Kansas City, Mo. – Only four undefeated teams remain as MIAA football closes the book on week seven.

Central Missouri 48, Central Oklahoma 16 
Central Missouri racked up 602 yards of total offense as they picked up a win on the road at Central Oklahoma. UCM put up 327 of those yards in the air as they moved to 3-4 on the year.

For the Mules Hayden Hawk was 23 of 26 for 321 yards and three touchdowns. LaVance Taylor carried the ball 17 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns and Ronrei Lloyd pulled down two touchdown catches. Ricky Spratley led the defense with 13 tackles and Ryan Berry made seven stops. For the Bronchos T.J. Eckert was 21 of 30 for 200 yards and a touchdown. Marquez Clark caught 12 passes for 123 yards and a score.

Nebraska-Kearney 24, Lincoln 14 
Nebraska Kearney put up 17 points in the third quarter as a picked up a win at home over Lincoln. UNK rushed for 306 yards as they moved to 2-5 on the season.

For the Lopers Tyler McKeone had 87 yards rushing and 38 yards passing as he scored two touchdowns on the ground. Romero Cotton carried the ball 27 times for 107 yards and a score. On defense Kellen Werner led the way with 14 total tackles and Tyke Kozeal intercepted a pass. For the Blue Tigers Jacob Morris was 20 of 33 for 227 yards and two touchdown. Morris Henderson rushed for 72 yards and Maurice Woodard and Andre Borney pulled in touchdown catches. On defense Kendrick Causey had 15 total tackles on the afternoon.

#20 Emporia State 52, Lindenwood 21 
#20 Emporia State racked up 561 yards of total offense as they picked up a victory over Lindenwood on the road. ESU held LWU to just 254 yards of total offense as they moved to 7-0 for the year.

For the Hornets Brent Wilson was 25 of 34 for 295 yards and four touchdowns. Ray Ray Davis caught 11 passes for130 yards and three scores while Antonio Brown rushed for two scores. On defense Gary Fortune and Deveon Dinwiddie had interceptions and Julian Dozier picked off a pass and returned it 35 yards. For the Lions Dillon Miller was 20 of 34 for 197 yards and three touchdowns. Alex Robinson, Jordan Gater and Jaron Alexander each pulled in touchdown catches. On defense Dillon Hawkins led the team with 15 tackles and Pierre Desir pulled down an interception.

Eastern New Mexico 35, Northeastern State 14 
Northeastern State was held to 250 yards of total offense as they fell to Eastern New Mexico at home. NSU had 109 yards on the ground and 141 through the air as they fell to 0-7 on the year.

For the RiverHawks Thor Long was 11 of 27 for 141 yards and a touchdown. Terrance Dixon rushed for a score and Cruz Williams hauled in a touchdown catch. On defense Langston Jones made a game high 18 tackles and Kyler Harris had 15 stops.

Fort Hays State 56, Southwest Baptist 14 
Fort Hays State forced five total turnovers as they picked up a win over Southwest Baptist in the MIAA Television Network Game of the Week. FHSU racked up 14 points off of those turnovers as they moved to 3-4 on the year.

For the Tigers Treveon Albert was seven for ten for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Ed Smith carried the ball for two touchdowns and Andre Smith and Treveon Albert each added on score on the ground. On defense Michael Terry had 16 tackles and a 94 yard fumble return and Nathan Lindsey and Shane Smith returned interceptions for touchdowns. For the Bearcats Jay Dominguez was 20 for 30 for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Derwyn Lauderdale hauled in nine passes for 113 yards and a touchdown and Nehemiah Gross pulled in the other touchdown pass. On defense Shaquille Shedd has eight tackles and Johnathan Drury had a pick off.

#2 Northwest Missouri 24, #7 Pittsburg State 15
#2 Northwest Missouri used two safeties and four turnovers to knock off #7 Pittsburg State in the Fall Classic. NWMSU held PSU to 223 yards of total offense as they remained a perfect 7-0 on the season.

For the Bearcats Brady Bolles passed for 114 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 52 yards and two scores. Rueben Thomas caught five passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. Defensively Eric Reimer led the way with 12 total tackles and 2.5 sacks as D.J. Gnader and Bryce Enyard each had an interception. For the Gorillas Anthony Abenoja was 12 of 26 for 196 yards and a touchdown. Jeff Seybold ran for a score and Marquise Cushon pulled dwon a touchdown pass. On defense Tyler Disney made 13 tackles and Keeston Terry made 11 stops.

#4 Missouri Western 35, Missouri Southern 21
#4 Missouri Western scored all the points in the second half to overcome a 21-17 deficit and win on the road at Missouri Southern. MSSU had more offense but could not overcome six turnovers as MWSU moved to 7-0 on the season.

