By Malika Andrews |
The Pilots overcame a 13-point second half deficit to tie the game, but Sacramento State came away with a 73-66 win over the Pilots in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in the Chiles Center March 18.
This is the first postseason game the Pilots have hosted in program history.
Senior Volodmyr Gerun led the Pilots with 15 points off the bench. Freshman Jason Todd snatched up a season high 13 rebounds.
Junior Bryce Pressley was 4-8 from behind the arc, scoring 12 points for the Pilots. Senior Kevin Bailey added 11 points and Alec Wintering finished with 10.
Despite double digit scoring from several Pilots, they were unable to keep their momentum after closing the second half scoring gap. This led them to fall behind in the final minute of the game.
Head coach Eric Reveno feels for the seniors and thanked them for their effort this year.
“They helped build the program to where it is,” Reveno said. “The foundation is good to build on, you know young guys are going on and I’m excited about where we are headed. We would’ve liked it to be a better outcome for the seniors.”
Thomas van der Mars concludes his career as the as the program’s all-time leader in blocked shots, blocking 121 shots as a Pilot. Kevin Bailey finishes as No. 8 in all-time scoring.
