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WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The No. 25 ranked Washburn Ichabods lost 43-34 at No. 20 Central Missouri in a wild game in which the teams combined for 34 points. Washburn (2-2, 0-2 MIAA) will play host to Missouri Western at 1 p.m. next Saturday in their first home game in more than a month on Sept. 27.

After entering the fourth quarter trailing 29-14, the Ichabods rolled off 13 points in less than two minutes to cut the Mule lead to 29-27 after a two-point conversion failed. Jake Iverson had a pair of 1-yard plunges to cap the drives.

The Mules pushed their lead back to nine at 36-27 as Bobby Guillory scampered 41 yards on a reverse with 10:29 to go in the game. After the Ichabods were forced to punt, Guillory muffed a punt return and Xavier Beckford recovered for Washburn at the Central 28 yard line. On the next play from scrimmage, Dane Simoneau connected with Powers for a 28-yard touchdown strike and his first collegiate touchdown pulling Washburn within two at 36-34 with 8:32 to go.

On Central's next drive, Guillory rushed for a 25 yard touchdown run on a fourth and two to put Central up 43-34. Washburn would take possession and drive to the Central 49, but a pair of incomplete passes turned possession back to the Mules and they would run on the clock picking up the win.

Drameagon Powers had a career-high 156 yards receiving on seven receptions to go with touchdown receptions of 76- and 28-yards. Cameron Knox recorded his first touchdown reception of his career in the first half on a 2-yard reception from Jake Iverson.

Iverson was 15 of 33 for 266 yards and the two touchdown passes and had one interception on a deflected pass from an Ichabod receiver. Simoneau was 2 of 5 for 29 yards and the one touchdown pass to Powers in his first action as an Ichabod.

Brandon Walker led the Ichabods on the ground with 21 yards rushing as the team was held to 68 yards on 36 carries.

Bruce Ringwodd had 10 tackles in the game with one for loss. Michael Wilhoite and Zach Watkins each had nine tackles.

Each team had 17 first downs as Washburn had 363 yards of total offense.