Box Score | Season Stats

TOPEKA, Kan – The Washburn Ichabods won their fifth straight game over the Emporia State Hornets in a 14-6 homecoming victory in Yager Stadium. With the win, the Ichabods improve to 5-2 overall and 2-3 in MIAA action. The Hornets fall to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in conference. Washburn will be in action next Saturday, Oct. 18 in Kirksville, Mo., when they will battle Truman with a 2 p.m. kickoff.

The Ichabods scored first in the game after Garret Cummings kicked a 23-yard field goal capping a 15-play, 73-yard drive.

The Ichabods added another field goal in the second quarter when Cummings connected on a 34-yard field goal with 2:17 remaining in the first half. The Ichabod special teams unit set the offense up after Austin Hills' 45-yard punt was muffed by Xavier Smith and Cameron Knox recovered at the ESU 25. It was the second of three muffed punt return by the Hornets in the first half. The final one, came after a 56-yard punt by Hills at the end of the half which ESU recovered at their own 9-yard line and recovered at the ESU 2.

Neither team would score in the third quarter after the Ichabods held the Hornets to -7 yard rushing. The Ichabods picked up 69 yards on 39 carries.

The Ichabods used a 60-yard, 11-play drive for the games first touchdown as Terrence Lowe scampered 4-yards to put Washburn up 13-0 with 14:19 to go in the game. Ichabod quarterback Dane Simoneau, making his first start of the season, hit Drameagon Powers on the two-point conversion to put the Ichabods up by two touchdowns.

After the Hornets and the Ichabods traded punts, ESU scored when Andre Sloan EL completed a 42-yard pass to Danny McEvoy capping a 96-yard drive covering 2:44 on the clock. The extra point attempt was missed following a bad snap.

After four consecutive punts by the teams, the Ichabods wrapped up the game with two first downs.

The Ichabods' had two interceptions with Naji Shinskia and Nathan Gaswick picking off the Hornet passes. For Gaswick, who moved from fullback to linebacker last week against Missouri Southern, it was his second career interception.

Casey Curran had eight tackles with a sack for 10 yards. Zach Watkins also had eight tackles and a tackle for loss. As a team, the Ichabods recorded 10 tackles for loss for 30 yards.

Washburn' Justin Cooper hit the century mark for the second straight game as he rushed for 115 yards on 22 carries. Lowe rushed for 63 on 17 carries and the one score.

Simoneau was 10 of 29 for 115 yards. Joe Hastings had 50 yards on three catches.

Hills averaged 40.6 yards per punt including four inside the 20 with a career-long 56 yard punt.

Sloan El had 15 carries for 32 yards and passed for 188 completing 16 of 27 with the one touchdowns and two interceptions.

ESU's defense was led by Chris Poston who had nine tackles. Katrel Larkins also had nine tackles with one sack.

Washburn had 293 total yards compared to 267 for the Hornets. Washburn gained 178 yards on the ground.