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

The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team took care of business on its home floor Thursday evening (Jan. 5), defeating 11th-ranked Missouri Southern 72-54. The Tigers (13-4, 8-1 MIAA) trailed by as many as 11 early before pulling away in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State hit 50.0 percent from the floor on the night (25-of-50), the sixth time the Tigers have knocked down at least half of their shots this season and the fourth time out of their last five games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lions (12-3, 4-3 MIAA) opened the game on a furious run, scoring the first 10 points after knocking down four shots in a row. They later led 14-3 at the midway point of the quarter before FHSU closed the first on a 12-2 run, cutting within 16-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State pulled in front early in the second quarter when 3-point shots began to fall for the home team. Sydney Golladay<\/a><\/dfn>, Kate Dilsaver<\/a><\/dfn>, Ellie Stearns<\/a><\/dfn> and Emma Ruddle<\/a><\/dfn> all connected from long range in the second, helping the Tigers to a 36-30 lead at the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tide turned again out of the locker room, with Missouri Southern regaining a 3-point lead thanks to a 12-1 run at the start of the third quarter. Dilsaver broke up the run with a layup just after the five-minute mark before a pair of free throws from Olivia Hollenbeck<\/a><\/dfn> pushed the Tigers back in front. MSSU momentarily tied things up at 43 before the Tigers scored 10 in a row into the fourth quarter to take the lead for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lions managed to close within five later in the fourth, but layups from Hollenbeck and Katie Wagner<\/a><\/dfn> on back-to-back possessions pushed the momentum back in favor of FHSU. The Tigers sealed the contest after finishing the game 7-for-9 from the free-throw line over the final 94 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers won the battle in the paint, outscoring MSSU 32-20 while grabbing one more rebound, 35-34. FHSU turned the ball over just 10 times while limiting Missouri Southern to a season-low four steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dilsaver led all scorers with a career-high 16 points after knocking down 6-of-10 from the floor. Stearns and Hollenbeck each added 12 points, while Golladay distributed a team-high four assists. Jessie Sallach<\/a><\/dfn> led the team with seven rebounds and added eight points and two assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tiger defense held defending MIAA Player of the Year Lacy Stokes in check, limiting the sophomore guard to four points on 1-of-11 shooting while still managing eight assists. Kryslyn Jones led the Lions with 15 points on five 3-pointers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State will wrap up the weekend against Pittsburg State on Saturday (Jan. 7) beginning at 2 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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