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FHSU women tabbed No. 3 in first NCAA region rankings

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Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball is ranked No. 3 in the first set of NCAA Regional Rankings, released on Wednesday. The top three teams in the region are from the MIAA as the picture for NCAA Tournament selections starts to take shape.

Fort Hays State, the host of the NCAA Central Region last year as the top ranked team in the region, finds itself in good position once again entering the final two weeks of the regular season schedule. The Tigers are third behind Missouri Western and Pittsburg State. Pittsburg State and Fort Hays State are dead even with the Griffons in amount of wins against in-region and Division II competition this year. PSU is 20-4 and FHSU is 20-3, while MWSU is 20-2.

Though FHSU has one less loss than Pittsburg State, the Gorillas have a win over the top ranked team in the region. FHSU lost its only meeting with MWSU this year, while PSU met MWSU twice in the regular season and split the series 1-1. FHSU and PSU do not have a head-to-head advantage against each other as the schools split their regular season games.

With Winona State at 21-2 against NCAA Division II opponents and 18-2 against in-region opponents, the rankings show the strength of the MIAA schedule compared to the NSIC and GAC. Arkansas Tech was 19-2 against Division II competition at the time this poll released, but its loss on Monday was not factored into this set of rankings.

Emporia State is the fourth team from the MIAA inside the top eight of the region rankings at No. 6. A cluster of teams from the NSIC round out the remainder of the list.

Below are the NCAA Central Region rankings for February 17, 2016.

Rank School Overall DII Record In-Region Record
1 Missouri Western 20-2 20-2
2 Pittsburg State 20-4 20-4
3 Fort Hays State 20-3 20-3
4 Winona State 21-2 18-2
5 Arkansas Tech 19-2 18-2
6 Emporia State 18-5 16-5
7 MSU Moorhead 17-5 16-5
8 Sioux Falls 19-5 17-5
9 Northern State 19-6 19-6
10 Augustana 17-6 17-6

 

Additional netting being added to Kauffman Stadium

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Royals have announced that additional netting at Kauffman Stadium is being installed and will extend toward the outfield end of each team’s dugout.

The idea is to improve the safety for fans sitting along the foul lines.

Several clubs have considered ways to protect fans from foul balls hit into those seats, and some have suggested that similar netting should be mandatory in major league ballparks.

