Game 11
Washburn Ichabods (7-3, 3-0 MIAA/1st)
at Missouri Western State Griffons (5-4, 2-1 MIAA/t-4th)
Monday, December 29
7:30 p.m.
Where: St. Joseph, Mo.
Arena: MWSU Fieldhouse
Capacity: 3,750
Rankings: both teams unranked
Series Record: WU leads 42-30
Last Meeting: WU 90-69 on 02/02/08 (H)
Last MWSU Win: 78-77 on 01/02/08 (A)
WU Coach Bob Chipman: 653-254 (.720) in his 30th season at WU and overall
MWSU Coach Tom Smith: 389-205 (.655) in hid 21st season at MWSU and
558-389 (.589) in his 33rd season overall
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Game 12
Washburn Ichabods
vs Fort Hays State Tigers (7-2, 0-2 MIAA/t-9th)
Wednesday, December 31
3:30 p.m.
Where: Topeka, Kan.
Arena: Lee Arena
Capacity: 4,179
Rankings: both teams unranked
Series Record: WU leads 82-61
Last Meeting: FHSU 69-66 on 02/27/08 (H)
Last WU Win: 69-57 on 01/10/07 (H)
FHSU Coach Mark Johnson: 145-68 (.681) in his 8th season at FHSU and overall |
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Washburn returns from break at MWSU then hosts FHSU on New Year's Eve
The Ichabods will take their 3-0 MIAA record on the road as they face Missouri Western at 7:30 p.m. on December 29 to end a 10-day holiday break. They will then return home to host Fort Hays State on December 31 at 3:30 p.m. in the school's second ever New Year's Eve game.
Washburn is 7-3 overall and the only 3-0 team in the MIAA (two others are 2-0). The Ichabods went 1-1 in the Hoop N Surf Classic before beginning the holiday break. The Griffons are 5-4 and 2-1 in the league while FHSU is 7-2 but 0-2 in the MIAA.
Ichabods vs Griffons Last Time Out
Washburn 90, Missouri Western State 69
Ichabods protect the ball in big win over Missouri Western
February 2, 2008
Washburn shot a season-high 55 percent from 3-point range and turned the ball over a season-low six times in a 90-69 win over Missouri Western.
Washburn held a four-point lead at halftime, 42-38, and quickly built it to 12 on 10-2 run to start the second half and then 21 points at 13:37.
James Williams scored 14 points to lead the bench while
Mario Scott led the team with 19 points off 6 of 12 shooting. Grant Hargett and Brady Sisk each had 13 and Andrew Meile led the team in rebounding for the first time this year with seven, all in the second half. Washburn shot 45 percent in the game and made 12 of 22 3-point attempts for a season-high 55 percent effort. Hargett was 5 of 8 from the field and joined Meile with a team-high three 3s. Meile and Williams led with six assists.
Missouri Western State Series History
• This is the 73rd meeting between the two schools and Washburn leads the series, 42-30. The Ichabods are 19-15 against MWSU in MIAA games and 17-8 in Lee Arena.
• The two teams split last year's series with each winning its home game. Washburn has three straight games against MWSU in Lee Arena.
• Prior to last year's 90-69 win in the series finale, WU has scored exactly 77 points in each of the three previous games.
• MWSU leads WU 3-4 in overtime games. The last was a 79-77 Griffons win in double overtime on Marth 3, 1999.
Ichabods vs Tigers Last Time Out
Fort Hays State 69, Washburn 66
Seniors shine, but Ichabods fall short against Tigers
February 28, 2008
A hot second half for the Ichabods wasn't enough to erase Fort Hays State's hot first half as Washburn fell, 69-66 at Lee Arena to the Tigers. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Washburn and gave the Tigers their own five-game winning streak. Seniors Kyle Snyder, Grant Hargett, Brady Sisk and Andrew Meile were all honored for their contributions prior to the game during Senior Day ceremonies.
The Ichabods shot 50 percent in the second half and kept FHSU to 36 percent shooting as they tried to erase a five-point halftime deficit. Sisk led the Ichabods with 19 points while Snyder was 6 of 9 for 14 points and he added 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year.
Darnell Kimble was 5 of 9 from the field for 15 points and Byers led WU with a season-high four assists and pulled in seven rebounds.
Fort Hays State Series History
• This is the 144th meeting in the series history and Washburn leads 82-61. The series is the third most played for Washburn behind Emporia State (188) and Pittsburg State (159).
• The Tigers have won the last three games against WU and five of the last six. FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006-07 and the Ichabods are 1-3 against the Tigers since then in conference games.
• WU is 14-3 against the Tigers in Lee Arena.
• FHSU is 4-2 against WU in overtime games. The last meeting was a 70-69 win for the Tigers on November 17, 2006.
Washburn's Last Time Out
Chaminade 78, Washburn 73
Ichabods fall to Chaminade in final game of Hoop N Surf Classic
December 18, 2008
HONOLULU - Three Ichabods scored in double figures but they shot just 35 percent as a team as they fell to Chaminade, 78-73 in their final game in the Hoop N Surf Classic.
