Game 26 Washburn at Missouri Southern
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No. 9 Washburn Lady Blues (21-4, 14-2 MIAA)
at Missouri Southern Lions (7-16, 3-14 MIAA)
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Joplin, Mo.
Arena: Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (3,240)
Radio: 106.9 KTPK FM with Mark Elliott (play-by-play) & Jake Lebahn (color)
Video: America One (fee)
Series Record: Washburn leads 43-26
Last Meeting: WU 76-53 on 01/07/12 (H)
Washburn Coach Ron McHenry: 311-64 (.829) in his 12th year at WU and overall
MSSU Coach Maryanne Mitts: 174-140 (.554) in 11th season at MSSU and 257-189 (.576) in 16th year overall
Micro-Blogging the Blues
(Around) 140-character or less tweets highlighting the season
Cassie Lombardino blocked her 100th career shot Saturday and is 5th all-time at WU, 1 block away from 4th #CassieFromTheBlock
Ebonie Williams has 1,505 career points counting her three years at Seton Hall. This year's she's shooting a career-high 54% #1,500CareerPoints
UCM is the only team to shoot 40% against Washburn & the Jennies have done so twice. All other teams are shooting 33% against WU #Denied
Washburn earned its 11th straight 20-win season and 22nd in school history with a win February 4 against FHSU #20WinsSeasons
The Lady Blues are second in the nation shooting .397 from 3-point range in the latest report and they've shot 40 percent or better 15 times #LongRangeSuccess
Stevi Schultz is 34 points away from 1,000 in her career and is looking to become 1st 1,000-point scorer since 2008 #AlmostTo1,000Points
The Lady Blues have topped 50% seven times and are fourth in the nation shooting .468 from the field in latest NCAA report #NearlyBetterThanHalf
Washburn has out-rebounded its opponents in every game this year but four, losses against UCM and Drury and wins at PSU and Lincoln #HotOffTheIron
McHenry became the 37th active coach to get to 300 wins on Dec. 17 and among those coaches, he leads them all with an .829 winning pct. #300wins
Washburn is shooting 47% overall and 48.0% in MIAA games. They've topped 50% 7 times this year. #SolidFromTheFloor
Stevi Schultz is second in career 3s at WU, now with 191. Brooke Ubelaker leads WU with 236 from 2003-07 #WayDownTown
Lady Blues look for season sweep at Missouri Southern Wednesday
The ninth-ranked Lady Blues will look for their second straight win overall and a season sweep over Missouri Southern as they play Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Leggett and Platt Athletic Center. The game will be carried live on Country Legends 106.9 FM KTPK and links to live video, audio and statistics can be found on wusports.com.
Washburn improved to 21-4 overall and remained second in the MIAA standings at 14-2 with a 75-49 win Saturday over Southwest Baptist. Missouri Southern lost its second straight, 79-65 Saturday at Emporia State and is 7-16 overall and last in the MIAA with a 3-14 record.
Washburn is second in the nation shooting 40 percent from 3-point range and fourth shooting 47% overall.
Ebonie Williams leads the Lady Blues and is fifth in the MIAA with 15.3 points a game. She's shooting 54 percent from the field and 52 percent from 3-point range. The Lions are led by Erin Rice with 14.7 points, sixth in the league, and 5.5 rebounds a game.
Washburn is 43-26 all-time against Missouri Southern and has won four straight in the series after a 76-53 win January 7 in Lee Arena.
PSU game time changed for MIAA Network Game of the Week
The MIAA announced that Washburn's home game on February 18 against Pittsburg State will be the MIAA Network Game of the Week. The game time will change from 1:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the men's game will follow at 3:00. Cox Kansas cable channel 22 will carry the broadcast live, as will numerous other networks in the MIAA viewing area.
Last Time Out: Washburn 75, Southwest Baptist 49
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.
Final Notes on the SBU game
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.
McHenry reaches milestone 300th win
Ron McHenry began his 12th season with the Lady Blues in 2011-12 and his 87-63 win on December 17 against Missouri Western gave him the 300th win in his career, all at WU. McHenry now has a 311-64 (.829) record.
