FHSU Sports Information Department<\/p>\n
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State outscored Pittsburg State 22-7 in the second quarter leading to a 20-point halftime lead and eventual 20-point win on Saturday (Jan. 2) in the first game back from holiday break. The No. 1 ranked Tigers won by a score of 77-57, improving to 11-1 overall and 5-1 in the MIAA while Pittsburg State moved to 10-3 overall and 4-3 in the MIAA.<\/p>\n
After leading 19-14 following the first quarter, FHSU went on a 10-0 run to open the second quarter to build a 29-14 lead. The Tigers went on another 8-0 burst later in the quarter to build a 23-point lead before a Pittsburg State 3-point field goal cut the lead back to 20 at halftime, 41-21.<\/p>\n
The closest Pittsburg State came in the second half was 14 points with 7:38 remaining in the fourth quarter. FHSU pushed its lead to 23 two more times before the final margin rested at 20.<\/p>\n
Chelsea Mason led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field and a 3-of-4 effort at the free-throw line. Jill Faxon added 13 points while leading the team in rebounds with seven. Beth Bohuslavsky added 10 points. Nikola Kacperska led the Tigers in assists with four.<\/p>\n
Cathy Brugman led Pittsburg State with 17 points, going 7-of-11 from the field and she hit all three of her 3-point field goal attempts. Hadyn Herlocker added 11 points and six assists.<\/p>\n
FHSU shot 47.5 percent overall while limiting PSU to just 38.3 percent shooting. FHSU forced 18 turnovers out of PSU while committing just six.<\/p>\n
Fort Hays State now hosts Missouri Southern (9-4, 3-4 MIAA) on Monday night (Jan. 4). Tipoff is set for 5:30 pm at Gross Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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