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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2001
Women
win first in five years
Men fall just short of school record, repeat upset
Kearney, NE — The 22nd-ranked
University of Nebraska at Kearney men's basketball had its 14 game winning
streak snapped with a 74-68 loss at 18th-ranked Fort Hays State
Tuesday night. The 8th-ranked Loper women snapped a four game
losing streak at Hays, Kan. with an 86-74 win over the Tigers.
In the nightcap, the Loper men
(17-4, 13-3 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) battled back from a 37-29
halftime deficit to take a five-point lead halfway through the second
half. Fort Hays State (20-3, 15-1 RMAC) then took a lead with about six
minutes remaining and the two teams battled back and forth for the rest of
the game. The two teams were tied 68-68 with 48 seconds left in the game,
but the Lopers would not score again, while the Tigers canned six free
throws.
With the loss, UNK had its 14 game
winning streak snapped. The streak was just one short of the school record
of 15 straight (1979-80 season). UNK also saw it's eight game winning
streak against Fort Hays State snapped. That streak dated back to the
1997-98 season.
The Lopers were led by sophomore
Nick Svehla (Omaha), who had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Junior Anthony
Harms (Filley) had 17 points, while senior John Webber (Mt. Vernon, Ohio)
had 11.
The two teams shot poorly through
the entire game. UNK shot only 36 percent for the game. The Tigers shot
just 35 percent for the game and just 23 percent in the second half. The
difference was at the free-throw line, where Fort Hays State nailed 28 of
37, while the Lopers made 13 of 18.
Fort Hays State was led by Tony
Thomas' 18 points and 20 rebounds.
In the first game, the Loper women
(21-2, 14-2 RMAC) shot 57 percent from the field to secure their first win
in five years at Hays. The last time the UNK women had won at Fort Hays
State was in the 1995-96 season.
UNK, behind 58 percent first half
shooting, led 46-32 at halftime and finished with the 12 point win.
The Lopers were led by junior Beth
Swift (LeMars, Iowa), who, for the third time this year, tied her
career-high with 28 points (Morningside, Dec. 21, Western State, Jan. 4).
Three other Lopers were in double
figures, as sophomore Allison Kruger (Paulina, Iowa) had 17 points and
senior Becky Schroder (Belden) and junior Mamissa Mwenentanda (Lubumbashi,
Congo) each had 11. Mwenentanda had a double double on the night as she
also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Fort Hays State (13-13, 8-8 RMAC)
was led by Jamie Heiman's 21 points.
Contact:
Peter Yazvac yazvacpa@unk.edu
Media Relations Director (308)
865-8334
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