Sports Women's Basketball PHOTOS: Women’s basketball takes on two rivals over Pink Night weekend tmnstaff January 30, 2023 Coryn HahnFHSU WBBFHSU Women's BasketballMadison ShaplandPhoto GalleryPhotos PHOTOS BY CORYN HAHN & MADISON SHAPLAND FHSU women’s basketball vs Missouri Western Katie Wagner driving toward the basket Brooke Loewe goes around a defender Olivia Hollenbeck returns to the huddle Emma Ruddle making an overhead pass Kate Dilsaver puts the ball on the ground and attempts to make a move Sydney Golladay looks for an open teammate Emma Ruddle shoots from the perimeter Olivia Hollenbeck passing the ball Megan Earney looking for an open teammate Kate Dilsaver drives to the baseline Sydney Golladay going up for a shot in overtime Emma Ruddle making a shot in double overtime FHSU women’s basketball vs Northwest Missouri State Jessie Sallach starts the game off for the Tigers by out jumping her opponent for the jump ball. Emma Ruddle on defense. ““We didn’t have Liv (Olivia Hollenbeck) tonight and she’s a big player for us, so we wanted to play for her, get out strong, and keep that momentum rolling,” said Ellie Stearns. Clary Donica throws up a contested shot on the block before she gets double-teamed. Sydney Golladay saves a ball heading out of bounds that the Tigers touched last. The Fort Hays Band hyped the crowd up in the quiet moments of the game. With a layup, Golladay grabs another 2 points. Katie Wagner finds another opportunity in the opposition’s defense to get a nice look at the goal. Wide open on the 3 point line, Golladay takes the shot. Brooke Loewe on full court defense. The teams are working towards playing together and as a team as the conference play gets closer. “We’re focusing on playing with confidence and just going out and playing our game,” said Loewe. Donica pump fakes and gets the defense out of position to get a better look at the hoop. Loewe puts up a layup. “We kept playing hard. We’ve been in situations like this before and tonight we did what we needed to do and pulled it off, “said Loewe. Assistant coach Talia Kahrs draws up a play during a timeout. Sallach with a move to get past the defense and find an opening to the basket. Stearns looks for teammates while running an offensive play. “This win brought our confidence back up,” siad Stearns. Losing a few games in a row can get us down, but tonight was what we needed to be brought back up.” Katie Wagner knocks down key free throws for the Tigers. ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related
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