#6 Fort Hays State Women's Basketball (23-3, 14-3 MIAA)
at #25 Pittsburg State (18-7, 11-5 MIAA)
Saturday, February 21, 2026 • 1:30 p.m.
Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena/Whetzel Court
38 the Spot MIAA TV Game of the Week

The sixth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team will play its final regular season road game on Saturday (Feb. 21) when the Tigers take on Pittsburg State. First tip in the penultimate game of the regular season is set for 1:30 p.m. insdie john Lance Arena in Pittsburg, Kan.

The game will be broadcast on 38 the Spot in the Kansas City area as the MIAA TV Game of the Week.

With two games remaining in the regular season, the Tigers (23-3, 14-3) currently sit one-half game back of first place in the MIAA standings, while the Gorillas (18-7, 11-5 MIAA) are tied for fourth.

Game Coverage
Live video will be available on The MIAA Network, with subscriptions available at $15 per game, $35 for a monthly subscription or $140 for an all-access pass. Radio coverage will be available on KJLS 103.3 FM or online here, with voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock on the call. Live stats will be available online here.

Quick Hits
- The Tigers are 12-1 coming off a loss under head coach Talia Kahrs, losing back-to-back games only once (at MWSU and NWMSU, 2/1-3/24).
- Now with a Division II-best 714 points this season, Talexa Weeter is 83 points away from tying the MIAA record for points in a season (797, Jennifer Harris, Washburn, 2005-06).
- Weeter is just the fifth player in MIAA history and the second at FHSU to score 700 points in a season. It is the first-such campaign by an MIAA athlete in 20 years.
- Brooke Loewe leads all NCAA basketball, men and women spanning all divisions, with 268 assists this season. She is three shy of tying the MIAA record for assists in a season (271, Jennifer Perine, ESU, 1998-99).
- FHSU has claimed seven of the 13 MIAA Player of the Week honors given out this season, including five for Talexa Weeter and two for Brooke Loewe. No other school or individual has more than one.
- Fort Hays State has now won 20 or more games in 15-straight seasons, extending the longest active streak in Division II. It is fifth-longest across all NCAA Divisions behind only UConn, Baylor, Florida Gulf Coast & Louisville.
- Talexa Weeter has scored in double figures in 36-straight games.
- The Tigers and Gorilla played on this date in 1986, with FHSU winning 83-71 at home.
- FHSU is 5-4 against ranked teams under head coach Talia Kahrs, including a 3-3 record when ranked themselves.
- Olivia Mortensen is averaging 22.5 points per game over the last two contests.
- Brooke Loewe has reached double figures in assists in each of the last three games and five of the last six contests.
 
20 Wins Now the Norm
- Fort Hays State has reached the 20-win plateau for a 15th-consecutive season, extending the longest active streak of 20-win seasons in Division II. FHSU's streak is tied for the fifth-longest active streak of 20-win seasons across all NCAA divisions.
- FHSU reached the 20-win plateau just eight times over the first 42 years of the program before the current streak began in 2011-12, including no more than two consecutive 20-win campaigns during that time.
- The next-best active streak of 20-win seasons in the MIAA is four (MWSU), while the next-best streak in DII is Drury with 12.
- Only four DI programs have longer active stretches of 20-win seasons, including UConn (33), Baylor (26), Florida Gulf Coast (21 but in danger of losing streak this season) and Louisville (16), while FHSU is tied with South Carolina and South Dakota St.
 
National/MIAA Rankings
- The Tigers lead all Division II with an average of 19.6 assists per game.
- FHSU leads the MIAA and ranks third nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.29), third in defensive rebounds per game (31.3 drpg), fourth in field goal percentage (47.5 percent), fifth in fewest fouls per game (12.9 fpg), eight in winning percentage (88.5 percent), eighth in 3-point percentage (36.1 percent), 17th in scoring offense (76.5 ppg), 27th in scoring margin (plus-14.0) and 36th in field goal percentage defense (36.0 percent).
- While the Tigers are first in the country in defensive rebounding, FHSU is last in the MIAA in offensive rebounding (9.2 per game). Overall the Tigers rank fourth in the league with an average of 40.5 rebounds per night.
- Talexa Weeter leads Division II and ranks second across all NCAA divisions with an average of 27.5 points per game.
- Loewe's 17 assists against Nebraska-Kearney are the most in a game across all NCAA divisions of women's basketball this season and second-most across all divisions including men's basketball (Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Quion Williams had 18 assists vs. Champion Christian).
- Weeter's 45 points against Northwest Missouri State are tied for second-most by a DII athlete this season.
- Weeter ranks fourth in the MIAA in rebounds (8.5 per game) and second in the MIAA in field goal percentage (52.5 percent).
- Olivia Mortensen ranks third in the conference with a field goal percentage of 50.4 percent.
 
1K Magic
- Talexa Weeter surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in the first quarter against Rogers State earlier this season (Jan. 23).
- She is the 26th player in program to hit that milestone.
- The Goodland, Kan. native needed only 62 games to reach that threshold, second-fastest in team history (Annette Wiles 57 games, Shauna Porter 65 games).
 
