Fort Hays State Tiger coach Chris Brown held his weekly press conference Tuesday after the Tigers outlasted Pittsburg State 42-41 Saturday in Pittsburg.
The Tigers return home this Saturday for a matchup with Nebraska-Kearney in a battle of a pair of 5-2 teams.
Senior wide receiver Layne Bieberle and senior defensive back Tanner Hoeckman also addressed the media
Chris Brown
Layne Bieberle
Tanner Hoeckman
Fort Hays State Volleyball plays host to No. 3 ranked Washburn University on Tuesday night at Gross Memorial Coliseum.
The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. The game serves as the volleyball team’s annual Dig Pink event in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Wear pink to get free admission into the match.
Here are the promotions surrounding the match:
• Purchase Dig Pink T-shirts at the match for $10. Sizes XXL or larger are $12.
• Purchase raffle tickets for $1 each in a chance to win a prize. Prizes and raffle tickets will be located near Gate 2 as you enter Gross Memorial Coliseum. Winners will be announced between sets 2 and 3.
• Stick around after the match to get team photos signed by the volleyball team.
All proceeds from T-shirt sales and the raffle will go toward the Dig Pink Scholarship Fund.
— FHSU Athletics
SALINA, Kan. – TMP-Marian girls’ golf team made the cut to day two of the 3-2-1A State Golf Tournament at the Salina Municipal Golf Course. The Monarchs shot a 405 and were the sixth and final team to advance to Tuesday.
Plainville shot a 426 and did not advance.
Cardinals freshman Corbyn Marquess shot an 88 and did advance as an individual.
Haliegh Spray led the Monarchs with an 89 and is in 13th place heading into Tuesday’s final round.
EMPORIA, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ golf team was tied for third place after shooting a 187 on the front nine at the 5A State Golf Tournament at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course. Unfortunately the Indians shot a 227 on the back nine and failed to make the cut to Tuesday’s second day.
Taleia McCrae a 90 and Sophia Garrison a 94 and did advance to today’s second day as individuals.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Athletics announced today that an agreement has been made with the University of Missouri to reignite the Border Showdown rivalry that will feature six men’s basketball games, with the first matchup slated for next season on December 12, 2020 at Sprint Center in Kansas City. Until 2012, the Border Showdown was known as the longest continuous rivalry west of the Mississippi River.
“One of the best aspects of college athletics is rivalries, and we are thrilled that our fans and student-athletes will get to experience this Border Showdown rivalry once-again,” said Director of Athletics Jeff Long. “We have quietly sought input from fans and supporters on the renewal of this series and we believe the overriding sentiments are that this historic rivalry should resume. While this series does not include each of our sports teams competing in the Border Showdown at this stage, we feel this is the first step to expanding it in the future. We are excited for this rivalry to begin anew next year and believe it will be great for all fans of college basketball.”
Season Location
2020-21 Sprint Center*
2021-22 Lawrence
2022-23 Columbia
2023-24 Lawrence
2024-25 Columbia
2025-26 Sprint Center*
*Kansas will be the home team in 2020-21. Missouri will be the home team in 2025-26.
The Kansas-Missouri basketball series dates back to 1907, when the Jayhawks and Tigers met on back-to-back days in Lawrence on March 11-12, both Missouri wins. Those contests were the first of 269 meetings between the border rivals over the next 105 years, with the Jayhawks building a 174-95 edge in the all-time series. Kansas is 89-33 at home vs. Missouri, including 42-14 in Allen Fieldhouse, 65-53 in Columbia and the series is tied at 4-4 in Mizzou Arena.
“Jeff and I discussed the idea of playing Missouri on many occasions, including speaking with other coaches here at KU, and we all felt the timing is right to renew the rivalry,” said Head Coach Bill Self. “Even though we haven’t played the last few years, I know it was something our players and fans missed, and so did I. The interest generated in the 2017 exhibition game was far greater than I envisioned it would be which made it obvious to me that our fans were eager to see a Border Showdown matchup.
“Having coached a lot of games vs. Missouri in my time here at Kansas, I could not be more excited to start this series up again. This is a great experience for all basketball fans and I look forward to the rivalry being reignited in Kansas City next season, and then bringing it back home to Allen Fieldhouse the following year.”
