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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods won their second straight game and picked up the program's 500th win in a 40-28 win over Nebraska-Omaha in Yager Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Washburn (3-3, 2-2 MIAA) will be back in action at Pittsburg State next Saturday with a 2:20 p.m. kickoff time.

The Ichabods scored early only three plays into the game as Dane Simoneau hit Joe Hastings on a 27-yard pass play putting Washburn up 7-0 with the extra point by Steve Ivanisevic. However the Mavericks responded with a seven-play, 73-yard drive of their own capped by a 21-yard run by Levi Terrell tying the score at 7-7 with only 3:35 worth of play in the first quarter.

On the ensuing drive by the Ichabods, Hastings pulled down his second touchdown of the afternoon on a 17-yard strike from Simoneau wrapping a drive which covered 89 yards and 13 plays and 6:31 off the clock putting Washburn up 14-7.

After the Ichabod defense forced a punt, Washburn then marched 80 yards in 13 plays as Hastings notched his third touchdown of the day - this time on a 13-yard pass play from Simoneau staking the Ichabods to a 21-7 lead with 11:04 to play in the opening half. Again the Ichabod defense held and the Ichabods' drive stalled a the UNO 31, but a 48-yard field goal by Ivansevic put Washburn up 24-7 with 3:50 to go in the half.

Washburn's Pierre Desir picked off his second pass of the season and the 10th of his career on the Mavericks' next drive at the Washburn 28 and returned it to the UNO 41 setting up Hastings' fourth touchdown reception of the day on a 30-yard play.

Hastings finished the first half with eight catches for 122 yards and four touchdow receptions tying Washburn's single game record with Troy Slusser who had four scores in a 59-46 win over Emporia State on Nov. 12, 1988 in Topeka.

UNO took the second half kickoff and cut into the Ichabod lead as John Teigland hit Mike Higgins for 16 yards pulling UNO with 31-14. Washburn responded with a 49-yard field goal by Ivanisevic on the 'Bods' next drive with 8:40 to go in the third quarter.

UNO's next drive stalled at their own 47 yard line and on the punt attempt, it was blocked by Brody Schuler setting up a 39-yard field goal by Ivanisevic stretching the Ichabod lead to 37-14. After the Mavericks turned the ball back to the Ichabods on downs on a sack by Dakota Palan-Johnson, Ivanisevic connected on his fourth, a school-record tying, field goal of the day - this time from 33 yards with 9:38 to go putting the Ichabods up 40-14.

UNO added touchdowns on a John Teigland pass to Mike Higgins with 5:41 to go in the game and Terrell scored from five yards out with 55 seconds to go in the game to round out the scoring.

Simoneau finished 21 of 26 for the game with four touchdown passes (all to Hastings) for 278 yards. Vershon Moore led the Ichabod ground game with 83 yards on 16 carries.

Terrell finished with 130 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Mavericks while Teigland was 19 of 28 for 218 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Higgins finished with 73 yards on seven catches and two scores.

Defensively for the Ichabods, Jahmil Taylor had 12 tackles and Michael Wilhoite recorded 11 with two tackles for loss. Shaquil Barrett had eight tackles and two sacks for the Mavericks.

Each team recorded 397 yards of total offense.

The win was the first for the Ichabods over the Mavericks since Oct. 25, 1969 in a 24-21 win in Topeka. Since then the Ichabods were 0-5-1 in six meetings covering a 25-year gap between games.