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Fort Hays State senior Kate Lehman has been named the MIAA Player and Defensive Player of the Year, head coach Tony Hobson earned Coach of the Year honors and four other Tigers were named to the 2014-15 All-MIAA Team, announced Tuesday by the conference office.

Lehman was named to the All-MIAA First Team and All-Defensive Team, while Beth Bohuslavsky was picked to the third team and Jill Faxon and Keriann Shaw were tabbed honorable mention.  Shaw also joined Lehman on the MIAA All-Defensive Team. Lehman has been picked first team the previous three seasons, all-defensive in all four years at FHSU and is now the three-time defending MIAA Defensive Player of the Year.  Bohuslavsky repeated as well on the list, earning All-MIAA Honorable Mention honors last season. The five all-conference individual selections is the most for FHSU since joining the MIAA and the most since 2000-01 when five Tigers were picked to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams.

Lehman has been one of the top players in the nation this season, leading the team to a 26-2 overall record and 18-1 conference mark.  The Newton, Kan., native leads FHSU with 19.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game.  She has scored double figures 25 times this season and has recorded 16 double doubles, adding to her career total of 53.  She also has one triple double this season and three in her career.  Additionally, Lehman finished the regular season in the Top 2 for six different categories, including field goal percentage (first), blocked shots (first), offensive rebounds (first), scoring (second), rebounds (second) and defensive rebounds (second).  Lehman has been the team’s leading scorer in 21 games and the leading rebounder in 24 games, reaching the 20-point margin in 12 contests.  At the national level, Lehman ranks second all-time in NCAA Division II career blocks (495) is on pace to become the first player in at that level to reach 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 blocks for a career.  This is the fifth All-MIAA first team selection for FHSU (with Lehman owning three).

Bohuslavsky has served as the Tigers’ floor-general all season, starting all but one game at point guard for the squad.  The Dwight, Neb., native ranks seventh nationally and second in the MIAA with a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio, dishing out 3.8 assists per game this season.  On the offensive end, Bohuslavsky ranks fourth on the team with 8.9 points per game and has reached double figures nine different times this year, including a career-best 25-point effort against Washburn on Feb. 18.  The guard leads FHSU with 103 assists this season and has grabbed four rebounds per game.

Faxon is one of the Tigers’ sharpshooters this season, hitting 37 three-point field goals at a rate of 41.6 percent.  The sophomore guard is averaging 9.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, ranking third on the team in scoring.  Faxon has started 10 games and been a key reserve for the Tigers in 17 others, playing an average of 22.6 minutes each night.  13 games have seen Faxon reach double figures and the Beatrice, Neb., native enters postseason play with double-digit scoring efforts in four of the previous five games.  The All-MIAA award is the first for Faxon’s career.

Shaw has developed a reputation as one of the toughest defenders in the league and now has the hardware to represent, being picked to the all-defensive team with overall honorable mention honors for her senior season.  Shaw is one of the key reasons FHSU’s defensive is ranked second nationally and first in the MIAA at 54.3 points per game.  On the floor, FHSU is ranked fifth nationally in field goal defense (33.9 percent) and second in the MIAA. Statistically, the Deweese, Neb., product has 24 steals on the year and is second on the team with seven rebounds on average, passing the 500 career rebounding mark last month.  These are the first all-conference honors for Shaw.

In his seventh season at the helm of the Tigers, Hobson’s squad has seen it success grow yearly into the 2014-15 campaign.  FHSU has already set a new program record for wins in its NCAA Division II era (26), put together the second longest win streak in program history (21), set a school record for MIAA wins (18) while tying the conferences’ win mark – previously set by Washburn in 2011-12.

Hobson’s squad has been recognized nationally this season, holding a top five ranking in three polls – the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association/USA Today Top 25, Massey Ratings and BennettRank.  The Tigers have been slotted No. 1 in the first two NCAA Central Region rankings this season and head into postseason winning their first ever outright conference title at the NCAA Division II level.  This is Hobson’s first MIAA coaching honor and his 11th Coach of the Year honor for his career.  Hobson was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year three times and the GPAC Coach of the Year twice while at Hastings College, in addition to other nods.