McHenry entered the season second in NCAA Division II history with an .829 winning percentage (among coaches with at least 10 years) and second among active coaches in winning percentage (among coaches with at least five years). Thirty-six active DII coaches had reached the 300-win level and McHenry became the 37th. Among coaches who have at least 300 wins, only Lloyd Clark (Delta State 1984-2002) has a betting winning percentage (.834).
McHenry has had at least 23 wins in every year but his first. He's reached the 30-win mark three times. After a 13-14 record in his first season, 2000-01, McHenry has brought the Lady Blues to the NCAA tournament 10 straight times.
McHenry, a national champion in 2004-05, is the Washburn career leader in winning percentage among the five coaches since the program started in 1969-70. He is second in career wins at WU behind Patty Dick with 431 from 1977-00.
Lady Blues jump to 11th in USA Today ESPN national poll
The Lady Blues earned their highest ranking of the season with a No. 9 spot in the USA Today ESPN National Coaches' Poll released February 7. This is the second time Washburn has been in the top 10 this year after earning a No. 10 spot in the week 1 poll.
Washburn won twice the week before the poll came out to move its record to 20-3 and its winning streak to 12 straight. The Lady Blues are the highest ranked team in the region after Northeastern State dropped from 10th to 14th. MIAA foe Pittsburg State is 10th and Emporia State is 20th.
The Lady Blues have been ranked in all 11 polls this year. They were left out of the final poll last year but have been ranked in 151 of the last 152 polls, dating back to week three of the 2002-03 season. This is the highest ranking since week 8 of last year.
Washburn earns 11th straight 20-win season
Washburn's 75-55 win February 4 against FHSU was the 20th of the season, giving the Lady Blues their 11th straight 20-win season. The Lady Blues last failed to reach at least 20 wins in 2000-01, head coach
Ron McHenry's first year. During that streak, Washburn has had three 30-win seasons.
Overall, Washburn has had 22 seasons with 20 wins or more and five of them have yielded at least 30 wins. Washburn's record for wins in a year is 35 in 2004-05, the national title year.
MIAA coaches and media pick Lady Blues first
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Lady Blues were picked as the team to beat in the MIAA's coaches and media preseason polls released during the MIAA Virtual Media Day. Washburn was a unanimous pick in the coaches poll and earned 12 of 16 first place votes in the media poll.
The Lady Blues, second-place finishers last year with a 22-7 overall record and a 17-5 MIAA mark, were picked in front of Emporia State in both polls. Defending regular season and tournament champion Northwest Missouri was picked third in the media poll and tied for fifth in the coaches poll.
Lady Blues second in nation in 3-point shooting; near top of several other NCAA statistical categories
The Lady Blues are in the top 22 of nine different statistical categories in the February 12 NCAA report. Washburn ranks second in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.397) and is in the top 10 in rebound margin (+11.4), scoring margin (+19.6), and field goal percentage (.468). The Lady Blues are in the top 22 in assists per game, assist to turnover ratio, field goal percentage defense and scoring offense and defense.
Ebonie Williams ranks 29th in the nation shooting .542 from the field.
The Lady Blues rank highly in rebounds because they have only been out-rebounded four times this year. Their shooting percentages are helped by the fact that they've shot 50 percent or better from the field eight times and 45 percent or better from long range nine times. They have only allowed opponents to shoot 40 percent or better twice this year.
Williams' two-school career closing with huge numbers
Senior guard
Ebonie Williams scored her 1,500th career point February 11 against SBU and now has 1,505 in her four-year college career. She has 382 points this year and she scored 1,123 points in her three previous years at Seton Hall. She is averaging 13.2 points a game in her four years.
Williams' .542 shooting percentage this year is a career high. She had never shot better than .419 at Seton Hall. Her 15.3 points a game is also a career high. Her sophomore year in 2008-09 she shot .419 and averaged 13.2 points a game to earn second team all-Big East honor.
