Lady Blues bounce back against Pittsburg State

Jan. 25, 2003
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PITTSBURG, KAN - After losing for the first time Wednesday, the No. 4 Washburn Lady Blues responded with a 75-68 win over in-state rival Pittsburg State Saturday night. The win improved Washburn's record to 16-1 and 7-1 in MIAA play. The Lady Blues are tied for first in the conference with Emporia State (14-3, 7-1 MIAA).

Washburn trailed by as many as seven points in the first half, before going on a 26-6 run to take a 36-23 lead on Crystal Walker's layup with 2:47 to go in the opening half. Kristy Chapman helped start the run by canning four first half 3-pointers to finish with a team-high 12 points in the opening half.

The Gorillas try to make a comeback and tied the game twice but could never gain the lead in the second half. The Lady Blues sealed the victory by hitting six straight free throws in the final 39 seconds.

Carissa Goeglein led Washburn with 20 points (10 in each half), while Walker and Chapman finished with 17 apiece. Walker went 8 of 12 from the field and recorded her 13th career double-double with 13 rebounds.

The Lady Blues will now face defending MIAA champion Missouri Western Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. om Lee Arena. Washburn lost three meetings with the Griffons last season, including a 54-51 win in the MIAA Tournament championship in St. Joseph, Mo.