The Washburn Ichabods (13-8, 9-5 MIAA) aim to keep third place in the conference standings all to themselves as they travel to Fort Hays State to face the Tigers. The Tigers are one game back in the conference standings with an 8-5 mark and a 15-5 overall record. The Ichabods have won their last three games coming while coming off a 68-50 win over Truman last time out. The Tigers topped Missouri Western in St. Joseph 68-63.
The Ichabods are looking to halt a three-game losing slide in Hays not winning on the Tiger's homecourt since Nov. 28, 1998 in an 84-75 win.
The Ichabods will try to halt the MIAA's longest winning streak as the Tigers have won their last six games dating back to Jan. 10 when FHSU lost at Southwest Baptist.
Ichabods vs Fort Hays State Last Time Out
Washburn 82, Fort Hays State 66
Strong second half leads Ichabods to win over Fort Hays State
December 31, 2008
Washburn shot 64 percent in the second half and out-scored Fort Hays State by 14 points en route to an 82-66 win over the Tigers Wednesday afternoon in Lee Arena.
DeAndre Eggins led the Ichabods with 21 points as he was 5 of 9 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free throw line. Darnel Kimble scored 18 and
Mario Scott had 11.
Lekheythan Malone came off the bench to score nine points and lead the team with six rebounds.
Washburn led by just two, 34-32 at halftime and then a 3-pointer by FHSU to start the second half gave the Tigers a one-point lead. They led by three at the 16:17 and then Malone hit a jumper at 15:06 that gave the Ichabods the lead and sparked an 18-2 run.
Eggins scored eight points during that four-minute run and Malone scored five, capping the streak with a 3-pointer at 11:31 that made the score 58-43.
The Ichabods shot 64 percent in the second half (14 of 22) and out-scored FHSU, 48-34 in the half. They shot 52 percent in the game, 50 from 3-point range and 74 percent from the free throw line.
FHSU shot 39 percent in the game and was led by Tyrone Evans with 22 points. Tim Peinter had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Washburn vs Fort Hays State Series History
• This is the 145st meeting in the series history and Washburn leads 83-61. The series is the third most played for Washburn behind Emporia State (189) and Pittsburg State (160).
• WU is 15-3 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
Washburn 68, Truman 50
Ichabods win third straight in victory over Bulldogs
Feb. 4, 2009
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods won their third straight game and their fourth in a row over Truman in a 68-50 win over the Bulldogs Wednesday night in Lee Arena.
The Ichabods fell behind 8-2 to Truman (6-5, 1-13 MIAA) as the Bulldogs and held the lead up until a 3-pointer by
Steve Feighny which put Washburn up 16-15 with 11:29 to play in the first half. Truman responded with back-to-back layups and a 3-pointer by of their own regaining the lead while stretching it to a 22-17 margin. The Bulldogs pulled out to a 26-19 lead with 4:46 to play in the half, before Washburn held Truman without a field goal for the final 4:46 of the half while going on a 7-0 run and took the lead on a dunk by
Darnell Kimble with 1:59 to play in the stanza.
The Ichabods kept the pressure on the Bulldogs holding Truman without a field goal until the 13:26 mark of the second half totaling more than 10 minutes without a point from the field when Vesko Filchev broke the drought with 13:26 to play in the game and Washburn holding a 34-31 lead.
Washburn put together a 20-9 run over the next six minutes to take a 57-40 lead. Truman would get no closer than 13 the rest of the way.
DeAndre Eggins took game-high honors with 13 points. Kimble recorded his second double double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Covier Carter also had 10 points. Brandon Griffin led Truman with 10 points and nine rebounds.
The Ichabods were 22 of 55 for the game (.400) while Truman was 18 of 48 (.375). Washburn also held a 43 to 28 advantage on the glass.
Ichabods continue stellar play in Lee Arena
The Ichabods started the year 6-0 at home and have since gone 4-1 for an 10-1 record at home. Washburn is out-scoring opponents by an average of 83 to 70 in Lee Arena. The Ichabods shoot 48 percent at home compared to 40 percent in away games.
