•     The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team hits the road for a Saturday match up at Lindenwood at 3 p.m. in St. Charles, Mo.
•     The Ichabods (13-9, 9-8 MIAA) topped Central Missouri 80-70 on Wednesday night sweeping the regular season series with the Mules.
•     The Lions (15-8, 11-6 MIAA) are coming off a 75-73 loss at Northwest Missouri behind Cory Arentsen's 46-point performance. It was the second-straight loss for the Lions.
•     The Ichabods won the first meeting in Topeka with Lindenwood 68-66 in overtime on Jan. 2.
•     The Ichabods lead the series 3-1 with Lindenwood and have won the last two.
•     The game with the Lions will be senior day in St. Charles.
•     The Ichabods enter the game in a tie for fifth in the MIAA standings with Fort Hays State. The Lions are in a two-way tie for second with Nebraska-Kearney. The top four teams in the final standings receive a bye to Kansas City, while teams five through eight will host a first round game on campus on March 1 at the higher seed hosting those teams who finished ninth through 12th in the standings.
•     Brady Skeens' 51 blocked shots this season is second on the single season chart and his next block will tie the Ichabod single-season record … his 2.3 blocks per game ranks first on the single season chart ahead of Dan Buie's 1.7 blocks per game (27 games) in 1995-96 … his 63 career blocked shots is eighth on the career chart and his 1.8 career blocks per game average is first … the single season block record is 52 set in the 2004-05 season by Travis Robbins …  Skeens' 51 blocks are a Ichabod sophomore class chart breaking Dan Buie's 45 set in 1995-96 season.
•     The Ichabods have played in four overtime games this season going 2-2. Washburn is 33-34 all-time in overtime games. The Ichabod single season record for overtime games is five set during the 1994-95 and 2006-07 seasons.
•     In Washburn's 13 wins this season they are averaging 77.0 ppg while allowing 68.7 ppg … in the nine losses they are averaging 75.1 ppg while allowing 85.9 ppg.
•     In Washburn's 13 wins they are +10.0 in rebound margin, while in the losses they are -6.3 on the glass.
•     From the field in the Ichabod wins, they are shooting 47 percent while opponents are shooting 39 percent … from the free throw line the Ichabods are 67 percent in the wins and 70 percent in the losses.
•     From 3-point land the Ichabods are shooting 74 of 197 (38 percent) in the wins and 30 percent in the losses (55 of 182) … opponents are shooting 97 of 245 (40 percent) in the Ichabods' nine losses from 3-point range.
•     The Ichabods are averaging 14.2 ppg off opponent's turnovers compared to 13.0 ppg opponents are scoring off the Ichabods.
•     Ichabod head coach Bob Chipman recorded his 786th win against Central Missouri moving him into a tie for 14th on the all-time NCAA coaching chart is Lefty Driesell and Jim Smith with 786 wins.
•     Next up on the all-time win chart is Eddie Sutton with 806 wins.
•     Washburn's bench is averaging 22.2 ppg compared to 23.4 ppg for its opponents.
•     Washburn is scoring 32.9 ppg in the paint compared to 24.7 ppg for its opponents.
•     In Washburn's 13 wins this season, they have overcome deficits of 14 against Augustana, 13 at Central Missouri, 11 against Peru State, Fort Hays State and Lincoln, eight against Pittsburg State, six against Lindenwood, five against Southwest Baptist, four against Saint Mary and two in the second meeting with Central Missouri.
•     Washburn's led from start to finish against Tabor, Missouri Western and Emporia State.
 •     Overall the Ichabods have a balanced scoring attack with four players averaging at least 10.0 points per game and they have six averaging at least 6.2 ppg.
•     Washburn is seventh in the MIAA in scoring at 76.2 ppg and seventh in scoring defense allowing 75.7 ppg.
•     Washburn is second in the MIAA in field goal percentage defense holding opponents to 42 percent shooting and Lindenwood leads the MIAA at 40 percent.
•     The Ichabods are +3.3 in rebound margin this season, which is third in the MIAA … the Ichabods lead the MIAA in rebounding at 39.4 per game and second in the league in offensive rebounds at 12.6 per game.
•     Christian Ulsaker has played in 109 games at Washburn in his career, which is the most by an current Ichabod.
•     Javion Blake's 320 points is sixth on the Ichabod freshman scoring chart as he passed Ewan Auguste against Missouri Southern … he needs seven more points to pass Eric Carter for fifth and 18 to pass Ryan Murphy for fourth … the freshman scoring record is 380 points set by Washburn all-time points leader Gary Carrier from the 1981-82 season … Blake's 44 3-pointers are second on the Ichabod freshman chart … the freshman record is 54 set by Shannon Kruger during the 1998-99 season.
•     Randall Smith had a career-high 16 assists against Missouri Southern, which was one shy of the school record of 17 set by Jordan Canfield against Missouri-St. Louis on Feb. 11, 1995 … Smith's 100 assists this season are fourth on the Ichabod sophomore class chart … Canfield's 183 assists during the 1993-94 season is the sophomore class record.
•     Cole Johnson had a career-high five rebounds against Central Missouri last time out.
