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Washburn will return to the court for a Monday night game at Central Missouri. This will be the second of four games in 11 days.
Ron McHenry will be looking for his 200th career MIAA win. He's 199-48 in his 14th year.
Washburn is 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the MIAA after a win at Missouri Western on Saturday.
No. 8 Central Missouri is 10-1 and 4-0 in the MIAA. Its only loss came against Harding in November.
Washburn leads the series against Central Missouri 38-14 after winning the only meeting last year.
WU is 3rd in the latest MIAA stat report scoring 81.8 ppg. UCM scores 81.9. The two, however, are in the bottom half of the MIAA in scoring defense. WU allows 72.3 ppg and UCM allows 66.9.
UCM's Keuna Flax took over as the league's top scorer after Sat.'s action, now with 20.9 ppg. WU's
Casyn Buchman averages 20.1 and was the top scorer before being held to just 9 at MWSU.
Casyn Buchman had scored in double figures in every game this year before the MWSU game with a high of 27 against Lindenwood and Southwest Baptist.
Brittney Lynch has four double-doubles this year. In the latest MIAA report, she's 2nd in rebounding with 9.5 a game and 24th in scoring with 11.2 a game.
Taylor Ignoto made her debut after 1.5 years on the bench with 12 pts against Lincoln, 21 against Lindenwood and a team-high 15 at MWSU. She's averaging 17.3 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.
WU has been left out of the last three USA Today Sports national polls after being ranked as high as 16th this year.
Ron McHenry is 349-75 (.823) in his 14th year at Washburn. He is the winningest DII coach among those with at least 10 years of experience and he's led Washburn to 12 straight NCAA tournaments.
Ichabods face challenge Monday at No. 8 Central Missouri
The Ichabods will play their second of four games in eight days when they face eighth-ranked Central Missouri Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the UCM Multipurpose Center.
Washburn enters the game at 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the MIAA after a 67-49 win Saturday at Missouri Western. The Jennies are 10-1 and 4-0 in the league after beating Nebraska-Kearney, 73-66 on Saturday. They haven't lost since a November 29 game at Harding.
The game will be carried live on 580 AM WIBW. Links to live stats, video and audio are available at wusports.com/live.
The Jennies are one of three teams unbeaten in MIAA play while Washburn is tied for fifth in the standings.
Casyn Buchman is second in the MIAA scoring 20.1 points a game after tying her career high with 27 points against Lindenwood. She's reached double figures in every game but Saturday's at UCM. Leading the MIAA is scoring is Central Missouri's Keanu Flax with 20.9 points a game.
Brittney Lynch is second in the MIAA with 9.3 rebounds a game and she nearly averages a double-double with 10.9 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 349-75 (.823) overall and he will need just one more conference wins to get his 200th MIAA victory. He's 199-48 (.806) 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 before the Week 4 poll and dropped out of that USA Today Sports national poll. They were also absent from the following poll, the last before the break.
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 eighth 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 830-360-1 (.697) in 1191 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 the first 10 games this year with a new career high of 27 December 5 at Southwest Baptist and again on December 22 against Lindenwood.
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 2014 portion of the schedule near the top in several MIAA statistic categories. She led the league with 21.2 points game and 35.1 minutes a game. She was third with 4.6 assists a game and third with a .905 free throw percentage. Overall, her name appeared on 11 of the 13 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 the December 19 game against Lincoln 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 that game 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 9.3 rebounds a game and she nearly averages a double-double as she has 10.9 points a game. Lynch has scored in double figures in all but three games 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
The Ichabods will begin a stretch of four straight home games as they host Oklahoma Christian on January 9 in the final non-conference game of the regular season. The Eagles are in their second year in the Heartland Conference as a provisional NCAA II member. This is their first meeting with Washburn.
