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Washburn played its 1200th game Wednesday against ESU since starting the program in 1969-70. The Ichabods are 836-363-1 (.697) in their 45th season. Nearly eight percent of their games played have been against ESU.
Washburn went 7-1 during January and had a season-high six-game winning streak that was snapped at FHSU.
UNK has lost 6 straight MIAA games including one January 30 against Washburn.
Washburn is 21-11 against UNK. The teams played regularly from 1976-77 to 1988-89 and then renewed the series last year when the Lopers joined the MIAA.
Washburn ended a streak of three straight games getting out-rebounded Wed. against ESU.
Washburn was 5-0 this year coming off loses before losing its 2nd straight game Wed. against ESU.
Washburn's streak of 13 straight years finishing either 1st or 2nd in the MIAA standings is in jeopardy. ESU is tied for 1st in the MIAA with UCM at 11-2. Washburn is 6th in the league.
Head coach
Ron McHenry earned his 350th career win and his 200th MIAA win in January.
Washburn is 5th in the nation averaging 1,526 fans a game, ESU is 4th, FHSU is 3rd & two NSIC schools are on top.
Washburn has four scorers in the top 30 in the MIAA (Buchman 5th with 16.0; Lee 29th with 10.4; and Duvall and Travis 30th with 10.3). MSSU is tied with Washburn with the most top-30 scorers in the league.
Buchman is 60 of 70 from the three throw line to lead the MIAA at .857, 43rd in the nation. She has gone perfect seven times and has not missed more than two in a game. She made 32 straight at one point.
Brittney Lynch is second in the MIAA with 8.9 rebounds a game and she averages 9.7 points a game.
Taylor Ignoto averages 14.7 points a game and would be eighth in the MIAA in scoring but she has not played enough games to qualify for the league report.
Ron McHenry is 355-78 (.820) 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 welcome Nebraska-Kearney Saturday for Pink Out game
The Ichabods host Nebraska-Kearney at Schendel Court in Lee Arena Saturday at 5 p.m. in their annual Pink Out game. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to raise awareness for breast cancer and the team will wear pink uniforms.
Washburn is 13-7 overall and seventh in the MIAA at 8-5 after a 69-63 loss Wednesday against Emporia State. Nebraska-Kearney is 7-13 overall and 13th in the MIAA at 3-10. The Ichabods beat the Lopers 82-70 January 30 in Kearney.
The game will be carried live on 106.9 FM KTPK. Links to video, live stats and audio are available at wusports.com/live.
Washburn is 21-11 overall against the Lopers and 3-0 since they joined the MIAA last year.
Casyn Buchman leads the Ichabods and is fifth in the MIAA scoring 16.0 points a game.
Brittney Lynch is second in the MIAA with 8.7 rebounds a game and
Taylor Ignoto is averaging 14.7 points a game through her first 11 contests. She sat out the first semester after transferring and would be eighth in the league in scoring but she hasn't played enough games to qualify.
McHenry gets 350th career win and 200th MIAA win in same week
Washburn head coach
Ron McHenry is 355-78 (.820) overall and 204-51 (.800) in MIAA games. He earned his 350th career win January 9 against Oklahoma Christian and he got his 200th MIAA win January 11 against Northwest Missouri.
McHenry started this year, 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 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.
Rare case of getting out-rebounded
The Ichabods had been out-rebounded in three straight games before getting more against ESU on Wednesday, a feat they had suffered only three other times in head coach
Ron McHenry's 14 years. Fort Hays State's +18 margin over Washburn on Saturday was the highest difference the Ichabods had suffered since also having an 18-rebound difference at FHSU in 2010-11.
Washburn has traditionally rebounded well under McHenry. They haven't been out-rebounded in more than seven games since his opening season in 2000-01 when teams out-rebounded Washburn nine times. McHenry's teams have posted positive rebounding margins every year and usually average +7.0 or more.
