Box Score | Season Stats

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The 16th-ranked Lady Blues rolled past the Pittsburg State Gorillas 64-47 on Saturday afternoon at John Lance Arena. Washburn held the Gorillas to 26 percent shooting and led by as many 25 en route to the 20th win of the season.

Washburn (20-4, 16-4 MIAA) scored eight straight points to take the lead for good after Pittsburg State (14-10, 12-8 MIAA) opened the game with a three by Kylee Baldetti. The lead was three at 8-5 when the Lady Blues went on an 11-3 run to open a 19-8 lead with 9:05 to play in the half.

The Gorillas cut the lead to six with a quick 5-0 spurt, but six straight points by Washburn gave the Blues a 25-13 lead with five and half to play in the opening period. Each team scored five points the remainder of the half, including a trey by Stevi Schultz to send Washburn into halftime with a 30-18 advantage.

The Gorillas cut the lead to nine in the opening minutes of the second half on a traditional three-point play by Laura Glenn, but Washburn responded with an 11-2 run to open a 43-25 lead with 12:29 to play in the game. PSU cut the lead to 15, but a 12-2 run gave the Lady Blues their biggest lead of the game, 59-34, with 5:45 to play in the game and Washburn cruised to the 17-point win.

Schultz led Washburn with her seventh double-double of the season with 25 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four assists. Cassie Lombardino finished with 12 points, while Laura McMullin had career-highs of eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

The Blues shot 44.8 percent (26-of-58) from the floor and 36.4 percent (4-of-11) from three point range, while going 8-of-12 for 66.7 percent from the charity stripe. In addition, Washburn out-rebounded the Gorillas 50-38.

Baldetti and Glenn led Pittsburg State with nine points apiece and Glenn added a team-high eight rebounds.

The Gorillas shot 26.2 percent (16-of-61) from the field and just 19.2 percent (5-of-26) from beyond the arc. PSU was 10-of-23 from the foul line for 43.5 percent. The Gorillas did force Washburn into 20 turnovers, while committing just 13 of their own.

The win gives the Lady Blues their 10th straight season with at least 20 wins. The win also assures that Washburn can finish no worse than second place in the league. WU still trails Northwest Missouri by one game in the conference standings with two regular season games left.

Washburn is back in action next Wednesday night, senior night, at home against Emporia State. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. with the WU seniors, Raychel Boling and Alyssa Mullen, being honored between games of the doubleheader.