Schultz takes over 2nd in career 3-pointers at Washburn
Senior guard
Stevi Schultz is second in school history, now with 191 3-pointers in her career. Earlier this year she passed Lora Westling, who had 144 from 2001-05. Brooke Ubelaker (2003-07) is the career leader with 236 at WU. Nine more makes would make her only the second person in school history to reach 200 3-pointers.
This year she's shooting a career-high 38 percent from 3-point range. Schultz' 82 3-pointers last year was the fourth-highest single-season total in school history.
Lombardino moves to 5th in career blocks
Senior
Cassie Lombardino blocked her 100th career shot February 11 against SBU and sits at fifth in career blocks at Washburn. She needs one more to catch Laura Mueller (1988-92) for fourth with 101 blocks. Lombardino's 40 blocks this year is the 10th highest single-season total at Washburn. Her 49 blocks last year tied for the third highest season total. Sixty blocks is the Washburn single-season record (Brenda Shaffer-Dahl in 1988-89).
Schultz 40 points from 1,000 club
Stevi Schultz has 966 career points in her four years at Washburn and her 10.9 points a game this year has her on average to pass 1,000 points before the regular season ends. She would become the 21st Lady Blue to reach 1,000 career points. Corkey Stiger was the last to reach that milestone, scoring 1,047 in two seasons from 2006-08.
Keeping them under 40
The Lady Blues kept their first 13 opponents to under 40 percent shooting and so far this year, Central Missouri has been the only team to top 40 percent shooting against Washburn. The Jennies shot .469 on December 31 and then shot .450 on February 8. Washburn is keeping opponents to .342 shooting overall and .332 shooting in every game but the UCM contests. Washburn is allowing MIAA opponents to shoot .361 overall.
Season Flash Backs: Don't Forget...
Four in a row over 50: The Lady Blues topped the 50 percent mark in field goal shooting in four straight games, all MIAA contests, from December 10 to January 3. They averaged a .562 field goal percentage during that stretch.
Keeping 'em under 40: The Lady Blues kept their first 13 opponents to under 40 percent shooting. Central Missouri's .469 effort on December 31 was the first to top 40 percent. Prior to that game, teams were shooting just 32 percent against Washburn. The Jennies topped 40 percent again on Feburay 8 and are still the only team to do so.
300th win for McHenry: Lady Blues coach
Ron McHenry got his 300th career win, all at Washburn, on December 17 against Missouri Western.
Last-second heartbreakers: Sierra Moeller tied the game December 10 against Truman with 29 seconds left but Bulldog Megan Sharpe made a jumper as time expired to give TSU an upset over then-No. 15 Washburn in Lee Arena. On February 8
Ebonie Williams hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left to give Washburn a one-point lead but Central Missouri hit a lay-up with 4.8 seconds left to win 69-68.
400 straight under 100: The Lady Blues 67-60 win at Fort Hays State on December 7 marked the 400th straight game Washburn has kept opponents under 100 points. The last time was on January 27, 1999, at Emporia State.
School-record margin of victory: Washburn's 92-point win over Tabor on November 14 is the highest in school history. The previous largest was by 87 on November 25, 1983 to St. John's (Kan.), 113-26. This was Washburn's 11th 100-point game in school history and first since winning 102-43 to Southwestern on November 23, 2009.
Another 100-point game!: Washburn made it back-to-back 100-point games for the first time in school history with a 108-60 win over Southwestern on November 16. The Lady Blues had record triple-digit games twice in the same season in 2005-06 and 1983-84 but never in consecutive games.
Happiest Place on Earth: The Lady Blues went 3-0 in the season-opening Disney Tip-Off West Coast Classic to claim the trophy.
Ebonie Williams earned MVP honor.
Near DI Upset: A last-second lay-up spoiled Washburn's exhibition upset bid, 52-50, at Kansas State on November 8.
Ebonie Williams led WU with 15 points.
Last time out against Missouri Southern
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Lady Blues shot 52 percent in the second half to lead to a 76-53 win over Missouri Southern January 7, 2012, in Lee Arena.
