Box Score | Season Stats

OMAHA, Neb. - Janice Bright topped the 20-point mark for the seventh straight game and the Lady Blues came back to defeat Nebraska-Omaha, 64-62 Saturday at Sapp Fieldhouse.

No. 10 Washburn improved to 15-3 and 8-3 in the MIAA while UNO fell to 7-9 and 4-7 in the league. The Lady Blues will continue action Wednesday night at Northwest Missouri State at 5:30.

Bright shot 9 of 21 from the field and made four 3-pointers as she scored 25 points to lead all scorers. Mainz was 4 of 6 from the field for 11 points.

The Lady Blues took their first lead of the game at the 5:42 mark when Dayna Rodriguez hit a pair of free throws to make the score 54-53. A 3-pointer from Bright at 2:58 gave the Lady Blues a six-point lead but UNO scored five straight points to pull within one with 51 seconds remaining.

Mainz then hit a lay-up after a WU timeout to give the Lady Blues a three-point lead with 20 seconds left. Cayla Hargrove went to the free throw live for UNO with eight seconds left and she made both shots. Mainz was fouled on the next possesion and she made one of two to give WU a two-point lead.

The Mavericks failed to get a shot off as the ball was knocked lose in the final seconds.

Washburn was out-shot, 50 percent to 43 percent but the Lady Blues were 13 of 15 (87 percent) from the free throw line while UNO was 10 of 15.

Dayna Rodriguez led the Lady Blues with seven rebounds and Mainz and Brett Ulsaker each led with three assists. Mainz had five steals.