Countdown to tip . . .
The Washburn Ichabods continue their three-game road trip as they travel to Warrensburg, Mo., on Wednesday to face Central Missouri in Warrensburg. The Ichabods (13-6, 10-5 MIAA) had their six-game winning streak snapped at Fort Hays State 94-73. The Mules (14-8, 9-7 MIAA) topped Lincoln at home 89-54 winning their second straight game. The Ichabods are looking to become the ninth school in NCAA Division II history to reach the 1,400-win plateau. The Ichabods are in third place in the league standings, one-half game a head of Nebraksa-Omaha and the Mules are two games behind the Ichabods in fifth place.

Washburn (13-6, 10-5 MIAA) at Central Missouri (14-8, 9-7 MIAA)
Feb. 9, 2011 • 7:30 p.m. • Warrensburg, Mo. • UCM Multi (8,000)

Washburn	At A Glance	Central Missouri
13-6, 10-5 MIAA	Record	14-8, 9-7 MIAA
not ranked	National Ranking	not ranked
Bob Chipman (Kansas State, 1973)	Head Coach	Kim Anderson (Missouri, 1979)
691-284, 32nd season	Record at School	199-71, 9th season
Same	Overall	same
www.wusports.com	Website	ucmo.edu/athletics
UCM leads 46-43	Series
WU won 57-45, Dec. 31, 2010 in Topeka	Last Meeting
KTPK 106.9 FM	Radio
Washburn game notes	Game Notes
wusports.com (free)	Online Audio
Live stats	Live Stats

Ichabods on Radio . . .
Washburn basketball games can be heard live on KTPK 106.9 FM. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wusports.com by following the “Live Audio” link on the basketball schedule page. Four-time Kansas Sportscaster of the year Bruce Steinbrock will be the play-by-play voice of the Ichabods and former WU quarterback Mark Elliott will be the color analyst.

The Coaches . . .
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman is in his 32nd season at the helm of the Ichabod basketball program. For 25 years now Chipman has been the winningest coach in school history and in 2006-07 he became the second winningest coach as a member of the MIAA. Chipman is 691-284 (.710) overall and he has 450 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. In home games, Chipman has amassed a 404-76 (.840) record going 350-64 in Lee Arena and 54-12 in Whiting Fieldhouse. Chipman is 11t=h amongst all NCAA II coaches in winning percentage who have coached at least 10 seasons. Among that group, he is second in all-time coaching victories in active coaches in career victories. Among all coaches who have at least 10 years experience in DII, he is 25th in winning percentage and seventh in victories. He is the third active winningest coach in NCAA Division II and 10th in winning percentage and his 691 coaching wins is 28th all-time among all NCAA coaches at all levels. At Washburn he has led the Ichabods to 11 conference regular season titles (9 MIAA), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1987 NAIA National Championship. Chipman is 25-21 against Central Missouri.
Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson has led the Mules to a 199-71 (.735) overall record and is the only coach in school history to take a Mules team to the Final Four two times, win three MIAA Tournament titles or win 24 games five times. He is 13-8 against the Ichabods.
    
Last time out for the Ichabods . . .
(Feb. 5, 2011) - HAYS, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods had their six-game winning streak snapped running into a buzz-saw from a hot shooting No. 13-ranked Fort Hays State team in a 94-73 loss to the Tigers.
The Ichabods (13-6, 10-5 MIAA) trailed by nine at the break 49-40 and pulled within seven at 62-55 after a pair of free throws by Mitch Allen with 14:18 to go in the game, but the Tigers (19-3, 13-3 MIAA) used a 17-5 run over the next seven minutes pushing their lead to 79-59 with 7:17 to go. The Tigers would go on to lead by as many as 26 in the second half before takeing the 21-point win.
Logan Stutz led the Ichabods with 18 points going 6 of 7 from the field and De'Andre Washington scored 16 adding five rebounds while hitting 4 of 8 3-point field goal attempts.
Dominique Jones led four Tigers in double figures scoring 28 points hitting 8 of 11 from the field overall and 6 of 8 attempts from 3-point range. Corbin Kuntzsch scored 14, Dijon Smith scored 12 and Matt Simmons scored 11.
The Tigers hit 31 of 55 shots from the field for a 56 percent average while shooting 59 percent from 3-point range connecting on 13 of 22 shots from long range. Washburn still shot 50 percent from the field hitting 25 of 50 attempts while going 8 of 22 from 3-point range. The Tigers also hit 19 of 22 free throw attempts for an 86 percent average while the Ichabods were 15 of 26 from the line for a 58 percent average. The Tigers outrebounded the Ichabods 32 to 24. The Tigers finished with five turnovers while Washburn coughed the ball up seven times. The Tigers recorded 27 assists on their 31 baskets in the game and Washburn tallied 15.