Washburn currently has a +6.7 rebounding margin, third best in the MIAA and 25th in the nation. The Ichabods had a +9.6 margin before the last four games when they were out-rebounded three times. Opponents are out-rebounding Washburn at +5.2 in the last three games with Northeastern State and Nebraska-Kearney out-rebounding Washburn by just two and three, respectively, and FHSU getting a +18 advantage. Washburn had two more rebounds than ESU on Wednesday. Washburn has never been out-rebounded in more than three straight games under McHenry.
Ichabods' top-two finishing streak in jeopardy
The Ichabods have finished first or second in the MIAA every year since
Ron McHenry's second season in 2001-02. They are currently sixth at 8-5 in the league and are three games out of Emporia State and Central Missouri's first-place tie with 11-2 records.
Washburn has finished first or tied for first eight times under McHenry and has finished second four times. The Ichabods finished seventh in 2000-01, McHenry's first year.
Ignoto earns starting spot after joining team after fall semester
Junior guard
Taylor Ignoto had to sit a full year at Washburn and she played her first games in mid December after the fall semester ended. After four games off the bench she earned her first start and Washburn went 6-0 in her first six games in the starting lineup. She's averaging 14.7 points a game and she's reached double figures in 10 of her 12 games this year.
Ignoto would be eighth in the MIAA in scoring but she hasn't played enough games to qualify for the league or NCAA rankings.
Ignoto debuted with 14 points on December 19 against Lincoln. She then had a season-high 23 the next game at Lindenwood. She earned her first start on January 9 against Oklahoma Christian and went 6 of 7 from 3-point range for 21 points.
Season-high winning streak ends at six games
The Ichabods went undefeated during a five-game home stand and then went on the road last Thursday to extend their winning streak to six straight games, their longest of the season. That streak was snapped last Saturday at Fort Hays State.
The Ichabods outscored their opponents by 13.7 points a game during the streak and had a +7 rebound margin. Scoring was balanced during the streak as four different players averaged between 10 and 14 points a game.
Washburn's defense held opponents to 57.8 points a game and 34 percent shooting during the streak. Overall, opponents are shooting 38 percent this year and scoring 66.1 a game.
Buchman fifth in scoring and near the top in several MIAA categories
Junior guard
Casyn Buchman is near the top in several MIAA statistic categories in the latest report. She's fifth in scoring with 16.0 points a game and first shooting .857 from the free throw line. She's fourth in assists with 4.0 a game and 16th with 6.7 rebounds a game. Overall, her name appears in nine of the 13 categories.
Buchman has led Washburn in scoring eight times and has reached double figures 15 times. She's scored at least 20 six different times.
Protecting the basketball usually equals a win for Ichabods (and most teams...)
Washburn was 9-0 this year when winning the turnover battle until Saturday's loss at Fort Hays State and Wednesday's loss against Emporia State. Overall, the Ichabods average 13.4 turnovers a game while getting 14.1 a game from their opponent. The +0.70 margin is seventh best in the league and their turnover average is the 11th lowest in the nation. They are 9-2 when committing less turnovers than their opponent and 4-5 when committing less.
Tough Schedule
Washburn has three opponents this year ranked in the top 10 in this week's poll. Emporia State, a school Washburn will play twice in February, is seventh at 19-2. Nova Southeastern is fourth at 17-1 and Drury is ninth at 17-2. Those two schools beat Washburn earlier this year on their home courts in non-conference games. Central Missouri is 13th and Fort Hays State is 25th.
Washburn drops out of national poll
The Ichabods dropped out of the USA Today Sports national poll after week four and they have been absent from the last seven polls now. 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 seven polls.
Quick history review
In Washburn's 44 years of basketball since 1969-70, the Ichabods are 836-363-1 (.697) in 1200 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.
Coming up next
The Ichabods will make a swing through Oklahoma next week with a game Thursday night at 5:30 at Central Oklahoma and a game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Northeastern State. Just three games remain on the schedule after that.
