Micro-Blogging the BodsThe Ichabods (16-10, 8-10 MIAA) end the regular season as they will play host to No. 11-ranked Pittsburg State (24-5, 14-4 MIAA) on Saturday in Lee Arena on Schendel Court.
The Ichabods lost the first meeting with a then-No. 2-ranked Pittsburg State team 60-40 in Pittsburg.
Washburn leads the all-time series with the Gorillas 52-28 … the Ichabods have lost the last two in the series.
Casyn Buchman moved into the top 10 in career 3-pointers at Washburn with 112 placing her in ninth all-time at WU … eight more and she can move into eighth on the all-time chart.
Buchman sits at 972 career points needing 28 more to become the 23rd Ichabod to reach the 1,000-point mark.
Washburn is 11-0 when scoring at least 70 points and 5-10 when scoring less than 70.
The Bods were second in the last NCAA report are first in the MIAA with a +11.9 rebounding margin. They have out-rebounded opponents in 22 of their 25 games.
The Bods have kept opponents to under 40% shooting 16 times and under 30% six times.
Casyn Buchman is third in the MIAA in free throw percentage shooting .850 (68 of 80) from the free throw line. She's 44 of 52 (.840) in MIAA games.
Taylor Ignoto has reached double figures in 20 of her 25 games. She's first on the team and 10th in the MIAA with 14.6 points a game and has averaged 19.0 ppg in her last five games.
Ron McHenry is in his 15th season as coach. He has gone 374-92 since 2000 and has won eight MIAA titles with 12 NCAA tournament appearances. He coached the team to the 2004-05 national championship.
Ichabods set to end regular season with No. 11 Pittsburg State GorillasThe Washburn Ichabods will wrap up the regular season with No. 11 Pittsburg State on Saturday in Lee Arena.
Washburn is coming off a 73-54 loss to a then-No. 13-ranked Emporia State in a game in which the Ichabods were down 19-0 to start the game.
The Gorillas are coming off a 62-58 loss at No. 12-ranked Emporia State on Wednesday night.
Tickets can be purchased at wutickets.com, by calling 785-670-BODS or by visiting the Washburn ticket office in Petro Room 200 on the Washburn campus. Fans can hear the game on 580 AM WIBW with Jake Lebahn and Pat Strathman calling the action. Links to video (fee) and free live audio and stats are available at wusports.com/live.
The Ichabods trailed by five at the break in the first meeting with Pittsburg State at 25-20 before the Gorillas outscored Washburn by 15 in the second half. Washburn was limited to five field goals in the second half going 5 of 27 from the field after hitting 8 of 26 shots in the first half.
Jayna Smith and
Honor Duvall had seven points to lead the Ichabods.
Buchman climbing record chartsSenior guard
Casyn Buchman is tied for ninth in school career history with 112 3-pointers and she needs nine more to move to ninth. She's tied for sixth with an .800 free throw percentage (172-215) and 16th with 271 career assists. Buchman is 25th with 972 career points. She is looking to become the 23rd Ichabod to score 1,000 career points.
Buchman's .850 free throw percentage this year would rank fifth in school single-season history. She's 68 of 80 from the line this year. She's .840 from the line in MIAA games this year as she made her first 24 attempts. Last year she had a streak of 32 straight makes from the line.
Strong defense key to Bod victories
Just seven opponents have shot above 40 percent against the Ichabods this year including four of the eight teams that beat Washburn this year.
The Bods are 13-4 when keeping their opponents to under 40 percent shooting and their 3-6 when their opponent shoots above 40 percent.
Washburn is holding opponents to .332 shooting in games won and .412 shooting in the five losses. The Bods have kept six of their opponents to under 30 percent shooting. Benedictine shot a season-low .170 against Washburn while Central Oklahoma has the season high of 52 percent shooting in a Washburn loss on Feb. 12.
Don't forget - Season highlightsWashburn was picked third in the MIAA preseason coaches poll. The Bods earned three first-place votes. Emporia State was picked first and Pittsburg State was second.
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.
Casyn Buchman's free throw in the final seconds Nov. 22 against No. 3 Drury sent the game to overtime. She scored 10 points in overtime to help WU beat No. 3 Drury, 87-79. She had a career-high 28 points.
Taylor Ignoto averaged 20.5 points and shot 72 percent Nov. 25-29 to earn MIAA player of the week.
Washburn's 40 points scored at Pittsburg State Jan. 17 was the school's lowest output since scoring 40 in 1999-00.
The seven juniors on the 2013-14 team had 81 percent of Washburn's scoring and 79 percent of the individual rebounding. Six of those seven juniors are back this year as seniors. A junior led the team in scoring every game last year and in rebounding in all but two games.
Up next for WashburnThe Ichabods will open the MIAA Tournament on Tuesday in a first round game at a site to be determined. Be sure to check wusports.com for all the updated schedule information on first round opponent information.
