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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Three Lady Blues reached double figures as Washburn wrapped up its three-game home stand with a 75-49 win Saturday over Southwest Baptist in Lee Arena.

No. 9 Washburn improved to 21-4 and remained alone in second in the MIAA standings with a 14-2 record. The Bearcats fell to 8-14 overall and 4-13 in the league, putting them ninth in the standings.

Ebonie Williams led Washburn for the ninth straight game with 16 points. She went 6 of 12 from the field with four 3-pointers. The senior pushed her career point total to 1,505 counting her three years at Seton Hall.

Cassie Lombardino went 5 of 10 from the field and scored 12 points. She was just shy of her second double-double this year with a team-high nine rebounds. Laura Kinderknecht made 4 of 7 baskets including two 3s to total 10 points.

SBU led briefly after scoring first and kept Washburn within single digits for much of the first half but the Bearcats failed to score after a lay-up at the 6:08 mark. Washburn ended the half on a 16-2 run over the final 7:22 and led 34-16 at the break. Williams hit two 3s during that stretch and Kinderknecht and Stevi Schultz each hit one.

Washburn shot 44 percent in the first half and 42 percent (5 of 12) from 3-point range. The Lady Blues shot just 37 percent in the second half but still out-scored the Bearcats by eight in that frame.

Lombardino hit a lay-up to open the second half and push Washburn's lead to 20. A 3-pointer by Casyn Buchman at 12:59 moved it to a 31-point lead. A 7-0 run later got the Bearcats within 22 but Washburn answered with an 8-0 run to push the lead to a game-high 22 points, 70-38 at the 3:58 mark.

Washburn ended the game shooting 40 percent from the field and 32 percent from 3-point range. The Lady Blues held a 43-36 edge on rebounds and committed a season-low five turnovers. SBU gave the ball away 16 times.

Tanis Spani came off the bench to lead the Bearcats with 15 points. Jacqui Zelenka had nine points and eight rebounds.


Notes: The Lady Blues won their 10th straight game against SBU and improved the all-time series record to 33-11…Washburn is now 19-3 against SBU in Lee Arena…Ebonie Williams scored her 1,500th career point in the first half and now has 1,505…she scored 1,123 in three years at Seton Hall and 382 this year at Washburn.