FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team forced 25 turnovers and knocked down a season-high nine 3-pointers in an 83-51 win over Newman Sunday afternoon.
Both teams got out to a slow start, but Fort Hays State got things going late in the first quarter. With the score tied at 10 through eight minutes of play, the Tigers used a 17-4 run over the next six minutes of action to take control. The Tiger defense created many of the scoring opportunities, creating nine turnovers during the run.
Newman closed within seven later in the second quarter before the Tigers took an 11-point lead into the locker room, 38-27.
After hitting 60 percent from the floor in the second quarter, the Tigers turned things up another notch in the third frame with a shooting percentage of 64.3 percent. FHSU knocked down four 3-pointers in the third to push the lead as high as 24, including two from Emma Ruddle and one each from Whitney Brown and Ellie Stearns.
Stearns added two more triples in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 of her game-high 16 points in the final frame. Clary Donica added seven more points in the final stanza to help the Tigers maintain their large lead.
Fort Hays State scored 19 points off Newman's 25 turnovers while the Tigers committed just 11 turnovers of their own. Four Tigers scored in double figures for the third time this season, including 15 from Katie Wagner, 12 from Olivia Hollenbeck and 11 from Emma Ruddle. Sydney Golladay distributed a season-high seven assists while Kate Dilsaver poked away a career-best six steals.
The Tigers wrap up the homestand Monday (Dec. 19) when they host Bethany College beginning at 6 p.m.