The Tigers will look to reach the MIAA semifinals for the third consecutive season as they enter the MIAA Tournament on Friday.  FHSU will take on the winner of the Washburn-Northeastern State game on Friday, March 6 at 12 p.m., at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

The complete 2014-15 All-MIAA Women’s Basketball Team is below…

Player of the Year
Kate Lehman, Sr., C, FHSU

Defensive Player of the Year
Kate Lehman, Sr., C. FHSU

Freshman of the Year
Addie Lackey, Fr., G, ESU

Coach of the Year
Tony Hobson, FHSU

All-MIAA First Team
Kate Lehman, Sr., C, FHSU**[r3]
Lizzy Jeronimus, Sr., F, PSU**[r4]
Merissa Quick, Sr., C, ESU**
LaQuinta Jefferson, Jr., G, MWSU
Shelby Winkelmann, Jr., G, UCM
Kelly Moten, So., G, ESU
**Unanimous Selection
[r3] Three time repeat First Team Selection
[r4] Four time repeat First Team Selection
Six players due to tie in the voting

All-MIAA Second Team
Casyn Buchman, Sr., G, WU
Sharese Jones, Jr., G, MSSU
Ariel Easton, Sr., G, NWMSU
Nicole Hartzog, Sr., G, MSSU
Kassidy Gengenbacher, So., G, LWU

All-MIAA Third Team
Beth Bohuslavsky, Jr., G, FHSU
Julia Mason, Jr., F, UCO
Revonnia Howard, Sr., F, UCM
Amarah Williams, Sr., F, UNK
Kylie Gafford, Jr., F, PSU

All-Defensive Team
Kate Lehman, Sr., C, FHSU
Merissa Quick, Jr., C, ESU
Keriann Shaw, Sr., F, FHSU
Kelly Moten, So., G, ESU
Nicole Hartzog, Sr., G, MSSU

Honorable Mention All-MIAA
Jasmine Thompson, Sr., UCM
Kylie Mayes, Sr., UCO
Olivia Mason, So., UCO
Addie Lackey, Fr, ESU
Keriann Shaw, Sr., FHSU
Jill Faxon, So., FHSU
Kelsey Williams, So., LU
Kate Frazier, Sr., LU
Hunter Yoakum, So., LU
Jenny Rocha, Jr., LWU
Sarafina Handy, Jr., MWSU
Laramey Lewis, Jr., UNK
Chelsey Beathard, Sr., NSU
Fontana Tate, Sr., NSU
Tanya Meyer, Fr., NWMSU
Cathy Brugman, Jr., PSU
Dilonna Johnson, Jr., SBU
Taylor Ignoto, Sr., WU
Honor Duvall, Sr., WU

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

For the first time since joining the MIAA in 2006, the The Fort Hays State men’s basketball team will not play in the conference tournament in Kansas City. Washburn used a 13-1 second half run to build a 12-point lead and beat the Tigers 66-57 in their MIAA tournament first round game Monday night at Lee Arena in Topeka. The Tigers drop their final four games finish their season at 16-13. Washburn is now 16-15 and advances to the quarterfinals where they will play regular season champ Northwest Missouri State Friday at noon.

Mark Johnson

Game Highlights

Fort Hays State rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to pull within two at halftime. They would tie the game on a Jake Stoppel layup with 14:09 to play but managed just one point over the next 6:31 to fall behind by 12. They would never get any closer than seven the rest of the way.

Achoki Moikobu led the Tigers with a career-high 22 points. Jake Stoppel added 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Ichabods were led by seniors Alex North and Kyle Wiggins who score 18 and 13 respectively.

FHSU shoots 40-percent from the floor including 4-of-14 from 3-point range. They went 11-of-17 from the free throw line but were outrebounded by three. Washburn shoots 44-percent including 7-of-18 from beyond the arc. The Ichabods hit their first 16 free throws and finish 19-of-23 from the line. They also score 20 points off of 14 FHSU turnovers.

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Fort Hays State had two players named to the 2015 All-MIAA Men’s Basketball Team, released on Monday (Mar. 2) by the conference office. Dom Samac earned third-team honors, while Craig Nicholson, whose season was cut short due to injury, still received an honorable mention nod.

