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By KYSON EVANS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When senior Brooke Loewe touches the ball, something immediately shifts for the Fort Hays State University women\u2019s basketball team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point guard is not just orchestrating the offense \u2014 she\u2019s the voice, the floor general and, increasingly, the heartbeat of a squad in transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loewe spent her first years at Fort Hays building her game quietly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this season? It\u2019s different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think Brooke is stepping more into a vocal leader this year compared to what she has in the past,\u201d said FHSU head coach Talia Kahrs. \u201cShe just has the ability \u2026 to get people in the right spot and get them in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Statistically, Loewe is firing on all cylinders. She became the Tigers\u2019 single-season assist record holder with 233 last winter, a total that led NCAA Division II at 7.3 assists per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also tied the program mark for assists in a single game when she dished out 13 against Emporia State in a dominant 87-65 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kahrs attributes Loewe\u2019s playmaking to something deeper than raw talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer biggest strength is her ability to pass the ball and see the floor to make the right play \u2026 and she just has a unique ability to kind of take a risk,\u201d Kahrs said. \u201cAnd a lot of times, it\u2019s successful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loewe\u2019s risk-taking doesn\u2019t mean recklessness. She brings a creative, free mind, Kahrs said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer ability \u2026 to be safe with the ball and handle pressure by herself \u2014 that\u2019s not something I ever worry about with her,\u201d the FHSU coach said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when that translates into action, she\u2019s hard to guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loewe arrived at Fort Hays as a quiet freshman. Now, as a senior, she\u2019s one of the most visible members of the roster, especially amid a recent coaching change and roster turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs far as being a leader, it\u2019s kind of a big position to fill,\u201d Loewe said. \u201cFor the last three years, I\u2019ve been under the same people and leaders, and for all of them to pretty much leave at the same time, that\u2019s been \u2026 hard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With new faces joining the Tigers, she\u2019s taken on more responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing able to be a leader vocally, but also showing at practice how to do drills \u2026 giving it my all in every drill I think is huge for new players because you have to set the tone early,\u201d Loewe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kahrs said their styles sync up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer familiarity with the program was huge,\u201d Kahrs said. \u201cI think our styles of play match really well together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Loewe excels at running the offense, her value stretches beyond the box score. When the Tigers fly in transition, one of Kahrs\u2019 preferred styles, Loewe is often the trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat style of getting up and down the floor is something that I really want us to be able to do, and Brooke has a unique ability to be able to do that,\u201d Kahrs said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And defensively?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe has a great ability to guard the ball \u2026 picks people when they probably shouldn\u2019t be picked. She kind of knows where they\u2019re going to go,\u201d Kahrs said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As her final year begins, the stakes are clear. Loewe isn\u2019t just playing for wins; she\u2019s playing to define her time as a Tiger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor myself as the point guard \u2026 a good goal to have is just being able to communicate, sharing what I see on the floor, being able to take care of the ball,\u201d Loewe said. \u201cAnd as far as a leader, showing them what Tiger basketball is and being able to just represent that every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when the last buzzer fades at the end of the season?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want people to just remember me as somebody that worked hard, came to every game and had fun and never took a game or practice, any of my time here for granted,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her coach described the senior\u2019s impact in one word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExciting. I think Brooke\u2019s really exciting to watch; just fun to watch and a fun player to coach,\u201d Kahrs said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the swirling currents of team change, coaching change and roster change, Loewe remains a constant. She\u2019s the player setting the tone, steering the offense and leading the team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Tiger fans in Hays, that\u2019s the kind of anchor they want going into a new chapter, which begins with a pair of road games Friday against Concordia-St. Paul and Saturday against Sioux Falls, both as part of the Central Region Showcase in St. Joseph, Mo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story was written as part of INF 322: Sports Writing, a course in the Department of Informatics at Fort Hays State University.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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