No. 20 Washburn won its fourth straight game and improved to 13-3 overall and 6-1 in the MIAA. The Lady Blues will resume action Wednesday at Pittsburg State in a 5:30 p.m. game. Missouri Southern fell to 5-9 and 1-7 in the league.
Cassie Lombardino went 6 of 10 from the field to lead Washburn with 14 points. Ebonie Wiliams added 13 points and
Tiara George had her third double-figure game in her four appearances this year with 10 points.
George added a team-high eight rebounds and Washburn out-rebounded the Lions 50-26.
Laura Kinderknecht, starting her first game this year, also grabbed eight rebounds to give her a career high. Lombardino and
Sierra Moeller each had seven rebounds.
The score was tied 29-29 late in the first half but the Lady Blues went on an 11-2 run in the final 4:07 of the half.
Casyn Buchman started the run with a 3-pointer and a lay-up from Lombardino was joined by six made free throws for the Lady Blues to give them a 40-31 lead at halftime.
Washburn shot 43 percent in the first half while the Lions were 41 percent. The Lady Blues' second-half effort nearly pushed their shooting percentage above 50 percent for the fifth straight time but they ended just short at 48 percent.
Washburn scored first in the second half to push its lead to double figures and the Lions only got within nine points once more in the game. A 7-0 run gave the Lady Blues a 49-33 lead and a lay-up from
Stevi Schultz gave the Lady Blues a 19-point lead at the 8:09 mark.
George's lay-up at the 2:24 mark pushed it to 20 for the first time and
Sami McHenry's first field goal of the year was the final points of the day, giving the Lady Blues a game-high 23-point lead.
Kinderknecht made a pair of 3-pointers for eight points. Schultz also added eight and Moeller led the Lady Blues with four assists. George blocked two shots.
The Lady Blues ended the game 28 percent (5 of 18) from 3-point range while the Lions were 29 percent (9 of 31). Washburn shot 68 percent from the free throw line while MSSU made all four of its attempts.
Missouri Southern was led by Kelby Fritz with 13 points and Erin Rice with 11. The Lions shot 32 percent from the field and lost their fifth straight game.
Up next for the Lady Blues
The Lady Blues return home to host Pittsburg State in the MIAA Game of the Week this Saturday at 1 p.m. That game will also be Washburn's Pink game as the team and fans are encouraged to wear pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. Washburn will then play its final road game of the season February 22 at Emporia State.
Blue Notes: Player-By-Player Tip-Ins
#1 Katie Moyer • 5-5 Jr. G • Olpe, Kan. • Independence CC
Had first WU career points with 6 against Tabor...played in first six games this year and 11 total..averaged 7.3 points as a sophomore at Independence CC last year.
#3 Casyn Buchman • 5-9 Fr. G • McPherson, Kan. • McPherson HS
Has played in all 25 games off the bench...had career-high four assists November 28 against Evangel...scored career-high 11 points January 25 against NWMSU with three 3-pointers...scored eight points three times including January 18 against Lincoln...averaging 3.2 points a game and 1.2 assists...a 46 percent shooter from 3-point range...scored 14.0 points a game her senior year at McPherson High School.
#4 Lindy Arndt • 5-11 So. G • Emporia, Kan. • Emporia HS
Has played in 4 games this year...had her first points of year with season-high four November 14 against Tabor...scored 21 points in 11 games last year.
#5 Laura Kinderknecht • 5-7 Jr. G • St. Mary's, Kan. • St. Mary's HS
Has played in all 25 games this year and has started the last 10 games...averaging 6.2 points and 2.0 rebounds a game...averaging 2.5 assists a game after tying her career high with six on February 4 against FHSU and again on February 8 against UCM...had season-high 14 points January 11 at PSU with 5 of 11 performance from the field...has scored in double figures seven times this year...had a career-high eight rebounds January 7 against MSSU...had a career high eight free throws during 8 for 8 performance from the line on January 14 against ESU...averaged 10.7 points a game last year, starting all 29.
