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FHSU’s Lehman garners MIAA POW honors

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Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman was named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the third time this season, as announced by the conference Monday (Jan. 20).

Lehman, a junior from Newton, Kan., continued her top-level production in two MIAA games last week – averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while helping the Tigers go 1-1. She swatted seven shots on the road, and hit on 54 percent of her field goal attempts (13-of-24). Lehman also became a member of the 1,000 point club at Fort Hays State, dropping 18 against Central Oklahoma to break the point barrier. Her 19 points against Northeastern State were also a team-high.

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This is the fourth Athlete of the Week award (and second consecutive) for the Tiger women’s basketball this season, three from Lehman and one from Chelsea Mason – who was given the award last week. FHSU hosts South Dakota School of Mines on Thursday (Jan. 23) at 5:30 p.m., and will travel to Pittsburg State on Saturday (Jan. 25).

KU’s Tharpe, Embiid honored by Big 12

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IRVING, Texas – Kansas teammates Naadir Tharpe and Joel Embiid have been named the Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week after Jayhawk victories against two top-10 opponents last week the conference office announced Monday. The duo was selected by a media panel which covers the league.

Tharpe was the catalyst as Kansas recorded victories at No. 8 Iowa State (77-70) and versus No. 9 Oklahoma State (80-78). The Worcester, Mass., junior guard averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds while making 82.4 percent (14-of-17) of his shots from the field. He started the week with a career-high 23 points at ISU on 7-of-9 shooting before adding 21 points against the Cowboys, making 7-of-8 shots from the floor in that game. Tharpe was 6-of-8 (.750) from three-point range during the week and connected on 9-of-10 (.900) from the free throw line.
Embiid made his presence felt in the two Jayhawk wins by averaging a double-double (14.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg) while adding 13 blocked shots. The Yaounde, Cameroon, center had 16 points, nine rebounds and five rejections at Iowa State before adding 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks versus Oklahoma State. Against the Cowboys, he became the first freshman in Big 12 history to have 10 or more points, 10 or more rebounds and eight blocked shots in a game. The eight rejections broke his own KU freshman single-game record, tied the Big 12 freshman record for all contests and broke the mark for a conference game. Embiid has 49 blocks this season, third on the Kansas single-season freshman list.

It is the first weekly accolade for Tharpe, while Embiid is the top rookie for the second time. Six different KU players have captured at least one weekly honor this season and this is the second time in 2013-14 two Jayhawks have been named the same week as Perry Ellis (co-player) and Andrew Wiggins (newcomer) were named Nov. 18.

Phillipsburg and Plainville claim MCL tournament titles

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Phillipsburg 49, Ellis 34
The Phillipsburg Lady Panthers entered Saturday’s MCL tournament finale, against Ellis looking for the first ever tournament championship and they used a strong third quarter to bring home the win.

Phillipsburg jumped out to an early lead and led most of the way through the first quarter before Ellis finished the quarter on a 5-0 run, capped off with a Kaleigh Soneson put-back off an offensive rebound to put Ellis up 11-10 after one.

The Lady Railroaders opened the second quarter leading 14-11 but Phillipsburg’s Mattison Dusin scored eight straight points to put the Panthers up five at 19-14 and they would never trail again.

Ellis closed the Panther lead to one early in the third but Phillipsburg answered with 12 unanswered and held Ellis to just two early points in the third quarter and they led 35-22 after three. Ellis was able to close the gap to nine early in the fourth but they got no closer as Phillipsburg pulled away for the 49-34 win.

Mattison Dusin led all scorers with 18 points for Phillipsburg and Kaleigh Soneson and Alexcia Deutscher both finished with 11 for Ellis.

Plainville 49, Smith Center 34

The Plainville boys have been the team to beat in the MCL tournament in recent years and this year was once again no different as they won their third MCL tournament title in four years with a 49-34 win over SmithCenter.

Plainville raced out to a 12-2 lead in the first quarter and behind seven first quarter points from Brent Gehring led 14-6 after one.

The Cardinals outscored SmithCenter 13-4 in the second quarter and took a 27-12 halftime lead. The Cardinals led by as many as 22 in the season half although Smith Center did cut the lead to 11, part of an 11-0 run at the end of the third and start of the fourth but Plainville was just too much on their way to the 49-34 win.

Hadley Gillum led all scorers with 20 points and Brent Gehering finished with 13 for the Cardinals. Taylor Zabel led the Redmen with 14 points.

