HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State men's soccer team defeated the Oklahoma Baptist Bison 3-0 on Thursday night (Sept. 28) in the first of two non-conference home matches this weekend. The Tigers improve to 3-4-2 on the season, while the Bison dip to 2-5-1 overall. 

Abdoulaye Cisse got the scoring started for the Tigers with his third goal of the season on a delivery from Raul Fierro and Derick Gonzalez in the 12th minute. Later in the first half, Fierro added a goal to his season total with his fourth on a header from six yards away, with an assist from Cisse and Gonzalez. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead into halftime. Nathan De La Hoya scored the third and final goal on the night as Cisse picked up his second assist, pushing their lead to 3-0. Cisse rifled a shot off the diving keeper that De La Hoya collected to score his first goal of the season. Michael Yantz picked up his third victory of the season in goal, moving to 3-3-2.

Fort Hays State outshot OBU 14-7. Yantz made two critical saves early in the second half, but the Bison never threatened again.

The Tigers will be back in action Saturday (Sept. 30) as they host the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm for an afternoon matchup set to begin at 1:30 p.m.