FHSU Sports Information Department
TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State knew its opportunity for hosting an MIAA Tournament match heading into Sunday at Washburn. The Tigers seized their opportunity with a 1-0 win over the Ichabods and leaped Southwest Baptist in the conference standings for fourth place alone.
Cenayda Guzman provided the game winner in the 58th minute as Kelsey Steffens found her in the box in traffic. The goal lifted the Tigers to a victory by the score of 1-0 for the third consecutive match.
Abbie Flax recorded three saves in her team-leading fourth shutout win of the season. She moved to 4-1-1 on the season.
The win pushed FHSU to 7-4 in the conference standings and a total of 21 points. Southwest Baptist tied its final match of the season, dropping the Bearcats behind the Tigers in the standings. As the No. 4 seed, Fort Hays State will host No. 5 seed Southwest Baptist at FHSU Soccer Stadium in the MIAA Tournament First Round on Wednesday night (Nov. 4) at 6 pm.
Below are the first round tournament match-ups on Wednesday.
2015 MIAA Women’s Soccer Tournament First Round (Nov. 4)
No. 7 seed Nebraska-Kearney at No. 2 seed Central Oklahoma – 3 pm
No. 5 seed Southwest Baptist at No. 4 seed Fort Hays State – 6 pm
No. 8 seed Washburn at No. 1 seed Central Missouri – 7 pm
No. 6 seed Missouri Western at No. 3 seed Northeastern State – 7 pm
The semifinals and finals are scheduled for November 6 and 8 respectively, hosted by the highest remaining seed.
Click here for MIAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Program