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Nicholson scores 27 in FHSU win at Northeastern State

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The Fort Hays State Tigers used a 34-12 run spanning the first and second halves to erase an early eight-point deficit and defeat Northeastern State 79-65 Saturday afternoon at the NSU Event Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The win extends the Tigers win streak six as they improve 14-3 and 6-3 in the MIAA. Northeastern State falls to 11-5 and also 6-3 in the conference.

NSU raced out to an early 10-2 lead but FHSU switched to a 2-3 zone defense which helped them close the first half on an 18-5 run and a 34-28 halftime lead. The Tigers pushed the lead to 15 with 14:01 to play. The RiverHawks scored the next eight to pull within seven but would get no closer.

Craig Nicholson hit 15-of-16 free throws (12-for-12 in the second half) and led three Tigers in double-figures with 27 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds, dished out seven assists and had four steals. Karson Konrade added 16 and Dwayne Brunson scored 13, all in the second half and also grabbed 12 rebounds.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

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Late rally falls short for the Lady Tigers

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Kate Bellamy hit two free throws with 3.5 seconds to give Northeastern State a 49-48 lead, then Beth Bohuslavsky’s long 3-point shot at the horn bounced off the rim giving the RiverHawks the one-point win at the NSU Event Center Saturday afternoon in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

The Lady Tigers trailed by 10 with 8:17 to play but put together a 15-4 run put them up 48-47 with :21 play following a Taylor Chandler steal and layup. Kate Lehman was called for a foul on a block of Bellamy’s shot giving NSU a chance to retake the lead at the line.

The Tigers shot only 31.5-percent from the floor and hit just 5-of-23 from 3-point range and only 9-of-18 from the free throw line and were outrebounded by six.

Fort Hays State struggled offensively in the first half, going over eight minutes without a field goal. The RiverHawks took advantage, going on a 13-2 run to build an eight point lead. The Lady Tigers responded by scoring the next nine points to grab the lead back, but NSU would take back a five point lead and held a 25-22 lead at the half.

Kate Lehman led two Lady Tigers in double-figures with 19 points but shot just 6-for-12 from the field. Chelsea Mason was just 3-for-12 from beyond the arc and added 11 points.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

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Hays Boys Move to 9-0, Girls Drop To 0-9

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Girls: Garden City 69, Hays 27

The game Friday night between Hays and Garden City started the same for Hays the previous four did…a big hole to dig out of.  Down 8-0 Hays twice rallied to get within four points, but could not get any closer.  Early in the second quarter Hays was down 16-10 and had the ball twice trying to get closer.  Hays though turned it over and Garden City out scored Hays 53-17 rest of the way.

Mattison Schlaefli scored a career high ten points in the loss as Hays falls to 0-9 on the year and 0-3 in the Western Athletic Conference.  Garden City improves to 7-3 and 3-1 in the WAC.

The Lady Indians will travel to Dodge City on Tuesday for a girls only game that will tip around 7:00 before having time off until the McPherson tournament on January 30th, 31st and February 1st.

 

Boys: Hays 47, Garden City 33

Hays had proven through their first eight games they could win an up-tempo style of game.  Friday night Garden City slowed the ball down and Hays had to fight for their ninth straight victory to open the season.  Hays led 2-0 over the first two minutes when Garden City took a 5-2 lead and pushed the lead up to five at 11-6.  Hays trailed 12-8 after the first quarter, the first time this season Hays had trailed at the end of the first.

The Indians though found the shooting touch in the second quarter taking the halftime lead on a 14-2 run and led 22-14 at half time capped off by back to back Jordan Windholz threes.

Hays took a brief ten point lead, but Garden City pushed back getting within two points at 30-28 early in the fourth quarter.  On the next possession Kyler Nierenberger lobbed an inbound pass from the baseline for an alley-oop to Brady Werth igniting the deciding 17-3 run and a 47-33 victory.

Hays was led in scoring by Lane Clark with 13, Jordan Windholz had 12 on four three pointers, and Brady Werth added 11.

The Indians move to 9-0 on the year and 3-0 in the WAC.  Garden city drops to 6-4 and 2-2.

Hays will be at the Dodge City Tournament of Champions next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Hays will face Hutchinson at 2:00 in the tournaments first game.  The games live from the TOC will be radio only, as streaming is prohibited due to contractual agreements.