Tuesday’s high school basketball results

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High School Scoreboard WhitmoreBOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 68, Circle 58
Andover Central 76, Maize South 70
Argonia 54, Oxford 47
Ashland 73, Rolla 22
Atchison 90, KC Schlagle 71
Attica 55, Pretty Prairie 38
Baldwin 60, Louisburg 59
Basehor-Linwood 66, KC Bishop Ward 16
Baxter Springs 69, Southeast 48
Bennington 62, Canton-Galva 51
Berean Academy 58, Remington 30
Bishop Miege 64, Blue Valley Southwest 48
Blue Valley Stillwell 66, Gardner-Edgerton 46
Bluestem 44, Chaparral 33
Buhler 74, Augusta 55
Burlington 59, Humboldt 48
BV West 48, St. Thomas Aquinas 46
Caney Valley 54, Dewey, Okla. 49
Cedar Vale/Dexter 63, South Haven 39
Central Plains 75, Ness City 52
Chase County 42, Madison/Hamilton 36
Colby 59, Goodland 42
Concordia 84, Phillipsburg 66
Cunningham 48, Stafford 36
Derby 49, Hutchinson 47
Dodge City 79, Garden City 45
Doniphan West 53, Axtell 39
Ellinwood 42, Plainville 40
Eudora 66, DeSoto 50
Eureka 50, Erie 37
Frankfort 62, BV Randolph 47
Fredonia 101, Cherryvale 73
Galena 61, Columbus 21
Garden Plains 55, Douglass 38
Girard 45, Pittsburg Colgan 34
Goddard-Eisenhower 73, Andover 51
Goessel 71, Udall 41
Golden Plains 48, Triplains-Brewster 39
Hanover 69, Clifton-Clyde 32
Hartford 67, Rural Vista 66
Haven 42, Hillsboro 38
Hays 63, Abilene 54
Hays-TMP-Marian 65, Great Bend 42
Hesston 58, Hoisington 50
Hiawatha 48, Perry-Lecompton 41
Highland Park 58, Shawnee Heights 46
Hill City 56, Rawlins County 19
Holcomb 59, Scott City 42
Hugoton 60, Ulysses 47
Hutchinson Central Christian 78, Burrton 51
Ingalls 75, Hodgeman County 71
Inman 50, Hutchinson Trinity 44
Jackson Heights 65, Valley Falls 47
Jayhawk Linn 60, Pleasanton 45
Jefferson North 54, Pleasant Ridge 39
Jefferson West 56, Holton 40
Kapaun Mount Carmel 44, Wichita Bishop Carroll 39
KC Sumner 64, KC Harmon 51
Labette County 55, Fort Scott 53
Lansing 70, Tonganoxie 53
Lawrence Free State 53, SM South 47
Lebo 70, Crest 37
Liberal 62, Cimarron 38
Lincoln 48, Thunder Ridge 34
Little River 39, Peabody-Burns 30
Lyndon 69, Waverly 59
Lyons 63, Kingman 43
Macksville 51, Otis-Bison 36
Manhattan 64, Topeka 59
Marais des Cygnes Valley 53, West Franklin 42
Maranatha Academy 54, Heritage Christian 48
Marion 34, Sedgwick 33
Marysville 58, Centralia 46