The last regular-season Border Showdown took place on February 25, 2012, an overtime thriller at Allen Fieldhouse. No. 4 Kansas overcame a 19-point deficit during the final 17-minutes to force overtime, where it eventually outlasted No. 3 Missouri, 87-86. With that win, Self improved his record versus Missouri to 15-4 as the head coach at KU. On October 22, 2017, the Jayhawks defeated the Tigers in the only exhibition contest between the two schools, 93-87. The “Showdown for Relief” contest was organized in an effort to raise money for hurricane relief, which was the first time the two teams had met since the historical regular-season matchup in 2012.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sophomore quarterback Chance Fuller and redshirt-freshman running back Te’Corey Tutson of Fort Hays State received MIAA Football Athlete of the Week honors, presented by Mammoth Turf, for their efforts in the 42-41 win over Pittsburg State last week. Fuller earned Offensive Athlete of the Week, while Tutson earned Special Teams Athlete of the Week.
Fuller threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns in the 42-41 win for Fort Hays State at Pittsburg State. He completed 71.8 percent of his passes (23-of-32) and had touchdown passes of 1, 12, 67, and 68 yards. Both of his touchdown passes of over 60 yards went to Layne Bieberle, who finished with 152 yards on four catches. His 67-yard connection with Bieberle on 3rd-and-20 for a touchdown pushed FHSU in front 35-34 early in the fourth quarter, then added his 12-yard touchdown pass a few minutes later to push the FHSU lead to 42-34, which proved to be the game-winning touchdown.
Tutson finished with 130 kick return yards in the win at Pittsburg State. His longest return went for 44 yards. He averaged 21.7 yards per return. Tutson finished with 135 all-purpose yards for the game, also rushing the ball for five yards on the touchdown drive that pushed FHSU back into the lead early in the fourth quarter.
Fuller and Tutson joined Nebraska-Kearney linebacker Sal Silvio (Defensive Athlete of the Week) for the weekly honors from the conference office on Monday, October 21.
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State Football is back in the receiving votes section of the AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday (Oct. 21). The Tigers are among four MIAA teams in the receiving votes section, while two teams from the conference remain in the top 25. FHSU is currently on a five-game winning streak.
By knocking off Pittsburg State this past Saturday, Fort Hays State pulled Pitt State from the top 25. The Gorillas went into the game ranked 19th. Pittsburg State is now at the top of the receiving votes list, just on the outside the top 25 looking in. Fort Hays State is fourth among teams receiving votes, while Missouri Western is right behind as the fifth team listed receiving votes. This week’s opponent for the Tigers, Nebraska-Kearney, is also among the receiving votes list after a 24-17 win over nationally ranked Northwest Missouri State. The Lopers pushed the Bearcats from No. 7 in the poll to No. 14 this week.
Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Missouri Western, and Nebraska-Kearney all sit in a tie for third place in the MIAA standings at 5-2. Central Missouri leads the conference at 7-0, ranked No. 11 in the latest national poll, and Northwest Missouri State is second at 6-1.
Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll for October 21, 2019.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Week 7 | Next Game |
| 1. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30) | 7-0 | 774 | 1 | D. Florida Tech, 55-28 | Oct. 26 at North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 2. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 7-0 | 737 | 2 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 44-17 | Oct. 26 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 3. | Minnesota St. | 7-0 | 708 | 3 | D. Mary (N.D.), 74-17 | Oct. 26 at Minnesota-Crookston |
| 4. | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 7-0 | 663 | 4 | D. No. 20 Texas A&M-Commerce, 35-21 | Oct. 26 at Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 5. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 7-0 | 644 | 5 | D. Oklahoma Baptist, 42-14 | Oct. 24 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 6. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 7-0 | 608 | 6 | D. Wheeling (W.Va.), 51-13 | Oct. 26 vs. Findlay (Ohio) |
| 7. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 7-0 | 586 | 8 | D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 36-23 | Oct. 26 at Limestone (S.C.) |
| 8. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 6-0 | 526 | 10 | Idle | Oct. 26 vs. Missouri S&T |