Washburn unbeaten in midweek MIAA games
The Ichabods are 6-0 in midweek MIAA games this year with all the contests happening on Wednesdays. They are 5-0 in Lee Arena and their win Wednesday at NWMSU was their first midweek road trip in the MIAA. Washburn is balanced in the five games with six players averaging 8.0 points or more.
DeAndre Eggins leads with 13.6 a game and overall, Washburn scores 81.0 while opponents score 71.8 a game. WU shoots 49 percent in midweek MIAA games.
Ichabod Notes
10 • William McNeill • F • 6-0 • 190 • Fr. • 20 of 23 rebounds this season are defensive.
12 •
Moriba DeCoteau • F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr. • Has hit 2 of 5 field goal attempts this season.
14 •
Logan Stutz • F • 6-9 • 205 • So. • 8 of 9 from free throw line in the last two games
15 •
Paul Byers • F • 6-5 • 205 • Sr. • All four rebounds in the last two games have been on the offensive end of the court.
20 •
Lekheythan Malone • F • 6-6 • 205 • Sr. • Has hit 50 of 75 free throws this season
21 •
Darnell Kimble • F • 6-8 • 230 • Sr. • Recorded second double double of the season against Truman with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
22 •
DeAndre Eggins • G • 6-5 • 200 • Sr. • Has reached double in 15 straight games after scoring a season-low 1 point against UNO on Dec. 3.
32 •
Covier Carter • G • 6-2 • 185 • Jr. • Has hit 11 of 25 3-pointers this season
33 •
Nate Daniels • G • 6-3 • 190 • So. • 10 of 12 from the field in the last three games and has averaged 10.0 ppg in the last three games.
35 •
Layne Nash • G • 5-9 • 155 • Fr. • Is redshirting this season.
40 •
Garrett Love • G • 6-4 • 190 • So. • Has hit both free throws this season.
44 •
Steve Feighny • F • 6-5 • 215 • Fr. • Seven of eight rebounds have been on defensive side of the court
50 •
James Williams • G • 6-5 • 210 • Sr. • Has had 14 assists in the last three games.
52 •
Todd Eils • G • 6-2 • 175 • Fr. • Is redshirting this season.
'Bods n Ends
• The Ichabods have used six starting line ups this season with no group of five making more than five starts. The group of Eggins, Williams, Byers, Malone and Stutz have made four starts.
• Washburn is outrebounding their opponents 39.6 to 33.4 in home games.
• The Ichabod starters are averaging 52.5 points per game while their opponents starters are averaging 52.4 points per game.
• This season the Ichabod bench is outscoring their opponents bench 26.7 to 20.9 per game. Washburn starters are holding a slim 53.6 to 53.2 ppg average over the opponents starting five.
About the Tigers
The Tigers have the longest winning streak in the MIAA as they are riding a six-game winning streak after defeating Missouri Western last time out. The Tigers are ninth in the league in scoring offense at 72.1 ppg and second in scoring defense giving up only 64.6 ppg. The Tigers are fifth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage making 37.7-percent (139-371) of their long range shots and lead the league in rebounding margin as they outrebound their opponents by seven per game.
Tyron Evans leads the Tigers in scoring as he is 11th in the MIAA in scoring averaging 15.0 points per game.
Coming up next
Following the game with Fort Hays State on Feb. 7, the Ichabods will travel to Central Missouri on Feb. 11 and Southwest Baptist on Feb. 14. Washburn will return to Lee Arena playing host to Missouri Southern on Feb. 19. Washburn will make one more regular season road trip to Pittsburg State on Feb. 21 before wrapping up the regular season on Feb. 25 against Emporia State on senior night. The MIAA's regular season will wrap up on Feb. 28, but the Ichabods will have an “off night” as the other 10 schools will play their final regular season games. The MIAA Postseason Tournament will start on March 5.