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 53, McLouth 27
McPherson 72, El Dorado 33
Meade 72, Southwestern Hts. 65
Medicine Lodge 48, Cheney 39
Metro Academy 68, Veritas Christian 36
Mill Valley 67, Bonner Springs 58
Mission Valley 52, Burlingame 48
Moundridge 51, Ell-Saline 28
Natoma 57, Tescott 54
Nemaha Central 49, Royal Valley 36
Neodesha 60, Yates Center 33
Newton 49, Wichita Campus 45
Nickerson 57, Larned 56
Norton 68, Hoxie 41
Oakley 70, Quinter 52
Olathe East 63, SM Northwest 60
Olathe North 68, Leavenworth 56
Olathe Northwest 55, SM East 53
Olathe South 61, SM West 58
Olpe 51, Northern Heights 39
Osage City 60, St. Mary’s 52
Osborne 56, Sylvan-Lucas 29
Oskaloosa 54, Horton 53
Paola 72, Ottawa 62
Parsons 63, Coffeyville 57
Pawnee Heights 57, Bucklin 56
Pittsburg 50, Chanute 43
Pratt 62, Halstead 52
Pratt Skyline 60, Norwich 54
Riley County 47, Council Grove 42
Riverton 54, Frontenac 36
Rock Creek 61, Chapman 37
Rock Hills 37, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 22
Rose Hill 54, Winfield 40
Rossville 71, Wabaunsee 40
Sabetha 38, Riverside 30
Salina Central 48, Salina South 34
Salina Sacred Heart 64, Beloit 50
Santa Fe Trail 41, Central Heights 23
Satanta 74, Fowler 12
Sedan 85, Flinthills 45
SM North 71, Lawrence 62
Smith Center 77, Northern Valley 49
Solomon 54, Herington 19
South Barber 65, Fairfield 58
South Gray 68, Sublette 28
Southeast Saline 66, Ellsworth 41
Spearville 74, Minneola 56
St. Francis 73, Cheylin 56
St. James Academy 58, Hogan Prep, Mo. 45
St. John 62, Kiowa County 35
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 71, Pike Valley 46
St. Paul 57, Oswego 49
Sterling 65, Smoky Valley 61
Stockton 56, LaCrosse 50
Topeka Hayden 64, Emporia 53
Topeka Seaman 64, Junction City 55
Uniontown 66, Altoona-Midway 13
Valley Center 62, Arkansas City 55
Victoria 69, Kinsley 35
Wallace County 67, Syracuse 45
Wamego 73, Clay Center 47
Washburn Rural 65, Topeka West 50
Washington County 64, Linn 12
Wellington 69, Mulvane 46
Wellsville 42, Silver Lake 34
West Elk 64, Central Burden 33
Wheatland-Grinnell 70, Oberlin-Decatur 46
Wichita Collegiate 78, Clearwater 35
Wichita East 71, Wichita Northwest 62
Wichita Heights 60, Wichita South 49
Wichita Home School 64, Caldwell 57
Wichita Southeast 71, Wichita North 56
Wichita Sunrise 81, St. John’s Military 35
Wichita Trinity 68, Conway Springs 42
Wilson 52, Lakeside 49

