FHSU Athletics
2024 Big Island Holiday Classic
#5/#4 Fort Hays State (10-0, 2-0 MIAA)
vs. Quincy (6-4, 1-2 GLVC)
Friday, December 20 • 10 p.m. (6 p.m. HT)
Hilo, Hawaii • Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
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The fifth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team will wrap up non-conference play Friday against Quincy at the 2024 Big Island Holiday Classic in Hilo, Hawaii. Tipoff is scheduled for 10 p.m. Central (6 p.m. HT).
The Tigers are 10-0 to start the season, making FHSU one of 12 remaining undefeated teams in Division II. It's the fourth time in program history the Tigers have started the season with 10-straight wins. It's also the 15th 10-game winning streak in team history.
FHSU defeated Truman State 77-57 in their Big Island Classic opener on Friday. Katie DeGarmo and Talexa Weeter both scored 19 while Olivia Hollenbeck added her second double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. It was the 100th double-figure scoring effort in DeGarmo's collegiate career.
The Tigers are 58-17 against current GLVC programs, however the Tigers are just 4-0 when playing a team while they are a part of the GLVC at the time of the game with the latest win coming Thursday over Truman State.
Quincy enters Friday's game with a 6-4 overall and is 1-2 in GLVC action. The Hawks won their only other matchup against an MIAA program this season, beating Washburn 70-67 at home. Quincy averages 44.5 rebounds per game, 14th-most in Division II. Their rebound margin of +12.7 is eighth-best in the country. Cymirah Williams collects a team-best 9.2 rebounds per night, second-most in the GLVC. Nicole McDermott, an NAIA All-American graduate transfer, leads the Hawks with an average of 17.2 points per night.
This is the first-ever matchup between Fort Hays State and Quincy in women's basketball.
Looking ahead, FHSU will jump back into conference play after the new year when they travel to Maryville, Mo. to take on Northwest Missouri State on Thursday, January 2 beginning at 5:30 p.m.