at Frostburg St. (Md.)
7.	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	8-0	572	7	D. Limestone (S.C.), 28-20	Nov. 2 vs. No. 12 Wingate (N.C.)
8.	Indianapolis (Ind.)	7-0	552	8	D. Missouri S&T, 48-7	Nov. 2 at Lindenwood (Mo.)
9.	Colorado School of Mines	8-0	528	9t	D. Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 49-27	Nov. 2 at South Dakota Mines
10.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	8-0	509	9t	D. Clarion (Pa.), 41-6	Nov. 2 vs. California (Pa.)
11.	Central Missouri	8-0	459	11	D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 36-28	Nov. 2 at Nebraska-Kearney
12.	Wingate (N.C.)	8-0	429	12	D. Virginia-Wise, 45-13	Nov. 2 at No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)
13.	Colorado St.-Pueblo	7-1	386	13	D. Adams St. (Colo.), 52-12	Nov. 2 at Fort Lewis (Colo.)
14.	Northwest Missouri St.	7-1	356	14	D. Lincoln (Mo.), 56-9	Nov. 2 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.)
15.	Bowie St. (Md.)	8-0	336	15	D. No. 25 Virginia Union, 52-17	Nov. 2 vs. Lincoln (Pa.)
16.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	7-1	312	16	D. Davenport (Mich.), 27-7	Nov. 2 vs. William Jewell (Mo.)
17.	Kutztown (Pa.)	8-0	299	17	D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 55-5	Nov. 2 at No. 22 West Chester (Pa.)
18.	Harding (Ark.)	7-1	267	18	D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 47-13	Nov. 2 vs. East Central (Okla.)
19.	Indiana (Pa.)	7-1	217	19	D. Gannon (Pa.), 35-0	Nov. 2 at Seton Hill (Pa.)
20.	West Florida	6-1	190	20	D. Florida Tech, 38-14	Nov. 2 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
21.	Angelo St. (Texas)	7-1	140	22	D. Texas-Permian Basin, 65-7	Nov. 2 at Adams St. (Colo.)
22.	West Chester (Pa.)	7-1	136	21	D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 28-21	Nov. 2 vs. No. 17 Kutztown (Pa.)
23.	Henderson St. (Ark.)	7-1	89	23t	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 41-27	Nov. 2 at Arkansas-Monticello
24.	Texas A&M-Commerce	5-2	57	23t	D. Western New Mexico, 62-21	Nov. 2 at West Texas A&M
25.	Truman St. (Mo.)	7-1	16	NR	D. William Jewell (Mo.), 49-27	Nov. 2 vs. McKendree (Ill.)

Others Receiving Votes: Tiffin (Ohio), 12; Frostburg St. (Md.), 9; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 9; West Texas A&M, 9; Virginia Union, 7; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Missouri Western St., 6; Southern Arkansas, 4; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 3; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 3.

HAYS, Kan. – On another cold afternoon at FHSU Soccer Stadium, the Fort Hays State women’s soccer team fell victim to Northeastern State, 1-0. The Tigers now stand at 8-4-2 (4-2-2 MIAA), while Northeastern State improved its record to 11-4-1 (6-3-0 MIAA).

The first half told the story of the match. Going into a fierce north wind, Cailey Perkins attempted a shot just 90 seconds into the game. That proved to be the only offense the Tigers could muster until the 58th minute. After testing Megan Kneefel early with five shots, the RiverHawks were able to score on their sixth attempt of the match off the foot of Paulina Chavez. Chavez received a pass from Megan Chase and found an opening in the defense before sending the ball past a diving Kneefel. Northeastern State put up another five shots before the half with an 11-1 edge in shots.

With the wind now at their backs, the Tigers fought back in the second half. They put up six shots in the last 30 minutes of the match, testing the defense of the RiverHawks from every angle. However, Northeastern State’s defense withstood the test, allowing the RiverHawks to hang on for the 1-0 victory.

Five different Tigers attempted shots throughout the match, with Perkins and Taryn Schnell taking two shots and Chloe Montano, Jenna Prince and Darby Hirsch adding one shot each. Hirsch was responsible for the only shot on goal. Kneefel (7-3-2) made five saves in the match, including a sprawling save late in the first half to keep the Tigers within one.

