Tip-off // Headlined by career win No. 400 for head coach Ron McHenry, Washburn looks to wrap up its road swing on high note though will be tested when it faces No. 16 Central Oklahoma. Saturday's matchup will be the 14th all-time meeting. The Ichabods currently lead the series 9-4 and are 3-1 when facing UCO in Edmond. Last season WU and UCO split its season series 1-1 with each side winning its respective home date.

Player Quick Facts
• Senior guard Erika Lane leads the team in assists (48 total, 3.2/gm) and minutes (31.4/game) ... Lane is also third in scoring (10.4 ppg) and second in rebounds (77 total, 5.1/gm) ... Lane has scored double-digit points seven times and distributed three more assists on eight occasions ... on Jan. 12, Lane tallied a double-double (10 pts, 10 rebs).

• Freshman guard Reagan Phelan is fourth on the team in scoring (8.7 ppg) ... has reached double-figure scoring seven times this season including a career-best 20 points on Nov. 14 ... she is a co-leader in steals (21) and is second in assists (45 total, 3.0/gm) ... Phelan has converted on 19 of 56 chances from 3-point range (.339) ... she finished 2016 among the conference leaders in assists (14th), 3FG made (17th) and 3FG attempts (13th).

• Senior forward Alyxis Bowens leads the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) ... on Jan. 2 tied a career-high when she scored 28 points against Peru State ... has tallied double-digits in seven of the last eight games ... also paces WU in rebounds (88 total, 5.9/gm), blocks (22) and shares the lead in steals (22).

• Senior guard Jharian Bowen has 11.0 ppg and has reached double-figure points nine times including a career-high of 20 against Peru State on Jan. 2 ... she leads WU in 3-pointers made and attempts (29 of 78) and is 37.2 percent from behind the arc ... Bowen has also completed 80 percent of chances from the line (24 of 30).

• Senior forward Erin Dohnalek per game averages shake out to 8.4 points, 1.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds ... she leads Washburn in FT attempts (35) and just under 80 percent (77.1) from the charity stripe ... Dohnalek has reached double-digit scoring six times and is averaging 10.3 ppg over the course of the last three contests.

Team Quick Facts
• The Ichabods are 3-2 on the road this season.

• Washburn has tip-offed games with only two variations of a starting five. 

• The Ichabods have benefited from a balance offense having two or more double-figure scorers in 14 of 15 games with the breakdown as follows: four games with two players; six games with three players and four games with four players.

• Collectively, WU shoots .451 from the floor with a 3PT% of .319 compared to respective opponent shooting numbers of .348 and .309.

• The Ichabods have made fewer trips to the line than WU (283-227) and consequently have converted on less attempts (199-156) ... WU is shooting .687 while opponents .703.

• The Ichabods average just under 70 points/game (69.2) while they surrender around 57 per night (56.8).

• This season Washburn has outscored opponents by an average of +3.8 points/quarter. 

• The last time a Ron McHenry coached team went to 2-2 to start was the 2013-14 season.

Last Season // Washburn's 2015-16 campaign opened with three consecutive wins and a 4-2 mark through the first six games ... it closed the season 15-14 overall and finished tied for sixth in the MIAA at 11-11 ... The Ichabods entered the MIAA Tournament as the No. 7-seed and lost in the first round to No. 10-seed Central Missouri, 74-70 ... Erika Lane was named All-MIAA Third Team while Felisha Gibbs and Alyxis Bowens garnered Honorable Mention nods.

MIAA Preseason Poll // Emporia State topped the preseason poll with 12 first-place votes and 168 total points ...  Pittsburg State followed with 156 points and two first-place votes ... Ichabods were third (132) ...  Fort Hays State was forth (127) and Missouri Western fifth (124) -- full poll on page 6 of the attached game notes.

Washburn on the Radio // Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK 106.9 FM radio with Jake Lebahn and Dan Lucero calling the action. Games will also be streamed live on wusports.com by following the listen live links on the women's schedule page.

New Faces // Washburn has five new players on its 2016 roster, including one NCAA Division I transfer, one junior college transfer and three true freshmen ... Charisma Alexander joins the Ichabods after one season at Division I Stephen F. Austin. Alexander averaged 4.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 25.4 minutes while appearing in all 31 games for the LadyJacks and helping them win the Southland Conference championship ... Macy Myers joins Washburn following two seasons with Otero Junior College where she finished her career averaging 19 points/game for the Trojans ... the crop of true freshmen are made up of Cara Donley, Reagan Phelan and Jo Roepke ... Donley was multi-sport letterwinner at both Abilene and Scared Heart HS where she earned various individual accolades ... Phelan was also a multi-sport athlete during her time at Central Plains where she was named the 2015-16 KBCA Miss Kansas Basketball ... Roepke played for Valley Hieghts where she lettered in basketball, volleyball and track and was the 2016 Kansas 2A long jump champion.