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 58, Hays 39
Andover Central 79, Maize South 58
Argonia 46, Oxford 36
Attica 55, Pretty Prairie 38
Axtell 62, Doniphan West 22
Baldwin 62, Louisburg 34
Basehor-Linwood 55, KC Bishop Ward 17
Baxter Springs 50, Southeast 38
Beloit 124, Salina Sacred Heart 70
Bennington 57, Canton-Galva 39
Berean Academy 38, Remington 36
Bishop Miege 67, Blue Valley Southwest 61
Blue Valley Stillwell 60, Gardner-Edgerton 53
Bluestem 62, Chaparral 53
Bucklin 67, Pawnee Heights 43
Buhler 51, Augusta 43
Burlington 64, Humboldt 38
BV North 57, BV Northwest 49
Caney Valley 69, Dewey, Okla. 33
Central Burden 54, West Elk 15
Central Plains 52, Ness City 22
Centralia 59, Marysville 55
Chapman 48, Rock Creek 31
Chase County 35, Madison/Hamilton 28
Cheney 62, Medicine Lodge 34
Circle 48, Andale 45
Clay Center 52, Wamego 35
Coffeyville 53, Parsons 44
Columbus 59, Galena 36
Concordia 54, Phillipsburg 36
Conway Springs 55, Wichita Trinity 48
Council Grove 53, Riley County 50
Cunningham 51, Stafford 22
Derby 44, Hutchinson 37
DeSoto 30, Eudora 20
Dighton 57, Greeley County 21
Dodge City 47, Garden City 25
Ellinwood 49, Plainville 44
Ellis 75, Trego 43
Eureka 54, Erie 40
Frankfort 65, BV Randolph 37
Frontenac 64, Riverton 27
Garden Plains 44, Douglass 37
Girard 45, Pittsburg Colgan 28
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 50, Rock Hills 28
Goddard-Eisenhower 54, Andover 46
Goessel 56, Udall 28
Golden Plains 56, Triplains-Brewster 37
Goodland 50, Colby 20
Hanover 59, Clifton-Clyde 27
Haven 50, Hillsboro 32
Hays-TMP-Marian 84, Great Bend 72
Hesston 44, Hoisington 33
Hiawatha 53, Perry-Lecompton 34
Hill City 56, Rawlins County 19
Holcomb 42, Scott City 24
Horton 46, Oskaloosa 38
Hugoton 55, Ulysses 29
Hutchinson Central Christian 56, Burrton 40
Hutchinson Trinity 32, Inman 29
Iola 39, Osawatomie 25
Jefferson West 56, Holton 52
KC Piper 70, KC Turner 28
Kingman 52, Lyons 36
Kiowa County 38, St. John 23
Labette County 57, Fort Scott 32
LaCrosse 63, Stockton 54
Lakeside 52, Wilson 50
Lansing 59, Tonganoxie 39
Larned 43, Nickerson 28
Lawrence 55, SM North 45
Lawrence Free State 58, SM South 45
Leavenworth 67, Olathe North 25
Lebo 51, Crest 29
Liberal 42, Cimarron 29
Little River 40, Peabody-Burns 29
Macksville 40, Otis-Bison 39
Marais des Cygnes Valley 58, West Franklin 56
Marion 35, Sedgwick 34
Marmaton Valley 34, Chetopa 27
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 50, McLouth 16
McPherson 60, El Dorado 23
Meade 72, Southwestern Hts. 40
Metro Academy 54, Veritas Christian 25
Mill Valley 40, Bonner Springs 31
Mission Valley 49, Burlingame 42
Moundridge 51, Ell-Saline 33
Natoma 49, Tescott 17
Nemaha Central 51, Royal Valley 42
Neodesha 51, Yates Center 25
Newton 49, Wichita Campus 28
Norton 58, Hoxie 45
Norwich 60, Pratt Skyline 19
Olathe Northwest 63, SM East 54
Olpe 54, Northern Heights 34
Paola 48, Ottawa 39
Pike Valley 45, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 5
Pittsburg 39, Chanute 30
Pleasant Ridge 54, Jefferson North 41
Pleasanton 53, Jayhawk Linn 27
Pratt 53, Halstead 27
Quinter 63, Oakley 51
Republic County 41, Minneapolis 29
Rolla 62, Ashland 34
Rose Hill 50, Winfield 38
Rossville 53, Wabaunsee 29
Rural Vista 44, Hartford 31
Sabetha 60, Riverside 19
Salina Central 74, Salina South 50
Santa Fe Trail 45, Central Heights 31
Satanta 62, Fowler 42
Sedan 45, Flinthills 37
Shawnee Heights 64, Highland Park 36
Silver Lake 59, Wellsville 25
SM Northwest 41, Olathe East 32
SM West 44, Olathe South 41
Smith Center 52, Northern Valley 31
Solomon 59, Herington 47
South Barber 63, Fairfield 32
Southeast Saline 65, Ellsworth 28
Spearville 51, Minneola 33
St. Francis 59, Cheylin 51
St. Mary’s 51, Osage City 29
St. Paul 61, Oswego 36
St. Thomas Aquinas 63, BV West 40
Sterling 56, Smoky Valley 29
Sylvan-Lucas 55, Osborne 27
Thunder Ridge 55, Lincoln 28
Topeka 51, Manhattan 46
Topeka Hayden 54, Emporia 42
Topeka Heritage Christian 45, Bishop Seabury Academy 33
Topeka Seaman 41, Junction City 38
Uniontown 56, Altoona-Midway 25
Valley Center 43, Arkansas City 37
Valley Falls 48, Jackson Heights 27
Victoria 63, Kinsley 47
Wallace County 48, Syracuse 42
Washburn Rural 60, Topeka West 14
Washington County 66, Linn 45
Waverly 67, Lyndon 27
Wellington 65, Mulvane 46
Wheatland-Grinnell 44, Oberlin-Decatur 16
Wichita Bishop Carroll 35, Kapaun Mount Carmel 32
Wichita Collegiate 41, Clearwater 38
Wichita Home School 49, Caldwell 37
Wichita Independent 46, Belle Plaine 29
Wichita Northwest 45, Wichita East 43
Wichita South 48, Wichita Heights 25
Wichita Southeast 65, Wichita North 52
Wichita Sunrise 81, St. John’s Military 35

