TOPEKA, Kan. — Pittsburg State and Washburn were tied with less than two and a half minutes to play in overtime before Tristan Gegg knocked down a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch to lift the Gorillas to a 69-61 win on Saturday.
The win moves the Gorilla women to 8-3, 8-3 MIAA on the season, with it also being the seventh consecutive victory for PSU.
Gegg’s finished the game with a game-high 24 points, including 5-of-11 shooting from the perimeter. Julia Johnson finished with a double-double for Pittsburg State, scoring 14 points in 6-of-10 shooting and pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds. Carthage product Maya Williams added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Washburn’s Hunter Bentley led the Ichabods with 16 points and five assists, while Abby Oliver finished with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Nuria Barrientos had 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
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Pittsburg State hosts Nebraska-Kearney at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
