FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 1 NATIONAL TITLE (1991 NAIA) • 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES *FOR NOW FORT HAYS STATE TIGERS VS GAME #25 2020-21 SCHEDULE OVERALL RECORD: 22-2 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY LOPERS Home: 12-1 • Road: 10-1 • Neutral: 0-0 Sunday, March 7, 2021 • 2 p.m. • Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum MIAA RECORD: 20-2 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank & Trust - Finals Home: 10-1 • Road: 10-1 TEAM STAT COMPARISON November (Record - 0-0) 19 Washburn* Postponed to 12/1 FHSU Category UNK 21 Emporia State* Postponed to 12/15, then 1/2 72.7 Scoring Average 64.3 25 Kansas State (exhibition) Canceled 58.1 Opponent Scoring Average 52.3 December (Record - 5-0) +14.6 Scoring Margin +12.0 1 Washburn* W, 75-69 .441 FG Percentage .445 5 at Nebraska-Kearney* Postponed to 1/26 22-2 (20-2 MIAA) 21-3 (19-3 MIAA) Record .373 Opponent FG Percentage .357 12 at Newman* W, 68-48 #5/#7/#1 Ranking (WBCA/D2SIDA/Region) #14/RV/#4 15 at Central Oklahoma* W, 81-60 .340 3-Point FG Percentage .296 Tony Hobson Head Coach Carrie Eighmey 15 Emporia State* Postponed to 1/2 6.7 3-Point FG/Game 5.3 282-103 (13th year) 111-60 (6th year) 18 Northeastern State* W, 80-60 Record at School .753 Free Throw Percentage .630 695-209 (29th year) 179-91 (9th season) 20 Rogers State* W, 83-58 Career Record 14.1 Free Throws Made/Game 10.9 W17 Current Streak W5 January (Record - 6-2) 37.6 Rebounds 38.2 2 #11 Emporia State* L, 61-62 +3.3 Rebounding Margin +6.9 SERIES HISTORY 2 at Central Oklahoma* Moved to 12/15 16.6 Assists 14.5 7 at #21 Central Missouri* L, 72-79 Overall: FHSU leads, 58-38 11.9 Turnovers 13.1 9 at Lincoln* W, 85-70 Current Streak: FHSU W2 +3.2 Turnover Margin +0.1 14 Northwest Missouri State* W, 74-49 Last Meeting: The Tigers beat #4 UNK twice in three 16 Missouri Western* Postponed to 2/8 1.4 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 21 at Missouri Southern* W, 70-49 days in late January, including a 68-60 home win in the 7.9 Steals 6.5 23 at Pittsburg State* W, 85-73 second meeting (1/30/21). 4.1 Blocks 2.6 26 at #4 Nebraska-Kearney* Postponed to 1/28 LOOKING AHEAD 28 at #4 Nebraska-Kearney* W, 61-49 30 #4 Nebraska-Kearney* W, 68-60 The winner of Sunday's championship will recieve the MIAA's automatic bid into the NCAA DII National Cham- February (Record - 9-0) pionships. The loser will hope to hear their name called on tonight's selection show (9 p.m. CT, NCAA.com). 4 Newman* W, 68-50 QUICK HITS 6 Central Oklahoma* W, 73-58 8 Missouri Western* W, 58-49 ○ FHSU won its 3rd MIAA regular season title this season, the 12th conference championship in team history. 11 at Rogers State* W, 71-56 ○ The Tigers are in their third MIAA title game over the last four years, more than any other school (UCM 2). 13 at Northeastern State* W, 70-58 ○ Fort Hays State defeated Nebraska-Kearney by 20 in the only matchup between the rivals in the MIAA tour- 18 Lincoln* W, 74-43 nament, an opening-round game that was played in Hays (3/3/2014). 20 #16 Central Missouri* W, 72-63 ○ FHSU received 6 MIAA postseason awards, including first team honors for Jaden Hobbs and Whitney Randall, HM 25 at Missouri Western* W, 77-69 for Cydney Bergmann and Olivia Hollenbeck, All-Defensive team for Bergmann and Hobson's fourth MIAA COY. 27 at Northwest Missouri State* W, 70-49 ○ The Tigers lead Division II with 22 wins this season. This is FHSU's 10th consecutive 20-win season. The next March (Record - 2-0) best current streak in the MIAA is four (UCM). MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank & Trust ○ Fort Hays State (W17) is in the midst of the third-longest winning streak and the 13th double-digit winning 3 (No. 8) Missouri Southern W, 71-44 Quarterfinals streak in program history. It's the longest active streak in the MIAA and third-longest in DII. 6 (No. 4) Emporia State W, 77-72 ○ With 6.2 assists per game and a 3FG% of 46.7, Jaden Hobbs is on pace to eclipse the program records of 5.4 Semifinals ast/gm (Maisha Prewitt, 1998-99) and 44.4 (Audra Bindford, 2009-10). 