Fort Hays State Women's Basketball (4-0, 0-0 MIAA)
vs. Tabor (5-2, 2-0 KCAC)
Saturday, November 25 • 5 p.m.
Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum
Game Sponsor: Riverside Chiropractic
 
The Fort Hays State women's basketball team plays at home for the first time this season Saturday (Nov. 25) when the Tigers host Tabor College beginning at 5 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. The Tigers (4-0) are looking to start a season with at least five consecutive wins for a 13th time in program history.
 
Fort Hays State is 26-5 in home openers during the NCAA DII era.
 
The Tigers are limiting teams to 57.0 points per game through four contests this season, second-best in the MIAA. FHSU's assist/turnover ratio of 1.33 ranks 10th in all Division II.
 
2023-24 is the 50th anniversary season of Gross Memorial Coliseum, originally opened in 1973. The Tigers are 557-138 all-time at home. Fort Hays State has picked up at least 10 home wins in 13-consecutive seasons.
 
Katie Wagner averages 18.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, ranking second in the conference in scoring and seventh in rebounding. Olivia Hollenbeck's eight blocks are second-most in the league and 30th-most in Division II. Sydney Golladay scored in double figures in both of FHSU's wins in Colorado last week, doing so in consecutive games for the second time in her career.
 
The Tigers are 22-0 all-time against Tabor, winning each matchup since the series began in the 1971-72 season. FHSU is 18-0 at home against the Bluejays, including a 65-51 wire-to-wire victory one year ago this weekend (11/26/22). FHSU forced 22 turnovers and scored 36 points in the paint. Eight different Tigers scored at least five points in the win. FHSU combined for 22 assists on 30 made buckets. Wagner led the team with 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while Brooke Loewe and Golladay both distributed five assists.
 
The Bluejays are 5-2 so far this season, including a 3-1 record on the road. Tabor averages 70.6 points per game while knocking down close to 10 3-pointers per game (9.3, 45.8 percent from behind the arc). Seven different Bluejays average at least 5.0 points per game, led by Lillie Veer's 10.6 points per night. Kassidy Beam is hitting 52.9 percent of her attempts from behind the arc, hitting 2.6 triples per game.