HAYS, Kan. – Tatyana Legette paid tribute to fellow senior Carly Heim who is out for the season with a knee injury by wearing her No. 13 jersey. Legette then tied her career-high with 25 points along with 11 rebounds and six assists to lead the third-ranked Tigers to a 67-62 win over Pittsburg State in front of 3,017 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

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Game Highlights

After exchanging a couple of baskets to start the game, the Tigers (27-1, 18-1 MIAA) used runs of 8-0 and 9-0 to go up 14 after the first quarter.

Legette’s 3-pointer with 6:08 to play in the second quarter pushed the lead to 16 but the Gorillas (21-7, 13-6 MIAA) closed the quarter on a 13-4 run to pull within seven. They outscored the Tigers 8-5 to start the third quarter to pull within three at 41-38 with 6:21 to play in the third. It was still a three-point game at the 5:44 mark when FHSU went on an 8-2 run to build a nine-point lead at the end of the quarter.

Hailey Walker’s second 3-pointer of the game early in the fourth quarter pushed the lead to 12. Pitt State would close within four with 1:37 to play but Walker and Whitney Randall went 4-for-6 at the line over the final 40 seconds to secure the victory.

Lanie Page added 11 points. Kasey Kennett added nine points and Walker added eight off the bench.

The Tigers will be the No. 1 seed at next week’s MIAA Tournament and play at 6 pm Friday.