<p>MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State outscored Northwest
Missouri State 17-6 over the first six-plus minutes of the third quarter to
turn a seven-point halftime deficit into a six-point lead and beat the Bearcats
70-59 Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena. </p><p>The 10th-ranked Tigers (16-3, 7-3 MIAA) overcame 32-percent shooting in the first half by going 12-of-24 in the second half and 21-of-22
from the free throw line after halftime.</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/749456395&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe>


<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/749456395&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></div><p>FHSU used a 9-0 first quarter run to turn a five-point
deficit into a four-point lead but Northwest (8-10, 3-6 MIAA) responded with a
17-5 run to go up eight with 2:19 to play in the second quarter. The Bearcats,
who have lost five straight, led 32-25 at halftime.</p><p>The Tigers built their biggest lead of the game at 56-45
with 7:42 to play in the fourth quarter but the Bearcats closed the gap to five
with 1:28 left. FHSU scored the final six points of the game from the free
throw line to push the lead back to 11.</p><p>Jaden Hobbs scored 17 of her game-high 22-points in the
second half including 10-of-11 from the free throw line.</p><p>Kacey Kennett went 10-for-10 from the foul line and scored
16. It's the&nbsp; most makes without a miss for a Tiger in nearly five years. Taylor Rolfs added 15 points.</p><p>FHSU didn’t make a 3-pointer in the final three quarters and
finished 2-of-17 from beyond the arc. </p>

Solid second half lifts 10th-ranked FHSU women past NW MissourI State