Fort Hays State women's basketball, seeded fifth in the MIAA Championships, will take on top-seeded Central Missouri in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament on Saturday, March  in Kansas City, Mo.  Action is set for 12 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium, the site of the MIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.

The Tigers (21-7, 12-7 MIAA) defeated Missouri Southern, 78-57, in quarterfinals of the conference tournament, and will look to avenge an early season loss to the Jennies.  FHSU fell to UCM, 72-51, in Warrensburg, Mo., in November.

Last time out, against Missouri Southern, four Tigers saw double figures in scoring, led by Beth Bohuslavsky's 15 points (13 of which came in the final 10 minutes of the second half). Tera Ingalsbe had 14 points while going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, Kate Lehman finished with 13 points and Chelsea Mason netted 11.  Katelyn Edwards just missed a double-double, pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds to go with nine points, while Lehman added five rebounds and six blocks.  Lehman has now totaled at least five blocks (her NCAA-leading average) in 17 games this season.

The winner of Thursday's game will go advance to the finals on Sunday with a matchup against the winner of Emporia State and Southwest Baptist.