First touch

• The Washburn Ichabod soccer team will look to increase the current six-match unbeaten streak they are riding as they will host Emporia State and Missouri Southern in the final two regular season home matches of the season.

• The Ichabods will honor nine seniors on Friday prior to the start of the Missouri Southern match.

• The match with Emporia State will be a non-conference match.

• The Ichabods fell in the MIAA match with the Hornets 2-0 on Sept. 20.

• The Ichabods (8-5-1, 5-2-1 MIAA) have allowed only three goals in their last six matches.

• The six-game unbeaten streak is the longest for the Ichabods since an eight-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 1 to Oct. 23 during the 2008 season when they went 7-0-1.

• Washburn's eight wins this season is the most since the Ichabods had eight during the 2009 season.

• The Ichabods are tied for second in the MIAA standings entering the week with 16 points, three points behind Central Missouri.

• The top eight teams in the final MIAA standings will make the conference postseason tournament with the top four seeds hosting a first-round game on campus on Nov. 5.

• The winners will advance to Olathe, Kan. and the College Boulevard Activities Complex for the semifinals on Nov. 8 and the championship game will be on Nov. 10.

• The Ichabods made their last appearance in the MIAA Tournament during the 2008 season.

• Washburn is now 50-9-4 when leading at the half.

Story lines

• Caysie Beetley, Kate Combs, Bailey Wobig, Lara Doescher, Brianna Ament and Danielle Curtis all have six goals.

• Beetley leads the team with five assists and 11 points total.

• Devon Schmitz and Whitney Skinner have two goals each.

• Tori Fuglister has played all 1298:44 in goal this season allowing 12 goals and a 0.83 goal against average recording 60 saves with a .833 save percentage.

• Washburn has recorded six shutouts this season (all by Tori Fuglister) … the most since the 2008 season when Washburn recorded eight shutouts.

• Of the 26 goals scored by the Ichabods this season, seven have been recorded by freshmen.

• Six of the seniors (Taylor Mayhew, Caysie Beetley, Rachel Hansen, Danielle Curtis, Megan Buckley, and Kelsey Ewert) have been part of the program for  four years.

• Senior Lara Doescher has been a two-year member of the team and her sister Kaitlyn Doescher will play her final season at Washburn after transferring from St. Louis.

• One senior (Brianna Ament) has been a five-year member of the team after taking a medical redshirt in 2009.

Blue Notes

• The 1.22 points per game by Caysie Beetley is fourth on the Washburn single season chart.

• The 0.56 assists per game by Beetley is currently first on the single-season chart.

• The .833 save percentage by Tori Fuglister this season is currently third on the single-season chart.

• The six shutouts by Fuglister is third on the Washburn single-season chart.

• The 76 points by the team this season is fifth on the team chart and the 5.43 points per game currently ranks second.

• The 0.83 goal against average by the team is currently second at Washburn on the team chart.

• Caysie Beetley has moved into the top 10 all-time at Washburn on the career point chart with 34 points and she is tied for ninth all-time with 12 goals and the 10 assists ranked tied for ninth as well.

• Brianna Ament's two match-winning goals is tied for 10th at Washburn.

• Beetley's 136 shots is tied for third on the all-time shot list at Washburn.

• Tori Fuglister's 200 career saves is third on the career list at Washburn.

• The eight career shutouts by Fuglister is tied for third at Washburn.

What's in a name

• Starting this season all of the women's athletic teams will be called Ichabods.

• All women's teams prior to the 2013-14 school year can and will be referenced to as Lady Blues.

• Name change was made to have a unified athletic department and to have a graphical representation of the sports teams at Washburn.

• 'Bods is allowable on second reference

• Lady Ichabods or Lady 'Bods should never be used.

Noting Emporia State

• The Hornets are 6-6-2 this season and 3-3-2 overall in MIAA play.

• The Hornets are 1-3-1 in their last five matches and they are coming off a 1-0 overtime loss to Lindenwood last time out.

• Tommi Bouknight and McKenize Koch lead the team with three goals each.

• Tadira Rivera is 5-5-2 in net for the Hornets with six shutouts and a 0.88 goal against average.

• ESU has been outscored 9 to 4 in the first half but are outscoring their opponents 6 to 3 in the second half. 

Series history with Emporia State

• Washburn leads the all-time series 13-5-2.

• In matches in Emporia the Ichabods are 6-4-0 all-time.

• Washburn is 7-1-2 against the Hornets in Topeka.

• Washburn has outscored the Hornets 38 to 24 in the 20 meetings.

Noting Missouri Southern

• The Lions are 3-5-4 this season and 2-2-3 in MIAA play.

• The Lions snapped Central Missouri's 43-match MIAA unbeaten streak on Oct. 10 in a 2-1 win.

• The Lions are coming off a 1-1 double overtime tie with Rogers State on Oct. 16.

• Dana Wilhelm and Katelyn Roberson lead the team with three goals each.

• Karley Thomas has five assists to lead the Lions.

• The Lions will have nine days off from games before facing Washburn on Oct. 25.

Series history with Missouri Southern

• The Lions lead the series 7-6-6 all-time.

• Washburn is 4-2-2 against the Lions in matches played in Topeka.

• Washburn has outscored the Lions 19 to 18 in the 19 matches played all-time.

• The teams have played into overtime eight times.

• Washburn is 0-2-6 in the overtime matches with the Lions.

Last time out for Washburn

(10/20/2013) ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Lara Doescher connected on a penalty kick with 18 seconds left to spot Washburn to a 2-1 win at Lindenwood handing the Lady Lions their first MIAA loss of the season. 

Washburn was awarded the penalty kick opportunity with 18 seconds remaining in the match when Caysie Beetley was taken down inside the box. Lara Doescher then stepped up and sent the ball into the right hand side of the net for the winning goal putting Washburn up 2-1. It was Doescher's third goal of the season.

Washburn's Beetley put the Ichabods up 1-0 with her third goal of the season breaking a scoreless halftime tie off an assist from Cadence Bourne in the 46th minute. The Lady Lions would tie the score in the 62nd minute when Kat Roe scored her sixth goal of the season on an assist from Bailey Cody.

Tori Fuglister picked up the win in net recording seven saves while facing 21 shots in the win.

Both teams had 21 shots in the match with Washburn putting 10 on goal compared to eight for Lindenwood.

Washburn Soccer history

• Washburn is 89-93-30 (.492) all-time in its 11th season of action. 

• In MIAA play, the Ichabods are 63-61-21 (.506). 

• In home matches, the Ichabods are 45-34-14 (.554).

• On the road, the Ichabods are 37-52-12 (.416).

• In matches on neutral sites, the Ichabods are 7-7-4 (.500). 

Up next

The Ichabods will wrap up the regular season with road contests at Central Oklahoma on Nov. 1 and Northeastern State on Nov. 3. The MIAA postseason tournament starts on Nov. 5 and the top eight teams in the final conference standings will advance to postseason play with the top four hosting a first round game on Nov. 5.