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FHSU men’s soccer advances to Super Regional with overtime win over Lindenwood

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State got a goal two minutes into overtime to win 1-0 over No. 20 Lindenwood Friday night at the FHSU Soccer Complex to earn a spot in the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship.

Michael Cole found the back of the net off a pass from Mauricio Castorino in the 92nd overall minute of play.

Between the pipes Michael Yantz stopped six shots to earn his first win of the NCAA Tournament.

The 16th-ranked Tigers (14-4-1) will face Rockhurst for the second straight year in the round of eight with a 1 p.m. kickoff Sunday at the FHSU Soccer Complex.

FHSU women’s soccer falls in Central Regional finals

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ALLENDALE, Mich. – Central Missouri scored early in the second half to advance 1-0 over Fort Hays State and earn a spot in the round of eight at the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Tournament.

Hannah Pyle netted a goal for the Jennies, her 11th of the season, to give her squad the lead in the 52nd minute of the game. In goal Ana Dilkes stopped all six shots that found their way on frame to get her fourth shutout win of the postseason.

No. 3 Central Missouri (21-1) will face off with Grand Valley State for the second straight year in the round of eight at 1 p.m. on Nov. 20 from Allendale, Mich.

The 24th-ranked Tigers (15-5-3) end their season end their season with the most wins in program history.

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Mason helps No. 7 Kansas pull away from Siena

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Frank Mason III scored 18 points to lead a late-game charge, Carlton Bragg added a career-high 15 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Kansas beat pesky Siena 86-65 on Friday night.

Devonte Graham added 13 points and nine assists, and Lagerald Vick scored 12 points off the bench, as the Jayhawks (2-1) extended their winning streak to 42 straight at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Saints (1-2) never made it easy.

Marquis Wright hit three straight 3-pointers midway through the second half, and the gritty senior guard’s three-point play got coach Jimmy Patsos’ team within 63-58 with about 7 1/2 minutes left.

Vick answered with back-to-back baskets for the Jayhawks, kicking off the game-defining 16-2 run that would put the game away. Mason added a 3-pointer and a couple foul shots, Graham got into the act, and the Jayhawks — so accustomed to dominating inside — leaned on their guard play to seal the win.

Fort Hays overcomes sluggish start to win 88-73

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By Dustin Armbruster

St. Cloud State took advantage of a sluggish Fort Hays State women’s basketball team to take a nine point lead three different times in the first seven minutes of Friday’s game in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Tigers finally found traction in the first quarter to go on a 10-0 run on points from five different players to end first quarter leading 18-17.

The Huskies found their three point shooting stroke over the first two minutes of the second quarter to regain a 25-20 advantage. Like they did in the first quarter, Fort Hays finished the quarter strong with a 12-0 run to take their biggest lead of the first half 42-30. St. Cloud State hit a three to end the half and trim the lead down to 42-33.

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Fort Hays pushed their lead to ten when Jill Faxon took over in the third quarter scoring nine in a row and pushing the Tiger lead to 21 at 59-38. For Hays outscored the Huskies 26-9.

The Tigers pushed their lead to 25 points with 8:52 remaining, looked to be cruising to a victory. St. Cloud State had other ideas though as they cut the Tiger lead down to six at 76-70. The Huskies went on a 23-4 run over a period of six and a half minutes including five three pointers. Niki Kacperska though broke the run with a three pointer that started a 12-3 run to end the game with an 88-73 win.

Highlights

Fort Hays improves to 3-0 on the season and will play Saturday afternoon against Bemidji State at 2:00. Emma Stroyan was a perfect 9-9 from the field and 2-2 from the free thrown to lead the Tigers with 20. Jill Faxon added 18. St. Cloud State falls to 1-2 they will play Northland College in the final game of the Huskies Classic.

Wellbrock among the finalists for NSMA Sportscaster of Year in Kansas

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Eagle’s Gerard Wellbrock — the Voice of the Fort Hays State University Tigers — is one of five finalists for the 2016 National Sports Media Association Sportcaster of the Year in Kansas.

Finalists were nominated by NSMA members last month and the winners will be chosen via ballots sent to NSMA members on Dec. 1.

Other Kansas sportscasters up for the award include: Mike Kennedy, Wichita State Radio Network, Wichita; Greg Rahe, KVOE Radio, Emporia; Kevin Romary, Wow! 6 News, Lawrence; and Wyatt Thompson, K-State Sports Network/Learfield, Manhattan.

The organization also chooses the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year. Finalists for that award include Kevin Haskin of the Topeka Capital-Journal and Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal-World.

For a complete list of finalists, click HERE.

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FHSU men’s soccer hopes for super showing at home

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fhsu-soccer-stadium-webBy DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN
FHSU University Relations and Marketing

They have played only six of their 18 games at home this season, so they have become accustomed to playing quality soccer after long road trips.

But don’t think that members of the Fort Hays State University men’s soccer team aren’t excited about playing on their home field this weekend when it hosts an NCAA Division II Super Regional.

The nationally ranked Tigers (16th in NCAA Division II) will play host to 20th-ranked Lindenwood (Mo.) University at the FHSU Soccer Stadium Friday in the Central Region championship match. Start time is set for 7 p.m., following the Midwest Region title match between two other Missouri universities, No. 6 ranked Rockhurst and Drury, at 4 p.m.

The winners of those two games will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at the FHSU stadium for a chance to advance to the national semifinals Dec. 1 in Kansas City, Mo.

Fort Hays State has performed well no matter where it has played this season — posting a 13-4-1 mark, including a 5-1 record on its own field. The Tigers’ only loss at home this season was a 3-2 decision to Lindenwood on Oct. 9. Since then, the Tigers won six of their last seven matches to close out the regular season.