Hays High boys win; girls fall to Abilene

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The Hays High Indians split a pair of non-conference games Tuesday night at home with the Abilene Cowboys and Cowgirls.

Abilene 58, Hays 39

The Hays High Lady Indians could not overcome a late first quarter run by the Abilene Cowgirls as they fall 58-39 Tuesday night in Hays.

Hays took an early 6-5 lead on back-to-back field goals early in the first quarter but Abilene answered with a 9-0 capped off by a McKenzie Funston 3-pointer putting the Cowgirls up 14-6 and they would lead by nine after the first quarter.

Talyn Kleweno cut the deficit eight after a steal led to a three-point play at 20-12 but that would be as close as the Indians would get the rest of the way. Abilene closed the first half on a 13-4 run and led 35-16 at half.

Game highlights

The Cowgirls extended their lead in the second half and led by 24 early in the fourth quarter on their way to the win.

Kirk Maska Postgame


Hays was led by Talyn Kleweno and Savannah Schneider with 9 points each. Hays drops to 6-11 on the year.


Hays 63, Abilene 54

The boys game was a battle of ranked teams in 4A-D1 and it was the Indians boys coming away with the 63-54 win.

Abilene jumped out to an early 6-3 but Hays came storming back to take an 11-6 lead thanks to Isaiah Nunnery who scored the Indians first eight points, and a three from Shane Berens. The Indians made five-of-nine from behind the arc in the first quarter and led 19-14 after one.

Abilene outscored the Indians by four in the second quarter and had the lead when Keith Dryden hit a three-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer putting the Indians up 32-31 at half.

The Indians open the second half on a 12-5 run behind six points from Dryden putting the Indians up 44-36 and they would never trail again.

Game highlights


Hays led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter before the Cowboys cut the deficit to six but the Indians finished six-of-six at the free throw line in the fourth quarter on their way to the 63-54 win.

Rick Keltner Postgame


Isaiah Nunnery led all scorers with 20 for Hays. Dryden finished with 12 and Drew Young added 12. Eric Harms had 14 for the Cowboys.

TMP girls, boys hand Great Bend losses

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls:  TMP 84, Great Bend 72
The TMP Lady Monarchs made 13 three pointers on their way to a 84-72 win over Great Bend Tuesday in Hays. TMP trailed 20-14 after the first quarter and by as many as nine in the second quarter before the hot shooting from deep kicked in.  The Lady Monarchs were able to erase the nine point deficit and took a 37-35 lead at the half.

In the third quarter Great Bend battled hard and eventually took a 55-53 lead heading into the fourth quarter.  That’s when TMP took over the game for good driving the lead to double figures.  The Lady Monarchs sealed the deal from the free throw line hitting 10 out of 10 fourth quarter free throws.

TMP has now won 13 games in a row and improve to 15-2 with the victory.  Great Bend drops to 10-7 on the season. The Lady Monarchs host their final regular season home game on Friday against Stockton.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS


Boys:  TMP 65, Great Bend 42

Great Bend scored on their opening possession of the game on Tuesday night in Hays on a three pointer by Jacob Murray.  That was the last lead the Panthers held.  TMP went on a 7-0 run started off on a three pointer by Ryan Ruder.  The Monarchs never looked back from there as they led 21-11 after the first quarter, 33-20 at the half, 49-31 after three quarters and the final score of 65-42.

Jared Vitztum led TMP with 11 points, all coming in the first quarter.  TJ Flax chipped in with 10.  Great Bend drops to 4-13 on the season.  TMP improves to 14-3 and will host Stockton on Friday night.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Kansas State beats TCU to end league road loss streak

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Justin Edwards scored 17 points as Kansas State beat TCU 63-49 Tuesday night to snap a 13-game losing streak in Big 12 road games.

Kansas State (15-11, 4-9) last won a conference road game on Jan. 10, 2015 at Oklahoma.

The Wildcats improved their road record this season to 2-7. Their other win came at Georgia on Dec. 4.

Barry Brown added 16 points and Dean Wade 14 for the Wildcats.

Malique Trent led the Horned Frogs (11-15, 2-11) with 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

The 14-point win was Kansas State’s largest since it beat Oklahoma State 89-73 on Jan. 23.

The Wildcats won despite shooting only 38.8 percent, holding the Frogs to 32.7 percent. TCU, last in conference scoring at 60.5 points going into the game, failed to break 50 for the second straight game. The Frogs lost 73-42 at West Virginia on Saturday.

