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TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 4 Washburn Lady Blues topped Central Missouri for the ninth straight time in Lee Arena and the 14th straight time overall as the Lady Blues picked up a 68-47 win in the 1,000th game in program history. Washburn will be back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 9th in Emporia as they travel to battle arch-rival Emporia State in the Turnpike Tussle.
The Lady Blues (10-1, 2-0 MIAA) led from start to finish as the Lady Blues jumped out to an 8-0 lead to open the game and the Jennies (5-6, 0-2 MIAA) would not get any closer than seven points the remainder of the game.
Corkey Stiger led the Lady Blues in scoring for the eighth straight game with a game-tying high 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting including a 4 of 8 performance from 3-point range in the game.
Joining Stiger in double figures were Karla Tailele who scored a career-high 13 points off the bench on 5 of 6 shooting and Janice Bright who tallied 9 of her 11 points in the first half.
Washburn finished the game hitting 25 of 50 from the field after hitting 12 of 22 from the field in the opening period. The Lady Blues limited Central Missouri to 7 of 30 from the field in the first half and 6 of 23 in the second half for a 25 percent clip for the game.
Lindsey Maple led the Jennies with 18 points off the bench.
The Lady Blues held a slim 35 to 33 advantage on the boards despite allowing Central Missouri to grab 18 offensive rebounds.

Notes: Washburn is now 28-11 all-time against the Jennies … Lady Blues head coach Ron McHenry picked up his 100th win in MIAA play as he is now 100-26 in his eighth season on the Washburn bench … In 1,000 games in the programs' history, Washburn is now 679-321 overall … Washburn is now 294-55 in Lee Arena and McHenry is 102-10 in home games.