Game 8
Washburn Ichabods (5-2, 2-0 MIAA) at Truman Bulldogs (5-2, 0-2 MIAA)
Saturday, December 13
7:30 p.m.
Where: Kirksville, Mo.
Arena: Pershing Arena
Capacity: 2,600
Rankings: both teams unranked
Series Record: WU leads 33-16
Last Meeting: WU 61-54 on 02/16/08 (A)
Last TSU Win: 60-45 on 01/13/07 (A)
WU Coach Bob Chipman: 651-253 (.720) in his 30th season at WU and overall
TSU Coach Jack Schrader: 152-214 (.415) in his 14th season at TSU and overall
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Game 9
Hoop N Surf Classic
Washburn Ichabods vs No. 8 BYU-Hawaii Seasiders (3-0)
Wed., December 17
8:30 p.m. (HST)/12:30 a.m. (CST)
Where: Honolulu, Hawaii
Arena: McKinley High School
Rankings: BYUH ranked 8th in Dec. 9 NABC poll
Series Record: BYUH leads 2-0
Last Meeting: BYUH 80-73 on 01/12/89 (A)
BYUH Coach Ken Wagner: 346-172 (.668) in his 19th season at BYUH and overall |
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Game 10
Hoop N Surf Classic
Washburn Ichabods vs Chaminade Silverswords (1-4)
Thu., December 18
4:00 p.m. (HST)/8:00 p.m. (CST)
Where: Honolulu, Hawaii
Arena: Blaisdell Center (Hawaii Pacific)
Rankings: Both teams unranked
Series Record: WU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: WU 71-65 on 12/20/95 (N)
Chaminade Coach Matt Mahar: 57-32 in his 4th season at CU and overall
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Ichabods play at Truman then wrap up non-conference season at Hoop N Surf Classic
The Ichabods will play an MIAA game at Truman and then their final two non-conference games in the Hoop N Surf Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, before beginning a 10-day holiday break.
Saturday Washburn (5-2, 2-0 MIAA) will play at Truman (5-2, 0-2 MIAA) at 7:30 p.m. in Pershing Arena. December 17 the Ichabods will play eighth-ranked BYU-Hawaii (3-0) at McKinley High School in the Hoop N Surf Classic and then December 18 they will play Chaminade (1-4) at Hawaii Pacific's Blaisdell Center.
Ichabods vs Bulldogs Last Time Out
Washburn 61, Truman 54
Ichabods hold off Truman for MIAA road win
February 16, 2008
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Brady Sisk led three Ichabods in double figures as Washburn held on for a 61-54 win at Truman. The Ichabods were led in scoring by bench players Sisk with 13 and
Mario Scott with 12. Starter
Darnell Kimble had 11 and Kyle Snyder led the Ichabods with 10 rebounds.
Both teams struggled from the floor throughout the game. The Ichabods ended the game shooting 38 percent while TSU finished at 34 percent. Washburn led the rebound battle 43-36 and had seven steals while Truman committed 11 turnovers.
After early lead changes, Truman had a 16-11 lead before Washburn went on a 9-0 run to take its first lead. A steal from Grant Hargett and then a lay-up on the other end gave the Ichabods their first and only lead of the night as they held it throughout. They led by 10 at halftime, 32-22, and had an 18-point lead with 7:40 left. The Bulldogs cut the lead to seven with 2:02 remaining and then again with a meaningless 3-pointer with five seconds remaining.
Hargett led the offense with five assists while
James Williams and
Paul Byers each had a pair of steals. Byers added nine points. The win guaranteed Washburn its first winning season since 2004-05.
Truman Series History
• This is the 50th meeting between these two schools and Washburn holds a 33-16 lead in the series.
• The Ichabods have won the last three meetings by an average score of 63-54.
• The series dates back to 1956-57 and the two have played each other every year since 1989-90.
• Two of the lowest combined scoring games in WU history came against Truman recently. On January 13, 2007, the Bulldogs won 60-45 as they combined for 105 points, the second lowest scoring output since WU joined NCAA II in 1989-90. On January 19, 2008 they scored 109 points in a 59-50 WU win. That was the third lowest scoring game in DII history for WU.
• Washburn is 10-7 against the Bulldogs on the road and 24-9 in MIAA contests against TSU.
BYU-Hawaii Series History
• Washburn is 0-2 against the Seasiders but the two haven't played since January 12, 1989.