Samac earns honors in his first year with the program after transferring from Denver University. Samac leads active FHSU players in scoring at 10.7 points per game heading into the MIAA Tournament. Samac scored in double figures 18 times during the regular season. He scored a season-high 25 points in back-to-back games, which earned him MIAA Athlete of the Week honors once this year. Samac also averaged 4.9 rebounds per game during the regular season and ranked second in the conference in field goal percentage at .587.

Nicholson earned All-MIAA status for the third time in his career, despite playing just 16 games in 2014-15. His season was cut short in the game against Central Oklahoma on January 15 in Hays when he suffered a fracture in his leg while driving to the basket. After earning All-MIAA Second Team and MIAA Freshman of the Year honors in 2013, and All-MIAA First Team honors in 2014, Nicholson put up big numbers once again this season at 14.9 points and 6.1 assists per game. He led the MIAA once again in assists per game before suffering the injury. Nicholson will enter his senior year with 1,143 career points and 511 career assists.

Below is the entire 2014-15 All-MIAA Men’s Basketball Team.

Player of the Year
Connor Beranek, Jr., F, UNK

Defensive Player of the Year
Matt Wallace, Sr., G, NWMSU

Freshman of the Year
Justin Pitts, Fr., G, NWMSU

Co-Coach of the Year
Kevin Muff, PSU & Ben McCollum, NWMSU

All-MIAA First Team
Connor Beranek, Jr., F, UNK**
Brennen Hughes, Sr., F, UCM
Ethan Brozek, Jr., F, UNK
Justin Pitts, Fr., G, NWMSU
Josiah Gustafson, So., PSU
**Unanimous Selection

All-MIAA Second Team
Taevaunn Prince, Jr., F, MSSU
Rakeem Dickerson, Sr., G, UCM
Conner Crooker, Jr., G, NWMSU
Darris Smith, Sr., G, LWU
Kyle Wiggins, Sr., G, WU

All-MIAA Third Team
Dom Samac, Jr., F, FHSU
Terrence Moore, Jr., G, ESU
Devon Branch, Sr., G, PSU
Menas Stephens, Sr., G, SBU
Mahlon Jones, Sr., G, UCO

All-Defensive Team
Matt Wallace, Sr., G, NWMSU
TJ White, Sr., G, UCM
Javis Flynn, Jr., G, PSU
Greg Renfroe, Jr., C, MSSU
Preston Brunz, Sr., G, UCM

Honorable Mention All-MIAA
Dillon Deck, Sr., UCM
Phillip Brown, Sr., UCO
Craig Nicholson, Jr., FHSU
Joshua Buie, Sr., LU
Cory Arentsen, Jr., LWU
Chance Creekmur, Sr., LWU
Cameron Cornelius, Sr., MSSU
Lane Barlow, Sr., MSSU
Cortrez Colbert, Sr., MWSU
Trey Mohair, Jr., NSU
Grant Cozad, Sr., NWMSU
Zach Schneider, So., NWMSU
Alex North, Sr., WU

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Fort Hays State men’s basketball finished alone in ninth place in the MIAA standings at 9-10 and received the No. 9 seed in the MIAA Tournament, which begins on Monday evening (Mar. 2). The Tigers will face No. 8 seed Washburn in Topeka, which finished one game ahead of the Tigers in the MIAA standings. Game time is set for 7 pm at Lee Arena.

After dropping their final three games of the season on the road, the Tigers slipped to ninth place in the MIAA standings. The Tigers now look to snap their three-game road skid on Monday.

Fort Hays State and Washburn split the regular season series, FHSU with a win in Hays and WU with a win in Topeka. The Ichabods won the meeting in Topeka by a score of 69-58 on January 31st. FHSU will enter the game at 16-12 overall, while Washburn enters at 15-15 overall.

The winner of this game will move on to the quarterfinals on at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., to take on the No. 1 seed Northwest Missouri State on Thursday, March 5 at 12 pm. Northwest Missouri State claimed the MIAA regular season crown on Saturday with a win against Central Missouri.

