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By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STORRS, Conn. – The fourth-ranked Fort Hays State women’s basketball team tuned up for the 2021-22 season with an exhibition contest at Division I powerhouse UConn Sunday afternoon (Nov. 7), with the second-ranked Huskies pulling away early en route to a 111-47 victory. It was the second-ever meeting between the Tigers and Huskies.

The Tigers hung around with the annual national championship contenders in the second and third quarters, scoring 36 points across that 20-minute span while allowing 46. But the Huskies managed to score 33 points in the opening frame and another 32 in the final stanza while holding the Tigers to a combined 11 points in the first and last quarters.

Katie Wagner<\/a> led the Tigers in both points and rebounds, totaling 11 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes of action. Olivia Hollenbeck<\/a> also reached double figures in scoring, tallying 10 points, two rebounds and two assists. Returning seniors Whitney Randall<\/a> and Jaden Hobbs<\/a> both buried a pair of 3-pointers, with Randall accumulating eight points and one block and Hobbs recording six points, two assists, two steals and one block.

Carly Thompson<\/a> scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in eight minutes off the bench, while Lauren West<\/a> and Kate Dilsaver<\/a> both added a 3-pointer in their first game in a Tiger uniform. Jessie Sallach<\/a> rounded out the Tiger scoring with two points while adding three rebounds. Megan Earney<\/a>, Grace Eck<\/a> and Emma Ruddle<\/a> also took to the floor for the Tigers.

Six Huskies scored in double figures, led by Christyn Williams’ 20-point outing. UConn finished the day shooting 57.8 percent from the floor, including an 8-for-12 effort from behind the arc in the opening half. The Tigers hit 26.7 percent from the floor (16-of-60), including six 3-pointers from four different players. Fort Hays State tallied assists on 10 of its 16 made buckets.

The Tigers scored 14 second-chance points after grabbing 11 offensive boards, while UConn totaled 18 second-chance points off 14 offensive rebounds.

Fort Hays State will open the regular season next weekend with a pair of games in St. Joseph, Mo. at the Hillard Women’s Basketball Tip-Off Classic hosted by Missouri Western State. The Tigers will battle Southeastern Oklahoma State on Friday beginning at 5:30 p.m. before facing off with Sioux Falls on Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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