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The Bods are playing their first Sunday home game since hosting Missouri Valley on New Year's Day in 2006. This is their first home MIAA game in at least the last 10 years.
Washburn is 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the MIAA after beating Lincoln on Thursday.
Lindenwood is 7-2 and 2-0 in the MIAA and will play Fri. at UNK. This is their first trip to Topeka since 1999-00.
The Ichabods will go 13 days between games after this as they break for the holidays.
Washburn leads the series against Lindenwood 3-0. Last year's win on the road was their first MIAA meeting.
WU is 2nd in the MIAA scoring 83.0 points a game but has the 13th highest scoring defense, allowing 71.5 ppg.
Entering the week, Washburn had the league's leading scorer with
Casyn Buchman at 20.5 points a game and the league's second highest rebounder with
Brittney Lynch at 9.9 a game.
Casyn Buchman has topped her previous career high of 13 points in every game this year with a high of 26 against Southwestern.
Buchman tied a school record going 12-12 from the free throw line at Drury. That was part of a streak of 32 straight makes that ended four shy of the school and MIAA record.
Brittney Lynch has four double-doubles this year. She averages 12.0 points, 20th in the MIAA, and 9.9 RB, 2nd in the league.
Taylor Ignoto made her debut after 1.5 years on the bench with 12 points. She was 4-9 from the field.
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.
WU has been left out of the last two USA Today Sports national polls after being ranked as high as 16th this year.
Ron McHenry is 348-74 (.825) 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.
Bods host Lindenwood in rare Sunday game to wrap up 2013 portion of schedule
The Ichabods will host their first MIAA Sunday game in at least the last 10 years when they play Lindenwood at 1 p.m. at Schendel Court in Lee Arena. Washburn will then take 13 days off and welcome in the New Year with two MIAA games on the road.
The game will be carried live on 106.9 FM KTPK. Links to live stats, video and audio are available at wusports.com/live.
Washburn improved to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the MIAA with a 74-66 win Thursday over Lincoln. The Lions are 7-2 and 2-0 in the MIAA. Lindenwood will play Friday at Nebraska-Kearney before its first trip to Washburn since 1999-00.
Casyn Buchman leads the MIAA with 20.6 points a game after scoring a career high 27 points December 5 at Southwest Baptist. She's reached double figures in every game.
Brittney Lynch is second in the MIAA with 9.9 rebounds a game and she nearly averages a double-double with 12.0 points a game.
McHenry nears 200th MIAA win
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 348-74 (.825) overall and he will need just two more conference wins to get his 200th MIAA victory. He's 198-47 (.808) 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 drops out of national poll
The Ichabods went 1-1 on the road two weeks ago and dropped out of the Week 4 USA Today Sports national poll. They were also absent from this week's poll.
Washburn was ranked in 176 of the last 177 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 before these last two polls.
Emporia State is the highest ranked MIAA team with a No. 3 ranking after a 9-0 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 fifth in the poll and Washburn will travel to UCM January 6. Previous non-conference opponent Nova Southeastern is fourth in the nation and Drury is sixth.
Quick history review
In Washburn's 44 years of basketball since 1969-70, the Ichabods are 829-359-1 (.698) in 1189 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 keeps setting career highs
Junior guard
Casyn Buchman entered the year with a career high of 13 points set last season against Emporia State. She has since topped that in all eight games this year with a new career high of 27 December 5 at Southwest Baptist.
Buchman set a career high with 11 rebounds November 26 against Benedictine with her first career double-double. She added 19 points that game.
Buchman near the top in several MIAA categories
Junior guard
Casyn Buchman entered the week leading the MIAA with 20.5 points game and a .969 free throw percentage. She's 16th in rebounding, third in assists and first in minutes played. All together, she's ranked in 11 different MIAA statistical categories.
Buchman's free throw streak comes to an end at 32 straight
Casyn Buchman flirted with a school and MIAA record as she entered Thursday's game with 29 straight made free throws. The record of 36 straight was set by Washburn's Nikki Olberding in 1997-98.
Buchman made her first three to extend the streak to 32 straight but missed one after that, her first miss since November 16.
Lynch nearly averaging a double-double
Junior forward
Brittney Lynch leads the team and is second in the MIAA with 9.9 rebounds a game and she nearly averages a double-double as she has 12.0 points a game, 20th best in the MIAA. Lynch has scored in double figures in all but one game this year and has reached 10 or more rebounds five times with four double-doubles.
She set career highs on December 5 with 20 points and 17 rebounds at Southwest Baptist.
Coming up next
Washburn will take 12 days off for the holidays and then play January 4 at Missouri Western to resume MIAA action. The Ichabods have won seven straight against the Griffons.