 

TMP Takes Two from Russell

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Girls: TMP 53, Russell 44

Freshman Megan Koenigsman scored 23 points to pace the TMP Lady Monarchs to a 53-44 win over the Russell Lady Broncos on Friday. It was a tight game throughout with TMP leading 10 to eight after the first quarter and 23-20 at halftime. Russell took their only lead of the game early in the third quarter, 27-25. TMP would close the quarter on a 12 to four run and take control of the game.

TMP is now three and six on the season. The Lady Monarchs will be on the road at the Hillsboro Trojan Classic on Monday afternoon to take on Hillsboro.

Boys: TMP 79, Russell 23

TMP started Friday Night’s game against Russell on a 21 to nothing run in the first quarter and never looked back. TMP’s pressure defense and fast breaking offense was to much for the Broncos to handle. The Monarchs held a 50-12 lead at the half, 72-21 after three quarters and scored seven more points in the fourth quarter on their way to a 79-23 win.

Kameron Schmidt led TMP with 26 points. The Monarchs are now four and five on the year and will play Holcomb in the first round of the Hillsboro Trojan Classic on Monday afternoon.

Friday night high school basketball scores

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Mid-Continent League Tournament
Championship side
Hill City 31 Phillipsburg 72
SmithCenter 29 Ellis 57
Western Athletic Conference
Hays High 27  Garden City 69
Great Bend 50 Dodge City 43Mid-Central Activities Association
*Russell 44 TMP-Marian 53
*Hoisington 44 Ellinwood 51

 

Central Prairie League
Victoria 32 Central Plains 76
La Crosse 46 Otis-Bison 14
Larned 24 St. John 40

Northern Plains League Tournament
1st round games
Lincoln 25 Natoma 35
Sylvan-Lucas 51 Tescott 29
St. John-Tipton 56 Rock Hills 23
Southern Cloud 57 Chase 42

Northwest Kansas League
Dighton 74 St. Francis 35

North Central Activities Association
Sacred Heart 35 Ellsworth 49

Western KansasLiberty League Tournament
Championship Side
Triplains/Brewster 55 Wheatland-Grinnell 39
Golden Plains 46 Northern Valley 34

Consolation Side
Palco 37 Logan 43

Great Western Athletic Conference
Goodland 46 Hugoton 55
Colby 44 Scott City 19

Boys
Mid-Continent League Tournament
Championship side
Plainville 69 Phillipsburg 56
SmithCenter 59 Oakley 52

Western Athletic Conference
Hays High 47 Garden City 33
Great Bend 44 Dodge City 60

Mid-Central Activities Association
*Russell 23 TMP-Marian 79
*Hoisington 46 Ellinwood 44

Central Prairie League
Victoria 37 Central Plains 68
La Crosse 66 Otis-Bison 55
Larned 37 St. John 59

Northern Plains League Tournament
1st round games
Lakeside 53 Natoma 56
Rock Hills 45 Chase 44
Osborne 49 Pike Valley46
Southern Cloud 56 Tescott 36
Wilson 58 Lincoln 55

Northwest Kansas League
Dighton 52 St. Francis 47

North Central Activities Association
Sacred Heart 59 Ellsworth 56

Western KansasLiberty League Tournament
Championship Side
Weskan 57 Logan 49

Consolation Side
Cheylin 45 Western Plains 64
Wheatlan-Grinnell 30 Golden Plains 32

