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FHSU Men’s Soccer Wins 2OT Thriller Over No. 20 Northeastern State

Tomas Mares scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime that lifted the No. 15 Tigers to an exciting 3-2 win over No. 20 Northeastern State on Thursday night at the FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays. Mares totaled two goals, his fifth and sixth of the season, in the match.

The win ups the Tigers record to 6-1 and 2-0 in the MIAA, while the Riverhawks drop to 4-2 and 1-1 in the MIAA.

Mares’ goal came right in front on a ball from Carlos Linares in the 102nd minute of the match. The golden goal gave the Tigers their first win over a top 25 program in their short two-year history.

Michael Cole scored the game tying goal in the 83rd minute, knocking in a cross from Tanner Brock.

After trailing 1-0, the Riverhawks scored two second half goals. Edgar Gonzaga kicked in a rebound in the 78th minute for a 2-1 NSU advantage.  Juan Gonzalez scored the first Riverhawk goal in the 56th minute, making a run and scoring from the left side of the box.

The Tigers tallied the only first half goal as Mares made a run on the right side of the pitch, and Brock found him with the pass and his first of two assists.

Goalkeeper Kent Freud earned the win for the Tigers, making eight saves and allowing two goals. His record is 2-0 this season.

After a close 9-6 Riverhawk shot advantage in the first half, NSU dominated the second half shots with 14 compared to three from the Tigers. In the first overtime, NSU held a 2-1 shot advantage, while the Tigers got the only shot in the second overtime, the game-winning goal

Fort Hays State is back at home Saturday against Harding University at 1 p.m.

– FHSU Sports Information –

HHS Girls’ Golf 2nd in Liberal

The Hays High girls’ golf team shoots a 182 to finish second at the Liberal Invitational, 10 shots behind Garden City.

Hays placed five in the top-10 led by Taylor Herman who was fifth with a 44.

Complete results below…

HHS Scores
Taylor Herman-44
Courtney Hess-45
Lexie Schaben-46
Elissa Jensen-47
Zoey Gubitoso-48

Team Finish:
1.  Garden City-172
2.  Hays High- 182
3.  Great Bend- 198
4.  Dodge City-210
5.  Liberal-211

Top 10 Medalists:
1.  Abbi Shaddix-Garden City  34
2.  McKenna Mauler-Great Bend  42
3.  Abbey Campbell-Garden City  42
4.  Evan Sumner-Liberal  42
5.  Taylor Herman-Hays  44
6.  Courtney Hess-Hays  45
7.  Lexie Schaben-Hays  46
8.  Elissa Jensen-Hays  47
9.  Lindsay Bradstreet-Garden City  48
10.  Zoey Gubitoso-Hays  48

 

HHS Boys Soccer Falls to Buhler

The Hays High boys soccer team dropped their second match this week, falling at home 2-1 to Buhler Thursday.

The Indians broke a scoreless tie six minutes into the second half on a goal from Shawn Herrman. Buhler scored in the 23rd and 36th minutes of the second half.

The Indians fall to 3-5-1 on the season.

HHS Boys Soccer Shutout at Great Bend

The Hays High boys soccer team was shutout 3-0 Tuesday in Great Bend.

The Panthers scored six minutes into the game and led 1-0 at the half.

The Indians are now 3-4-1 on the year and host Buhler Thursday at the Hays High field.

HHS Girls’ Golf 7th at Salina South Invite

The Hays High girls’ golf team finished seventh at the 13-team Salina South Invitational Tuesday at the Salina Municipal Golf Course. The Indians shoot a 378, 59 strokes behind first-place Manhattan. Hays had one in the top-15 in Taylor Herman who was 13th with an 87.

Hays High results…
Taylor Herman-87-13th place
Courtney Hess-94-26th place
Lexie Schaben-97-34th place
Elissa Jensen-100-41st place

Team Finish:
1. Manhattan-319
2. Maize-329
3. Goodard-Eisenhower-347
4. Topeka Hayden-358
5.  Salina Central-367
6. Derby-370
7. Hays High-378
8. Newton-385
9. Salina South-398
10. Great Bend-398
11. Dodge City-402
12. Concordia-415
13. Hutchinson-420

Top 10 Medalists:

1

Blake Fingalsen MANHATTAN

36

39

75

2

Taelyn Entriken MAIZE

38

37

75

3

Kylie McCarthy MANHATTAN

37

38

75

4

Lizzy Hurley MAIZE

42

34

76

  5 Makena Mucciaccio GODDARD- EISENHOWER

37

40

77

6

Kelsey McCarthy MANHATTAN

41

38

79

7

Alissa Kim SALINACENTRAL

38

41

79

8

Becca Townsend HAYDEN

42

42

84

9

Kelly Mason DERBY

41

43

84

10

Maddie Werth GREATBEND

41

44

85

11

Brooke Johanson MAIZE

46

46

86

12

Alexa Salsbery NEWTON

39

47

86

13

Taylor Herman HAYS

39

48

87

14

Taylor Knoth SALINACENTRAL

39

48

87

15

Claire Setter HAYDEN

46

42

88

 

FHSU Men’s Soccer Drops in National Poll Following Loss

After their first loss of the season to No. 23 West Texas A&M, the Tiger men’s soccer team dropped to No. 15 in this week’s poll, released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Tuesday. The Tigers were previously ranked No. 11.

Fort Hays State, which is 5-1 and 1-0 in the MIAA, went 1-1 last week. The Tigers opened MIAA play with a 5-2 road win over Southern Nazarene then traveled to West Texas A&M and lost, 2-0, to the Buffs, who were ranked No. 13 at the time.