Series history with Central Missouri . . .
Wednesday's meeting will be the 90th between these two teams and UCM leads the all-time series 46-43. The Ichabods snapped a Mules five-game winning streak in the MIAA quarterfinal match up last season. The Ichabods are 5-1 against Central Missouri in the MIAA Tournament. Washburn is 17-7 against UCM in Lee Arena and 20-18 in MIAA games. In road MIAA games played in Warrensburg, the Ichabods are 7-12. The Ichabods have lost seven straight games played in UCM's Multipurpose Building not winning since a 74-68 win on Feb. 15, 2003. The last three losses have been by six, eight and five points. In those last three road losses at Central Missouri, the Mules have had 89 free throw attempts compared to the Ichabods' 53.
 
Last meeting with Central Missouri . . .
(Dec. 31, 2011) TOPEKA, Kan. -- A 22-5 Ichabod run over a five minute stretch of the second half and Logan Stutz's first double double of the season pushed Washburn to a 57-45 New Year's Eve win over Central Missouri Friday afternoon in Lee Arena.
Both teams struggled in the first half as they combined to hit 14 of 49 shots with the Mules hitting 9 of 25 taking a 26-22 lead into the break. Washburn was 5 of 24 from the field for a 21 percent average. Washburn starters were 3 of 17 from the field and the Mules first five were 7 of 20.
In the second half, the Ichabods tied the score at 28 on a layup by Jadarren Mumpfield with 17:06 to play. The Mules rebuilt their lead to four at 32-28 on layups by Ryan Harris and Boo Hunter with 16:04 to go. A 3-pointer by Bobby Chipman cut the lead to one at 32-31. De'Andre Washington hit a free throw and a jumper by Bryce Simons gave the Ichabods their first lead of the second half at 34-32 with 14:24 remaining.
Central (8-4, 3-3 MIAA) rallied to tie the score at 34 on a tip in by Joel Barkers. After a missed 3-pointer by Simons, Stutz put the Ichabods up for good on a layup at 36-34. From that point, Stutz scored seven of Washburn's next nine points beginning the big second half run pushing the Ichabods out to a 50-36 lead on a Stutz free throw. The Mules would not get closer than 10 the rest of the way.
Stutz led the Ichabods with 21 points scoring 15 in the second half going 7 of 9 from the field and 7 of 11 from the free throw line. He finished with a season-high 12 rebounds with eight defensive boards. Washington scored 11 points and Chipman finished with a season-high 10 points hitting both of Washburn's two 3-pointers.
The Mules were led by Joel Barkers' 14 points to go with a game-high 14 rebounds. Hunter also had double-figure scoring with 13 points.
Washburn shot 42 percent in the second half on 11 of 26 shooting while the Mules were 7 of 23. Both teams finished with 16 field goals with the Mules going 16 of 48 (33 percent) and the Ichabods going 16 of 50 for 32 percent. Washburn finished 23 of 29 from the free throw line while the Mules were 10 of 16.
The 45 points for the Mules were the lowest points scored by any Kim Anderson-coached team at Central. 

About Central Missouri . . .
The Mules are 14-8 this season and 8-7 in the MIAA having won their last two games. The Mules are 9-1 in home games this season with the lone loss coming in an 81-79 loss to Nebraska-Omaha when the Mavericks hit a half-court shot at the buzzer the win the game. Boo Hunter leads the Mules with a 15.2 ppg average. He is averaging 15.3 ppg in MIAA play. Also in double figures is Ryan Harris at 12.5 ppg, Tyrone Young who is scoring 11.5 ppg and Bryce Brunz 10.9 ppg. Joel Barkers leads the team with 5.9 rpg. The Mules are averaging 75.6 ppg while allowing 68.6 ppg. They are shooting 45 percent from the field hitting 568 of 1267 attempts. From the free throw line they are 376 of 541 (70 percent) and from 3-point range the Mules are 152 of 425 (36 percent). On the boards, the Mules are +4.6 rebounds per game over their opponents this season.
 
