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Washburn University Ichabods (2-2, 0-0 MIAA) |
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vs Southwestern College Moundbuilders (6-1, 0-0 KCAC) |
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Game Notes |
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Date |
Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
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1:00 p.m. |
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Topeka, Kan. |
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Lee Arena (3,904) |
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580 AM WIBW with Mark Elliott and Jake Lebahn |
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www.wusports.com/live (stats, audio); twitter.com @wusports #WeAreWU |
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Washburn and Southwestern are meeting for the 15th time in school history. WU leads the series 11-3 with 10 straight wins.
The two have played each other for seven straight years for Washburn's longest running non-conference rivalry. The Ichabods have won all seven by an average of 41.0 points a game.
The Ichabods are 2-2 after starting the year on the road against NCAA II opponents.
Southwestern is 6-1 and is playing the game as an exhibition. The Moundbuilders have won five straight.
Drury's 91 points scored on Thursday is tied for the ninth most allowed in school history and its the most since allowing 94 to Pitt State in triple overtime on 02/21/09.
The 94 points scored against Barry on November 10 were the most against an NCAA II school since posting 95 against MWSU in 2010-11. Washburn is averaging 85.5 points this year after scoring 62.8 a game last year.
Casyn Buchman tied a school record going 12-12 from the free throw line Thursday at Drury. Two others have gone perfect with at least 12 tries. The total makes is tied for 2nd highest at Washburn.
Buchman set a career high with 24 points against Barry on November 10 and then tied it Thursday against Drury.
Brittney Lynch had her first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against NSU. She leads the team with 9.0 rebounds a game.
The Ichabods were picked third in the MIAA coaches and media preseason polls. The coaches picked Emporia State first and the media picked Central Missouri first.
Washburn was ranked 16th in the USA Today Sports poll this week. Washburn has been ranked in 175 of the last 176 polls.
Ron McHenry is 344-72 (.827) in his 14th year at Washburn. He is the winningest DII coach among those with at least 10 years experience and he's led Washburn to 12 straight NCAA tournaments.
Ichabods finally headed home to host Southwestern Saturday
The 16th-ranked Ichabods will play their first home game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Schendel Court in Lee Arena against Southwestern after a 2-2 start on the road. The two teams are meeting for the eighth straight year in Washburn's longest running consecutive non-conference matchup. The Ichabods have won each game against the NAIA school by an average of 41 points.
580 AM WIBW will carry the game with Mark Elliott and Jake Lebahn calling the action. Links to live stats and audio are available at wusports.com/live.
Washburn fell to 2-2 Thursday in a 91-79 loss at Drury. The game wrapped up a four-game road trip against NCAA II opponents to open the season. Southwestern, ranked 14th in NAIA, is 6-1 and is counting the game as an exhibition.
Casyn Buchman leads the Ichabods with 19.5 points a game after she scored a career-high 24 points for the second time this year Thursday at Drury. Brittney Lynch leads with 9.0 rebounds and she's one of five Ichabods scoring in double figures with 10.8 points a game.
McHenry begins 14th season at Washburn as NCAA II's winningest active coach
Washburn head coach Ron McHenry returns for his 14th season at Washburn with the highest winning percentage among active NCAA II coaches with at least 10 years at four-year schools.
McHenry is 344-73 (.825) overall and he will need just four more conference wins to get his 200th MIAA victory. He's 196-46 (.810) in MIAA games.
McHenry is a four-time MIAA coach of the year and he has eight MIAA regular season titles. He's been to 12 straight NCAA tournaments and he coached Washburn to an NCAA II national title in 2004-05.
He started the year second all-time in NCAA II history among coaches with at least 10 years with an .828 winning percentage. Lloyd Clark holds the record with an .834 winning percentage at Delta State from 1984-2002.
Washburn moves up six spots to No. 16 in national poll
The Ichabods started the year 2-1 and moved up six spots to 16th in the nation in this week's USA Today Sports national poll released Tuesday, the first of the regular season.