7 #14 (No. 3) Nebraska-Kearney 2 p.m. ○ UNK (44.5 percent) and FHSU (44.1 percent) are the top two shooting teams in the conference. Championship NCAA DII Central Region Championships STATISTICAL LEADERS 12 First Round Warrensburg, Mo. 13 Semifnals Warrensburg, Mo. 15 Championship Warrensburg, Mo. FORT HAYS STATE #32 #23 #11 #33 #11 NCAA DII Elite Eight 23 Elite Eight Columbus, Ohio WHITNEY RANDALL KATIE WAGNER JADEN HOBBS OLIVIA HOLLENBECK JADEN HOBBS 24 Final Four Columbus, Ohio 15.7 PPG 6.2 RPG 6.2 APG 1.9 BPG 2.3 SPG 26 NCAA DII National Championship Columbus, Ohio POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS BLOCKS STEALS * - MIAA Conference Game Home Games in Bold #5 #20 #10 #5 #20 All Times Central ELISA BACKES KLAIRE KIRSCH HALEY SIMENTAL ELISA BACKES KLAIRE KIRSCH GAME COVERAGE 13.5 PPG 9.3 RPG 3.7 APG 1.0 BPG 1.7 SPG WATCH: The MIAA Network SINGLE GAME: $10 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY themiaanetwork.com/fhsutigers ALL TOURNAMENT: $25 POTENTIAL STARTERS LISTEN: hayspost.com 103.3 FM in Hays listening area Fort Hays State Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG STATS: fhsuathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball G 11 Jaden Hobbs 5-8 Sr. Alva, Okla. 14.3 3.0 6.2 .471 .467 .877 34.3 G 12 Madison Mittie 5-10 Sr. Manhattan, Kan. 5.2 3.3 1.4 .324 .310 .688 24.0 LINK TO ALL THREE: fhsuathletics.com/coverage G 24 Emma Ruddle 5-8 Fr. Canton, Kan. 2.3 1.8 0.4 .271 .136 .846 11.9 FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION G/F 32 Whitney Randall 5-10 Sr. Alva, Okla. 15.7 4.7 1.8 .450 .328 .824 30.2 Ryan Prickett F 33 Olivia Hollenbeck 6-3 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. 9.6 4.1 1.0 .544 .000 .716 17.6 Sports Information Director Nebraska-Kearney Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG [email protected] • (785) 628-5903 (o) G 10 Haley Simental 5-8 Gr. Pueblo West, Colo. 8.0 1.5 3.3 .403 .376 .885 29.7 F 15 Maegan Holt 6-0 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 4.7 2.3 1.3 .417 .148 .380 20.2 Seth Kincaid G 20 Klaire Kirsch 5-11 Jr. Rapid City, S.D. 7.5 9.3 3.0 .422 .262 .615 31.3 Assistant Sports Information Director (WBB contact) G 32 Kelsey Sanger 5-8 Sr. Crofton, Neb. 6.0 2.3 1.8 .491 .342 .813 29.1 [email protected] • (785) 628-4785 (o) • (913) 314-0730 (c) C 45 Brooke Carlson 6-1 Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. 10.0 5.8 0.9 .505 .000 .522 20.4 Game 25 - MIAA Championship 2020-21 FHSU WBB Nebraska-Kearney ROSTER BREAKDOWN # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School / Previous School BY STATE 3 Sydney Golladay G 5-8 Fr. Fremont, Neb. / Fremont HS Kansas (5) 4 Lauryn Reither G 5-5 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Putnam City HS Cydney Bergmann (Concordia) 5 Carly Thompson G 6-0 Fr. Greenwood Village, Colo. / Cherry Creek HS Allison McFarren (Wichita) 11 Jaden Hobbs G 5-8 Sr. Alva, Okla. / Alva HS / Oklahoma State University Madison Mittie (Manhattan) 12 Madison Mittie G 5-10 Sr. Manhattan, Kan. / Manhattan HS Emma Ruddle (Canton) 22 Allison McFarren G 5-5 So. Wichita, Kan. / Bishop Carroll Catholic HS Katie Wagner (Maize) 23 Katie Wagner G 5-11 Fr. Maize, Kan. / Maize South HS Nebraska (3) 24 Emma Ruddle G 5-8 Fr. Canton, Kan. / McPherson HS Sydney Golladay (Fremont) 32 Whitney Randall G/F 5-10 Sr. Alva, Okla. / Alva HS Olivia Hollenbeck (Lincoln) 33 Olivia Hollenbeck F 6-3 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Christian School Jessie Sallach (Callaway) 34 Cydney Bergmann G 5-8 Jr. Concordia, Kan. / Concordia HS 40 Jessie Sallach F 6-1 Fr. Callaway, Neb. / South Loup HS Oklahoma (3) Jaden Hobbs (Alva) Whitney Randall (Alva) COACHING STAFF Lauryn Reither (Oklahoma City) Colorado (1) Carly Thompson (Greenwood Village) BY CLASS Seniors (3) Jaden Hobbs Madison Mittie Whitney Randall Juniors (1) Cydney Bergmann TONY HOBSON TALIA KAHRS PAIGE LUNSFORD KACEY KENNETT HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH STUDENT ASSISTANT Sophomores (2) 13TH SEASON 9TH SEASON 4TH SEASON 1ST SEASON Allison McFarren Lauryn Reither FINAL REGULAR SEASON MIAA STANDINGS Freshmen (6) Rk. Team MIAA Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Sydney Golladay 1. Fort Hays State - Y 20-2 0.909 22-2 0.917 W17 Olivia Hollenbeck 2. Central Missouri - X 19-3 0.864 19-4 0.826 L1 Emma Ruddle 3. Nebraska Kearney - X 19-3 0.864 21-3 0.875 W5 Jessie Sallach 4. Emporia State - X 17-5 0.773 18-6 0.750 L1 Carly Thompson 5. Central Oklahoma - X 14-8 0.636 14-9 0.609 L3 Katie Wagner 6. Pittsburg State - X 14-8 0.636 14-9 0.609 L1 7. Washburn - X 11-11 0.500 12-12 0.500 L1 ALPHABETICAL 8.