The Fort Hays State women's basketball team will take a break from conference play when the Tabor Bluejays make the trip to Hays on Wednesday (Dec. 13). First tip is set for 7 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
 
The Tigers will gladly return home, where they are 5-0 this season, after dropping a pair of road contests last week. FHSU enters the non-conference affair 7-2 overall and 2-2 in the MIAA, while Tabor is 8-3 on the year and 6-1 in KCAC. The Bluejays rank 17th in the latest NAIA Division II Coaches' Poll.
 
Fort Hays State has dominated the all-time series with Tabor in every sense of the word, winning all 18 contests. The Bluejays lost by just three points twice in the '70s, but FHSU has won 15-straight by double-figures. The Tigers are 14-0 against Tabor at home and 6-0 in the series under head coach Tony Hobson.
 
The Tigers easily dispatched of the Bluejays in their most recent meeting last season, cruising to a wire-to-wire 71-38 victory. FHSU made 15 steals in the win, with 11 different Tigers recording a takeaway. Kacey Kennett led all returners with 13 points while Emma Stroyan added 11 points and a career-high five blocks.
 
The well-balanced Tiger offense now features six players averaging seven or more points, with all six leading the Tigers in scoring in at least one game so far this season. Stroyan led the team with points per game last week thanks to a 7-for-7 effort from the charity stripe and a trio of 3-pointers, giving her more in the last two games than she had in her first 36 games as a Tiger (2).
 
Tabor has reached the NAIA Division II tournament each of the last four years, reaching the Sweet 16 three years in a row after advancing to the Elite Eight in 2015 and 2016. Morgan Ediger leads Tabor with 16.5 points and 1.7 steals per game. Taylor Deniston dishes out three assists each night while ranking second on the team with 10.3 points per outing. Kristyn Wedel grabs a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game while recording one block per contest.