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2005 Washburn Lady Blues Basketball Team NCAA Champions
Washburn went 35-2 overall en route to the national title winning its last 19 games to claim the school's first NCAA national title. The Lady Blues swept through the NCAA South Central Region tournament in Springfield, Mo., then won all three games in the Elite 8 in Hot Springs, Mo. They beat Seattle Pacific, 70-53 on March 26 in the championship game.
Washburn outscored teams by 19.0 points a game in 2004-05 while holding opponents to 53.1 points a game. Only four teams scored more than 65 points against Washburn during the year. A 57-48 win over Emporia State on February 23 clinched Washburn's third-straight regular season title and then the Lady Blues beat Emporia State in the MIAA tournament final to win that championship in a 63-41 victory. Washburn also beat the Lady Hornets in the regional championship game 63-51.
Ron McHenry coached the Lady Blues to the NCAA title in his fifth year with the program. Senior forward Carla Sintra was named a first team All-America and the MIAA MVP that year and was second on the team with 13.5 points a game and first with 6.8 rebounds. Jennifer Harris, a junior guard, averaged 14.4 points a game to lead the team. Sophomore Brooke Ubelaker averaged 12.9 ppg. Sintra, Ubelaker and senior Lora Westling started all 37 games during the season.
The squad was inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame on June 6, 2013 in Kansas City, Mo.
The Lady Blues are the second team to be enshrined into the athletic hall of fame joining the 1987 Ichabod NAIA national championship team.
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