DeAndre Eggins led WU with 19 points and
Darnell Kimble had his first double-double at Washburn with 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
Paul Byers scored 11 points with three 3-point field goals.
The Ichabods shot just 29 percent in the first half and the Silverswords shot 40 percent but the Ichabods went into the locker room up 33-29. Both teams improved shooting in the second half with WU reaching 40 percent but CU shot 52 percent in the half and out-scored WU 49-40 for the five-point win.
Washburn ended up shooting 35 percent while CU was 47 percent. CU was 41 percent from 3-point range while the Ichabods were 31 percent. The two teams were even with 44 rebounds each and turnovers were close with CU committing 13 and WU having 12.
James Williams led WU with five assists and
Darnell Kimble blocked three shots. Noah Gottlieb led Chaminade with 17 points and Ricky Clayborn had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
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chabods playing second New Year's Eve game in school history
Washburn is playing just its second game in school history on New Year's Eve. The last time WU brought in the new year on the court was in 1958 against Oklahoma Panhandle State in a 72-56 win in Ottawa, Kansas. Washburn has never played a game on New Year's Day.
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 653-254 (.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.
Malone leading team in scoring and double-figure games
Senior forward
Lekheythan Malone has reached double figures in seven of the 10 games this year and he's scoring 14.5 points a game, second best on the team. He has scored 20 or more points in three games this year and he had his first double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds against Northwest Missouri December 6.
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. 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.
Malone transferred this year from NCAA Division I Arkansas-Little Rock.
Byers fourth in blocks, three away from third
Washburn senior forward
Paul Byers enters his senior year fourth in school history with 76 career blocks. He is three away from third and 24 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 has eight blocks this year.
Byers has scored in double figures in five of the 10 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 11.2 points a game this year and shooting 48 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range. He is third on the team with 5.1 rebounds.
Kimble remains strong in post position
Senior forward
Darnell Kimble has 19 blocks this year and he started the week second in the MIAA with 1.7 a game.
Kimble had his first career double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds against Chaminade on December 18 in the Hoop N Surf Classic. His seven offensive rebounds and eight defensive rebounds were also career highs.
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, third on the team. He's reached double figures six out of 10 times this year.
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 leading the team in scoring after strong showing in last three games
Senior guard
DeAndre Eggins is leading the team with 15.9 points a game after he averaged 22.0 a game in the last three games before winter break. He set a career high with 22 points at Truman December 13 and then against BYU-Hawaii on December 17 he topped that total 25 points. He followed that with 19 points and nine rebounds against Chaminade.
Eggins has reached double figures in six out of eight games played and in each of the last four. He has reached at least 20 points four times. Washburn is 4-0 when he scores at least 20 and 5-1 when reaching 10.
About the Griffons
Missouri Western (5-4) started the year 2-4 but since then the Griffons have gone 3-0 after a win at Fort Hays State December 13 and then two wins in the Las Vegas High Desert Classic. MWSU is 2-1 in the MIAA, beating PSU and FHSU and losing at ESU.
Dominique Thuston leads the team with 17.1 points a game and 6.3 rebounds and he's shooting 50 percent from the field. James Bush is a 63 percent shooter and he's averaging 12.2 points a game. Overall, the Griffons are shooting 34 percent from the field and out-scoring opponents 79-75.
About the Tigers
Fort Hays State is 7-2 with the two loses coming in the Tigers' opening MIAA games. They fell at home to Nebraska-Omaha and Missouri Western. Six of their seven games have been at home and this will be their second road trip with the other being an 82-66 win at Newman on December 2.
Tyrone Evans leads the team with 15.2 points a game and he's shooting 47 percent from the field and 48 percent from 3-point range. Corbin Kuntzsch is leading with 6.3 rebounds a game while scoring 9.8 points.
Final notes on the BYU-Hawaii game
• Washburn won its first game against BYUH and is now 1-2 against the Seasiders overall. The two hadn't played since the 1988-89 season prior to this game.
• The Ichabods are now 2-1 against ranked teams this year.
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DeAndre Eggins had a season-high 25 points after scoring 22 Saturday at Truman, his previous high.
Final notes on the Chaminade game
• WU is now 1-1 all-time against Chaminade in the second meeting between the two schools.
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Darnell Kimble had his first double-double at Washburn with a career-high 15 rebounds. His previous career high for rebounds was nine against Pittsburg State on January 26, 2008. This was also his first game reaching double figures in rebounds.
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DeAndre Eggins,
James Williams and
Nate Daniels started at guard for Washburn and
Paul Byers and
Darnell Kimble started at forward. This is the first time this combination has started and this was Daniels' first career start at WU.
Coming up next
The Ichabods will stay home to host Central Missouri January 3 and then No. 3 Southwest Baptist January 7. That will conclude a three-game MIAA home stand, WU's longest of the year. After that, eight of the final 13 games will be on the road.
