First touch

• The Washburn Ichabod soccer team will make its first MIAA Tournament appearance since the 2007 season when they will host Nebraska-Kearney at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 in Yager Stadium. 

• All tickets will be $5 for anyone over the age of six.

• The MIAA did not host a postseason tournament after the 2008-2010 seasons.

• Washburn will be the No. 4 seed while the Lopers are the No. 5 seed. Washburn and Nebraska-Kearney played to a double overtime 0-0 draw in their only meeting this season in Topeka on Oct. 6.

• The Ichabods' fourth-place finish was ahead of the 10th-place from the preseason coaches poll.

• The semi-finals are slated for 4 and 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 from the College Boulevard Activities Complex. The championship is slated for 11 a.m. on Nov. 10 from the complex in Olathe, Kan.

• Washburn's nine wins this season is the most since the Ichabods had 11 during the 2009 season.

• Other quarterfinal matches include No. 1 Central Missouri vs No. 8 seed Central Oklahoma; No. 2 Northeastern State vs No. 7 Emporia State; and No. 3 Southwest Baptist vs No. 6 Lindenwood.

Story lines

• Bailey Wobig and Brianna Ament lead the team with four goals each.

• Caysie Beetley leads the team with six assists and 12 points total.

• Bailey Wobig, Brianna Ament and Kate Combs each have 10 points.

• Caysie Beetley, Kate Combs, Lara Doescher and Danielle Curtis each have three goals.

• Tori Fuglister has played all 1658:44 in goal this season allowing 18 goals and a 0.98 goal against average recording 76 saves with a .809 save percentage.

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

• Of the 28 goals scored by the Ichabods this season, seven have been recorded by freshmen.

• Ten of the 28 goals have been scored by freshmen or sophomores.

• 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

• Caysie Beetley's 0.62 career points per game is seventh all-time at Washburn.

• Caysie Beetley's career 151 shots is second all-time at Washburn trailing only Jessica Mainz's 314 career shots.

• Lara Doescher's two penalty kicks made is second all-time at Washburn.

• The 216 career saves for Tori Fuglister is third all-time at Washburn.

• The 1.09 points per game by Caysie Beetley is eighth on the Washburn single season chart.

• The 0.46 assists per game by Beetley is currently first on the single-season chart.

• The .809 save percentage by Tori Fuglister this season is currently fifth on the single-season chart.

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

• The 84 points by the team this season is fifth on the team chart and the 5.25 points per game currently ranks third.

• The 1.56 assists per game average this season is second on the team single-season chart.

• The 0.79 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 35 points and she is tied for ninth all-time with 12 goals and the 11 assists are tied for eighth all-time.

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

• Caysie Beetley has recorded two goals and two assists against the Lopers in her career.

• Tori Fuglister has a career 0.00 goal against average against the Lopers with five saves.

• Carlee Seitz has one goal against the Lopers scored on Sept. 30, 2012.

• Bailey Wobig recorded an assist in the first meeting between the two schools on Sept. 30, 2012 in Kearney.

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 Nebraska-Kearney

• The Lopers finished the regular season with an 8-8-2 record going 5-4-2 in MIAA play.

• Montanna Hosterman leads the team with 12 points.

• Hosterman and Becka Talcott each have five goals.

• In net Katelin Mielke has started 14 of 17 matches and has allowed 15 goals with 51 saves for a 0.95 goal against average. 

Series history with Nebraska-Kearney

• Washburn leads the all-time series 1-0-1.

• The teams played a double overtime tie on Oct. 6 earlier this season in Topeka.

• Washburn's win came in a 7-1 win on Sept. 30, 2012 in Kearney.

Last meeting with Nebraska-Kearney

(11/6/2013) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods remained unbeaten in their last three games as they played to a 0-0 double overtime tie with Nebraska-Kearney on Sunday afternoon in Yager Stadium. 

Both team had 12 shots in the match, but the Ichabods were held without a shot in either of the overtime periods while the Lopers were able to get off two shots with one on goal in the first extra frame.

Tori Fuglister picked up the complete-game shutout for the Ichabods recording five saves in the match. The Lopers' Katelin Mielke had one save.

Caysie Beetley led the Ichabods with four shots and Kate Combs recorded three shots.

Last time out for Washburn

(11/3/2013) TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- The Washburn Ichabods were shutout in their regular season finale falling 2-0 at Northeastern State. Washburn finishes the regular season 9-8-1. 

The team were tied at 0-0 at the break, but the RiverHawks Emily Voges scored her first goal of the season in the 54th minute. NSU added a second goal in the 78th minute stretching the lead to 2-0 enroute to the win.

Caysie Beetley had four shots to lead Washburn's attack. Megan Buckley had two shots with one coming on goal. Overall the RiverHawks outshot the Ichabods 14 to 12 with a 6 to 4 advantage in shots on goal. Tori Fuglister had four saves in net for Washburn.

Last Time in the MIAA Tournament for the Ichabods

(11/3/2007) WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Washburn soccer season came to an end after suffering a 1-0 loss to Truman. 

Truman's Theresa Bauler scored the only goal of the match at the 16:27 mark unassisted to give the Bulldogs the 1-0 lead. Emily Roark picked up the shutout in goal for Truman without picking up a save.

Truman outshot Washburn 7-4 in the match. Danielle Ayala, Jessica Mainz, Manon Englehardt and Keeley Lambeth each had shot attempts for Washburn.

Jenny Persons took the loss in goal for Washburn allowing the solo goal picking up three saves.

Washburn Soccer history

• Washburn is 90-96-30 (.492) all-time in its 11th season of action. 

• In MIAA play, the Ichabods are 64-63-21 (.506). 

• In home matches, the Ichabods are 46-35-14 (.554).

• On the road, the Ichabods are 37-54-12 (.416).

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

Up next

The winner of the Washburn/Nebraska-Kearney game will travel to Olathe, Kan., to take on the winner of the Southwest Baptist/Lindenwood game at 4 p.m. on Nov. 8. The MIAA Tournament will take place at the College Boulevard Activities Complex. The winner of the semifinals match ups will play in the championship game at 11 a.m. on Nov. 10 with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Soccer Tournament.