Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown held his weekly news conference following practice Tuesday. The Tigers are coming off a 70-17 loss at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State to fall to 1-3. They travel to Jefferson City, Missouri to play Lincoln University for the first time since 1987. Kickoff is at 2pm with the Fort Hays Auto Sales Pre-game Show at 1pm on Tiger Radio Mix-103.

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The Fort Hays State women’s golf team improved on their first round scores and downed the field at the FHSU Invitational on Tuesday (Sept. 27) at Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays. The Tigers shot 333 on the tournament’s second day for a combined score of 657, which was seven shots better than Missouri Western who finished second. Northwest Missouri State finished third with a two-day total of 696, followed by Iowa Western CC at 737.

The Tigers were led by Kiley Johansen, who shot an 83 on the second day for a combined score of 165 which tied her with Steph Charteris of Northwest Missouri State. The two players then went to a playoff, with Charteris taking the victory on the first hole.

Three other players for FHSU finished in the top 10 to round out the team scoring. Samantha Hobson shot an 84 on Tuesday and finished fourth for the tournament at 169. Jordan Nixon was one shot behind and finished tied for fifth while Samantha Nielsen shot a 171 for the tournament and finished tied for seventh. Other finishers for Fort Hays State were Carmen Thompson, who shot a 93 on day two for a total of 183 and a tie for 14th place, and Arin Powers who shot a 111 for the second consecutive day.

This is the second tournament win of the fall for the Lady Tigers golf team, which has two remaining tournaments this fall. Their next action will be next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 3-4) at the Central Oklahoma Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Fort Hays State men’s golf team entered the final round of competition at the Northeastern State Classic in 13th and held that position. The Tigers shot a final round 298 to remain 13th in the final standings of the 19-team tournament, held at Muskogee Country Club in Muskogee, Okla., a par-71 course.

Kevin Quinley finished as the top player for the FHSU men with a three-round total of 219 (70-75-74). He tied for 22nd. Markus Hilger tied for 56th with a total of 226 (75-74-77). Trey Herman (75-80-73) and Austin Maxwell (79-75-74) each tied with 228 two shots back of Hilger. Tom O’Keeffe finished at 229 with rounds of 75, 77 and 77.

Fort Hays State finished third out of the seven MIAA teams competing in the event, behind Washburn (6th) and Central Missouri (9th). Central Oklahoma dominated the team competition shooting 846, eight-under par for the tournament as a team. Fort Hays State finished with a team score of 894.

The individual medalist honors for the tournament went to Ethan Adamson of Arkansas-Fort Smith, who shot five-under par overall.

The Fort Hays State women’s golf team leads after the first round of the FHSU Invitational in Hays, Kan. The tournament is being held at the Smoky Hill Country Club, a par-71 course. The Tigers shot 342 on the first day and lead by six strokes over conference foe Missouri Western. Northwest Missouri State is 13 strokes back in third.

Kiley Johansen paced the Tigers on the first day, shooting 82. She is alone in second place, three strokes back of tournament leader Kristen Cooley of Missouri Western, who shot 79.

The three other team scorers for Fort Hays State are all in the top 10 after the first day. Samantha Hobson is tied for 5th after a round of 85. Samantha Nielsen is alone in eighth after a round of 87. Jordan Nixon shot 88 and is currently tied for ninth. Also competing for FHSU were Carmen Thompson, who shot a 90 and Arin Powers is playing as an individual and shot 111.

The final round of the tournament will be a shotgun start, beginning at 9 am on Tuesday morning.

– FHSU Sports Information –

The Fort Hays State men’s golf team sits in 13th place after the first two rounds of the Northeastern State Classic at the Muskogee Country Club in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

The Tigers shot 295 in the first round and a 301 in the second and trail first place Arkansas-Fort Smith by 27 strokes.

Kevin Quinley shot a 1-under-par 70 in the opening round then a 75 in the second and is tied for 20th at 3-over-par.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jessica Fey (Washburn) and Kayla Zoglman (Fort Hays State) have been named MIAA Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 19-24 as selected by a conference SID panel. 

MIAA HITTER OF THE WEEK
Jessica Fey, RH, Washburn
In three straight sweeps over MIAA opponents last week, Fey averaged 2.89 kills, 1.11 blocks and 3.67 points a set. The junior from Crete, Neb., had four blocks and hit .400 with eight kills at Northwest Missouri on Tuesday. Friday, she stepped up the attack with 11 kills and added a block against No. 24 Truman. Saturday, Fey had five blocks against Missouri Western.

Others Nominated: Paula Harris, UCM; Katie Deutschmann, ESU; Madison Schwartz, FHSU; Lauren Brentlinger, PSU; Britni Reed, SBU.

MIAA SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
Kayla Zoglman, S, Fort Hays State
Zoglman helped lead the Fort Hays State volleyball team to a 3-1 record in the past week, which included an upset win over No. 24 Truman. The Tigers defeated the Bulldogs in five sets for their first conference win of the 2011 season to improve to 9-6 on the year. The win also snapped a 32-match conference losing streak dating back to October 21, 2009 and a 49-match winless streak against ranked opponents which dated back to November 19, 2004. Zoglman, a junior transfer from Goddard, Kan., had at least 25 assists in each match she played (the first match against Bethany featured reserves from both teams), and she matched her season-high of 59 in the match against Truman. Zoglman had a double-double against the Bulldogs by adding 12 digs to go along with three service aces, including one in the fifth set which gave the Tigers a 10-7 lead in the set and forced a Truman timeout. She averaged 10.33 assists per set for the week and added 25 digs, six kills and five blocks.

Others Nominated: Julia Bates, UCM; Meg Schwartz, ESU; Abby Wittman, WU.

2011 MIAA Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week
9/5 – Hitter: Mollie Lacy, RH, WU, Courtney Haring, MH, ESU; Specialist: Abby Moser, L, TSU
9/12 – Hitter: Paula Harris, MH, UCM; Specialist: Abby Moser, L, TSU
9/19 – Hitter: Allie Huffman, OH, UCM; Specialist: Abby Moser, L, TSU
9/26 – Hitter: Jessica Fey, RH, WU; Specialist: Kayla Zoglman, S, FHSU

– MIAA Media Relations –