HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Women's Basketball rolled to a commanding 77-52 win over Adams State at Gross Memorial Coliseum in the home opener on Friday evening (Nov. 15). The Tigers moved to 3-0 on the season, while Adams State dropped to 2-2 overall.
 
Katie Wagner DeGarmo paced four Tiger scorers reaching double figures with 19, followed by Kate Dilsaver with 15, Olivia Hollenbeck with 12, and Talexa Weeter with a career-high 11. DeGarmo picked up her first double-double performance of the season, adding a team-high 10 rebounds. Point guard Brooke Loewe led the Tigers in assists with six.

DeGarmo sparked the Tigers' offense early, scoring the first bucket of the game. She was a force throughout the opening period, going 4-of-6 from the field tallying nine points. The Tiger defense stifled the Grizzlies, creating turnovers that fueled their transition game. By the end of the first quarter, Fort Hays held a solid 22-10 lead. A 3-point field goal by Dilsaver and a jumper by Talexa Weeter had the Tigers out to a 13-point advantage twice in the quarter.

Adams State cut the lead back inside 10 four times in the second quarter, but the Tigers ended the half on a 6-0 run with four points from Dilsaver and a pair of free throws by Hollenbeck. Fort Hays entered the halftime break with a comfortable 14-point of 40-26.

The Tigers came out firing in the third quarter, quickly extending their lead to 18 on four straight free throws. Bailey Wilborn electrified the home crowd with three three-pointers in the frame for all nine of her points. Wilborn's third triple sparked a 12-0 run, which also included five-straight points from Hollenbeck, midway through the quarter. The run pushed the Tiger lead to 31 with 2:09 remaining. FHSU went on to lead 66-37 heading into the fourth quarter.

In the final period Fort Hays State managed the lead well, never letting ASU closer than the final margin of 25 points the rest of the way.

As a team, FHSU shot 50 percent from the field (25-of-50). The Tigers were 50 percent or better in the first three quarters. The Tigers hit seven of their first nine 3-point attempts in the game before missing their final four, finishing at 53.8 percent (7-of-13). The Tigers had a strong night at the free-throw line, hitting 20-of-26 attempts. FHSU dominated ASU in rebound margin by 24 (43-19).

The Tigers held the Grizzlies to 37 percent overall from the field. ASU shot just 54.5 percent at the free-throw line. Kiiyani Anitielu was the only ASU player to reach double figures in scoring with 18, and she tied for a team-high four rebounds.

Fort Hays State looks to carry its momentum into Saturday's (Nov. 16) game against MSU Denver, tipping off at 5 p.m. at Gross Memorial Coliseum. MSU Denver lost to Nebraska-Kearney in the game prior to the FHSU vs. ASU contest on Friday.