#10 Dana Channel • 5-10 So. G • Rossville, Kan. • Rossville HS
Had five points twice this year (Tabor and East Central) to tie career high...set a career high November 28 against Evangel with five rebounds...has played in 10 games with 13 points and 12 rebounds...played in 23 games last year scoring 33 points.
#11 Alyssa Nikkel • 5-8 Fr. G • Goddard, Kan. • Cheney HS
Has played in 15 games this year with 17 points and four assists...scored five points against SBU on February 11 and against CSUDH on November 4 with a 3-pointer...had her first points in MIAA action with a 3-pointer January 3 at Southwest Baptist...led Cheney High School in scoring, assists and steals as Cardinals went undefeated with a state title her senior year in 2010-11.
#15 Sami McHenry • 5-8 So. G • Topeka, Kan. • Shawnee Heights HS
Has played in seven games this year with four rebounds and two points in 14 minutes...scored her first field goal of the year January 7 against MSSU...played as a libero/defensive specialist on the No. 5-ranked Washburn volleyball team that ended its season in the NCAA South Central Region...scored two points in eight games last year...father is head coach
Ron McHenry.
#20 Dana Elliott • 5-11 Jr. F • Wamego, Kan. • Rock Creek HS
Started the first eight games this year and has played in all 25...averaging 3.4 points, 1.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds...had a career-high 11 points and seven rebounds December 7 at Fort Hays State...had a career-high six assists November 14 against Tabor and matched that December 17 against MWSU...played 28 games off the bench last year and averaged 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds.
#21 Cassie Lombardino • 6-3 Sr. C • Bonner Springs, Kan. • Basehor-Linwood HS
Has started every game this year...has reached double figures in four straight games and 15 total this year...moved to fifth in career blocks at Washburn with 100 and her 40 this year is the 10th highest single-season total...third on the team averaging 10.2 points a game...second on team averaging 6.1 rebounds and leads team with 1.6 blocks a game...had second career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds February 1 at Truman...had season-high 18 points December 3 at NWMSU off 8 of 11 shooting...had career-high six blocks November 19 at Midwestern State...just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds November 6 against Hawaii Pacific...started every game last year and tied for team lead with 15.0 points a game...earned second team all-MIAA.
#22 Megan Lassley • 5-4 Sr. G • Wichita, Kan. • Seward County CC
Made her first start of season November 28 against Evangel and had started seven straight before missing four straight with an injury...returned to action January 25 against NWMSU and had five assists...shot 5 of 6 November 14 against Tabor for 14 points, one off her career high...scoring 3.5 points with 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists this year...hit three 3-pointers against Hawaii Pacific for nine points...had three steals against St. Martin's to tie a career high...was an every-game starter last year, averaging 7.1 points and a team-high 3.5 assists a game.
#23 Stormye Everett • 5-9 Jr. G • Aurora, Colo. • Western Neb. CC
Has played in 15 games...averaging 3.0 points and 1.9 rebounds...had 11 points at Disney against Hawaii Pacific in just nine minutes...hit 5 of 7 shots in that game...averaged 13.7 points a game in 2009-10 as a sophomore at Western Nebraska CC.
#24 Ebonie Williams • 5-8 Sr. G • Hagerstown, Md. • Seton Hall
Has started all 25 games...set a career high with 34 points February 8 against UCM...made 12 field goals and seven 3-pointers that game...her previous career high was 31 points scored in 2008-09 while playing at Seton Hall...shooting 54 percent this year, which is third best in the MIAA, and 52 percent from 3-point range, second best in the league...has led Washburn in scoring in nine straight games and 14 total this year...has scored in double figures in 21 games this year and reached the 20-point mark five times...leads Washburn with 15.3 points a game, fifth best in the league...scored 23 points January 3 at Southwest Baptist...had 21 points, 6 assists and no turnovers in a win over Lincoln on Jan. 18...scored 21 points January 14 against No. 18 Emporia State with three 3-pointers...named Disney Classic tournament MVP...a DI transfer from Seton Hall where she scored over 1,000 points in her three years there, leading her team every year...counting those three years, she has 1,505 points.