Central Missouri is the No. 2 seed, while Missouri Southern (No. 3) and Lindenwood (No. 4) grabbed the other two byes to the quarterfinals in Kansas City, coming out of a five-way tie for third place in the standings. Pittsburg State, Nebraska-Kearney, and Central Oklahoma, which also finished in the tie for third, host first-round home games as the No. 5, 6 and 7 seeds respectively.

Below is the MIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule…

Monday, March 2, 2015 (Campus Sites)
Game 1: #9 Fort Hays State at #8 Washburn  7 p.m.
Game 2: #12 Northeastern State at #5 Pittsburg State  7 p.m.
Game 3: #10 Missouri Western at #7 Central Oklahoma   7 p.m.
Game 4: #11 Southwest Baptist at #6 Nebraska-Kearney  7 p.m.

Thursday, March 5, 2015 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 5: #1 Northwest Missouri vs. Winner Game 1   12:00 p.m.
Game 6: #4 Lindenwood vs. Winner Game 2     2:15 p.m.
Game 7: #2 Central Missouri vs. Winner Game 3    6:00 p.m.
Game 8: #3 Missouri Southern vs. Winner Game 4    8:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 7, 2015 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6    12:00 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8    2:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 8, 2015 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10   1:00 p.m.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball went 18-1 in conference play to win the MIAA regular season title, earning the top seed in the MIAA Tournament and an automatic bye into the MIAA quarterfinals, held Friday (March 6) at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

Fort Hays State (26-2 overall) will face the winner of No. 8 seed Washburn and No. 9 Northeastern State, who will play Monday (March 3) at 7 p.m. in Topeka, Kan.  FHSU swept the season series with Washburn and Northeastern State, closing out the regular season at NSU on Saturday evening (Feb. 28) with a 50-28 win. The Tigers defeated NSU earlier this season, 71-41, in Hays. Against WU, FHSU won, 62-58, at Lee Arena in the first matchup between the teams before pulling out a 74-67 win at Gross Memorial Coliseum to close the home portion of its schedule.

The Tigers are currently ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in the Central Region. FHSU closed the regular season with a four-game win streak after having a single-season record 21-game win streak snapped on February 14 at Pittsburg State. Sitting at No. 1 in the region over the past two weeks, FHSU looks to lock down a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2004-05 season, and possibly the right to host the Central Regional, which begins March 13.

Emporia State is the No. 2 seed, while Pittsburg State (seeded third) and Missouri Southern (seeded fourth) grabbed the other byes to the quarterfinals.  Along with Washburn, Central Missouri (No. 5 seed), Central Oklahoma (No. 6 seed) and Missouri Western (No. 7 seed) will host first round games.

Below is the MIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule…

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No. 17 Fort Hays State saw all four of its NCAA West Super Regional day two qualifiers advance to the NCAA Championships with Top 4 finishes on Saturday (Feb. 28).  Trey Page was named the 285 pound champion, while Bradley Little and Jon Inman finished third at 157 and 184 pounds, respectively, and Noah Killip (141) advanced with a fourth place finish.

Killip, Little and Page are first time NCAA Championships participants, while Inman returns for the second consecutive year.

Page finished 3-0 in the tournament, automatically advancing to the quarterfinals after a first round bye.  From there, Page finished his Friday wrestling with a 17-0 technical fall over Sean Molle (Simon Fraser) in 5:27 and a 5-3 semifinal decision against CSU-Pueblo’s Niko Bogojevis.  In the final match of the tournament, Page clinched the title and berth to nationals with a 7-2 decision against Colorado Mesa’s Jordan Passehl.

Little finished 4-1 on his way to a third place finish, starting the first day with a fall over Jacob Deaguero (Adams State) in 4:12 and a sudden victory, 3-1, decision against Jeromy Davenport of Central Oklahoma.  After a semifinal loss (7-5) to James Martinez (Colorado Mesa) ended his Friday competition, Little reached the consolation finals with a 7-6 victory of Kellen Pelzel of New Mexico Highlands, taking advantage of a riding time point.  In the third place match, Little shutout Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist) and won, 4-0.