For the Griffons Travis Partridge was 15 of 28 for 244 yards and three touchdowns. Josh Walker caught two passes for 144 yards and one touchdown as Stephon Weaver and Daylon Harper also pulled in scores through the air. On defense Nick Williams led the way with 12 tackles and Michael Jordan and Kirk Resseguie had an interception each. For the Lions Chris Barnwell led the ground attack with 21 carries for 128 yards. Jay McDowell, JJ Jones and Giresse Forchu each found the end zone on the ground. Defensively Paco Varoi had nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for a a loss and forced a fumble.

The Fort Hays State Tigers scored two touchdowns off of interceptions and had a 94-yard fumble return set up another  score as they roll to a 56-14 win over Southwest Baptist Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field. The win is the Tigers third straight and improves them to 3-4 on the season and 2-4 in the MIAA. SBU falls to 1-6 overall and 1-5 in conference play. The 56 points is the most for FHSU since their season-opener in 2007 when they scored 55 on Western State.

Chris Brown Postgame Press Conference

Michael Terry / Edin Kovac Postgame Interview

The game turned early in the the third quarter. Southwest Baptist returned an Ed Smith fumble to the Tiger four. On fourth and goal from the one, Michael Terry recovered a fumble in the endzone and returned it to the SBU six, setting up a three-yard TD run from Ed Smith to push the lead to 28-7 with 11:27 in the third. Terry finished with a career-hgih 16 tackles. Nathan Lindsey and Shane Smith both returned interceptions for touchdowns in the second half.

Game Highlights

Quarterback Treveon Albert completed 7 of 10 passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 60 yards and a score before leaving in the second quarter with a hip injury. Backup Edin Kovac completed 6 of 7 passes for 57 yards. Andre Smith led the Tigers with 80 yards rushing on 19 carries and a touchdown. Edward Smith added 71 yards and two touchdowns. Keaton Callins had five catches for 59 yards and a touchdown. Ed Williams added a 51 yard touchdown reception.

Fort Hays State scored two early goals and then held off Upper Iowa late to claim a 2-1 victory at FHSU Soccer Stadium in conference play on Friday evening (Oct. 18). The 18th-ranked Tigers moved to 9-2-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the MIAA, while the Peacocks drop out of the second place tie with FHSU, now at 7-5-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the MIAA.

The FHSU offense was clicking early, netting a couple of early opportunities to take a 2-0 lead by the 17th minute. Michael Cole got the Tigers on the board nearly six minutes into the match beating the keeper to the right after a pair of nice passes from Ricardo Yeverino and Diego Cabral, who were awarded assists. Just over 10 minutes later, Yeverino scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season using a nice spin move in the box after a pass from Daniel Peralta.

The Tigers had total control of the match at halftime, but that control started to slip in the second half when Upper Iowa mustered better offensive chances. The Peacocks scored a goal in the 59th minute on a ball flicked up into the air by Simone Lupi that just snuck over the head of keeper Kent Freund.

The Tigers held off the late charges by the Peacocks to remain in second place alone in the MIAA standings. Freund moved to 3-1-0 in goal this season with the win.

Fort Hays State hosts Northeastern State next week at FHSU Soccer Stadium on Thursday in a showdown of nationally ranked programs. The teams tied in their first conference match of the year, 2-2 in Tahlequah.

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Fort Hays State University’s comeback fell short on Friday, as the Tigers dropped a 3-1 (25-23, 26-24, 21-25, 29-27) contest to Lindenwood on the road.

FHSU (6-12, 1-7 MIAA) dropped the first two sets, but after taking set three, couldn’t hold its fourth set lead over LU (6-13, 3-3 MIAA).

Sara Hewson and Madison Schwartz each finished with 13 kills for the night, while Jenna Ulrich had seven blocks and 10 kills. Taylor Mares added 11 kills.

Makenzie Weinman dug out 19 attacks, leading a team that had 77 total digs for the night.

Libby Ary (28 assists) and Raegan Vanderplas  (24 assists) split time at setter for the Tigers.

Down 7-16 in the first set, FHSU rallied with a 7-1 run to put the score at 14-17.  The Tigers kept the deficit around three until 24-21, when a quick 2-0 run had FHSU one point from forcing a win-by-two situation.  Lindenwood, though, would take the set, 25-23.

Hewson and Flagor each had four kills in the set, while Vanderplas seven assists and five digs led the team.  Hewson and Samantha Ledy had service aces in the opening set.