The Ichabods were picked 22nd in the preseason poll after they finished last year ranked 14th in the nation with a 23-6 season and a second straight MIAA title with a 16-2 record. They have now been ranked in 175 of the last 176 polls, dating back to week three of the 2002-03 season. The final poll of the 2010-11 season was the last time Washburn was not ranked.
Emporia State is the highest ranked MIAA team with a No. 4 ranking after a 5-0 start to the season. The Ichabods and Hornets won't play until February as they battle February 5 in Topeka and February 22 in Emporia.
Central Missouri is sixth in the poll and Washburn will travel to UCM January 6. MIAA opponents Pittsburg State, Central Oklahoma and Fort Hays State and non-conference opponent Drury all earned votes in the poll but were not ranked. Previous opponent Nova Southeastern moved from fourth to fifth.
MIAA coaches and media pick Ichabods third in preseason poll
The Ichabods will have some work to do if they are going to repeat as MIAA champions for a third straight time. The conference coaches and media both picked Washburn to finish third in the MIAA preseason women's basketball polls released October 24.
Washburn earned one first-place vote among the league's 14 head coaches and finished with 143 points in the poll. The coaches picked Emporia State first with 164 points and Central Missouri earned 158 to finish second in the voting. The media picked UCM first with 359 points and ESU second with 338. Washburn earned 312 votes and six of the 27 first-place votes. Fort Hays State was picked fourth and Pittsburg State was fifth in both polls.
Washburn won the MIAA last year with a 16-2 record and Central Missouri and Northeastern State tied for second with 14-4 records. Emporia State finished fourth at 13-5 and won the MIAA postseason tournament.
Washburn suiting just 11, including just one senior, to start season
Washburn will suit up just 11 of the 13 players on its roster and will have just one senior in Division I transfer Kara Lee.
Four juniors and a sophomore make up the Ichabods' five returners. Among the eight newcomers, junior Taylor Ignoto will not be eligible until the end of the fall semester and freshman Jada Lynch was injured in the preseason and will take a redshirt.
Quick history review
In Washburn's 44 years of basketball since 1969-70, the Ichabods are 827-358-1 (.698) in 1186 games. They have 13 MIAA regular season titles and nine tournament titles since joining the league in 1989-90.
Thirty all-America awards have been won between 16 different players and Washburn has seven MIAA MVPs and 22 MIAA first-teamers.
The Ichabods won the 2004-05 NCAA II national title and set an NCAA II record with a 51-game winning streak stretching from 2004-05 into the 2005-06 season. Guard Jennifer Harris was the NCAA II player of the year in 2005-06 and was the No. 20 pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.
Buchman starts year setting career highs each game
Junior guard Casyn Buchman topped her career high of 13 points with 14 points in the season opener at Nova Southeastern. She then upped that with 24 points the next game against Barry. Buchman shot 52 percent in the two games and 50 percent from 3-point range. She made a career-high four 3-pointers against Barry with a career-high seven rebounds.
Buchman tied her career high with 24 points Thursday at Drury. She went 12 for 12 from the free throw line to tie a school record.
Final notes on the Drury game
Buchman made 12 of 12 free throw attempts. She joined Janice Bright and Bojana Samardziska as Washburn players to go perfect from the free throw line with at least 12 attempts. Bright made all 15 attempts on January 7, 2009 at Emporia State and Samardziska made all 12 attempts against Panhandle State on November 30, 2005.
Buchman became the fourth Ichabod to make 12 free throws, the second highest total in school history. Bright's 15 is the school record.
Washburn leads the all-time series with Drury, now 9-4. The Lady Panthers have won two straight in Springfield.
The 91 points allowed is tied for the ninth most in school history. It's the most allowed since giving up 94 in triple overtime in a loss against Pittsburg State.
Coming up next
Washburn will play one more non-conference game Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Lee Arena against Benedictine before beginning MIAA play on December 5. Washburn is 32-7 all-time against Benedictine with 22 straight wins dating back to 1978-79,
