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Washburn at NewmanSaturday, November 29, 2014 • 3:00 p.m.
Fugate Gymnasium
Wichita, Kan.
Radio: 580 AM WIBW
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The Ichabods will play their final non-conference tune up on the road Saturday when they face Newman at 3 p.m. in Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita.
The game can be heard on 580 AM WIBW with Greg Akagi calling the action. Links to free live video, audio and stats are available at wusports.com/live.
The 18th-ranked Ichabods improved to 5-0 after an 81-66 win Tuesday at Oklahoma Christian.
Taylor Ignoto had her second straight 20-point game. She was 7 of 8 from the field with three 3-pointers for a team-high 20 points.
The Jets fell to 2-2 after a 75-47 loss Tuesday at home against Fort Hays State. They also lost earlier this year to Central Missouri and Washburn will be their third of four MIAA opponents they face this year.
The Ichabods and Jets have not played since 1994-95 in Topeka. Washburn is 5-1 in the series and this will be the first time they have played each other in Wichita since 1975-76, the first game in the series.
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The Ichabods will play their second straight Heartland Conference opponent on the road Saturday at 3 p.m. at Newman.
The Ichabods entered the national poll at 18th this week after being unranked in the preseason poll. The 4-0 Bods earned one first-place vote.
Washburn beat Oklahoma Christian, 81-66 Tuesday after
Taylor Ignoto went 7 of 8 from the field for a team-high 20 points.
The Ichabods lead the series against the Jets 5-1 but they haven't played since 1994-95. They haven't played Newman in Wichita since 1975-76, the first game in the series.
Taylor Ignoto leads the Ichabods scoring 15.6 points a game. She's scored in double figures in all five and has 20 or more in the last two. She shoots 53 percent from the field.
Casyn Buchman is averaging 13.8 points a game and 6.4 rebounds a game.
Dana Channel leads the team with 7.0 rebounds a game.
The Bods entered the week leading the MIAA holding opponents to .269 shooting from the field and .222 shooting from 3-point range. They're second allowing just 48.0 points a game.
Ron McHenry is in his 15th season as coach. He has gone 363-82 since 2000 and has won eight MIAA titles with 12 NCAA tournament appearances. He coached the team to the 2004-05 national championship.
The Ichabods were picked third in the MIAA preseason coaches poll with three first-place votes. They went 16-11 overall last year and finished 6th in the league at 11-8.
Ichabods near the top in several MIAA defensive categoriesThe Ichabods enter the third week of the season at or near the top in several MIAA defensive categories. They led the league in the most recent reports holding opponents to just .269 shooting from the field and .222 shooting from 3-point range. They were second allowing just 48.0 points a game and second with a +28.8 scoring margin. They led the league collecting 52.8 rebounds a game and were second with a +20.2 rebounding margin.
Dana Channel leds the team and was seventh in the MIAA averaging 8.0 rebounds a game.
Casyn Buchman was 14th with 6.8 and
Jayna Smith was 16th with 6.5 a game.
Junior achievementThe seven juniors on the 2013-14 team accounted for 81 percent of Washburn's scoring and 79 percent of Washburn's individual rebounding. All four of Washburn's double-figure scorers came from the group, as did the top three rebounders. At least one junior led the team in scoring every game and in rebounding in all but two games.
Kara Lee, the lone senior on the team, was the top non-junior contributor with 9.1 points a game and 4.4 rebounds. Freshmen and sophomores contributed six percent of the scoring and nine percent of the rebounding.
Coaches pick Bods third in MIAA preseason poll; WU earns three first-place votesThe Ichabods earned three first-place votes and were picked to finish third overall in the MIAA preseason coaches poll released October 22.
Washburn had 142 points in the poll while No. 2 Pittsburg State earned 153 points and five of the 14 first-place votes. Emporia State earned 160 points and five first-place votes and was picked to win the conference. Fort Hays State was picked fourth with the final first-place vote and defending champion Central Missouri was picked fifth.
Don't forget - Season highlights- Washburn's 93-35 win Nov. 16 against PR-Rio Piedras was the school's second largest against an NCAA school. The 62 rebounds was the largest against an NCAA school.
- WU outscored Benedictine 48-4 in the paint on Nov. 18.
- The Ichabods trailed the entire second half Nov. 22 against Drury but
Casyn Buchman's free throw in the final seconds sent the game to overtime. She then scored 10 points in the overtime to help WU knock off then-No. 3 Drury, 87-79. She had a career-high 28 points.
- Washburn was unranked in the USA Today Sports preseason poll but earned a No. 18 ranking in the first regular season poll of the year.
Up next for WashburnMIAA action will begin and Washburn will return to Schendel Court in Lee Arena December 4 when the Bods host Southwest Baptist at 5:30 p.m. They'll then host Missouri Southern December 6 before playing a pair of MIAA games on the road the week before Christmas.
Opponent ProfileNewman University Jets (2-2)
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Enrollment: 3,748
Colors: Navy and red
Conference: Heartland
This Year: The Jets are 2-2 after falling Tuesday by 28 points at home to Fort Hays State. Brianna Caldwell is averaging 11.5 points a game and Cierra Tjaden averages 11.3 a game. DeJah Thompson is averaging 8.0 rebounds a game. The Jets score just 50.8 points a game but keep opponents to 57.5.
Series History: The two teams have not met since 1995-96 when Washburn won 85-36 in Topeka. The Ichabods lead the series 5-1 and they haven't played in Wichita since 1975-76 when Washburn won the first game in the series. The Jets one win in the series came in 1979-80 in Topeka.
Head Coach Darin Spence: 29-29 (.500) in his third year at Newman and 473-251 (.653) overall as a head coach. He coached at Barton County CC for one year prior to coming to Newman. Before that he was the head coach at New Mexico State for eight years. He also has spent time as a coach at Marymount and Butler CC. He is a 1985 graduate of Marymount.
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