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\u201cThey try to go in there every time,\u201d Hobson said. \u201cYou can\u2019t totally stop her [Johnson], but I thought we caused a lot of turnovers in the second half from them trying to go in. We doubled a couple of times, but still she\u2019s just a really good player, you\u2019re not going to stop her. We were definitely trying to limit what she could do. I\u2019m not sure we did a very good job at that, but otherwise, our defense was really stingy.\u201d
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The only other player for the Bronchos that scored in double digits was Brooke Rayner who had 14. Fort Hays forced 14 turnovers overall.
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FHSU also had a more balanced attack, led by Randall with 17 points and Hobbs who had 15. All but two of her points were scored in the second half. Lauren West followed Randall and Hobbs with nine points.
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Like the game, the ending stats for both teams were neck-and-neck. Fort Hays came out on top in all of the categories as well, shooting 40.7 percent from the field, 28.6 percent from beyond the arc, and a resounding 88.5 percent from the free throw line.
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\u201cWe\u2019ve had seven different leading scorers throughout the season,\u201d Hobson said. \u201cI don\u2019t think anybody else has that. If one person is off a little bit, usually someone picks us up. We had some timely baskets from some key people. Emma Ruddle played eight, nine minutes and hit a big three from the corner. Whitney had a big and-one, Jaden had a pull-up shot, it seemed like we got it from different people when we needed it. Katie Wagner didn\u2019t score the first half, but the second she started with two or three good baskets. That\u2019s been our story. We don\u2019t win any stats games, we just have a team.\u201d
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Fort Hays will now move on to the semifinals of the tournament, and will take on the winner of Nebraska-Kearney and Northwest Missouri. The game will start at 2:15 on Saturday and will be broadcast on the MIAA Network, with more coverage coming from Tiger Media Network.
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