| 9t. | Colorado School of Mines | 7-0 | 519 | 11 | D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 42-0 | Oct. 26 at Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 9t. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 7-0 | 519 | 9 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 41-30 | Oct. 26 vs. Clarion (Pa.) |
| 11. | Central Missouri | 7-0 | 421 | 14 | D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 34-27 | Oct. 26 vs. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 12. | Wingate (N.C.) | 7-0 | 417 | 13 | D. UNC-Pembroke, 48-38 | Oct. 26 vs. Virginia-Wise |
| 13. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 6-1 | 368 | 15 | D. Colorado Mesa, 48-22 | Oct. 26 vs. Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 14. | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-1 | 343 | 7 | Lost to Nebraska-Kearney, 24-17 | Oct. 26 vs. Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 15. | Bowie St. (Md.) | 7-0 | 337 | 16 | D. Virginia St., 24-14 | Oct. 26 vs. No. 25 Virginia Union |
| 16. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 6-1 | 311 | 17 | D. Northern Michigan, 45-17 | Oct. 26 vs. Davenport (Mich.) |
| 17. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 7-0 | 305 | 18 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 35-12 | Oct. 26 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 18. | Harding (Ark.) | 6-1 | 247 | 21 | D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 45-14 | Oct. 26 at Northwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 19. | Indiana (Pa.) | 6-1 | 209 | 22 | D. Clarion (Pa.), 59-21 | Oct. 26 vs. Gannon (Pa.) |
| 20. | West Florida | 5-1 | 177 | 24 | D. West Georgia, 30-2 | Oct. 26 at Florida Tech |
| 21. | West Chester (Pa.) | 6-1 | 151 | 12 | Lost to Shepherd (W.Va.), 35-23 | Oct. 26 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 22. | Angelo St. (Texas) | 6-1 | 142 | 25 | D. West Texas A&M, 17-14 | Oct. 26 vs. Texas-Permian Basin |
| 23t. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 6-1 | 71 | NR | D. East Central (Okla.), 48-17 | Oct. 26 at Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
| 23t. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4-2 | 71 | 20 | Lost to No. 4 Tarleton St. (Texas), 35-21 | Oct. 26 vs. Western New Mexico |
| 25. | Virginia Union | 6-1 | 67 | NR | D. Chowan (N.C.), 41-34 | Oct. 26 at No. 15 Bowie St. (Md.) |
Dropped Out: Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (19), Minnesota-Duluth (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 39; Dixie St. (Utah), 37; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 20; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 12; Missouri Western St., 11; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 5; Minnesota-Duluth, 5; Truman St. (Mo.), 5; Eastern New Mexico, 4; Frostburg St. (Md.), 4; Tiffin (Ohio), 4; Nebraska-Kearney, 3; Assumption (Mass.), 2; Southern Arkansas, 2; Miles (Ala.), 1.
HAYS, Kan. — After only playing 28 minutes Friday night before weather interfered, the Tigers were back in action on Sunday against Missouri Southern. The defense stood tall all afternoon and the offense put three goals on the board, as Fort Hays State ended the weekend with a 3-0 victory. The Tigers improved their record to 8-3-1 (4-1-1 MIAA), while the Lions fell to 2-11-2 (1-5-1 MIAA).
The Tigers tested goalkeeper Riley Laver (2-9-1) from opening kick. After putting nine shots on goal, Cailey Perkins was able to make the tenth shot in the 25th minute off assists from Darby Hirsch and Jenna Prince. Hirsch threaded a pass through to Jenna Prince near midfield, then Prince found Perkins ahead at the top of the box where she rifled in her third goal of the year. Fort Hays put six more shots on goal, while the defense only allowed three shots before ending the first half with a 1-0 lead.
The second half was exactly like the first as the wind shifted around and favored the Tigers once again. After five more shots, Perkins scored her second of the day and her fourth of the year in the 62nd minute. Off a corner kick, Darby Hirsch crossed the ball into the box and Perkins headed it past Laver to double the lead. Hirsch also picked up her second assist of the day on that goal. Sophomore defender Karli Potts checked into the match following the second goal from Perkins. Six minutes later, she was able to find the back of the net for her first career goal. Potts capitalized on MSSU’s inability to clear the ball, and she cashed in on a loose ball chance in front of the net to put the Tigers up 3-0. Following another great defensive performance from the back line and senior goalkeeper Megan Kneefel (7-2-1), the Tigers closed out their eighth victory of the year and seventh shutout of the 2019 campagin.
The offense came alive in this match as the Tigers attempted 24 shots throughout the 90 minutes with 12 on goal. Nine different Tigers were able to put pressure on the Lion’s back line with shot attempts. Perkins led the team with 5 shots (4 on goal) and Hirsch followed with four shots and one on goal.