#25 Stevi Schultz • 5-9 Sr. G • Neodesha, Kan. • Neodesha HS
Second in career 3-pointers at Washburn with 191...had first double-double of the year with 12 points and 13 rebounds at FHSU on December 7...has reached double figures in 15 games...second on team with 10.9 points a game while averaging 2.8 assists and 4.8 rebounds...tied a career high with six assists against Hawaii Pacific and then set a career high with seven November 19 at Midwestern State...scored 15 points in exhibition at Kansas State...named Capital One Academic All-District this year...tied for team lead in scoring last year with 15.0 points a game and earned first team all-MIAA and second team all-region.
#30 Brittney Lynch • 6-1 Fr. F • Omaha, Neb. • Elkhorn HS
Reached double figures for second time this year on December 17 against Missouri Western with 11 points...went 4 of 5 from the field that game...had breakout game with team-high 16 points and nine rebounds November 14 against Tabor...shot 6 of 10 from the field that game...has played off the bench in every game and is averaging 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds...shooting 53 percent from the field...in high school she averaged 15.8 points and 7.9 rebounds her senior year.
#32 Sierra Moeller • 6-1 Jr. F • Pierre, S.D. • Boise State
Has started all 25 games in her Washburn debut after sitting out two straight years...leading the team with 7.0 rebounds a game getting double figures seven times...scored season-high 16 points November 28 against Evangel while going 5 of 8 from the field and 6 of 9 from free throw line...second on the team with 21 blocks...missed last year after a knee injury in an exhibition game and missed 2009-10 after transferring from Boise State the year before...scored in double figures for first time with 11 points November 14 against Tabor and then added 15 against Southwestern the next time...averaging 5.9 points a game this year...as a freshman at Boise State in 2008-09 she averaged 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds a game.
#33 Tiara George • 6-1 Jr. F • Baton Rouge, La. • Angelina CC
Played her first game in over a year on December 17 against Missouri Western...went 8 of 9 from the field for game-high 17 points...her second game, December 31 at UCM, she went 5 for 5 for 10 points and has scored double figures in four games this year...is shooting 63 percent from the field this year...transferred to Washburn midway though last year after playing junior college from 2008-09 to 2009-10...averaged 10.1 points and 8.7 rebounds a game and shot 56 percent in 2009-10 at Angelina CC (Texas).
#42 Ashley Timm • 5-10 Fr. G • Pratt, Kan. • Skyline Hs
Had her first collegiate action November 14 against Tabor, playing four minutes without a point...has played in five games for nine total minutes with a rebound...she helped Skyline High School to a sub-state runner-up finish three straight years.
#44 Laura McMullin • 6-1 Jr. F • Sedalia, Mo. • Sacred Heart HS
Has played in 21 games and is averaging 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds...had a double-double November 18 against East Central with 10 points and 11 rebounds, the first double-double of the year for Washburn and second of her career...scored 11 points in opener against CSUDH off 5 of 7 shooting...also had six rebounds that game...shooting 47 percent from the field this year...averaged 2.7 points and 4.0 rebounds last year off the bench.
Missouri Southern State University Lions (7-16, 3-14 MIAA)
Location: Joplin, Mo.
Enrollment: 6,134
Colors: Green & Gold
Conference: MIAA
The Lions have lost two straight and six of their last seven. They are 5-8 this year at home. Erin Rice leads the team with 14.7 points a game and is the only player scoring in double figures. She also leads the team with 5.5 rebounds a game.
Last Time Out: The Lions trailed by just one at halftime but fell 79-65 Saturday at Emporia State. Haley Weathers hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead MSSU but the Lady Hornets weathered the storm by shooting 50 percent overall while MSSU shot just 36 percent.
MSSU Coach Maryann Mitts: 174-140 (.554) in 11th season at MSSU and 257-189 (.576) in 16th year overall
Series History: Washburn leads the all-time series against MSSU 43-26 and has won four straight. The Lady Blues are 14-16 all-time in Joplin with the last loss coming in 2008-09.
