Game 18 Washburn vs Emporia State

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No. 17 Washburn Lady Blues (14-3, 7-1 MIAA) vs No. 18 Emporia State (11-2, 7-1 MIAA)
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2012
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Topeka, Kan.
Arena: Lee Arena (3,904)
Radio: 106.9 KTPK FM with Mark Elliott (play-by-play) & Jake Lebahn (color)
Video: America One (fee)
Series Record: ESU leads 43-40
Last Meeting: ESU 61-52 on 03/05/11 (MIAA Tourney)
Washburn Coach Ron McHenry: 304-63 (.828) in 12th year at WU and overall
ESU Coach Jory Collins: 31-11 (.738) in 2nd year at ESU and overall

The 17th-ranked Lady Blues will host No. 18 Emporia State Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Lee Arena in this year's first edition of the Turnpike Tussle. Both teams enter the game with just one MIAA loss and half a game out of first place. The game will be carried live on 106.9 FM and links to live stats, video and audio are available on wusports.com.

Washburn defeated unbeaten and 10th-ranked Pittsburg State 65-51 on Wednesday. The Lady Blues were down by five at halftime and opened the second half on a 13-0 run to take the lead. They improved to 14-3 overall and 7-1 in the MIAA with the win. The Lady Hornets defeated Lincoln 81-68 on Wednesday to move to move to 11-2 overall and 7-1 in the league.

The Lady Blues enter the game having won five straight while the Lady Hornets have won six of their last seven with a loss last Saturday against Pittsburg State.

Ebonie Williams leads the Lady Blues with 12.9 points a game and she's one of three Lady Blues scoring in double figures. Williams was 19th in the nation shooting 55 percent from the field and Washburn is third as a team shooting 48 percent from the field and fourth in scoring margin with a +23.6 advantage. Emporia State is led in scoring by Heather Robben with 12.6 points a game, 14th best in the nation.