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HAYS, Kan. -- The Lady Blues shot 50 percent in the second half and held Fort Hays State to 27 percent shooting in a 67-60 win on the road to the previously undefeated Tigers.

Head coach Ron McHenry recorded his 299th career win as Washburn improved to 9-2 and 2-0 in the MIAA. The Lady Blues will return home Saturday to host Truman in a 1:30 p.m. game in Lee Arena as McHenry goes for win 300.

Stevi Schultz had her ninth career double-double and first of the year with 12 points and 13 rebounds, one off her career high. She was 3 for 5 from the field and hit 6 of 8 free throws. Laura Kinderknecht hit two big 3-pointers and had a career-high 11 points.

Schultz made five of her free throws in the final minute. Washburn led by five, 59-54 after a FHSU bucket and then Schultz was fouled. She made two to give the Lady Blues a 61-54 lead with 53 seconds left.The Tigers got within five points three times after that but two more free throws from Schultz with 15 seconds remaining pushed the lead back to seven at 67-60.

The score stayed that way and it marked the 400th straight game that Washburn held its opponent to under 100 points.

Kinderknecht went 4 of 6 from the field and 2 of 4 from long range. Her first 3-pointer came at the 6:36 mark of the first half and helped erase a four-point FHSU lead. Her second 3 came at the 3:49 mark of the second half and gave Washburn a nine-point lead, its biggest of the game.

Ebonie Williams was 5 of 8 from the field for 10 points and Dana Elliott scored a career-high 11, going 4 for 4 from the field with seven rebounds, also a career-high.

The game featured the MIAA's two toughest defenses as Washburn was allowing just 48.4 a game and FHSU was allowing 50.4 a game.

It took 6:27 for any team to reach double figures. A 3-pointer gave FHSU an 11-6 lead. The Lady Blues later trailed the Tigers by four at the 9:14 mark. Sierra Moeller hit a jumper and then Kinderknecht scored five straight off a jumper and 3-pointer. Brittney Lynch then scored her first points of the night to put Washburn up by five. The Tigers scored two after that and Lynch hit a lay-up to make the score 25-20, WU at the 3:51 mark.

Washburn didn't score again after that in the half and FHSU ended the half scoring seven straight to lead by two, 27-25 at halftime.

The Lady Blues shot 44 percent in the opening half while the Tigers were 46 percent. Washburn made just 1 of 4 3-pointers while the Tigers hit 4 of 9.

The Lady Blues answered in the second half, making 14 of 28 shots and going 4 for 7 from 3-point range. They were 10 of 15 from the free throw line after not taking a single attempt in the first half. The Tigers were 7 of 26 from the field in the closing 20 minutes and 2 of 7 from 3-point range.

Washburn had 20 turnovers while the Tigers had 13. Washburn led the rebound battle 43-25 and each team blocked three shots. Crista Bechard led FHSU with 12 points and Katelyn Edwards had 10.


Notes: The game marked the 400th straight that Washburn kept opponents under 100 points...the Lady Blues have only given up 100 once in 1998-99 to Emporia State...Ron McHenry improved to 299-62 in his 12th year at Washburn...the Lady Blues improved to 42-26 all-time against FHSU and they have won 17 of 18 in the series...Stevi Schultz had her ninth career double-double and double-digit rebounding game...this was Washburn's second double-double of the year...Dana Elliott had a career-high 11 points and her first double-figure game in her three years at Washburn.