Great Western Athletic Conference
Goodland 52 Hugoton 47
Colby 35 Scott City 64

*Non-league game

By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 62, Clay Center 45
Andale 60, Hutchinson Trinity 33
Andover 68, Wichita Campus 50
Andover Central 62, Arkansas City 32
Attica 59, Burrton 47
Baldwin 66, Spring Hill 45
Beloit 75, Minneapolis 64
Buhler 56, Mulvane 55
Central Plains 65, Victoria 37
Chase County 55, Northern Heights 36
Cimarron 61, Syracuse 20
Concordia 72, Chapman 33
Deerfield 43, Rolla 13
Derby 73, Salina Central 62
DeSoto 48, Louisburg 42
Douglass 61, Belle Plaine 39
Eudora 75, Ottawa 65
Eureka 59, Erie 27
Garden Plain 55, Bluestem 47
Goddard-Eisenhower 52, Goddard 22
Goodland 52, Hugoton 47
Haven 57, Lyons 50, 2OT
Hays 47, Garden City 33
Hays-TMP-Marian 79, Russell 23
Highland Park 72, Topeka West 44
Hillsboro 56, Nickerson 41
Humboldt 45, Cherryvale 41
Hutchinson Central Christian 76, Stafford 40
Independence 43, Coffeyville 42
Jackson Heights 73, Immaculata 39
KC Piper 65, KC Bishop Ward 51
Kingman 64, Sterling 45
Kinsley 45, Kiowa County 42, OT
LaCrosse 66, Otis-Bison 55
Manhattan 35, Junction City 32
McPherson 76, El Dorado 41
Meade 62, Satanta 37
Medicine Lodge 49, Conway Springs 47
Mill Valley 70, Bonner Springs 56
Nemaha Valley 55, Holton 35
Olpe 46, Southern Coffey 39
Osage City 60, Mission Valley 40
Pittsburg 57, Columbus 50
Pratt 69, Smoky Valley 50
Riverton 69, Northeast-Arma 56
Rock Creek 60, Wabaunsee 36
Rose Hill 70, Augusta 50
Sabetha 66, Royal Valley 50
Salina South 63, Hutchinson 58
Scott City 64, Colby 35
Shawnee Heights 48, Washburn Rural 31
Silver Lake 60, Riley County 49
South Barber 80, Cunningham 50
St. John 56, Larned 37
Topeka 64, Emporia 44
Topeka Hayden 58, Topeka Seaman 39
Wamego 80, Marysville 47
West Elk 58, Oxford 30
Wichita Collegiate 45, Clearwater 32
Wichita East 66, Wichita Southeast 50
Wichita Heights 43, Kapaun Mount Carmel 35
Wichita North 60, Wichita West 36
Wichita Northwest 37, Wichita Bishop Carroll 32
Wichita Trinity 66, Cheney 42
Winfield 55, Wellington 36
Mid Continent League Tournament
Semifinal
Smith Center 59, Oakley 52
Northern Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 56, Tescott 36
Natoma 56, Lakeside 53
Osborne 49, Pike Valley 46
Rock Hills 45, Chase 44, 2OT
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Golden Plains 32, Wheatland-Grinnell 30
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 54, Hutchinson Trinity 27
Andover 55, Wichita Campus 44
Andover Central 68, Arkansas City 22
Basehor-Linwood 55, Leavenworth 48
Berean Academy 43, Inman 31
Blue Valley Southwest 56, Blue Valley Stilwell 34
Bonner Springs 54, Mill Valley 31
Buhler 50, Mulvane 39
BV Northwest 29, Gardner-Edgerton 27
Central Plains 76, Victoria 32
Chaparral 56, Wichita Independent 46
Chase County 49, Northern Heights 43
Cheney 44, Wichita Trinity 33
Cherryvale 59, Humboldt 18
Circle 44, Sedgwick 34
Clearwater 41, Wichita Collegiate 28
Coffeyville 60, Independence 47
Colby 44, Scott City 19
Columbus 52, Pittsburg 45
Concordia 56, Chapman 42
Conway Springs 45, Medicine Lodge 18
Douglass 48, Belle Plaine 24
Ell-Saline 40, Canton-Galva 24
Ellinwood 51, Hoisington 44
Ellsworth 49, Salina Sacred Heart 35
Emporia 47, Topeka 43
Garden City 69, Hays 27
Garden Plain 55, Bluestem 15
Goddard-Eisenhower 57, Goddard 48
Great Bend 50, Dodge City 43
Hays-TMP-Marian 53, Russell 44
Hillsboro 64, Nickerson 24
Holcomb 60, Ulysses 40
Hugoton 55, Goodland 46
Hutchinson 36, Salina South 28
Hutchinson Central Christian 45, Stafford 20
Iola 30, Prairie View 27
Jackson Heights 42, Immaculata 34
Kapaun Mount Carmel 41, Wichita Heights 34
KC Piper 46, KC Bishop Ward 15
Kiowa County 35, Kinsley 27
LaCrosse 46, Otis-Bison 14
Little River 33, Rural Vista 23
Little River 33, White City 23
Louisburg 58, DeSoto 50, OT
Lyons 57, Haven 42
Madison 45, Waverly 41
Maize 69, Word of Life 38
Manhattan 63, Junction City 43
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 41, Pleasant Ridge 30
McPherson 57, El Dorado 27
Meade 70, Satanta 41
Minneapolis 57, Beloit 44
Mission Valley 32, Osage City 30
Moundridge 56, Solomon 15
Nemaha Valley 37, Holton 34
Northeast-Arma 55, Riverton 40
Olpe 61, Southern Coffey 23
Ottawa 45, Eudora 18
Oxford 41, West Elk 33
Perry-Lecompton 53, Atchison County 44
Riley County 46, Silver Lake 39
Rolla 62, Deerfield 33
Rossville 50, St. Mary’s 37
Sabetha 47, Royal Valley 34
Salina Central 64, Derby 40
Santa Fe Trail 54, Hiawatha 26
SM West 46, SM East 32
Smoky Valley 47, Pratt 42
South Barber 27, Cunningham 21
South Central 46, Ingalls 37
Southeast Saline 42, Republic County 26
Southwestern Hts. 57, Sublette 24
Spearville 70, Hodgeman County 43
Spring Hill 52, Baldwin 50
St. John 40, Larned 24
Sterling 52, Kingman 39
Tonganoxie 53, KC Turner 15
Topeka Seaman 42, Topeka Hayden 33
Wamego 65, Marysville 32
Washburn Rural 38, Shawnee Heights 35
Wellington 54, Winfield 45
Wellsville 62, Osawatomie 36
Wichita Bishop Carroll 53, Wichita Northwest 33
Wichita East 51, Wichita Southeast 29
Mid Continent League Tournament
Semifinal
Ellis 57, Smith Center 29
Phillipsburg 72, Hill City 31
Northern Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 57, Chase 42
Natoma 35, Lincoln 25
Pike Valley 41, Lakeside 20
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 56, Rock Hills 23
Sylvan-Lucas 51, Tescott 29
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Logan 43, Palco 37
 