Last time out for Central Missouri . . .
UCM Sports Information -- (Feb. 5, 2010) The Central Missouri Mules dominated in every phase of the game on Saturday and took care of business against the Lincoln Blue Tigers, 89-54 at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
Central Missouri (14-8, 9-7 MIAA) had to battle through the first 15 minutes of the contest, going back and forth with the Blue Tigers (2-18, 0-16 MIAA). Lincoln got off to a quick start, thanks to guard Cedric Ridle. He scored 12 of the team's first 15 points and helped them to a 15-11 lead at the 15:06 mark.
UCM came right back though, sparked by eight consecutive points from junior guard Boo Hunter to make it 19-15 with 13:52 on the clock. The Blue Tigers tied it at 21, but that would be their last of the game. Central Missouri clamped down on defense, holding LU scoreless in the final 6:10 of the half to take a 34-23 lead into the break.
A 21-13 rebound advantage, combined with a 14-4 edge in points in the paint was the difference, as well as holding the Blue Tigers to only 36 percent shooting. Ridle and Hunter led their respective teams with 12 each at the half.
The Mules offense came alive in the second period, shooting 67.7 percent and scoring 55 points. A 17-1 run that spanned just more than four minutes put the game out of reach, making it 55-29 with 14:04 remaining. Senior guard Bryce Brunz was the catalyst, scoring seven points during the rally.
Lincoln made its only run at the lead following that rally, but could only cut it to 17 before the Mules clamped it down again. A 21-3 spurt that saw multiple fast-break dunks from seniors Tyrone Young and Manny Richardson stretched the margin to 35 with 5:40 to play.
Young put on a show in the half, scoring 16 points and dishing out five assists. Senior forward Joel Barkers also got in double-figures, putting up 10 in the period.
The Mules scored 30 points in the paint during the half, and out-rebounded the Blue Tigers by a 24-12 margin with 12 fast-break points. Defensively, the Mules held LU to only 25 percent shooting as well. Junior guard Reggie Stallings guarded LU leading scorer Pierre DeClue for much of the night, and held him 10 points below his average with only eight.
For the game, UCM hit a season-high 57.6 percent from the floor, and had a +20 rebounding edge. Five players finished in double-figures, with Young leading the way with 19. Barkers tallied 14, Stallings had 13 and a career-high 10 boards, Hunter had 12, and Brunz finished with 10.

Ichabod player notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Sr.  • His 109 assists this season are 10th on WU senior charts
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Sr.  • Played 15 minutes vs FHSU in first action since Lincoln game
#4 • Jadarren Mumpfield  • G • 6-0 • 180 • Sr.  • Six of 11 from 3-point range in last two games (7.6 ppg in span)
#5  • Jeff Reid  • G • 6-6 • 190 • RS-Fr.  • 211 points this season is 11th on the WU freshman chart
#10  • William McNeill  • G • 6-1 • 190 • Jr.  • Will miss the remainder of the season and will redshirt
#12  • Robert Sigala  • G • 6-3 • 180 • Jr.  • Has hit last two field goal attempts
#14 • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 225 • Sr.  • Needs 161 points to reach 1,000 for career
#15  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • So.  • Three-to-one turnover assist ratio this season (27 ast./9 TO's)
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • So.  • Twenty seven career blocks is 21st on WU all-time chart
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • So.  • Hit first free throw of the season against FHSU (1 of 3 this season)
#22  • Alex North  • F • 6-6 • 210 • Fr.  • Eight of 10 from the free throw line this season
#24  • Zack Riggins  • F • 6-6 • 230 • Jr.  • Five of six from the field this season
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Sr.  • Seventy six career 3-pointers 19th all-time at Washburn
#44  • Brandon Scaife  • F • 6-8 • 270 • Jr.  • Has scored 63 points in 85 minutes of MIAA play

An Ichabod win over Central Missouri would . . .
improve the Ichabods to 14-6 overall and 11-5 in the MIAA … be the Ichabods third straight win over the Mules … be the Ichabods' first win in Warrensburg since a 74-68  win over the Mules on Feb. 15, 2003 … snap a seven-game losing streak to the Mules in Warrensburg … make the Ichabods 8-12 against the Mules in road games since Washburn joined the NCAA … complete the first regular season for the Ichabods over the Mules since the 2002-03 season … give the Ichabods their 1,400th program victory … improve Washburn to 1,400-969 all-time making Washburn the ninth NCAA Division II team to reach 1,400 wins.

