Box Score | Season Stats
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- The No. 13 ranked Washburn Lady Blues overcame a cold night shooting and used a late run to put away Truman State 50-38 on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena. Washburn returns to action on Saturday at home against Fort Hays State. Tip-off inside Lee Arena is set for 5:30 p.m.
The 50 points is the third lowest scoring output in a win under
Ron McHenry and the lowest since a 46-45 win over Nebraska-Kearney back on November 24, 2001.
Dayna Rodriguez gave the Lady Blues (17-3, 11-3 MIAA) an early lead with a bucket on the first possession of the game. From there the game see-sawed back and forth for much of the first half. The Bulldogs (7-14, 2-12 MIAA) took their biggest lead of the night at three with just under 10 minutes to play in the opening period. The lead was two at 19-17 when Washburn went on an 11-0 run to grab a 28-19 lead. A three by Truman cut the halftime lead to six at 28-22.
Rose Hammond scored a bucket on Washburn's first possession of the second half, but the Lady Blues went ice cold making just one of their next 18 field goal attempts. Washburn was still clinging to a two-point lead when a layup by Rodriguez pushed the lead to four with 5:37 to play. Truman State cut the lead to two at 39-37 with 5:05 remaining, but the Lady Blues closed the game on an 11-1 run.
Rodriguez led Washburn with 22 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.
Brette Ulsaker added 10 points, while Hammond had eight points, a career-high 10 rebounds and tied her career-high with six assists.
Breanna Daniels led the Bulldogs with 11 points.
The Lady Blues shot 35 percent from the field, 20-of-58, but shot a season-low 14 percent, 2-of-14, from three-point range. The Bulldogs shot 33 percent, 15-of-46, from the field and were 4-of-12 from beyond the arc.
Washburn out-rebounded Truman State 43-30 and forced 16 turnovers, while committing eight. The Lady Blues had 12 steals to three for the Bulldogs.
Washburn improved to 1-1 this season and 3-10 all-time under McHenry when scoring 50 or fewer points.