Record five Tigers named to Don Hansen All-America football team

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PITTSBURG, Kan. – Fort Hays State had five players named to the Don Hansen All-America Team for the 2015 season on Tuesday (Feb. 16). The five selections marks a new school record in the program’s NCAA Division II era for number of All-America selections in one season. Brock Long earned third-team honors at linebacker, while quarterback Treveon Albert, running back Shaquille Cooper, offensive lineman Matt Erbert and safey Daniel Lindsey were all named honorable mention.

Fort Hays State went 8-4 in 2015, tying the school record for wins in a season, and earned a bid to the Mineral Water Bowl, the program’s first postseason game since 1996.

Long is the only one of the group with multiple All-America selections in 2015, including first-team honors from two organizations. Long had one of the greatest all-around seasons at linebacker for FHSU. He set a new school record for tackles in a season with 171. It passed the former mark of 164 set by Alex Whitehill in 2011. Aside from the tackles, he finished with 21.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and four forced fumbles.

Albert was one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the nation with both his arm and legs. He finished the season with 1,752 passing yards and 1,228 rushing yards. He finished with the most rushing yards by a quarterback for a single season in FHSU history and fifth most rushing yards in a season overall. He finished his career with 8,111 yards of total offense, setting a new school record. He also set the FHSU career passing touchdowns mark at 55. With 2,399 career rushing yards, he finished seventh on the all-time chart at FHSU. He finished third on the career passing chart with 5,712 yards.

Joining Albert in one of the best rushing combinations nationally was sophomore Shaquille Cooper. He finished the year with 1,441 rushing yards, the third-most in a single season at FHSU. Cooper averaged 120.1 rushing yards per game and he also hauled in a team-high 37 passes for 309 receiving yards. He finished the year with 1,753 all-purpose yards, averaging 146.1 per game.

Erbert adds the All-America honor to a pair of all-region selections this year. Erbert anchored the offensive line at left tackle, helping the Tigers average 251.1 rushing yards per game.

Lindsey finished the 2015 season with 85 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and four blocked kicks. He also was a huge asset on kick returns, setting a new single-season record for kick return touchdowns at FHSU with two. He averaged 27.9 yards per kick return with a total of 390 yards.

Tiger women drop five spots in latest USA Today/WBCA poll

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The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team dropped five spots to No. 10 in the latest USA Today/WBCA Division II rankings. It matches their lowest ranking of the season when they were ranked 10th in the preseason poll.

The Tigers are one of four teams from the MIAA in this week’s poll. Missouri Western moves up a spot to No. 7, Pittsburg State jumps four to 19th and Emporia State falls one spot to No. 22.

Two other teams from the NCAA II Central Region are ranked. Winona State (Minn.) of the NSIC is 8th and Arkansas Tech of the GAC sits at 14th.

Complete poll below…

Rank Institution – First Place Votes Previous Rank Record Total Points
T1 Lubbock Christian University (Texas) – 12 2 22-0 580
T1 University of Alaska – Anchorage – 10 1 28-1 580
3 Limestone College (S.C.) – 2 3 23-0 551
4 California Baptist University 4 23-1 519
5 Ashland University (Ohio) 6 24-1 477
6 Lewis University (Ill.) 7 24-1 476
7 Missouri Western State 8 23-2 420
8 Winona State University (Minn.) 9 25-2 416
9 West Texas A&M University 10 22-2 396
10 Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 5 21-3 384
11 Union University (Tenn.) 11 23-2 362
12 Drury University (Mo.) 12 20-3 330
13 Virginia Union University 13 20-2 292
14 Arkansas Tech University 15 19-2 275
15 Benedict College (S.C.) 16 22-2 248
16 West Liberty University (W.Va.) 18 21-3 200
17 Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) 14 20-4 193
18 Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 19 21-3 190
19 Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 23 21-4 158
20 University of California – San Diego 22 20-3 123
21 Anderson University (S.C.) 17 17-4 121
22 Emporia State University (Kan.) 21 19-5 109
23 Quincy University (Ill.) 20 20-4 94
24 Columbus State University (Ga.) NR 19-4 58
25 Bellarmine University (Ky.) NR 18-3 42

Dropped Out: University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.); Bentley University (Mass).