An Ichabod loss to Central Missouri would . . .
drop the Ichabods to 13-7 overall and 10-6 in the MIAA … be the Ichabods' eighth straight loss to Central Missouri in Warrensburg … snap a two-game winning streak over the Mules … drop the Ichabods to 1,399-970 all-time … mark the second straight game an opposing head coach would have gained their 200th career victory as Mark Johnson collected his 200th win against Washburn on Feb. 5 and Kim Anderson would win his 200th win with a Mules victory on Wednesday.

The Fort Hays State game revisited . . . the Loss . . .
The loss to the Tigers dropped the Ichabods to 13-6 overall and 10-5 in the MIAA … was the Ichabods' fifth straight loss to Fort Hays State … was the Ichabods sixth-straight loss to the Tigers on the road in Hays … dropped the Ichabods to 1,399-969 all-time … snapped the Ichabods' six-game winning streak.

The quest for 1,400 wins . . .
The Ichabods' next win will put them at 1,400 becoming the ninth NCAA Division II team to reach that plateau.
School    Years    W    L    Pct.
1. Central Washington    104     1,618     852     .653
2. Central Missouri    106     1,540     900     .631
3. Northern State    108     1,502     859     .637
4. Drury    103     1,442     849     .628
5. Virginia Union    86     1,423     640     .690
6. Ky. Wesleyan    97     1,431     737     .659
7. Fairmont State    86     1,426     826     .632
8. Fort Hays State    102     1,427     839     .627
9. Washburn    105     1,399     969     .590
10. West Texas A&M    90     1,399     897     .607
*records as of Feb. 7

Ichabods in the latest NCAA South Central Regional Rankings . . .
(Feb. 2, 2011) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Washburn Ichabods remained seventh in the latest NCAA South Central Regional Rankings which were released today by the NCAA. The regional rankings will be released each Wednesday for the remainder of the season with the top eight teams in the final rankings on Sunday, March 6 qualifying for the South Central Regional at a campus site to be determined. (records of Jan. 31)
SOUTH CENTRAL                  
1     Central Oklahoma     16-2     16-2
2     Missouri Southern     14-2     14-2
3     Incarnate Word     14-3     14-3
4     Fort Hays State     15-3     15-3
5     West Texas A&M     14-3     14-3
6     Midwestern State     12-4     12-4
7     Washburn     11-5     10-5
8     Tarleton State     11-4     11-4
9     Texas A&M-Commerce     11-6     11-6
10     Cameron     8-7         8-7

'Bods and Ends . . . three-dot notes
The Ichabods have hit at least one 3-pointer in 214 straight games dating back to a Dec. 30, 2003 game with Missouri Western … overall the Ichabods have hit at least one 3-pointer in 1,051 of the last 1,053 games not hitting one against the Griffons and against Northwest Missouri on Jan. 30, 1990 … the Ichabods scored a season-low three second chance points in the loss at Fort Hays State … the Ichabods have scored 334 points off of opponent turnovers this season … in the last five minutes of games this season, Washburn has hit 72 of 109 field goals (66 percent) compared to opponents hitting 69 of 94 (73 percent) … Washburn is allowing opponents an average of 62.8 ppg in home games this season while allowing 79.8 ppg in away and neutral site games … Washburn is +3.6 in rebounding margin in MIAA play.

Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,399-969 (.590 in 2,368 games) in its 105th season of intercollegiate action. The Ichabods are the ninth-winningest team in NCAA Division II history and the 26th winningest team this decade. The Ichabods are 450-203 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most since the 1989-90 season in the MIAA.

Home sweet home - the Ichabods In Lee Arena . . .
The Ichabods are 350-64 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena - the 27th season of play. The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.

Up next. . .
Washburn will wrap up a three-game road trip at Southwest Baptist on Feb. 12 before returning home to face Truman in a make up game on Feb. 14 before facing Missouri Southern on Feb. 17 in Lee Arena. Washburn travels to Pittsburg State on Feb. 19 before coming back home to Topeka for Senior Night on Feb. 23 against Emporia State. Washburn will then wrap up the regular season at Lincoln on Feb. 26 in Jefferson City.