Washburn scored on their first nine possessions and defeat the Fort Hays State Tigers 54-17 Saturday night at Yager Stadium in Topeka. The victory improves the Ichabods to 2-0. The Tigers drop to 0-2.

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Game Highlights

After Washburn scored on the games first possession, the Tigers answered with a 10 play drive but failed to score after a tipped field goal attempt.

After holding the Ichabods to a field goal on their second possession, the Tigers drove 68 yards in eight plays and scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass to Zack Gaughan. The sophomore tight end led the Tigers with five receptions for 69 yards.

Washburn would answer with two touchdowns in the final two and-a-half minutes of the second quarter to go up 31-7 at the half.

Sophomore quarterback Treveon Albert completed 15 of 32 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown. He also threw four interceptions, all in the second half. Washburn’s Mitch Buhler was 19 for 27 for 272 yards and five touchdowns to five different receivers.

Washburn converted 13 of their 18 third down attempts and finished with 520 yards of offense while the Tigers had 370 yards, 280 through the air and 90 on the ground.

Fort Hays State’s men’s cross country team grabbed first place at the Romp at the Ridge in Hutchison, Kan., on Saturday.  Additionally, FHSU had runners compete at the Delgo Invitationnal in Garden City, Kan., on Thursday, where the team took second.

Cory Keehn paced the Tigers with a second place finish, helping the team finish with just 26 points.  While Keehn (26:38.00) led the pack, all five Tiger scorers finished in the top 12. Isaac Mills was third across the line in 26:50.00, and Jon Bernansky was awarded five team points for his sixth place finish (26:54.30).

FHSU’s two other scorers in the event were James Kadolph (27:56.30) in 10th place and Chris Ramsgard (12th place), who finished in 28:04.40.

Non-scoring runners for the Tigers were No. 14 Nathan Purdue (28:22.40), No. 18 Ryan Hopkins (28:27.40), No. 20 Jason Foster (28:39.00), No. 29 Bentley Regerh (29:14.10) and No. 30 Troy Wineinger (29:20.60).

FHSU’s 26 team points was 18 ahead of Colby, who took second with 44.  McPherson closed out the top three with a team score of 110.

— FHSU Sports Information —

Fort Hays State University’s women’s cross country team completed a sweep of its events last week, posting a near perfect score at the Romp at the Ridge, hosted by McPherson College in Hutchinson, Kan., on Saturday, Sept. 14.  The team also won the Delgo Invitational in Garden City, Kan., on Thursday, Sept. 12.

FHSU’s team score of 16 was just one point off a perfect mark, as the Tigers finished with four runners in the top five, and all five scorers in the top six.

Ramsey McCarter won the 5,000 meter run in 20:07.40, followed by Marie Schaller (20:22.70) and Micki Krezesinski (20:24.20) in second and third.  Hanna Robinson’s time of 20:26.60 put her close behind in fourth place.  Hutchinson’s Kaylah Romine snuck in at 20:36.70 to round out the top five, just beating FHSU’s Kylie Gaughan, who finished sixth in 20:40.00.

Alex Nelson (20:44.70) and Katey Whitesell (21:14.70) also found a place in the top 10 for the Tigers, finishing in seventh and 10th, respectively.  FHSU’s two other runners were Jordan Ortega (21:38.00) in 14th, and Michelle Kleper (21:50.00) in 17th.

In the team competition, FHSU finished 60 points ahead of second place Hutchinson, and 86 points ahead of Dodge City, which took third.

— FHSU Sports Information —

In a physical contest that saw six yellow cards distributed, Fort Hays State University men’s soccer used a double overtime goal by Michael Cole to grab a 1-0 win over Colorado Mesa on Friday evening, in Mesa, Colorado.

Cole’s first goal of the season came in the 107th minute (106:41), ending the game on a shot near the near post.

While Cole’s second shot of the game was the only goal, FHSU’s Tanner Brock and Ricardo Yeverino each had two shots. Daniel Peralta had the Tigers’ other shot attempt.

Jason Babyak played the entire match in goal, saving five shots to shut out the Mavericks.

CMU (1-2) out-shot FHSU (2-1), 8-1 in the first half, though just one shot for the Mavericks was on goal.

With the teams scoreless through the full 90 minutes, FHSU and CMU were sent to overtime, where two 10-minute periods would potentially decide a winner and loser.   The Tigers had three shots over those final 17 minutes, including Cole’s game-winner.

Yeverino (37:30), Cole (37:30), Drew Wilson (48:03), Diego Cabral (97:25) and Brock (105:41) all had yellow cards for the Tigers, while just one was given to CMU.

— FHSU Sports Information —

Fort Hays State University’s women’s soccer team fell, 3-0, to UC-Colorado Springs on the road, Friday night.

FHSU (2-2-0) took 10 shots on the game, including eight in the second half, but UCCS (3-0) notched two late goals to squash any hopes of a Tiger comeback.

Ceynada Guzman and Ember Albertson each had two shot attempts in the game, while Jamie Babyak, Amanda Talbott and Albertson had FHSU’s three shots on goal.

Nicole Barnaba had five saves in just over 58 minutes in goal, before Kelsey Grey played the final 31:58.

20 different Tigers saw action in the game, played on a field that was nearly underwater earlier in the day.

Offense was limited in the first half for the Tigers, as FHSU took just two shots (both on goal).  Babyak took aim during the 15th minute while Albertson fired a shot at 32:28 – both of which found the keeper’s mitts.

For UCCS, 10 first half shots (four of which were on goal) marked a period of aggressive play for the Mountain Lions. Just over 24 minutes into the match, Hannah Levett’s header off an Agnes Arnadottir pass found the net.  Brooke Tominello also assisted on the play.

FHSU picked up the offense in the second half, firing eight shots, though just one shot on goal, over the final 45 minutes of the half, but it wasn’t enough as UCCS scored twice more.  Talbott put her shot on goal with the clock reading 74:25, but it was saved by goalie Kelly Schroeder.

At 51:44, head coach Craig Shaw was issued a yellow card, and just before the 59th minute, goalie Nicole Barnaba was ejected with a red card.

— FHSU Sports Information —