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The Lady Gorillas closed the regular season, losing to Emporia State University on Feb. 23rd, 86-93, and then winning in the final game against Newman University on Feb. 26th, 77-52.
The Gorillas started off well against the Hornets, holding a 20-14 lead after the first quarter. They kept up in the second quarter, despite going into halftime only being down 1, 41-42. After halftime, the Gorillas struggled to keep up with the Hornets, being down 58-67 after the third quarter. Despite outscoring Emporia in the fourth quarter, they were not able to pull off the win, losing by 7.
Despite the loss, several Gorillas were able to score. Freshman forward Karenna Gerber finished with 16 points and five rebounds, Senior Guard Tristan Gegg with 21 points, three rebounds, and five assists, Sophomore guard Jayme Jackson had 14 points, five rebounds, and one assist, and Senior guard Erin Davis had 16 points, one rebound, and 4 assists.
After taking a loss on the road Wednesday, the Gorillas went into Wichita ready to close the regular season with a win. They started off well going into halftime with a 29-18 lead against the Jets. They continued the energy in the third quarter, and after that they had an excellent fourth quarter, scoring double what the Jets did, taking the win 77-52.
“It felt great ending the regular season with a big win, it for sure gives us confidence going into the MIAA tournament,” Gegg said.
After scoring 21 points against the Hornets, Gegg went out again and scored an amazing 25 points, with three assists against the Jets.
“It feels awesome scoring so well, our whole team consists of so many assets and it’s great putting them all together and pulling off a big win,” Gegg said, “I feel that those points helped me play well, but even I started off slow in the second half but after a few minutes I caught fire and just kept going,”
As well as Gegg, a few players were able to score well. Davis finished with 10 points, four rebounds, and five assists, Jackson with 12 points, four rebounds, and one assist, and Gerber with 10 points, eight rebounds, and one assist.
After taking an 11-11 conference record and 16-12 overall record, the Lady Gorillas claimed the 8th seed in the MIAA conference tournament. They play Washburn University on Wednesday Mar. 2nd, and if they win they will play Missouri Southern State University on Thursday Mar. 3rd.
“I feel good going into the tournament, Washburn is a good team, but so are we, and I am excited to play them again, and we are all excited to play in Kansas City,” Gegg said.
The team is eager to play in the tournament and to try and extend their season the best they can and just continue playing together as a team.
“This league is tough, this year for sure has been the toughest in my four years here at Pitt, so it will make for a fun and interesting weekend,” Gegg said.