PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods picked up their second-straight regular season win in Pittsburg and the first since 2011 as they knocked off the No. 4-ranked Gorillas 28-21 on Saturday night in Pittsburg. Washburn improves to 2-1 on the season and 2-1 in the MIAA and will host Missouri Southern on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Yager Stadium as part of Washburn's family day.

The Ichabods took the opening kickoff of the second half and drove 75 yards in seven plays giong up 21-7 with 12:33 to play in the third quarter.

The Gorillas responded with an 8-play 33-yard drive after an onside attempt by the Ichabods came up short with 9:58 to play in the third quarter cutting Washburn's lead to 21-10.

The Ichabods came back with a touchdown of their own on a 10-play, 82-yard drive on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Derek McGinnis to Connor Crimmins in the back of the end zone for a 28-10 lead with 6:04 to play in the third quarter.

Again the Gorillas came back with a score on an 8-play drive covering 78 yards trimming the Ichabod lead back to 28-18 after the 2-point conversion was completed.

After trading punts back and forth twice, the Gorillas cut the Ichabod lead back to seven at 28-21 after a 28-yard field goal with 7:12 to play in the game.

Washburn was forced to punt on its next drive and the Gorillas took over at the Pitt State 39. They completed a fourth and 22 for a first down moving the ball to the Ichabod 21 yard line. After a short rush to the Ichabod 18, the Gorillas had back to back incomplete passes and on a fourth down and six from the Ichabod 17, the pass was high and the Ichabods ran out the clock with a knee picking up the win.

The Gorillas took the early lead as they marched down the field after taking the opening kickoff going 68 yards on five plays needing only 2:06 to light the scoreboard for the home team infront of a Family Day crowd.

The Ichabods got on the board on a 1-yard touchdown leap by Brandon Bourbon with 3:20 to play in the first quarter tying the score at 7-7. The drive covered 10 plays and 76 yards and took 4:52 off the clock.

Neither team would score until the Ichabods took a 14-7 lead with four seconds to play in the first half on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Derek McGinnis to Anthony Daniels wrapping up the scoring in the first half.

Washburn had 13 first downs in the first half and recorded 232 yards of total offense with 147 coming through the air. The Ichabods were whistled for nine flags for 90 yards in the opening half compared to three for 14 for the Gorillas.

The win over the No. 4 Gorillas was the first since defeated a No. 2-ranked Gorillas in the last regular season meeting in Pittsburg on Nov. 5, 2011.

Bourbon led the Ichabods with 143 rushing yards on 18 carries averaging 7.9 per carry and one score. Hayden Groves finished with 48 on nine carries.

McGinnis finished 23 of 38 for 283 yards and three scores completing passes to seven different receivers led by Anthony Daniels and Bryce Chavis who each had six cathces. Daniels finished with 107 yards and one score and Chavis had 80 and one score. Crimmins had 39 yards and one score.

Defensively the Ichabods were led by Alec Steuber who had eight tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Shay Wooten, Peter Pfannenstiel and Cody Heiman all had seven. Heiman also had an interceptions return for 40 yards and a pass break up.

Washburn finished with 23 first downs and 457 total yards while the Gorillas had 22 first downs and 438 total yards.

The Ichabods were also whistled for 15 penalties for 140 yards and held an advantage in time of possession of 31:03 to 28:57.