Inman was also 4-1 in the tournament, defeating Jonathon Costa (San Francisco State), 8-2, in the consolation finals.  Prior to reaching the third place match, Inman started his Saturday action with a 7-5 decision over New Mexico Highlands’ Easton Hargrave.  On the first day, Inman went 2-1 with a decision (7-2) against Central Oklahoma’s Caleb Hawes, a major decision (13-3) over Dylan Fors (Chadron State) and a 7-2 semifinal loss against Western State’s Kyle Piatt.

Killip went 4-2 overall, reaching the semifinals with a technical fall (17-2) over Jon Henderson of Adams State and a 2-1 overtime (tiebreaker-1) win against Colorado Mines’ Jacob Gerken.  After a 4-1 loss to Corbin Bennetts (Western State) ended his first day, Killip rebounded on the second day to take fourth place and reach the NCAA Championships.  Killip won by decision, 5-1, over Dan Gaylor (New Mexico Highlands) in the consolation semifinals before ending the tournament with a narrow 3-2 loss in the third place match against Daniel Salazar (Colorado Mesa).

As a team, the Tigers were fifth in the 63.5 points, just behind fourth place San Francisco State (65 points).  From there, a large gap in scores put the top three as Nebraska-Kearney (128.5 points), Western State (117 points) and Colorado Mesa (107 points).

The NCAA Championships are held Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, in St. Louis, Mo.

Complete results for FHSU at the NCAA West Super Regionals are below…

125 – Adam Ludwin
Champ. Round 1 – Christian Betancourt (Cal Baptist) wins in tiebreaker-1 (4-2) over Ludwin
Cons. Round 1 – Ludwin wins by decision (3-0) over Zachary Gracia (Colorado Mines)
Cons. Round 2 – Dustin Reed (Newman) wins by decision (2-1) over Ludwin

133 – Anthony Calderon
Champ. Round 1 – Dustin Reed (Central Oklahoma) wins by decision (6-0) over Calderon
Cons. Round 1 – Calderon receives a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Jonathon Stelling (Colorado Mesa) wins by decision (11-8) over Calderon

141 – Noah Killip (Fourth Place, Advances to NCAA Championships)
Champ. Round 1 – Killip wins by tech fall (17-2, 4:03) over Jon Henderson (Adams State)
Quarterfinal – Killip wins in tiebreaker-1 (2-1) over Jacob Gerken (Colorado Mines)
Semifinal – Corbin Bennetts (Western State) wins by decision (4-1) over Killip
Cons. Semifinal – Killip wins by decision (5-1) over Dan Gaylor (New Mexico Highlands)
Third Place – Daniel Salazar (Colorado Mesa) wins by decision (3-2) over Killip

149 – Joey Dozier
Champ. Round 1 – Dozier wins by major decision (11-2) over Jake Anderson (Chadron State)
Quarterfinal – Dylan Furtado (San Francisco State) wins by fall (5:55) over Dozier
Cons. Round 2 – Dozier wins by decision (6-6) over Devin Vasquez (Adams State) … Dozier advances due to coaching challenge and fleeing the mat call.
Cons. Round 3 – Drew Schumann (Colorado Mesa) wins by fall (2:36) over Dozier

157 – Bradley Little (Third Place, Advances to NCAA Championships)
Champ Round 1 – Little wins by fall (4:12) over Jacob Deaguero (Adams State)
Quarterfinal – Little wins in sudden victory-1 (3-1) over Jeromy Davenport (Central Oklahoma)
Semifinal – James Martinez (Colorado Mesa) wins by decision (7-5) over Little
Cons. Semifinal – Little wins by decision (7-6) over Kellen Pelzel (New Mexico Highlands)
Third Place Match – Little wins by decision (4-0) over Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist)

165 – Kregg Clarke
Champ. Round 1 – Clarke wins by decision (8-7) over Vincent Aboytes (San Francisco State)
Quarterfinal – Devin Aguirre (Nebraska-Kearney) wins by major decision (11-3) over Clarke
Cons. Round 2 – Chance Helmick (Chadron State) wins by decision (6-3) over Clarke

