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HAYS, Kan. -- The No. 18 Washburn Ichabods fell 17-7 to the Fort Hays State Tigers. With the loss, the Ichabods fall to 2-1 on the season dropping their MIAA opener dropping to 0-1. The Ichabods will take on Central Missouri next weekend in Warrensburg with a 1:30 p.m. kickoff.

The Tigers scored first in the game as Jacobb Irving took a reverse 88-yards around the right side putting FHSU up 7-0 after the Ichabods had pinned the Tigers at their own 4-yard line after a Washburn punt. Late in the second quarter after the Ichabod defense forced the Tigers to punt, the Ichabods fumbled the return setting the Tigers up on the Washburn 11-yard line. Three plays later, the Tigers punched it in the end zone for their second score as Anthony Dickson picked up a 7-yard reception from Mike Garrison putting the Tigers up 14-0.

In the half, the Ichabods picked up 158 yards of offense while the Tigers recorded 182 with 88 coming on one play.

The Ichabods got on the board as Brandon Walker scored from 2-yards out capping a 9-yard drive which was set up by the Washburn defense after Zach Watkins intercepted a Garrison pass at the 16 and returned it seven yards.

With the Ichabods trailing 14-7, Walker ripped off a 30-yard run around the right side, but a holding penalty wiped out the score and on the next play Allen Walker picked off a Jake Iverson pass. After the Ichabod defense forced the Tigers into a three and out, Nathan Rausa nailed a 48-yard field goal with 7:34 to go in the game.

The Ichabods were limited to 23 yards on their next 15 plays as time ran out on the Ichabods.

Walker finished with 60 yards rushing for the Ichabods and Iverson was 16 of 42 for 202 yards with one interception. Joe Hastings had six catches for a career-high 76 yards.

Bruce Ringwood had 10 tackles as did Ray Trice who added two sacks for 13 yards, a tackle for 16 lost yards and a fumble recovery.

The Ichabod defense held the Tigers to 190 total offensive yards including limiting Fort Hays State to eight yards in the second half. Washburn had 16 first downs compared to 10 for the Tigers while holding FHSU to 46 yards of passing in the game.