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

The No. 18 Fort Hays State women’s basketball team used a swarming second-half defense to handle the Tabor Bluejays Monday evening (Dec. 11), winning 65-41. The Tigers (8-1) forced 22 turnovers in the game, including 14 in the second half, thanks to a season-high 14 steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lead changed hands four times early on as both teams hit 5-of-12 from the floor in the opening quarter. Tabor led by as many as five midway through the opening frame before Emma Ruddle<\/a><\/dfn> rattled off seven-consecutive points, scoring on three of four possessions while adding a block on the defensive end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tabor tied the score at 13 to close out the first quarter, but a layup from Jessie Sallach<\/a><\/dfn> early in the second quarter gave the Tigers the lead for good. Back-to-back buckets from Clary Donica<\/a><\/dfn> helped the FHSU lead reach double figures, 31-21, before a late 3-pointer from Megan Earney<\/a><\/dfn> gave the Tigers a seven-point lead at the break, 36-29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bluejays closed within two possessions early in the second half before Fort Hays State rattled off 12-consecutive points, holding Tabor scoreless for nearly seven minutes. Katie Wagner<\/a><\/dfn> contributed six points during the run while both Ruddle and Ellie Stearns<\/a><\/dfn>knocked down 3-pointers to put FHSU up by 17, 50-33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State continued to pour it on in the fourth quarter thanks to a strong 10 minutes from Donica. The graduate student racked up 13 points in the frame on 6-of-8 shooting while adding four rebounds and one steal. She finished the game with 17 points, her personal-best in a Tiger uniform, and a team-high five rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wagner and Ruddle both added 10 points each, with Stearns, Brooke Loewe<\/a><\/dfn> and Kate Dilsaver<\/a><\/dfn> all distributing three assists in the win. The Tigers finished the game shooting 47.4 percent from the floor (27-of-57) while limiting Tabor to a shooting percentage of 37.2 percent (16-of-43). FHSU outrebounded the visitors by 15, 37-22, including scoring 16 second-chance points on 14 offensive rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers will return to non-conference play over the weekend when they travel to Wichita, Kan. to take on Newman beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 17).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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