The Tigers will play host to Nebraska-Kearney on Friday night (Nov. 1) for their final home match of the regular season. Senior night between the Tigers and Lopers will kick off at 7 p.m. at FHSU Soccer Stadium.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Douglas Coleman fumbled on a blocked field goal return with two seconds to go and Liam Jones capitalized with a 32-yard field goal to give Kansas a 37-34 win over Texas Tech on Saturday night.

Nick McCann blocked Jones’ 40-yard attempt and the ball landed in the hands of Coleman, who ran to his left before attempting a lateral that did not touch another Tech player. Kansas regained possession and Jones sealed their first Big 12 win of the season.

Kansas (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) overcome an early three-possession deficit — and the ejection of team captain Bryce Tornedon for targeting.

Trailing 17-0 midway through the second quarter, the Jayhawks rallied heading into halftime, cutting the deficit to 17-14 as Carter Stanley rushed into the end zone to get Kansas on the board and then connected with Stephon Robinson for a 48-yard touchdown the following drive.

Stanley fueled the Jayhawk victory with 415 yards passing and four total touchdowns. Stephon Robinson Jr. caught six passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

Jett Duffey and Sarododrick Thompson were the main contributors in the Red Raiders’ 483 yards of total offense. Duffey connected on 23-of-34 attempts for 271 yards while Thompson rushed for 80 yards for Texas Tech (3-5, 1-4).

THE TAKEAWAY

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders’ hopes for bowl eligibility dwindle. In search of at least three wins through its final four matchups, Texas Tech finds West Virginia, TCU, Kansas State and Texas on the docket.

Kansas: The Jayhawk offense produced 527 yards in Brent Dearmon’s second matchup as offensive coordinator after 48 points and 569 yards of offense against then-No. 15 Texas. The switch at offensive coordinator appears to be paying off for previously-struggling offense.

UP NEXT

Texas Tech: Following a bye week, the Red Raiders will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to take on the Mountaineers on Nov 9.

Kansas: The Jayhawks will return to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium to host Kansas State in the 117th Sunflower Showdown next Saturday.

HAYS, Kan. – Chance Fuller threw for a career-high 435 yards and had a couple of key third down conversions to run out the clock as Fort Hays State ran their win streak to six games with a 37-31 win over Nebraska-Kearney Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field. The now 6-2 Tigers have won eight straight over the Lopers who have a three-game win streak snapped and fall to 5-3.

The Tigers never trailed, building a 23-7 lead before the Lopers got a field goal late in the second quarter to trim the lead to 23-10 by halftime. Charles Tigner scored two of his three touchdowns in the first half, scoring on a 17-yard touchdown run and then a 15-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. A Dante Brown field goal and Layne Bieberle touchdown reception covered the Tiger scoring in the second quarter.

The Tigers had to hold off three surges from the Lopers in the second half to secure the game. The Lopers scored a touchdown on their first possession of the half to trim the Tiger lead to 23-17. FHSU had an answer with an 88-yard touchdown pass from Fuller to Manny Ramsey on 3rd and one toward the end of the third quarter to push the lead to 30-17.

The Lopers pulled within six once more on a TJ Davis 4-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers responded with a 12-play, 73-yard touchdown drive, capped by a two-yard touchdown run by Tigner.

The final Loper threat came on the ensuing possession when UNK drove 75 yards on 11 plays and scored on a one-yard Darrius Webb touchdown run. It was Webb’s second rushing touchdown of the day to close the gap to 37-31.

Fuller hit Ramsey on a 10-yard strike on 3rd-and-nine 9 then completed a 10-yard pass to Harley Hazlett on 3rd-and-six to seal the game.

Fuller completed 28-of-38 passes and three touchdowns. Ramsey had a career-best 169 receiving yards on six catches, Layne Bieberle had 127 receiving yards on seven catches, and Hazlett had a team-high nine catches for 81 yards.

It’s the ninth 100-yard receiving game in Bieberle’s career, one shy of the record held by Lance Schwindt. Hazlett now has 167 career receptions, one shy of the FHSU record held by Eric Busenbark.

Tanner Hoekman led the Tiger defensive effort with 11 tackles, while Kolt Trachsel added 10. The Tigers held the nation’s third-best rushing offense to 287 yards on the ground, about 35 yards under their season average.

Fort Hays State travels to Jefferson City, Missouri next week for a meeting with Lincoln University (1-7). Kickoff is set for 1 pm.