Lizzy Jeronimus hit a runner over Kate Lehmam with 20 seconds to play to break a 48-48 tie. The Sophomore All-American then hit one of two free throws with 4.5 seconds the play as the No. 24 Pittsburg State Gorillas rally for a 51-48 win over the No. 21 Fort Hays State Lady Tigers Saturday afternoon at John Lance Arena. The loss is FHSU’s fourth-straight in Pittsburg and drops them to 11-4 and 3-4 in the MIAA. The Gorillas improve to 12-4 and 6-2 in the conference.
Both Bohuslavsky hit a runner in the lane with five seconds to play to put the Lady Tigers up six, but Pitt State ends the game on a 12-3 run.
The Lady Tigers hit just one of their first 14 shots to start the game and trailed 13-3 with 13:10 to play in the first half. They would close the half on a 16-2 run, keyed by eight straight from Melissa Nelson, and led 24-17 at the break. They hit a free throw to start the second half to push their led to eight.
Nelson was the only Lady Tiger to reach double-figures, scoring 10. Kaiameka Brown added nine adn Taylor Chandler eight. Kate Lehman was held to four points but grabbed 13 rebounds. Kate Edwards was held to just two free throws but grabbed nine boards.
FHSU shoots 24-percent from the floor including 5-of-15 from three-point range. They grabbed 18 offensive boards and had just four turnovers.