•     Brady Skeens had a career-high seven free throws against Central Missouri.Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK radio with Jake Lebahn and Pat Strathman calling the action. Game will also be streamed live on the wusports.com website by following the listen live links on the men's basketball schedule page.Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman
•     is in his 37th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
•     a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
•     is 786-339 overall.
•     has 544 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.
•     is the MIAA's all-time winningest coach by victories with 544.
•     has led the Ichabods to 12 MIAA regular season titles and a MIAA-coaching tops of five postseason MIAA tournament championships.
•     has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.
•     in home games, he is 462-89 going 411-78 in Lee Arena.
•     is third in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
•     his 786 coaching wins is 14th in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.
•     led the Ichabods to the 1987 NAIA National Championship and a 2001 NCAA National game, which was later vacated by Kentucky Wesleyan.
•     Chipman played for legendary coach Jack Hartman earning two letters.
 
Lindenwood head coach Lance Randall . . .
•     is in his first season as the Lions head coach and has an 15-8 record … overall he is 136-87 in his eighth season as a head coach.
•     he spent the last four year's as the head coach at St. Leo University going 78-44 including three trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament.
•     is 0-1 against Washburn.Washburn 80, Central Missouri 70 -- Feb. 10, 2016
 TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods led for 33 minutes as they swept the regular season series with Central Missouri in an 80-70 win over the Mules on Wednesday night in Lee Arena.
 The Ichabods (13-9, 9-8 MIAA) jumped out to an early 18-12 lead just after the midway point of the first half before the Mules (13-10, 7-10 MIAA) came back and took a two-point lead at 31-29 with 45 seconds to play before the half, but the Ichabods scored five straight points on a 3-pointer by Javion Blake and a pair of free throws by Robert Christopher pushed the Washburn lead to 34-31 at the intermission.
 Starting the second half, Washburn came out on a 12-2 run over the next 3:31 stretching its lead to 13 at 46-33 after another 3-pointer by Blake with 16:33 to play. The Mules cut the lead to seven at 64-57 with 6:04 to play, but would not get any closer as the Ichabods snapped a three-game losing streak and evened the all-time series with the Mules at 49 wins each.
 Blake led five Ichabods in double figures with 21 points hitting 4 of 9 3-point attempts. Cameron Wiggins recorded 16 points off the bench going 6 of 9 from the field and 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Brady Skeens scored 13 points adding three blocks while Christian Ulsaker scored 10 points with three assists and Randall Smith scored 10 points adding eight assists. Cole Johnson, Jeremy Lickteig and Smith all had five rebounds to tie for game-high honors.
 Jakob Lowrance led the Mules with 18 points followed by Spencer Reaves who scored 17 and D'Marnier Cuningham with 11.
 Washburn outrebounded the Mules 32 to 19 turning 13 offensive rebounds into 11 second chance points while outscoring the Mules 30 to 16 in the paint.
 Washburn finished 26 of 50 overall from the field hitting 10 of 18 3-point attempts and 18 of 24 free throws. The Mules were 23 of 49 overall and 9 of 20 from deep hitting 15 of 20 free throws in the game.   •     Lindenwood is 15-8 overall and 11-6 in the MIAA after losing its last two games at Missouri Western in an 88-78 loss at a 75-73 loss at Northwest Missouri.
•     Cory Arentsen leads three players in double figures scoring 22.9 ppg adding 5.8 rebounds per game … he has hit 65 of 153 3-point attempts for a .425 average.
•     Also averaging in double figures is Brad Newman at 11.9 ppg. Stanislas Heili is scoring 9.6 ppg leading the team with 8.2 rebounds per game.
•     Arentsen scored a school-record 46 points against Northwest Missouri last time out scoring 28 points in the first half … he has led the team in scoring in 20 games and the last seven games in a row.•     Saturday's meeting will be the fourth all-time.
•     Washburn leads the series 3-1.
•     The teams have met twice in St. Charles with the Lions winning last season 72-59 on Dec. 20, 2014.
•     The Ichabods won the first meeting in the series 66-63 over the Lions in St. Charles.
•     Washburn has won both meetings in Topeka including a 68-66 overtime win in Topeka on Jan. 2.
•     The teams have never met in the MIAA Tournament.
  (Jan. 2, 2016) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team scored the final seven points of the game capped by a buzzer-beating floater in the lane by Cameron Wiggins as the Ichabods defeated Lindenwood 68-66 in overtime.
To open the extra frame, Lindenwood (8-4, 4-2 MIAA) scored the five seven points taking a 66-61 with 3:59 to play, however it would be the last points of the night for the Lions as the Ichabods (8-3, 4-2 MIAA) scored the final seven leading to the two-point win. Brady Skeens, who pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds pulled the Ichabods within three at 66-63 with 3:20 to play.
Neither team scored again until Randall Smith recorded a traditional 3-point play with 1:31 to go to tie the score. On the Lions' next possession, they missed a 3-pointer and the Ichabods picked up an offensive rebound by Jeremy Licktieg off an Ichabod miss with 33 seconds to play. After a jump ball with 2.6 seconds left, Washburn's Wiggins slashed into the lane scoring the winning bucket as time expired.