After leading 6-4 in the second stanza, a substitution infraction on FHSU reset the score to a 5-4 Lindenwood advantage, which the Lions would hold until late in the set.  Down 19-16, FHSU went on a 4-1 run to tie the match, 20-all.  The teams would tie on two other occasions before 24-24, when a two-point run for LU closed out the set, 26-24.

Needing to win the third stanza to extend the match, FHSU would fall behind, 9-5, in the opening minutes.  The Tigers, however, used a 10-3 run (including six unanswered at the close of the run) to take and stretch the lead to 15-11.

After allowing the Lions back within two (15-13), FHSU rattled off a burst of four unanswered points, giving the team a 19-13 advantage.  LU would again rally, this time to 21-19.  Still, the Tigers hung tough and took the third set, 25-21.

Flagor and Hewson again led the way in the third set, as each had five kills and pushed their match totals to 10. Libby Ary and Vanderplas would split time at the setter role in the set, throwing up seven and eight assists, respectively.  Ulrich’s four blocks (one solo) in the set were a team best as well.

After fighting off elimination in the third set, the Tigers roared out to a 9-3 lead in the fourth.  After FHSU increased its lead to 10 (16-6), LU went on a 6-1 run that forced a Tiger timeout and brought the Lions within striking distance.  FHSU couldn’t break the LU attack, as the Lions tied the set at 22-22, and set up a set point, 24-23.  FHSU, though, wouldn’t go away, using kills by Schwartz and Ledy to gain a 25-24 advantage in the win-by-two scenario.  Both teams traded points until two straight kills gave LU the match.

The Tigers are in action tomorrow in a doubleheader against Lindenwood-Belleville, beginning at 11 a.m., in Belleville, Ill.

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Fort Hays State University earned a draw, 1-1, with Missouri Western on Friday in St. Joseph, Mo.

FHSU (5-7-3, 1-4-3 MIAA) took 20 shots in the game, while MWSU (2-10-2, 0-6-1 MIAA) fired 13.

Missouri Western would take a 1-0 lead early in the game.  Ashley Juravich found the net from 15 yards out, unassisted on the play.

FHSU answered back soon after, though, as Amanda Talbott netted her fourth goal of the season at 13:18.  The Escondido, Calif., native took a cross from 10 yards out from Hailey Davey and scored.  Davey’s assist was her second this season.

At the half, FHSU had launched seven shots (five on goal); out-doing MWSU’s four shots (three on goal).

Neither team would score in the second half, forcing overtime in the conference match.

FHSU out-shot MWSU, 4-0 in the first overtime period, though Davey’s shot in the 93rd minute was the only shot on goal.

In the second overtime, FHSU again fired four shots, and though three were on goal, the Tigers couldn’t break through the stingy play of Griffons’ goalie Sarah Lyle.

Talbott’s six shots led the team, followed by Dani Harris (four) and Jordan Hester (three).

Kelsey Grey played all 110 minutes in the net and saved eight shots.

The Tigers travel to Maryville, Mo., on Sunday for an 11 a.m. conference matchup with Northwest Missouri State.

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Fort Hays State University won its third match in a row with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-23) victory over Stephens College on Thursday in Columbia, Mo.

The Tigers improve to 6-11 (1-6 MIAA) while the SC drops to 3-15 (0-4 AMC).

Jenna Ulrich’s 11 kills and five blocks were team-highs, as Mallory Flagor and Madison Schwartz added nine kills. Raegan Vanderplas had 18 assists and six digs in the match. Chelsea Payne led the team with nine digs, while Makenzie Weinman and Schwartz had eight.

FHSU jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set and never looked back.  The team lead by as many as 10 and clinched the set, 25-19.

Libby Ary led the team with 11 assists in the first frame, followed by Kelsey Broadwell’s nine. Flagor and Taylor Mares each had five kills as FHSU took a 1-0 lead in the match.

Down three in the second set (11-8), FHSU rattled off a quick three-point rally to tie it up.  Down 13-14, FHSU pulled away with eight-unanswered points to lead, 21-14.  The Tigers won the set, 25-17.

Schwartz led the way in the second set with six kills, while Vanderplas and Ary had four and five assists, respectively.  Ulrich added three block assists in the effort.

Tied 5-5 in the final stanza, a kill by Rachel Szczepanski sparked a 7-3 spurt for the Tigers to give them a 13-8 lead.  Ulrich had a kill and a solo block during that span.  SC would recover with a 7-2 run to regain the lead, 19-18.  Out of a timeout, FHSU regained control, and took the set, 25-23, on Tara Hoekman’s third kill of the night.

The Tigers travel to St. Charles, Mo., on Friday for a MIAA matchup with Lindenwood at 7 p.m.  The Tigers will be looking for their 900th win in program history while head coach Kurt Kohler chases career win No. 150.

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