FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 2006

Lions offense goes quiet and Southern falls 10-0 at Fort Hays

Hays, Kan. -- The Missouri Southern offense was silenced for the first time in three years, 33 games to be exact, as Fort Hays State got its first win as a member of the MIAA, defeating the Lions 10-0 today.

Southern (4-5, 2-5 MIAA) out gained the Tigers 227-199, but four interceptions and two fumbles kept the Lions' trips to the redzone limited to just two on the day.

Neither team scored in the first quarter, but with 12:49 left in the second, Tigers' running back Jordan Hickel ran the ball in for a one-yard touchdown, putting Fort Hays (1-8, 1-6) up 7-0 after the Justin Barr kick after. Barr added a 26 yard field goal with 6:49 left in the half to make the lead 10-0. No one would score after that point as both defenses dug in.

Junior receiver Colin Bado came into the game needing just four receptions to tie the Southern single-season mark and in the third quarter Bado collected two separate passes of nine yards from Adam Hinspeter to tie and break the record set by DeMarcus Mathes in 2004. Bado added four more receptions, nine in all, for 74 this season. The nine receptions gives Bado 152 in his career, just six shy of tying the Southern career mark of 158 held by Rod Smith.

Ronnell Newman had 82 yards on 11 carries, while Adam Hinspeter threw for 144 yards on 20-34 passing. Jared Brawner had a career-high 11 tackles. Kyle Mayden had 10 tackles, 2.5 for a loss of 10 yards, and 1.5 sacks. Kellen Anderson had nine tackles and a half a sack, while Luke Deras picked up a sack.

The Tigers' Isaiah Burnette had two of FHSU's four interceptions on the day. Hoang Mai, Alonzo McAdoo and Albert Rodriquez had a sack each.

The Lions will come back to the friendly confines of Hughes Stadium next weekend, playing host to Washburn at 2 p.m. for Senior Day.