700 Points in a Season
- Talexa Weeter surpassed the 700-point plateau in the first quarter against Missouri Southern.
- She is the second player at FHSU and the fifth in MIAA history to reach that milestone. Weeter is the first to do so in the MIAA in 20 years and the first at FHSU since Annette Wiles during FHSU's NAIA championship run in 1990-91.
 
30 Point Performances
- Talexa Weeter eclipsed the 30-point plateau for the 10th time this season and the 11th time in her career against Newman.
- She is the second Tiger with 10 or more 30-point games (Annette Wiles, 14).
 
Triple Trouble
- Brooke Loewe totaled 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in the win over Emporia State, putting together the first Tiger triple-double since 2014 (Kate Lehman - 31p, 10r, 11b vs. Kansas Wesleyan, 12/16/14).
- She is the third FHSU player in FHSU's DII history to record a triple-double (Kate Lehman 3, Amy Scoby).
 
Dropping Dimes
- Brooke Loewe leads all NCAA basketball, men and women, all divisions, with 268 assists.
- With an average of 10.3 assists per game, the Huxley, Iowa native is the only player in all divisions averaging in double figures.
- Brooke needs three assists to tie the MIAA record for assists in a season (271, Jennifer Perine, ESU, 1998-99).
- She needs 58 assists to tie the NCAA Division II record for assists in a season (326, Kailee Howe, West Liberty, 2015-16).
- After tying the school record with 13 assists in a game last season, Brooke has tallied 14 or more assists six times this season. Only two other players in Division II have done so once.
- Should Loewe reach 300 assists this season, she would be the sixth player in DII history and just the 25th player in the history of NCAA women's basketball to do so.
- Should she finish the season averaging in double figures, it would be just the sixth time a DII athlete accomplished that feat and she would be just the fourth individual to do so (Selina Bynum of Albany State did so three times in 1990-93).
 
Last Time Out
- The No. 6 Tigers dropped their third game of the season Thursday (2/19/26), losing 78-67 at Missouri Southern.
- It was FHSU's first loss on a weeknight this season.
- The Tigers hit 45.8 percent from the floor. It was the first time FHSU lost a game when shooting 45 percent or better during the Talia Kahrs era.
- Talexa Weeter went over 700 points for the season in the first quarter, becoming the second player at FHSU and the fifth in the MIAA to do so.
- Olivia Mortensen led all scorers with 20 points, while both Weeter and Ellie Stearns hit a trio of 3-pointers.
 
Scouting the Gorillas
- Pittsburg State dropped its second-straight game on Thursday, losing to Nebraska-Kearney by 10 to fall to 18-7 overall and 11-5 in the MIAA. The Gorillas are in fourth place in the MIAA standings with three games remaining on their schedule.
- PSU ranks third in the MIAA with 41.3 rebounds per game while ranking third with a plus-6.0 rebound margin.
- Three Gorillas average 11.9 or more points per game, with Marin Adams leading the way with an average of 12.7 ppg.
- Kaycee McCumber leads the MIAA and ranks 27th in Division II with 9.6 rebounds per game.
 
Series History with Pittsburg State
- Fort Hays State is 38-31 all-time against Pittsburg State.
- The Gorillas lead 17-13 in games played in Pittsburg.
- The Tigers have a one-game winning streak overall and a one-game winning streak on the road.
- The Tigers are 4-2 against PSU under head coach Talia Kahrs, including an 1-0 mark on the road. FHSU is 4-0 against the Gorillas in the regular season under Kahrs, but the Gorillas are 2-0 in postseason play over the last three seasons.
- FHSU is 15-16 against the Gorillas in regular season MIAA matchups. PSU is one of two teams with a winning record against the Tigers in league play.
- The Tigers lead 3-2 in overtime matchups, with the teams last going to overtime in 2012.
 
Last Meeting with the Gorillas
- The No. 8 Tigers raced out to a 20-2 lead against No. 6 Pittsburg State and never looked back, winning the top-10 battle 88-70
earlier this season (Dec. 13) in Hays.
- Brooke Loewe totaled 13 assists in the win, helping the senior break the school record with 480 career assists.
- Talexa Weeter led all players with 32 points while adding 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
- FHSU hit 47.9 percent (35-of-73) from the floor, including an incredible 60.5 percent (23-of-38) before halftime.
 
Career Stats vs. PSU
- Talexa Weeter - 20.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.3 apg in three games, including three games with 10+ points, one game with 30+ points and one double-double
- Olivia Mortensen - 19.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg in one game, including one game with 10+ points
- Avery Lowe - 12.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg in one game, including one game with 10+ points
- Mikayla Pilley - 10.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg in one game, including one game with 10+ points
- Brooke Loewe - 6.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.8 apg in eight games, including two games with 10+ points, two games with 10+ assists and one double-double
- Kaitlin Schumann - 5.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.0 apg in one game
- Ellie Stearns - 4.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.4 apg in eight games, including one game with 10+ points
 
On This Date
- The Tigers are 13-4 in recorded history on February 21, most recently defeating Central Oklahoma on the road in 2019, 70-48.
- The win helped the Tigers clinch a share of the 2018-19 MIAA regular season championship.
- The Tigers and Gorillas have played once on this date in series history, with the Tigers winning at home in 1986, 83-71.
 
Class of the Conference
- Since joining the MIAA in 2006-07 (20 seasons), the Tigers lead the league with 434 wins. They have averaged close to 22 wins per season during that time.
 
MIAA Athlete of the Week x 7
- Fort Hays State has earned seven MIAA Athlete of the Week honors this season, including five for Talexa Weeter and two for Brooke Loewe. The entire rest of the league has a combined six such awards this season, with no other program earning more than one.
- Weeter's five weekly honors are the most by a player in the league since Brooke Littrell in 2022-23 and are the most for a Tiger since Kate Lehman had seven in 2014-15.
- Weeter averaged 32.5 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 60.5 percent from the floor in the first two games of the season.
- The Goodland, Kan. native then averaged 33.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in the two wins in Denver before Thanksgiving.
- Weeter totaled 32 points and 13 rebounds in a blowout win over No. 6 Pittsburg State.
- She erupted for an average of 37 points and 12 rebounds with a pair of double-doubles against Northwest Missouri State and Missouri Western, including a career-high 45 points against the Bearcats that is one off the program record and is tied for the most points scored by a DII athlete this season.
- Loewe earned the award on January 13 after breaking the school record with 17 assists at Nebraska-Kearney and following that up with 15 assists against Northwest Missouri State. Both totals are more than any other DII athlete this season, while her 17 assists are the most across all NCAA divisions this season and are the most by a DII athlete since 2023. She averaged a double-double for the week with 10.0 points and 16.0 assists.
- Weeter collected her fifth honor of the season on January 26 after averaging 26.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in wins over Rogers State and Central Oklahoma. She surpassed 1,000 career points in the win over the Hillcats.
- Loewe picked up her second weekly recognition after averaging a double-double (12.0 ppg, 11.0 apg) in road wins at Northeastern State and Arkansas-Fort Smith. She totaled 14 points and 14 assists in the win over NSU, surpassing 14 assists for the sixth time this season.
 
Making it a Habit
- After reaching the NCAA Tournament once in its first 23 years in the Association, Fort Hays State has now been selected to compete in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship nine times over the last 11 seasons.
 
The Big 3-0
- Fort Hays State reached the 30-win plateau for the fourth time in program history in 2021-22. FHSU has three 30-win seasons since 2014-15, while the rest of the MIAA has two 30-win campaign combined during that span (UCM 2017-18, PSU 2024-25).
 
Nationally Recognized
- The Tigers are ranked sixth in this week's WBCA Coaches Poll.
- FHSU has been ranked as high as No. 3 this year after opening the year ninth in the coaches poll.
- The Tigers are one of four teams that have been ranked inside the top 10 of every weekly release this season.
- This is the seventh time the Tigers have been ranked in the preseason. FHSU also opened the 2024-25 ranked 23rd, the 2022-23 season ranked third, the 2021-22 season ranked fourth, the 2019-20 season ranked seventh, the 2018-19 season ranked 12th and the 2015-16 season ranked 10th.
- Fort Hays State has been ranked inside the top 25 in 134 different weekly releases from the WBCA.
- This is the eighth-straight season the Tigers have been ranked at some point and the 13th-such season all-time.
- Including the 2017-18 season (multiple weeks receiving votes), the Tigers have been mentioned in the polls at least once in each of the last 13 seasons.
 
Double-Digit Winning Streaks
- FHSU's season-long winning streak of 12 games is the 17th double-digit streak in team history and is tied for seventh-longest in team history.
- Fort Hays State had multiple unique 10-game winning streaks in a season three times, in 1990-91, 2018-19 and 2024-25.
 
Trophy SZN
- The Tigers won their fourth regular season MIAA championship and their second MIAA postseason tournament championship in 2021-22. FHSU now has 11 regular season conference titles all-time and three conference tournament titles. No school has won more MIAA regular season titles since FHSU joined the league in 2006-07 (FHSU 4, WU 4, UCM 3, MWSU 3, ESU 2, PSU 2, NWMSU 1, MSSU 1, UNK 1).
 
Century Mark
- FHSU has 25 100-point outings in its illustrious history, most recently a 100-59 win over Rogers State (2/20/20), which was the first time FHSU scored 100 points against a Division II opponent since 2013 (114-86 vs Newman, 1/26/13).
 
Home Sweet Home
- Fort Hays State is leading Division II with an average attendance of 2,258 fans per game.
- That would rank 76th in Division I, higher than three Big 12 schools (Cincinnati, UCF, Houston), two Big 10 schools (Penn State, Northwestern) and one SEC school (Florida).
- Three of the top five attended games this season in Division II and six of the top 11 have been played inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
- The Tigers led Division II with an average attendance of 2,084 per home contest last season. That total would rank 84th in DI and was more than 282 DI programs.
 
Looking Ahead
- The Tigers return home to host Nebraska-Kearney in the regular season finale next Thursday, February 26 beginning at 5:30 p.m.