The Ichabods led 32-28 at the break before the Lions ripped off a 21-5 run over the final two minutes of the opening half and the first nine of the second half taking a 43-37 lead with 11:51 to play in regulation. The Ichabods chipped away eventually taking a 55-52 lead on a 3-pointer by Javion Blake, but the Lions tied it with 59 with 43 seconds to play.
Smith led the Ichabods with 15 points adding four assists. Robert Christopher scored 12 points in his first start and Skeens finished with eight points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. Jeremy Lickteig had a career-high 10 rebounds adding eight points while Blake scored 13 points and Wiggins had nine points and five assists in the win.
Cory Arentsen led the Lions with 23 points.
Washburn finished the game 24 of 63 from the field for a 38 percent average while the Lions were 24 of 67 for a 36 percent clip. Washburn was also 18 of 26 from the free throw line and outrebounded the Lions 50 to 37 turning 15 offensive rebounds into 12 second chance points.   (Feb. 6, 2016) MARYVILLE, Mo. -- The Lindenwood men's basketball team lost a shootout to No. 24 Northwest Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Maryville, Mo. The battle between the top two teams in the MIAA standings was won by the Bearcats by a 75-73 score.
Lindenwood kept the game close thanks to the top offensive performance in school history by Arentsen. Arentsen finished with 46 points, breaking the school's single-game record of 44 which had been set by Brandon Braswell in 1992 and Earl Austin Jr. in 1986. Arentsen had 28 points at halftime, and added 18 more in the second half. He finished the day making 16-of-26 from the field, eight-of-12 from three-point range, and six-of-six from the free-throw line.
While Arentsen carried the Lions' offense, Northwest Missouri was more balanced, especially from beyond the arc. The Bearcats hit 11 three-pointers in the first half and finished with 14, and four different players had at least two three-pointers.
The game matched up the top two defensive teams in the MIAA, but the offenses were the story. Northwest Missouri shot 59.6 percent from the field and 60.9 percent from three-point range. Lindenwood connected on 56.3 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from beyond the arc. The two teams combined for just 13 turnovers, and made 16-of-17 free throws.
The Bearcats used their early hot shooting from three-point range to jump out to an early eight-point lead. Lindenwood tied the game once in the first half but could never take the lead, and Northwest Missouri led 43-40 at halftime.
The second half played out in a similar fashion, with the Lions never able to go ahead and the Bearcats never leading by more than six points. Lindenwood was down 75-70 with under 50 seconds remaining when Arentsen broke the school record with a three-pointer to make the score 75-73.
Lindenwood defensive forced a missed shot and got the rebound, giving the Lions a chance to tie or take the lead. Lindenwood got the ball inside in the final seconds, but missed a shot in the paint with three seconds left. It got one more chance after the Bearcats turned the ball over on an inbounds pass, but the Lions' final three-point attempt was just off the mark.
Stanislas Heili finished with 15 points on six-of-nine shooting from the field, and Brad Newman had eight points and eight assists. The eight assists were the most by a Lion since Alex Bazzell had 11 against Central Missouri in 2013. Chandler Diekvoss had a team-high five rebounds.•     Cameron Wiggins - tied for 17th on 3-point attempts chart (134)
•     Javion Blake - 22nd in 3-point field goal percentage (.411)
•     Brady Skeens - tied for fifth in rebounding (10.0 rpg)
•     Randall Smith - tied for 10th in assists per game (4.5 apg)
•     Brady Skeens - second in blocks (51) - school record is 52 by Travis Robbins in 2004-05 season
•     Brady Skeens - blocked shots per game (2.3 bkpg) - second highest is Dan Buie in 1995-96 at 1.7 bkpg
•     Javion Blake - 12th in minutes played per game (32.3 mpg)
•     Brady Skeens - freshman field goal percentage (.667) - school record is .651 held by Tom Meier from 1983-84 season•     The Ichabods are 1,518-1,045-2 (.592) all-time in the 111th year in the program's history.
•     Washburn is the eighth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history by victories.
•     Washburn is the winningest MIAA program since the 1989-90 season with an overall record of 544-258 since joining the conference and the NCAA.
•     The Ichabods have recorded 25 20-win seasons and they have one 30-win seasons after going 35-4 during the 1986-87 NAIA Championship season.
•     Washburn has won 21 conference championships including 10 MIAA titles.
•     Washburn has received 12 NCAA Tournament bids going to three Elite Eight's appearing in the 2001 NCAA National Championship game.•     The Ichabods are 411-78 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
•     The 2015-16 season marks the 31st season of play in Lee Arena.
•     The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.
 •     The Ichabods will wrap up the home slate with Northeastern State on Feb. 17 and Central Oklahoma on Feb. 20 before heading out to the road two more times with games at Missouri Western on Feb. 24 and at Emporia State on Feb. 27 concluding the regular season. The MIAA Tournament will start on March 1 with first round games on campus and the winners of those games will advance to Kansas City for the MIAA Tournament quarterfinals starting March 4.