I’m never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it’s easy to pretend
I know your not a fool

Should’ve known better than to cheat a friend
And waste this chance that I’ve been given
So I’m never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Thursday’s high school basketball scores

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Mid Continent League Tournament

Consolation Semifinal
Ellis 64, Hill City 60
Norton 36, Stockton 34

Fort Scott 55, Girard 18
Hesston 56, Halstead 44
Hyman Brand 51, Grandview, Mo. 50
Valley Heights 50, Baileyville-B&B 45

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Mid Continent League Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
Norton 55, Plainville 44
Oakley 61, Stockton 49

Baileyville-B&B 33, Valley Heights 32
Bishop Seabury Academy 69, Midland Adventist Academy 32
BV North 56, BV West 23
Fort Scott 55, Girard 22
Hesston 56, Halstead 20
Holton 49, Maranatha Academy 28
KC Sumner 45, KC Harmon 28
KC Washington 67, KC Wyandotte 44
St. James Academy 52, Metro Academy 44

FHSU Wrestling falls to Central Oklahoma

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Sixth-ranked Fort Hays State won five of the nine matchups with No. 5 Central Oklahoma, but dropped the dual, 22-16, on Thursday evening in Hays, Kan.

Due to an open weight class at 285 pounds, Fort Hays State would spot UCO six points at the conclusion of the dual, but at 125 pounds, Adam Ludwin started things off right for the Tigers.  The sophomore gave FHSU a 3-0 team lead with an 8-2 win over UCO’s Josh Breece – just missing the major decision.

At 133 pounds, Symon Seaton hung tough with UCO’s Casy Rowell (ranked fifth nationally) through the first period, but Rowell won by fall at the 4:39 mark of the match.

C.J. Napier gave FHSU another lead (7-6) at 141 pounds when he picked up an 11-3 major decision over Dustin Reed, but three straight wins for UCO’s top-ranked wrestlers at 149, 157 and 165 pounds put the Bronchos in the lead for good.

At 149 pounds, No. 1 Jordan Basks (UCO) won by major decision, 15-1, over Joey Dozier, and in the 157 pound weight class, No. 1 Cory Dauphin topped Mitchell Means, 6-3.

Bradley Little nearly pulled off the upset at 165 pounds, leading No. 1 ranked Chris Watson after the first period, 2-1.  Watson, however, tied the match, 2-2, in the second period and won by decision, 5-2.

With the Tigers down 16-7 in team scoring, Josh Rodriguez’s 6-2 decision over UCO’s Zach Aylor at 174 pounds started a string of three straight decisions for the Tigers, tying the match at 16-all.

Jon Inman led Znick Ferrell throughout his 184 pound match, winning 6-4, and Zack Grimes closed out the night for the Tigers with a 4-2 decision over Garrett Henshaw (197 pounds).  Grimes and Henshaw were tied, 1-1, heading into the third period, but after a UCO stalling point, Grimes scored a late takedown to gain the upper hand.

