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KEARNEY, Neb. – Fort Hays State fell in straight sets at 16th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday night (Oct. 6) by scores of 25-17, 25-10, and 25-14. The Lopers claimed their 20th straight win over the Tigers, running their record to 14-4 overall and 4-2 in the MIAA. FHSU is now 10-8 overall and 2-4 in the MIAA.

The Loper offense put down 50 kills and hit .267, while limiting the Tigers to just 21 kills and a mere .026 hitting percentage. FHSU held leads of four points a couple times early in the first set, but UNK stormed back and then reeled off five straight points after the score was tied 13-13. Following that run, the Tigers never threatened the Lopers the rest of the evening.

Crystal Whitten and Mallory Flagor led the Tigers with six kills each, but both hit under .100 in the match. Megan Anderson had the top hitting percentage on the team (.200) with four kills. Hannah Wagy had just 16 assists and Flagor led the team in digs with eight.

Kaitlynn Thomas and Annie Wolfe led UNK with 12 kills each. Lindsey Smith had 41 assists and Skyler Erickson led the Lopers in digs with 19. By adding 16 digs, Wolfe had a double-double in the match.

FHSU looks to bounce back on Friday night at home against Emporia State. Match time is set for 6 pm.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Fort Hays State women’s golf finished 14th at the UCO Classic, held October 5-6 at the Lincoln Park East Golf Course. Hannah Perkins led the way for FHSU, tying for 22nd with a two-round total of 150.

Perkins has now put together three consecutive rounds in the 70s in tournament competition, showing she is improving quickly in her freshman year with more rounds of competition. She finished with a 77 in her last round of the MIAA Fall Preview, then shot her lowest collegiate round yet on Monday with a 1-over par 72. She cooled a bit on Tuesday with a 78, but put together her best tournament total so far this season by eight strokes.

Quillen Eichhorn also put together a good tournament with two of her lowest collegiate rounds, carding 84 and 79. She dipped into the 70s for the first time in her collegiate career and tied for 63rd with a 163 total. Hadley Tharp was 80th with rounds of 89 and 86, while  Hannah Karasiuk rounded out the FHSU scoring with rounds of 89 and 88. Lexie Schaben also competed and had rounds of 91 and 89.

The Tigers as a team improved three strokes on day two with a 331. Paired with a 334 first round, they shot 665. Northeastern State won the tournament at 580, while host Central Oklahoma was one stroke back at 581. Marla Souvannasing of Central Oklahoma went low to win the tournament individually, leading wire-to-wire. After a 1-under par 70 on day one, she shot a 5-under 66 on day two to finish 6-under par overall. Baylee Price of Northeastern State was the only other player to finish under par at 1-under.

This tournament wraps up the fall portion of the 2015-16 season for the FHSU women.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fort Hays State’s Kristen Thompson has been named the MIAA Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week after helping the Tigers to a pair of conference home wins over the weekend. Thompson went 2-0 for the week, picking up a shutout against Lindenwood in double overtime and then a win against the nations top-ranked team, Central Missouri, by a score of 2-1.

Thompson went all 102:15 in the 1-0 win over Lindenwood and recorded four saves. In the 2-1 upset of Central Missouri, she also had four saves and limited an offense averaging over four goals per match to just one.

Thompson moved to 5-3 overall and now has three shutouts for the season. She had a goals against average of 0.47 for the week and lowered her season average to 0.98.

The 5-8 sophomore goalkeeper is a native of Manhattan, Kan. where she competed at Manhattan High School.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time this season, Fort Hays State has been listed outside of the Top 25 of the NSCAA Division II Poll, released on Tuesday (Oct. 6). The Tigers had been in the rankings for five straight polls this year, preseason through Week 4, before falling into the collection of teams receiving votes. The Tigers, now 7-3 overall, dropped from the rankings after a loss to Northeastern State at home on Sunday.

Northeastern State jumped into the Top 25 after receiving votes last week. The RiverHawks (6-4 overall) collected wins over ranked teams in each of the last two weeks to return to the Top 25 at No. 24 this week. Upper Iowa is the top ranked team from the MIAA, sitting at No. 14, while Lindenwood joins FHSU in the list of teams receiving votes, so four of the five schools in the MIAA are referenced in the poll.

Fort Hays State has a challenging week ahead as they go on the road to 14th-ranked Upper Iowa, then Lindenwood over the weekend. FHSU is just a half game back of the conference lead, all shared by Upper Iowa, Northeastern State, and Lindenwood at 2-1. FHSU is 1-1 in conference play so far.

Below is the NSCAA Division II Poll for October 6, 2015.

Also receiving votes: Notre Dame College (11), Colorado Mesa University (11), Fresno Pacific University (11), Eckerd College (11), Saginaw Valley State University (8), Fort Hays State University (7), Bloomsburg University (6), Wilmington University (5), Lindenwood University (3), Lynn University (3), Lincoln Memorial University (2), Cal Poly Pomona (1)

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MILLTOWN, N.J. – Fort Hays State quarterback Treveon Albert was recognized as a Dream Bowl Player of the Week on Monday, October 5 for his efforts in Week 5. Albert had a tremendous offensive performance in Fort Hays State’s 35-30 win over Washburn, rushing for 207 yards and passing for 154. He is the first FHSU quarterback to rush for over 200 yards since October 30, 2004, when Reed Gottula rushed for 208 against Nebraska-Kearney.

Albert had a hand in four touchdowns for the Tigers, rushing for two and passing for two. He had two rushes over 50 yards, both key in setting up his two throwing touchdowns on the evening of seven yards to Shaquille Cooper and three yards to Andrew Flory. His touchdown rushes were from 19 and 27 yards out in the first half, helping the Tigers build a 28-17 lead by halftime. Albert averaged 13.8 yards per carry on 15 attempts and completed 17 of 31 passes.

Albert has rushed for over 100 yards in each of the last three games, going for 144 against Lindenwood, 107 against Pittsburg State, and 207 against Washburn. His rushing average is now at 122 yards per game, giving FHSU the top two rushers in the MIAA. FHSU running back Shaquille Cooper leads the conference in rushing, averaging 135.8 yards per game.

The Dream Bowl, held in January in Virginia, is an all-star game that features some of the best players from FCS, Division II, and Division III of the NCAA. Albert was one of five players recognized nationally in NCAA Division II by the organization for Week 5. Click on the link below for the full release.

Dream Bowl Players of the Week – Week 5