Monthly Breakdown // Under Ron McHenry, Washburn has put together 25 perfect months, including a career-best 10-0 mark in February of the 2001-02 season. Aside from his first season, McHenry has never lost more than four games during January ... a month-by-month breakdown of the Ichabods under Coach McHenry is available on the attached game notes.

Where Are They From? // Washburn's 2016-17 roster has a wide mix of hometowns geographically, with its 13 players hailing from two countries (United States, France and Denmark) and three different states within the US ... There are eight players from Kansas (Jharian Bowen, Alyxis Bowens, Erika Lane, Reagan Phelan, Jo Roepke, Cara Donley and Madison and Makayla Vargo) ... Colorado (Macy Myers), Missouri (Erin Dohnalek) and Texas (Charisma Alexander) are the other US states represented on WU's roster ... traveling abroad, Cindy Demosthene (France) and Julie Ravn (Denmark) are international players on the Ichabods' squad.

The Coach // Washburn's Ron McHenry is in his 17th season with the Ichabods ... during his first 16 season McHenry has amassed a 389-108 record ... was named the fifth coach in program-history in 2000 ... his .783 winning percentage to start the 2016-17 season is the best by any coach to lead the Ichabods/Lady Blues ... the mark is also 17th-best for active NCAA women's basketball coaches across all divisions and 23rd all-time ... amongst the Division II ranks, McHenry's winning percentage is fourth-best for active coaches and fifth-best all-time, while his 389 victories to open the season placed him 23rd for active coaches in Division II ... McHenry has 12 seasons with 20 or more wins and three seasons topping 30 ... in his first 16 years, McHenry has  coached 21 All-American selections, 42 All-MIAA nominees and one WNBA draft pick ... during the 2004-05 campaign McHenry steered the program to an NCAA Division II title ... McHenry has a combined 15 MIAA regular-season and tournament championships ... the Ichabod bench boss entered the season 11 wins shy of 400 ... on Jan. 12, 2017, McHenry reached career win No. 400 with a 67-48 win at Northeastern State to become the fastest active NCAA Division II women's basketball coach to reach the milestone ... McHenry is the second coach in program-history to No. 400 joining predecesor Patty Dick.

Scouting the Bronchos 
• Central Oklahoma is 14-1 overall, and 6-1 in MIAA play.

• The Bronchos are coming off a 70-64 win over No. 2 Emporia State on Thursday.

• UCO is ranked No. 16 nationally according to the WBCA poll.

Last Time Out // Washburn 85, Northeastern State 27 • Feb. 17, 2016
EDMOND, Okla. – A run-and-gun game from the start, Washburn Women's Basketball climbed back from a double-digit halftime deficit to within two late in the game before falling, 61-51, at Central Oklahoma on Saturday ... Washburn saw its four-game winning streak snapped while moving to 10-5 on the year and 6-3 in the MIAA ... WU was slow out of the game, trailing 13-4 in the opening five minutes before locking down defensively and allowing just two more points before the end of the quarter to trail, 15-8 at the break.  The Ichabods cut the lead to four (17-13) near the midway point of the second after a free throw from Alyxis Bowens, but couldn't slow a relentless Broncho offense and trailed, 27-15, at half.  All told, UCO scored 10 unanswered while holding WU scoreless for over five minutes before a second chance jumper from Jayna Smith inside 30 seconds to play stopped the run ... Washburn got looks in the first half but couldn't get the shots to fall, hitting just 17.6 percent (6-of-34) from the field and 12.5 percent (1-of-8) on three-point field goals. Defensively, except for the late run in the second, WU played well against the Bronchos and held UCO to a 28.7 percent effort from the field in the half.  Felisha Gibbs had eight rebounds and five points at the break to lead the Ichabods ... Washburn came out inspired in the third to cut the lead to three (32-29) in the first four minutes of play thanks to a 12-3 run that included two three-pointers from Julie Ravn.  At the media (4:43), WU trailed by five, 36-31, and stayed close to Bronchos to head to the fourth down six, 41-35.  Washburn outscored UCO, 20-14, in the third frame to trim the deficit ... The Ichabods again rallied to open the fourth, forcing a UCO timeout with 8:36 to go after a 5-0 run that included an old-fashioned three-point play from Gibbs and a 10-foot jumper from Erin Dohnalek, making it a two-point game (42-40).  UCO grew the lead back to six (46-40) soon after but the Ichabods continued to push, trailing by just three at the media with 4:55 to play ... Down two (51-49) after a layup from Jayna Smith with 4:28 to go, Washburn looked to be closing fast before a quick burst of five straight for UCO took the wind out of the Ichabods' sails, ending the comeback threat ... Gibbs put together her second double-double in three games and finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, leading the team in points while tying with Smith (12 rebounds) for the lead in rebounds ... