Box Score

Hays, Kan. - The Bearcats fought hard on the road against Fort Hays State on Saturday afternoon, but came up just short in the contest, 55-64. LaKendra Smith had an outstanding game, posting her second double-double on the season while Kayla Hruby posted a new career high in points.

The contest was close throughout the entire first half before Fort Hays hit a key three point shot to go up nine with two minutes left in the first half. The Bearcats would go into halftime down 36-23. The Bearcats came out of haltime scoring the next five points to cut the lead to double-digits before Fort Hays would go on another run to once again extend their lead. The Bearcats comeback efforts weren't strong enough as the Lady Tigers went on to a 64-55 victory.

LaKendra Smith led the SBU offensive and defensive efforts, scoring a game high 21 points while pulling down a game high 12 rebounds, posting her second double-double of the season. Kayla Hruby also had an excellent afternoon shooting the ball, hitting three three's and scoring a career high 13 points in the loss. As a team, SBU shot 43.1% from the field, 35.7% from beyond the arc, and 85.7% from the free throw line.

The Bearcats will be back in action on Saturday, January 14 when they travel to Northwest Missouri State to take on the Bearcats. Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. from Maryville, Missouri.

Every game in this conference is going to be a challenge," head coach Todd Voss commented about the upcoming game against Northwest Missouri. "The MIAA is an extremely good league. We have a week to prepare and look at film and put it to practice on the practice court. We have 12 conference games left, and we are playing to get to the post-season. It will come down to our preparation and our execution of that preparation."