No. 8 Cody Dauphin earned the forfeit for UCO at 285 pounds, giving the Bronchos a victory in team scoring.

The Tigers will travel to Kearney, Neb., this Saturday (Jan. 18) for the Midwest Duals.  FHSU will face off with Northern State, Minot State, Southwest Minnesota State and California-Baptist at the one-day tournament.

Tigers run win streak to five with unlikely comeback at Central Oklahoma

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The Fort Hays State Tigers rallied from six points down with 0:47 to play and force overtime then outscored Central Oklahoma 10-6 in the extra period for a 101-97 win Thursday night in Edmond. The Tigers were down 14 with under a minute to play in the first half and trailed by as many as 13 in the second half before mounting the comeback.

The win is the Tigers fifth-straight since the Christmas break and improves them to 13-3 and 5-3 in the MIAA. The Bronchos fall to 10-5 and 4-4 in the conference.

Craig Nicholson, who scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists, hit a 3-pointer with 0:10 to play to tie the game at 91. Aaron Anderson drew a foul driving to the basket with 0:01.4 to play but missed both free throws. The Tigers scored the first six points of the overtime and never led by less than three the rest of the way.

Central Oklahoma outscored the Tigers 25-10 over a 7:40 stretch of the first half in building 14-point lead with 0:54 to play and led by 11 at the break.

FHSU shot 63-percent from the floor in the second half and hit all six of their free throws in the overtime. UCO, who hit 57-percent from the floor in the first half, hit just 2-of-9 in overtime and were just 1-for-6 from beyond the arc in the extra period.

Dwayne Brunson led five Tigers in double-figures with 31 points and nine rebounds. James Flemming scored a season-high 20, Tomislav Gabric 11 and Carson Konrade 10.

Josh Gibbs led UCO with 25 before fouling out late in regulation.

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Second half run carries Lady Tigers to fourth straight win

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Fort Hays State used an 23-2 run, which included three-straight 3-pointers from Chelsea Mason, Nikola Kacperska and Jill Faxon, to build a 23-point second half lead and go on to beat Central Oklahoma 64-38 Thursday night at Hamilton Field House in Edmond, Oklahoma.

The Lady Tigers hold the Bronchos 15 second half points as they win their fourth straight and improve to 12-2 and 6-2 in the MIAA. UCO sees their two-game win streak snapped and falls to 9-6 and 4-4 in the conference.

The Tigers hit five of their 10 three-point attempts in the second half, hitting on 40-percent for the game and outrebound UCO by 18

Fort Hays State stole back-to-back inbound passes to fuel an early 12-0 run which saw them build a nine-point lead with 16:52 to play in the first half. They would then go scoreless over the next 7:23 as Central Oklahoma pulled within one. A Taylor Chandler 3-pointer with 3:06 to play in the half pushed the lead to eight, but FHSU wouldn’t score again before halftime and led 28-23 at the break.

Kate Lehman led the Tigers with 18 points and 12 boards. Kate Lehman and Chelsea Mason both added 11.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

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Holub continuing playing career overseas

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Fort Hays State’s most decorated softball player is not done with her playing career. Maddie Holub, who became the first Tiger to be named First Team All-American by both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Daktronics in the same season, has signed to play this spring in Italy.

Holub will play for Collechio baseball softball club, an international club. Holub says the invitaion to play abroad came as a surprise. “The manager for the team I am going to play for contacted coach (Erin) Kinberger. I guess they found my stats somewhere” Holub said. 

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The European league Holub will be playing in allows two foreign players on each team. As of now Holub says she will be the only American on her team. “I’m replacing an American that was playing their last year. At the end of January I’ll know if they’ll be another American. They’re trying to pull another one that played for an Italian team last year” Holub said.

The season begins March 29th and runs through July 5th. If her squad finishes in the top-four of the league, they qualify for the championship series which is played in Holland in September. Because of the timing, Holub will be leaving the Tigers in mid-season.

Holub finished 2013 at 29-4 overall with a 1.03 ERA, 26 complete games, 13 shutouts, three saves, and 345 strikeouts in 224 innings pitched. Holub was also one of the nation’s top hitters with a .426 batting average, 19 home runs, 10 doubles, three triples, 56 RBI, 62 runs scored, an .841 slugging percentage and .516 on-base percentage.

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