Women's Basketball | 3/9/2019 12:21:52 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Third-seeded Lindenwood survived a late surge by sixth-seeded Pittsburg State, 54-50, in the MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2019 MIAA Basketball Championships are presented by MoDOT’s Buckle Up, Phone Down campaign.

LWU took a 16-point lead, the largest lead of the game, with 1:39 left in the third quarter. But Pittsburg State stormed back with a 17-5 run to make it a three-point game with 36 seconds left in the game. After two missed free throws by the Lions, the Gorillas missed its final two looks to force overtime. Lexie Moe iced the game for Lindenwood on a free-throw with three seconds remaining.

Lindenwood advances to play second-seeded Central Missouri in the MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship semifinals on Saturday, March 9 at 8:15 p.m.

NOTABLES
-Lindenwood has won four consecutive games in the MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship
-LWU’s Kallie Bildner had a double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds
-Pittsburg State has appeared in the MIAA Championship Quarterfinal the past six seasons
-PSU’s Athena Alvarado scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for a double-double