Fort Hays State moved higher among the teams receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II Poll, released on Monday (Sept. 21). The Tigers are receiving 25 votes in the poll this week after receiving just seven in the previous week. FHSU is among the list of teams receiving votes for the third consecutive week.

Fort Hays State is among five MIAA schools either in the top 25 or receiving votes. All four Kansas schools in the MIAA are among those five. Fort Hays State and Emporia State are both 3-0 overall, but are still among the receiving votes teams. Washburn (2-1) upset Pittsburg State (No. 4 last week) in Pittsburg to move into the list of teams receiving votes and Pittsburg State (2-1) dropped to No. 15 in this week’s poll. Northwest Missouri State held steady at No. 3, the only other school besides FHSU and ESU to remain unbeaten in the MIAA.

Fort Hays State hosts No. 15 Pittsburg State this Saturday at 7 pm for the annual Tailgreat game at Lewis Field Stadium. The Tigers are off to their first-ever 3-0 start under head coach Chris Brown. FHSU knocked off then No. 8 Pittsburg State last year in Pittsburg by a score of 7-6.

Below is the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll for September 21, 2015.

Others Receiving Votes: Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 78; North Carolina-Pembroke, 52; Emporia St. (Kan.), 48; West Texas A&M, 43; Findlay (Ohio), 32; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 25; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 24; Gannon (Pa.), 17; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 17; Arkansas Tech, 11; Ohio Dominican, 9; Stonehill (Mass.), 9; Henderson St. (Ark.), 8; Newberry (S.C.), 6; Washburn (Kan.), 6; East Central (Okla.), 5; Colorado Mesa, 2; Mercyhurst (Pa.), 1; Virginia Union, 1; Wingate (N.C.), 1.

MIAA

Kansas City, Mo. – Fort Hays State’s Mallory Flagor was named the MIAA Volleyball Hitter of the Week with UCO’s Katy Davis earning MIAA Specialist of the Week.

MIAA Hitter of the Week
Mallory Flagor, RS, Fort Hays State

Flagor was very efficient in four non-conference wins for the Tigers at the Johnson & Wales Tournament in Denver. She hit .500 with 50 kills and just six errors on 88 attempts. She averaged a team-best 4.17 kills per set and 1.33 blocks per set. She averaged 4.92 points per set. She hit .692 in a win over York College by going errorless with nine kills on 13 attempts. She hit over .400 in all four matches and recorded six blocks in two of the four matches. The 6-0 rightside hitter is a native Hoisington, Kan. where she competed at Hoisington High School.

MIAA Specialist of the Week
Katy Davis, S, Central Oklahoma

Davis helped No. 19-ranked UCO go 3-0 last week by averaging 11.8 assists a set. The junior setter also contributed six kills, 23 digs, seven assisted blocks and two service aces as the Broncho’s improved to 11-1 on the season. Davis had 44 assists in a sweep of Southeastern Oklahoma, 38 assists, 11 digs and five blocks in a four-set win over Northwestern Oklahoma and 36 assists with seven digs in a sweep of Southwestern Oklahoma. The 5-7 junior setter is a native of Lawrence, Kan. where she competed at Free State High School.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State’s Treveon Albert and Jordan Stangler each earned MIAA/Astroturf Athlete of the Week honors on Monday (Sept. 21) following their efforts in the 30-7 win at Lindenwood this past Saturday. Albert was named the Co-Offensive Athlete of the Week along with Washburn quarterback Derek McGinnis, while Stangler was named Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

Albert rushed for 144 yards and threw for 101 yards in the road win at Lindenwood. He averaged 8.0 yards per carry on the night, giving Fort Hays State a 100-yard rusher for the sixth consecutive game dating back to last season. It was his third career 100-yard rushing game. He connected with Andrew Flory for a 38-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to put FHSU up 7-0, his longest pass of the night.

McGinnis led Washburn to a 28-21 win at No. 4 Pittsburg State. He completed 23 of 38 passing attempts with three touchdowns and no interceptions passing for 283 yards. He also recorded a 57-yard punt and completed passes to seven different Ichabod receivers. The junior quarterback is a transfer from North Dakota State.

Stangler averaged 38 yards per punt in Fort Hays State’s 30-7 win over Lindenwood. Three of his nine punts resulted in drives starting inside the 20 yardline and he had two punts of over 50 yards on the night with 58 as his longest. One punt resulted in a touchback. Stangler also recorded a tackle on special teams following one of his punts.

Fort Hays State has now had an MIAA/Astroturf Offensive Athlete of the Week for the first three weeks of the season. Running back Shaquille Cooper was named Offensive Athlete of the Week following each of the first two weeks of the season. Stangler is the first Special Teams Athlete of the Week for Fort Hays State this season.

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer

DETROIT (AP) – Kendrys Morales homered three times and set a team record with 15 total bases, and the Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 10-3 on Sunday, avoiding a sweep in the three-game series.

Morales also hit a triple – only his second of the season – and Christian Colon had a career-high four hits for the AL Central-leading Royals. Paulo Orlando also homered for Kansas City.

Kris Medlen (5-1) allowed three unearned runs and five hits in five innings for Kansas City, which entered the day with an 11-game lead over second-place Minnesota in the division.

Detroit’s Alfredo Simon (13-10) allowed eight runs and 13 hits in 4 1-3 innings.

Danny Duffy pitched four innings for first career save.

EMPORIA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer completed a weekend sweep of non-conference games against conference opponents with a 3-2 win over Emporia State on Sunday. The Tigers netted six goals in the last two matches after a 3-0 win at Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, moving to 3-3 overall on the season.

Emporia State (4-2) took an early lead in the match with a goal in the eighth minute by Amelie Heun. However, the Tigers would storm back with just over 10 minutes to play in the first half.

Hannah Smith knotted the match at 1-1 with a penalty kick goal in the 34th minute, then 27 seconds later Cassi Moosburger found the back of the net off an assist from Hannah Jurgens. The Tigers moved in front 2-1 in the blink of an eye, the eventual score at halftime.

Kylee Loneker provided what would turn into the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute. Moosburger found her just in front of the goal in the box to put the Tigers up 3-1.

Emporia State put pressure back on with another goal from Heun in the 81^st minute, but the Tigers clamped down the rest of the way for the win.

Kristen Thompson moved to 3-2 at goalkeeper for the season with the win. Emporia State took 23 shots in the match and Thompson denied eight of the 10 on goal. Yadira Rivera took the loss, though she notched seven saves.

Fort Hays State opens MIAA play on Friday (Sept. 25) in Hays against Southwest Baptist at 6 pm.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Quarterback Treveon Albert rushed for a career-high 144 yards and passed for 101 and a touchdown to lead Fort Hays State to a 30-7 win over Lindenwood Saturday night at Hunter Stadium. The victory improves the Tigers to 3-0 for the first time since 2010 and keeps the Tigers in three-way tie for first place in the MIAA with Northwest Missouri State and Emporia State.

Chris Brown Postgame Interview

Brock Long / Treveon Albert Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Albert connected with Andrew Flory on a 38-yard touchdown pass on the Tigers second possession to give them an early 7-0 lead which they would never relinquish. He had a couple of key fourth down runs to set up touchdowns as the Tigers built a 20-0 halftime lead. The Tigers led 30-0 before Lindenwood found the endzone midway through the fourth quarter.

The Tiger defense was superb, picking off three passes including one returned 43 yards for a touchdown by freshman linebacker Jose Delgado. The Tigers allowed 268 yards off offense to Lindenwood, who had just one possession in FHSU territory in the first half and just one trip inside the redzone the entire game.