The Tiger defense was a brick wall, allowing just four shots and one on goal to Missouri Southern. Kneefel recorded her 15th career shutout, placing her in a tie for second place all-time with Abbie Flax (2014-16) for career shutouts. Darby Hirsch also made a mark in the record books on the first goal of the match. She picked up career assists 16 and 17 and now owns the record for most career assists in the FHSU women’s program history.
The Tigers continue their home stand with another match Friday night (Oct. 25) against the Hillcats of Rogers State. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at FHSU Soccer Stadium.
PITTSBURG, Kan. – Following a back-and-forth game, a missed 38-yard field goal by Pittsburg State with a little over a minute to play gave Fort Hays State a 42-41 win over the 19th-ranked Gorillas in front of 8,041 Saturday afternoon at Carnie Smith Stadium.
It’s the Tigers (5-2, 5-2 MIAA) fifth straight win following an 0-2 start and their fourth straight over the Gorillas (5-2, 5-2 MIAA) and third straight in Pittsburg.
FHSU lead 28-24 at halftime and drove to the Pitt State five on their opening possession of the third quarter but fumbled. The Gorillas scored 10 straight to go up 34-28 and had the ball in Tiger territory when Drew Harvey ripped the ball away from Gorilla quarterback Brandon Mlekus.
Following an offside penalty on the Gorillas, Chance Fuller connected with Layne Bieberle on a 67-yard touchdown pass on 3rd and 20 to take a 35-34 lead early in the fourth.
A Harvey interception set up a 12-yard touchdown pass from Fuller to Manny Ramsey to put FHSU up 42-34 with 12:09 to play.
The Gorillas Kiah Kintchen would score on a 35-yard option on the Gorillas next possession to pull within 42-40. PSU lined up for a 2-point conversion but settled for the extra point following an illegal procedure penalty.
The Tigers drove into Gorilla territory on their next possession but had to punt.
Starting from their own 11 yard line, PSU drove to the FHSU 21 but Jared Vincent’s 38-yard field goal attempt veered wide left with 1:03 to play.
The Tigers win despite giving up 613 yards of offense to Pitt State. Chance Fuller completed 23 of 32 passes for 306 yards and four touchdowns. Two of them were to Layne Bieberle who had four receptions for 152 yards. Harley Hazlett hauled in eight catches for 51 yards while rushing for 24 yards on three carries.
Charles Tigner had his third 100-yard rushing game going for 127 on 19 carries with a touchdown.
Jordan Starks led the Tigers with 14 tackles. Drew Harvey added 12 with one for a loss to go along with a forced fumble and recovery and interception.
The Tigers host Nebraska-Kearney this Saturday. The Lopers are also 5-2 following a 24-17 home win over No. 7 Northwest Missouri State.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Cameron Dicker made a 33-yard field goal as time expired and No. 15 Texas survived Kansas’ desperate upset bid 50-48 after the teams exchanged six touchdowns in the fourth quarter Saturday night.
Kansas took a 48-47 lead on Carter Stanley’s 2-point conversion pass to Daylon Charlot with 1:11 to play. Sam Ehlinger then drove the Longhorns into field goal range for Dicker, who calmly drilled the winner. Ehlinger completed two big passes to Collin Johnson to keep the drive going for Texas (5-2, 3-1 Big 12).
“I love kickers,” said Texas coach Tom Herman, who makes a point of never calling his kickers or punters by name. “I’m glad that we have the one we have.”
Kansas, under first-year coach Les Miles, nearly had a victory that would have jumbled the Big 12. And the Jayhawks (2-5, 0-4) were oh-so-close. Pooka Williams rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns and Stanley passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns.
“They fought their heart out,” Miles said. “They have everything they had.”
Ehlinger was just slightly better in crunch time. Ehlinger finished with 399 yards passing and four touchdowns. He also ran for 91 yards to save Texas on a night the program honored its 1969 national championship team with special uniforms and a halftime celebration.
The fourth quarter packed big play after big play, including a 98-yard defensive conversion when Texas returned a blocked extra point. Instead of being tied at 31, the Longhorns led 33-30 and the play only started the fireworks still to come.
