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RAYMOND HILLEGAS • Hays Daily News Fort Hays freshman center Kate Lehman, right, eyes a layup against Lincoln senior forward Vivian Essuon during the second half of last Saturday’s game at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

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Tigers' Lehman hard to get past

1/27/2012

By CONOR NICHOLL

cnicholl@dailynews.net

At Newton High School, Kate Lehman could often use her height and wingspan to block shots at a high rate. In her final three seasons, Lehman blocked 4.5, 5.5 and 6.1 shots a contest. In the summer before her junior year, Lehman often worked with Erin Barocio, an assistant at Tabor College and a friend of Newton girls' basketball coach Randy Jordan. Barocio taught Lehman an important skill.

Many times, when a defender makes a block, the offense still retains possession because the ball goes out-of-bounds or to an offensive player.

Barocio showed Lehman how to block a shot - and collect the ball.

"She would throw a ball up, I would block it and grab it, all summer long. I owe a lot to her for being able to do that," Lehman said. "Since my junior year, I have been able to do that."

This year, the 6-foot-4 Lehman has used her intelligence and height to block shots at a school-record rate for the Fort Hays State University women's basketball te ...Read Full Story


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