FHSU Athletics
Northeastern State (13-7, 7-4 MIAA) at
Fort Hays State (13-7, 6-5 MIAA)
Thursday, February 5 • 7:30 p.m.
Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum
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Fort Hays State looks to snap a three-game skid on Thursday night when it hosts Northeastern State. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. It will be the only meeting of the regular season between FHSU and NSU. Both teams are 13-7 overall on the season. NSU is 7-4 in MIAA play, while FHSU is 6-5.
The race for second place in the MIAA standings right now involves eight teams all within a game and a half. Northeastern State and Pittsburg State are currently tied for second at 7-4. Fort Hays State is among three teams sitting just a game back at 6-5.
The Tigers are looking to snap their longest losing skid since the 2020-21 season when they fell four times in a row. FHSU never lost more than two games in a row the three seasons prior to the current 2024-25 season. The Tigers are hoping their home floor will be the remedy where they are 10-1 this season after four-straight games on the road.
Northeastern State enters on a two-game win streak after sweeping home contests against Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern last week. The RiverHawks are 4-4 in true road games so far this season, but all four of the wins have been by four points or less.
Fort Hays State is looking to shake off its lowest scoring total in a game since 1949 after a 41-31 setback at Central Missouri this past Saturday. Even though the Tigers are the best defensive team in NCAA Division II, allowing just 59.4 points per game, they have lost a pair of games this year when holding the opposition inside of 50 points. FHSU has scored at least 60 points in 10 of its 11 home games this season, which includes seven times of 70 or more.
Northeastern State has one of the higher scoring offenses in the MIAA at 81.1 points per game. The RiverHawks were held inside of 70 just four times this season with 66 as their season low in points occurring three times all in losses. The RiverHawks allow an average of 76.1 points per game. Trey Phipps leads the RiverHawks and MIAA in scoring at 21.8 points per game.
Kaleb Hammeke continues to lead the Tigers at 14.6 points and 4.2 assists per game. Shaun Riley is the top rebounder at 6.7 per game, while adding 10 points per game. Kyle Grill has scored at least 20 points in two of the last four games and ranks second on the team in scoring at 12.5 points per game.