Thirteen of the Tigers’ matches have been played all across the country, playing as far away as Washington State and traveling south to Texas and north to North Dakota.

“Well, we’re very used to traveling,” said Brett Parker, who has served as the team’s head coach since FHSU started its soccer program in 2011.

“With that being said, we’d much rather play at home,” he added. “There are a lot of advantages to not traveling: getting to sleep in your own bed, familiarity with your surroundings, not tired from traveling, just a lot of things that could make a difference.”

No matter where it has played, FHSU has built a successful program and will be looking for its third consecutive Central Region title.

Parker hopes this year’s squad, which he said probably is FHSU’s deepest team ever, can advance the farthest in post-season action.

The Tigers have lost their Super Regional championship matches the last two years, including one on penalty kicks to Rockhurst on the Hawks’ home field last year.

“We’ve been agonizingly close,” Parker said of advancing to the final four of the national playoffs.

So far, the Tigers have met all their season goals, including earning the No. 1 seed in the Central Region to get the Super Regional in Hays.

“That was one of our goals, to host a regional, and we accomplished that,” Parker said. “We did what we needed to do to host it.”

Nonetheless, Parker said, there is just one goal in mind as Fort Hays State prepares for Lindenwood. It will be the third time that the Tigers and Lions have met this season, each winning on the other’s home field.

“We definitely know each other pretty well, know what to expect,” Parker said. “Our main goal is to win Friday night. That’s all we can be concerned with. There’s no need to look past that.”

Bench play lifts Wichita State past Tulsa

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Markis McDuffie scored 18 points off the bench, fellow reserve Darral Willis Jr. added 16 points – both setting career highs – and Wichita State beat Tulsa 80-53 on Wednesday night.

McDuffie, a sophomore, also made a career-best 9 of 12 free throws and Willis, a junior, set career highs in rebounds (7), field goals (7), field goal attempts (13) and steals (2).

The Shockers bench is averaging 50 points per game this season.

Zach Brown was the only Wichita State (3-0) starter in double figures with 15 points.

Wichita State went on a 21-10 spurt to go up 44-30 at the half and midway through the second half, Brown’s 3 gave Wichita State a 65-43 lead.

Pat Birt led Tulsa (0-2) with 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting. The Golden Hurricane was held to 18-of-54 shooting (33 percent).

Davis leads Tigers to home win over Central Christian

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Rob Davis scored 35 points, Hadley Gillum added 20 to lead Fort Hays State to a 95-58 win over Central Christian College Tuesday night at Gross Coliseum. Davis, who scored 33 in the Tigers win at Sioux Falls Sunday, knocked in five of the Tigers eight 3-pointers and hit all six of his free throws.

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Game Highlights

Fort Hays Statee (2-1) struggled to score early, but a Brady Werth dunk and Davis 3-pointer fueled a 10-0 first half run to put the Tigers in the lead for good.

Kyler Kinnamon scored nine points and dished out eight assists with one turnovers. JaQuan Smith, who went 1-for-10 from the field, pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds. Brady Werth added 11 boards along with six points.

No. 7 Kansas beats No. 1 Duke on jumper with 1.3 left

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NEW YORK (AP) – Frank Mason III hit a short jumper with 1.3 seconds to play to give No. 7 Kansas a 77-75 victory over No. 1 Duke on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic.

The Jayhawks (1-1) beat a top-ranked team for the eighth time and this one looked a lot easier with 8 minutes to play and Kansas leading 62-50.

But the Blue Devils (2-1), despite a terrible shooting game by Grayson Allen, the leading vote-getter on The Associated Press’ preseason All-America team, managed to suddenly start hitting shots and they tied the game at 75 with 15 seconds left on a 3-pointer by Frank Jackson..

Kansas called a timeout with 8.2 seconds left and set up the game-winner.

Mason led Kansas with 21 points and freshman Josh Jackson added 15 and Devonte’ Graham had 13.

Luke Kennard led five Duke players in double figures with 22. Allen finished with 12 points on 4-for-15 shooting, including 1 of from 3-point range.

Big run carries Kansas St to win over Omaha

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – After opening up the game going 1 for 6 from the field, Kansas State went on a 21-0 run to defeat Nebraska Omaha 81-68 victory on Tuesday night.

The Wildcats (2-0) were down 13-4 when the run came. DJ Johnson and Barry Brown capped the run with back-to-back 3-point plays for a 12 point lead at the 9 minute mark.

Kansas State led 42-31 at the half and ended up shooting 51 percent.

Brown finished with 15 points and Wesley Iwundu and Kamau Stokes had 14 apiece for K-State.

Stokes sandwiched a pair of 3-points around an Xavier Sneed 3 as the Wildcats opened the second half with nine quick points. Iwundu had a 3-point play at the 11:19 mark to push the lead to 20 points.

Tre-Deon Hollins led the Mavericks (1-2) with 12 points. Zach Jackson had 11 points and eight rebounds.

FHSU volleyball falls to Jennies in MIAA tourney opener

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WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Fourth seeded Central Missouri overcame deficits in the first two sets to roll back for a 25-23, 25-23, 16-25 and 25-18 win over fifth seeded Fort Hays State in the opening round of the MIAA Volleyball Tournament.

For the 16th-ranked Jennies (23-9) Kylie Hohlen led the way with 16 kills making it a double-double by adding 20 digs. Kasey Hohlen added 13 kills as did Molly Lawrence who also finished with three blocks on the night. Kourtney Thompson had a game high 45 assists and Carly Offerdahl led the way on the return with 32 digs.

For the Tigers (25-9) Crystal Whitten finished with a double-double with 15 kills and a team best 29 digs. Hannah Wagy had a team best 41 assists while Callie Christensen led the way with seven total blocks.

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