Texas receiver Devin Duvernay had eight catches for 110 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
THE TAKEAWAY
Kansas: The Jayhawks came in with the worst offense in the Big 12 but they were explosive under new offensive coordinator Brent Dearmon, who was calling his first game after being promoted by Miles two weeks ago. Dearmon was coaching at NAIA program Bethel University last season but dialed up big-hit plays against the Longhorns time and a
Texas: The Longhorns defense came in as the worst in the Big 12 and again gave up huge chunk plays, whiffed on tackle after tackle and looked lost in coverage The Longhorns have allowed three 100-yard rushers in the last two games.
UP NEXT
Baylor host Texas Tech on next Saturday.
Texas plays at TCU next Saturday.
PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team fell in three sets to Pittsburg State Saturday evening (Oct. 19), 25-14, 25-10, 25-19. The loss moves the Tigers to 6-13 overall and 3-8 in MIAA play, while the Gorillas improve to 10-10 on the year and 5-6 in conference action.
Pittsburg State jumped in front early in all three sets, with the Tigers’ latest lead coming at 7-6 in the third set. The Tigers could not find a rhythm on offense, posting an attack percentage of .054. Pittsburg State, on the other hand, recorded just 10 attack errors en route to a swing rate of .324. FHSU totaled six blocks on the night, one better than the Gorillas.
Emily Ellis recorded three solo blocks in the match, tied for the second-most in a three-set match during the rally scoring era (2001-present). Isabelle Reynolds led the team with seven kills and tallied the lone service ace for the Tigers. Morgan Christiansen added five kills and two blocks (one solo). Katie Darnell totaled 14 assists with Taylor White chipping in six assists and nine digs. Libero Abbie Hayes led the way with 10 digs.
The Tigers will return home to host fourth-ranked Washburn on Tuesday (Oct. 22) inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — For the first time in over a month, Kansas State walked off the field with a win.
Skylar Thompson accounted for two touchdowns and sparked a late game-winning drive to lead the Wildcats to a 24-17 victory over TCU on Saturday and their first Big 12 Conference win of the season.
With eight minutes to play and the game tied 17-17, Thompson had a 61-yard run during an 11-play, 95-yard drive, capped by his 3-yard touchdown run with 2:45 to play.
“I knew it was just a matter of time because we were finally getting in a rhythm offensively,” Thompson said. “It was a great play call, but they gave us the look we were expecting on that touchdown and we executed the play.”
TCU drove to the Kansas State 37 on the ensuing series, but couldn’t convert on fourth-and-11.
“Just the toughness and resolve because he got hit a lot and he always just kept coming back,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said of Thompson.
Thompson threw for 172 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown pass to Nick Lenners in the first quarter. It was Lenners first career touchdown reception.
“It was unbelievable,” Lenners said. It was everything I’ve ever dreamed of.”
The Wildcats (4-2, 1-2) finished with only 266 yards of offense and was stifled most of the game. One of their scores came off a blocked punt in the first quarter, and they were unable to connect on numerous long passes down the field.
“I mean, we practice what they do and then we react to whatever else they do,” TCU cornerback Julius Lewis said. “We’ve got to keep working.”
Max Duggan ran for 115 yards and a touchdown and added 132 yards passing for TCU (3-3, 1-2), which lost their second straight conference game. Duggan had only 46 career yards rushing coming into the contest. Duggan’s 46-yard touchdown run tied the game at 17-17 midway through the third quarter.
Sewo Olonilua and Darius Anderson each added 56 yards rushing for the Horned Frogs.
“Winning is hard,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “Especially going on the road, and this year we have a lot of road games.”
WINNING WAYS
Kansas State is over .500 six games into the season for the first time since 2014 when they started the year 8-2.
BACK IN MANHATTAN
Former Kansas State quarterback Alex Delton played only one drive for TCU. He was 2-of-2 passing for six yards in his return.
THE TAKEAWAY
TCU: This was a game that felt like the Horned Frogs should’ve won. They have lost two straight and will be in for a tough matchup next week against No. 15 Texas.
Kansas State: The Wildcats scratched and clawed for their first win since beating Mississippi State on Sept. 14. They will need to carry this momentum into next week when they face fifth-ranked Oklahoma.
UP NEXT
TCU hosts Texas on Saturday.
Kansas State ends a three-game home stand against Oklahoma on Saturday.