• Both losses came on the road at BYUH.
Chaminade Series History
• The Ichabods beat the Silverswords, 71-65 on December 20, 1995, in the first and only meeting between the two in a Missouri S&T tournament.
Washburn's Last Time Out
Washburn 80, Northwest Missouri 59
Malone gets double-double as Ichabods knock off No. 21 Northwest Missouri
December 6, 2008
Lekheythan Malone had a season-high 10 rebounds and 23 points, one off his season high as the Ichabods beat No. 21 Northwest Missouri, 80-59 Saturday night in Lee Arena.
Malone recorded the first double-double of the year for Washburn as he was 6 of 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range. He also shot 8 of 11 from the free throw line and blocked a shot.
Washburn (5-2, 2-0 MIAA) shot 54 percent from the field and 50 percent from the 3-point line during the game. The Ichabods were shooting 65 percent at halftime and 69 percent from 3-point range but they cooled down in the second half and shot 44 percent from the field while going 2 of 9 from long range. The Bearcats (3-3, 0-2 MIAA) shot 35 percent from the field during the game and 32 percent from 3-point range.
Paul Byers scored 13 points for WU,
Darnell Kimble had 10 and
DeAndre Eggins scored 11 off the bench with a season-high five assists.
Mario Scott led the offense with eight assists and he had three steals.
The Bearcats led twice early in the game but never by more than three. Malone's 3-pointer at 14:04 made it 11-10 Ichabods and they held the lead the rest of the game. They led by as much as 18 three times in the first half, including in the final four seconds when Malone hit two free throws that gave WU a 49-31 halftime lead.
Kimble's lay-up to start the second half made it a 20-point lead and WU never let NWMSU get any closer than 13 points away.
Chipman coached game No. 900 November 25
Head coach
Bob Chipman coached his 900th game November 25 against Baker and he became the eighth coach to do so and win at least 600 games. Chipman is 651-253 (.720) in his 30th season with Washburn and overall as a coach.
Chipman is the second active MIAA coach to coach at least 900 games. Missouri Western's Tom Smith has coached over 940 games.
Ichabods return to Hawaii for second Hoop N Surf Classic
Washburn is making its first trip to Hawaii since playing in the Hoop N Surf Classic in 2004-05. The Ichabods went 1-1 that year beating Southwest Minnesota State then losing to SIU-Edwardsville. They have played nine times in Hawaii under coach
Bob Chipman with a 5-4 record.
Malone leading team in scoring and double-figure games
Senior forward
Lekheythan Malone has reached double figures in six of the seven games this year and he's scoring 15.9 points a game to lead the team. December 6 against then-No. 21 Northwest Missouri he led the team with 23 points off 6-of-9 shooting while going 3 of 4 from 3-point range. He also had 10 rebounds that game for his first double-double.
He was 8-for-9 in his Washburn debut and 5-for-5 from the 3-point line as he scored 24 points to lead the Ichabods against Colorado Christian on November 15 in the first day of the Washburn Classic. Malone missed his first shot against Colorado Christian and then made his next eight. He was 2-for-3 in the first half and then 6-for-6 in the second half. Against Baker he had 18 points and was 7-of-11 from the field and in his MIAA debut he had 14 points against Nebraska-Omaha
Through seven games he was sixth in the MIAA in scoring, he was sixth with a .561 field goal percentage and 10th with 6.1 rebounds a game.
Malone transferred this year from NCAA Division I Arkansas-Little Rock.
Scott throwing out a barrage of assists lately
Junior
Mario Scott led the MIAA in assists with 5.7 a game in the December 7 MIAA statistics report. He has started as WU's point guard in every game this year and he's had at least five assists in four of the games. He had nine assists and 18 points against No. 6 Central Oklahoma November 29 and November 25 against Baker he had nine assists and just one turnover with eight points.
Scott is now averaging 5.7 assists after getting eight in his last game, December 6 against Northwest Missouri. He's averaging 10.6 points a game this year with a 53 percent effort from the field and 3-point range. He's also pulling in 3.1 rebounds a game.
Scott's career high for assists is 10, reached last year at Missouri Western. He now has 11 career games with five or more assists.
Byers enters senior season fourth in blocks
Washburn senior forward
Paul Byers enters his senior year fourth in school history with 73 career blocks. He is six away from third and 27 away from tying former assistant coach Ewan Auguste for first in school history with 100.