174 – Josh Rodriguez 
Champ. Round 1 – Rodriguez wins by fall (4:18) over Benjamin Krantz (Colorado Mines)
Quarterfinal – Christian Smith (Cal Baptist) wins by decision (8-6) over Rodriguez
Cons. Round 2 – Rodriguez wins by decision (4-3) over Calvin Nicholls (San Francisco State)
Cons. Round 3 – Steven Ullman (CSU-Pueblo) wins by decision (7-6) over Rodriguez

184 – Jon Inman (Third Place, Advances to NCAA Championships)
Champ. Round 1 – Inman wins by decision (7-2) over Caleb Hawes (Central Oklahoma)
Quarterfinal – Inman wins by major decision (13-3) over Dylan Fors (Chadron State)
Semifinal – Kyle Piatt (Western State) wins by decision (7-2) over Inman
Cons. Semifinal – Inman wins by decision (7-5) over Easton Hargrave (New Mexico Highlands)
Third Place Match – Inman wins by decision (8-2) over Jonathon Costa (San Francisco State)

197 – Cash Drylie
Champ. Round 1 – Drylie receives a bye
Quarterfinal – Romero Cotton (Nebraska-Kearney) wins by major decision (14-5) over Drylie
Cons. Round 2 – Drylie wins by fall (6:53) over Amer Tipura (Adams State)
Cons. Round 3 – Paul Wilson (Colorado Mines) wins by major decision (11-2) over Drylie

285 – Trey Page (First Place, Advances to NCAA Championship
Champ. Round 1 – Page receives a bye
Quarterfinal – Page wins by tech fall (17-0, 5:24) over Sean Molle (Simon Fraser)
Semifinal – Page wins by decision (5-3) over Niko Bogojevis (CSU-Pueblo)
Final – Page wins by decision (7-2) over Jordan Passehl (Colorado Mesa)

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State Tigers couldn’t overcome 22 turnovers as they let a 15-point second half lead slip away in a 79-77 to Northeastern State Saturday afternoon at the NSU Event Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The loss drops the Tigers to 16-12 and 9-10 in the MIAA while the RiverHawks improve to 7-19 and 5-14 in the conference. FHSU will be the No. 9 seed and play at Washburn in the first round of the MIAA tournament Monday. NSU grabs the 12th and final spot into the tournament.

Mark Johnson

Game Highlights

The Tigers shot 54-percent in the first half including 8-of-16 from 3-point range in building a 12-point halftime lead. A James Fleming 3-pointer pushed the lead to 15 with 18:04 to play but the RiverHawks outscore the Tigers 32-10 over the next 12 minutes to go up seven.

The Tigers had a chance to tie or win the game late by a turnover by Tom Gabric prevented a shot attempt with three seconds to play. James Fleming did get a shot away from mid-court after two missed NSU free throws but the shot came up short.

Fleming led the Tigers with 20 points, Royce Williams add 19, 15 of them in first half Jake Stoppel scored 13 and Drew Kite grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds.

NSU scored 28 points off the Tigers 22 turnovers and outscored FHSU 28-18 in the paint.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State raced out to a 16-0 first half lead then held on the rest of the way for a 50-28 win over Northeastern State Saturday afternoon at the NSU Event Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Tigers, playing the game without point guard Beth Bohuslavsky who was injured Thursday at Central Oklahoma, end the regular season 26-2 and 18-1 in the MIAA. Northeastern State is now 11-15 and 7-11.

Tony Hobson

Game Highlights

Northeastern State rallied in the second half pulling with five on two different occasions, the last with 13:54 to play but FHSU outscores them 21-4 the rest of the way.

The RiverHawks missed their first 15 shots and didn’t score until the 10:49 mark with two free throws. NSU’s first field came at the 8:28 mark, but an 11-4 run pulled them within nine. The Lady Tigers only manage to shoot 28-percent in the first half led 24-13 at the break.

The Tigers shoot just 33-percent for the game and were 3-of-20 from beyond the arc. Northeastern was held to 18-percent shooting and FHSU outrebounds the RiverHawks by 27.

Chelsea Mason led Fort Hays State with a game-high 19 points. Nicola Kacperska added 10 in her first start of the season. Keriann Shaw grabbed 12 rebounds and Paige Lunsford 11.