Pitt State Women’s Basketball punches ticket to NCAA D-II Sweet 16 with win over Minnesota State Mankato 94-91
PITTSBURG, KS — The Pitt State Gorillas entered the evening coming off of a first round NCAA D-II Central Region Tournament win over Harding University.
Karenna Gerber posted 29 points and 11 rebounds to help guide Pitt State to victory to mark win number 30 on the season, the most wins in program history in a single season.
The Gorillas hosted Minnesota State Mankato in hopes of keeping their postseason alive.
Macie Mays would pick up right where she left off in her 19 point performance versus Harding with four quick points right out of the gate in the opening minutes.
Mays would then be seen with an apparent leg injury after colliding with a defender on a layup, forcing her to exit the remainder of the game.
Minnesota State’s duo of Destinee Bursch and Natalie Bremer would then explode for 37 combined first half points and take a 54-41 lead over Pitt State at the half.
Gerber would then catch fire to start the third quarter and continue to dominate the paint, going off for 26 points and 10 rebounds for another double-double.
Hannah Nilges was also seen hitting a pair of clutch three-pointers to give the Gorillas an advantage in crunch time.
Pitt State was able to claw their way back and take home the victory 94-91 advancing to the Sweet 16 on Monday, March 17th at 7:00pm versus Southwest Minnesota State.
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