Byers was second on the team last year as a junior with 20 blocks. He totalled 31 blocks in 2005-06, his freshman season, to lead the team and rank seventh in WU single-season history.
He had two blocks against Baker and he has five this year.
Byers has scored in double figures in four of the seven games this year. He set a career high December 3 against Nebraska-Omaha with 26 points as he shot 10 of 14 from the field and 4 of 6 from 3-point range. He also had eight rebounds and three assists that game. He's averaging 13.0 points a game this year and shooting 55 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team with 5.6 rebounds.
Kimble remains strong in post position
Senior forward
Darnell Kimble has 12 of Washburn's 30 blocks this year and he started the week second in the MIAA with 1.7 a game.
Kimble set four career highs last November 29 against Southwestern Oklahoma in the UCO Thanksgiving Classic. He had 29 points, topping 20 for the first time in his WU career. He made 11 field goals with 17 attempts and he blocked four shots.
This year Kimble has started in the post every game and he's averaging 12.0 points a game, fourth on the team. He's reached double figures five out of seven times this year and in the UCO Classic he had 42 points in the two games with 14 rebounds.
Kimble returns for his second year after finishing second on the team last year with 9.4 points a game. He led the team with 15 double-figure scoring games and scored a season-high 16 points three times. Kimble led Washburn with 21 blocks and averaged 0.75 per game. He played in 28 games with 16 starts as a junior last year after transferring from Brown Mackie CC.
Eggins scoring in double figures
Eggins is third on the team with 12.2 points a game and second with 3.0 assists a game. He led the team with 20 against Central Methodist on November 16 and he had his second straight 20-plus scoring night with 20 against Baker as he was 6-of-9 from the field and 5-of-6 from 3-point range. He has played the last two games off the bench with 12 points and nine assists.
About the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs started the year with five straight non-conference wins but they have since gone 0-2 in the MIAA. Banks Estridge leads the team with 11.9 points a game, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals. Ethan Freeman is averaging 11.6 points and shooting 57 percent from the field and he's tied for the team lead with 6.6 rebounds. Patrick Fandja also have 6.6 rebounds with 10.7 points a game.
WU-TSU matchup notes
• Coming into the week the Ichabods were second in the MIAA with 88.0 points a game and the Bulldogs were last with 72.1 a game. The Bulldogs are fifth allowing just 64.1 points a game while WU allows 74.4 points, the ninth lowest total in the league.
• The two teams are defending well. TSU is third allowing a .405 opponent field goal percentage while WU is fourth allowing .406 shooting from the field.
• Truman is 10th in the MIAA blocking 2.14 shots a game while Washburn is third blocking 4.29 a game.
About the Seasiders
BYU-Hawaii is 3-0 this year and ranked eighth in the nation. The Seasiders are averaging 92.7 points a game while allowing 82.7 a game. They will have had 22 days off between their last game, November 26 against Western New Mexico and their game December 17 against Washburn. Lucas Alves leads the team with 27.3 points a game, 9.7 rebounds and a 63 percent effort from the field.
About the Silverswords
Chaminade lost its first four games before getting a win December 5 against Alaska-Fairbanks. The Silverswords hosted the annual EA Sports Maui Invitational and lost the NCAA DI North Carolina, Alabama and Indiana to start the season. They lost by just two, 81-79 against the Hoosiers. Jamar Berry leads the team with 15.7 points a game and Mohamed Tangara is averaging 13.6 and leading with a 66 percent effort from the field. He also leads with 8.0 rebounds.
Final notes on the Northwest Missouri State game
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Mario Scott and
James Williams started at guard for Washburn and
Paul Byers,
Lekheythan Malone and
Darnell Kimble started at forward. This is the fourth straight time they have started together and they are now 2-2 when doing so.
• Washburn is now 53-32 against NWMSU in the 86th meeting between the two.
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Lekheythan Malone had his first double-double of the year with a season-high 10 rebounds. His previous high was nine rebounds, accomplished twice.
• Washburn shot a season-high 54 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range.
Coming up next
After a 10-day holiday break Washburn will return to MIAA action with a game December 29 at Missouri Western State at 7:30 p.m. and then the Ichabods will return home to host Fort Hays State on December 31 at 3:30 p.m.
