The No. 6 Fort Hays State women’s basketball team outscored Newman 17-2 in the first quarter Thursday (Feb. 3) before going on to win by 49 on the road, 79-30. It was FHSU’s largest margin of victory in an MIAA game and was the second-fewest points allowed against a Division II opponent during the Tony Hobson era (50-28 at Northeastern State, 2/28/15).
The win was Hobson’s 300th victory as a Tiger and the 713th win in his 30-year career as a collegiate head coach. The Tigers have averaged more than 21 wins per season during Hobson’s 14-year tenure at Fort Hays State.
Some highlights from Hobson’s career:
| • Winningest coach in FHSU program history |
| • 14th season at FHSU with a 300-107 (.737) record |
| • Is in 30th year overall with a 613-213 record |
| • 3x National Champion at Hastings College (2002, 2003, 2006) |
| • 3x NAIA National Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, 2006) |
| • 3x WBCA Regional Coach of the Year (1999, 2015, 2019) |
| • 7x Conference Coach of the Year (4 MIAA, 2 GPAC, 1 Jayhawk West) |
| • 2019 KBCA Women’s Four-Year College Coach of the Year |
| • Barton County Community College Hall of Fame |
| • Hastings College Hall of Fame |