Others receiving votes: University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 40; Colorado State University – Pueblo 23; Kentucky State University 23; Clayton State University (Ga.) 20; Bentley University (Mass.) 19; California State University – Dominguez Hills 17; California State University – East Bay 11; Ursuline College (Ohio) 9; Lander University (S.C.) 7; Augusta University (Ga.) 6; Northern State University (S.D.) 5; Wheeling Jesuit University (W.Va.) 5.

FHSU’s Mapes named MIAA/AstroTurf Co-Hitter of the Week

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State’s Joe Mapes was named MIAA/AstroTurf Co-Hitter of the Week on Tuesday (Feb. 16) for his efforts in a three-game series with Regis University this past weekend in Hays. Mapes shares the honor this week with Joe Paulino of Missouri Southern. Payton Walker of Missouri Southern was named the Pitcher of the Week.

Mapes batted .538 over a three-game series against Regis University at home. As the designated hitter, he went 7-of-13 at the plate with two home runs and a double to produce a slugging percentage of 1.077. He scored four runs and drove in four. Three of his four RBI came in FHSUs only win in the series, a 9-4 result in the series finale.

Paulino had quite the opening weekend for the Lions in helping Missouri Southern to a four-game sweep of Bemidji State. In the second game of a DH against the Beavers, Paulino went 3-5 with three RBIs, a run and two doubles. In the game on Saturday, Paulino went 3-4 with a run, a double and two RBI’s. In the series finale on Sunday, Paulino went 1-3 with a home run and two RBIs. For the week, Paulino hit .583, slugged 1.083, had seven hits, three doubles a home run and three runs scored.

Walker pitched a stellar game in the opener for the Lions against Bemidji State this weekend. He teamed up and earned a shutout, throwing eight innings in the process. He struck out five and walked just one, allowing just three hits in the game. He allowed just one batter past first base and retired 14 in a row at one point, including 18 of the final 20 he faced (one reached by way of error). The 5-11 senior left handed pitcher is a native of Carl Junction, Mo. where he competed at Carl Junction High School.

Selden leads No. 2 Kansas to win over Oklahoma State

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Wayne Selden Jr. scored 18 points, Landen Lucas added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and second-ranked Kansas rolled to a 94-67 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.

Perry Ellis shrugged off a sluggish start to finish with 15 points, and Frank Mason III had 14 for the balanced Jayhawks (22-4, 10-3 Big 12), who avenged a surprising loss to the Cowboys last month.

Oklahoma State (12-13, 3-10) led much of the first half, fell behind by 18 early in the second, then trimmed their deficit to 62-56 with about 11 minutes to go. But the Jayhawks got hot down the stretch, pulling away for a lopsided victory over coach Bill Self’s alma mater.

The Jayhawks finished the first half on a 30-9 run. They finished the second on a 32-11 run.

Jeff Newberry scored 19 points and Jeffrey Carroll had 13 for the Cowboys, who again played without leading scorer Jawun Evans.

Baker gets 100th win; Wichita State tops New Mexico State

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Ron Baker scored 13 points to move up Wichita State’s career scoring list and the Shockers beat New Mexico State 71-41 Monday night in a rare February non-conference matchup.

Baker moved into 12th place in program history with 1,503 points. He also became the fifth Shocker to reach 100 career wins.

Fred VanVleet added 12 points with seven assists for Wichita State (19-7), which rebounded after having its 43-game home winning streak come to an end last Saturday. The Shockers forced 20 turnovers and held the Aggies to 16-of-40 shooting.

Conner Frankamp nailed a deep 3-pointer with two seconds left before halftime to extend Wichita State’s lead to 37-24.

Pascal Siakam recorded his 22nd double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds for New Mexico State (18-9), which had its nine-game winning streak halted.

The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 28 but it was postponed when winter weather caused travel issues for the Aggies.

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