KEARNEY, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney turned in a great effort on Saturday (Jan. 30) evening, but No. 7 Fort Hays State fought off the upset-minded Lopers time-and-time again to win in thrilling fashion. With four seconds remaining, Beth Bohuslavsky found a lane to the basket off a pass fromPaige Lunsford and drained the game-winning shot to lift FHSU 82-81 in overtime.<\/p>\n
Fort Hays State, now 18-2 overall and 12-2 in the MIAA, knocked off Nebraska-Kearney in overtime for the second time this year. The Tigers defeated the Lopers earlier this year 82-75 in Hays in an extra period. UNK moved to 10-10 overall and 6-8 in the MIAA with the loss, while FHSU ran its win streak over the Lopers to 12 games.<\/p>\n
Fort Hays State had to dig deep late just to get to overtime, but a technical foul called against UNK with 1:23 to go in regulation changed the landscape of the game. UNK was up by four at the time of the technical, but Nikola Kacperska sunk both free-throws, then drained a 3-point field goal when FHSU got the ball back. It was a five-point swing all within a matter of 14 seconds that put FHSU up by one, 69-68. It capped a 7-0 run by the Tigers.<\/p>\n
Both teams traded blows with consecutive layups and then FHSU got the defensive stop it needed, forcing a turnover with just under 30 seconds to go. Eventually, Jill Faxon went to the free-throw line with 17 seconds remaining and hit 1-of-2 attempts to give FHSU a 72-70 lead. UNK missed a 3-point attempt with under 10 seconds to go but got an offensive rebound. That set up a final play where UNK missed a running layup, but the ball found the lap of Bri Starks and she put a stick-back in from the lane with 0.2 seconds to go, forcing overtime.<\/p>\n
UNK was in a good position once again holding a four-point lead with just over a minute and a half remaining in overtime. But Beth Bohuslavsky started to show her late-game grit once again, hitting a shot on the ensuing possession to pull the Tigers within two. After UNK hit 1-of-2 free-throws, Bohuslavsky found her way to the rim and cut the lead to just one with about 45 seconds to play. FHSU forced a turnover, then took a timeout with seven seconds left to set up a final play.<\/p>\n
Bohuslavsky in-bounded the ball to Paige Lunsford, who was double teamed out above the arc, but she found a cutting Bohuslavsky without a defender slashing from the left wing and she got all the way to the basket for the game-winning layup. UNK tried to heave the ball down court, but it was knocked away. Bohuslavsky scored the final six points of the game for FHSU.<\/p>\n
Both UNK and FHSU shot the ball well overall. The Lopers finished at 48.4 percent and the Tigers hit at a 44.1 percent clip. FHSU shot 45.8 percent from beyond the 3-point line (11-of-24) while the Lopers shot 50 percent from deep (10-of-20). UNK did a good job limiting its turnovers against the best turnover margin team in the nation with just 15 while forcing the Tigers into 10.<\/p>\n
Paige Lunsford had a great night shooting the ball, going 8-of-10 from the field, including a 2-of-3 effort beyond the 3-point line. She went a perfect 4-of-4 at the free-throw line. She tied her career high of 22 points while adding five assists. Faxon was also solid with 16 points, going 6-of-10 from the field, which included three 3-point field goals. Bohuslavsky had a near double-double of 13 points and nine assists while Chelsea Mason finished with 11 points.<\/p>\n
Alexa Hogberg had the hot hand for UNK with 21 points, while adding six assists. Laramey Becker reached double figures in scoring as well with 10.<\/p>\n
FHSU returns home for a pair of games at Gross Memorial Coliseum next week. The Tigers host Central Missouri on Thursday (Feb. 4) and Southwest Baptist on Saturday (Feb. 6).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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