The Tigers are ranked for the third straight week in the polls, which are the first three appearances the Tigers have made in their short two-year history.

FHSU continues to lead the Central Region rankings. Northeastern State is second in the region with Lindenwood, Truman and Harding No. 3-5.

The No. 15 Tiger hosts No. 20 Northeastern State this Thursday in a conference match at 7 p.m at the FHSU Soccer Stadium.

– FHSU Sports Information –

FHSU Men’s Drops Top-20 Matchup

In a battle between two top 25 teams, the No. 11 Fort Hays State Tigers fell, 2-0, to No. 13 West Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon  in Canyon, Texas. The Tigers allowed two early goals in the first 20 minutes for all the scoring. The loss is the first for the Tigers as FHSU is now 5-1 and 1-0 in the MIAA.

The host Buffs took the lead early, scoring in the second minute of the match on a shot from the corner of the box to the upper right corner. West Texas A&M extended the advantage to 2-0 in the 19th minute as Conrod Goulbourne knocked in a rebound from a shot that hit the crossbar.

The Tiger offense struggled, getting only four shots off all game; however three shots were on goal. The Buffs totaled 22 shots, including eight on goal.

Ryan Pakieser started in goal and took the loss for the Tigers. He made six saves and allowed the two goals.
The Tigers look to get back on track at home on Thursday against MIAA opponent Northeastern State at 7 p.m. at the FHSU Soccer Stadium.

– FHSU Sports Information –

FHSU Women’s Soccer Blanks SBU

The Fort Hays State women’s soccer team scored two early goals and pulled away from Southwest Baptist in a 3-0 win Sunday at the FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays. The Tigers are now 4-2 and 1-1 in the MIAA.

Bethany Keefer put the Tigers on the board in the 8th minute as she knocked in a corner kick from Gabrrielle Makatura and tapped over to Keefer by Jordan Hester. Makatura and Hester both picked up assists on the goal.

Fort Hays State doubled its lead in the 20th minute on a shot by Cindy Benitez from the right side about 10 yards away. Keefer had the assist on the Benitez goal.

In the second half, freshman Jordan Hester scored her team-high third goal of the season, lobbing a shot over the approaching SBU goalkeeper in the 65th minute. A Benitez pass set up the Hester goal.

The Tiger defense was strong, allowing only six shots and one on goal. Freshman goalkeeper Rachel Schaad picked up her second shutout win on the season and upped her record to 2-1.

The match was very physical with 35 fouls called, including 22 on the Bearcats. There were also four total yellow cards.

The Tigers travel to Missouri Southern on Friday (Sept. 21) for a 4 p.m. tilt in Joplin, Mo.

– FHSU Sports Information –

13th-Ranked Bearcats Down Tigers

Fort Hays State fell to 0-3 overall and 0-3 in the MIAA with a 48-10 loss at No. 13 Northwest Missouri State on Saturday. The Tigers produced their first points of the first quarter this season, pulling to within four at 7-3 early in the game, but the Bearcats scored 41 unanswered points before the Tigers scored their only touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter.

Chris Brown Postgame Interview
Coaches Interview

Austin Hubert & Tanner Hageman Postgame Interviews
Player Interviews

Game Highlights
Game Highlights

The Tigers showed life early by driving the ball inside the Northwest Missouri 10-yardline following a touchdown drive by the Bearcats. A sack by the Bearcats pushed the Tigers back to the 20, forcing a 37-yard field goal by Drew O’Briento make it 7-3.

Northwest Missouri State methodically drove the ball 83 yards on the next drive, taking 14 plays and 4:33 off the clock. That made it 14-3 with a little under a minute to go in the first quarter. The Tigers went three and out on their next drive and the Bearcats went just 53 yards in 1:51 to push their lead to 21-3 early in the second quarter. The Bearcats would then capitalize on an interception thrown by FHSU quarterback Tarean Austin to set up a short field goal to make it 24-3.

The Tiger offense could not find any rhythm the remainder of the first half with just one first down in the second quarter. Down 31-3, Austin was intercepted again, which set up a field goal just before time expired in the half to push the Bearcat lead to 34-3 at the break.

Northwest Missouri’s only points of the third quarter were on a blocked punt that was picked up and carried into the endzone for another touchdown. The final Bearcat score occurred early in the fourth quarter.

Fort Hays State produced its only touchdown of the game following the last scoring drive by the Bearcats. The Tigers finally picked up a couple of first downs on penalties by the Bearcats, which led to a 28-yard pass from Austin to Keaton Callins and a 21-yard run by Austin. Those long gains set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Addie Brown. Brown led the Tigers in rushing with 72 yards on 23 carries.

The Tiger offense struggled to produce first downs once again, with five of their 10 drives failing to produce a first down. FHSU finished with 223 yards of total offense, its lowest output of the season. Austin finished with just 96 passing yards, completing 9-of-24 attempts. Callins led the team in receiving with three catches for 43 yards.

Michael Jordan led the FHSU defense with 12 tackles, followed by Austin Hubert with 11. Basil Bandy had the only sack and Shane Smith had the only interception for the Tigers.

Quarterback Brady Bolles led Northwest Missouri in rushing with 111 yards. The Bearcats had 288 yards rushing in the game. Tyler Seals threw for 146 yards and Bolles threw for 109.

For the third straight game this year, the Tigers allowed more than 500 yards of total offense to the opponent. The Bearcats had 543 yards on 81 plays in the game. With the offensive struggles of the Tigers, opponents are averaging 17 more plays per game.

The Tigers face another stiff test next Saturday when they host Missouri Western for Tailgreat at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays. Game time is set for 7 pm on September 22.

– FHSU Sports Information –

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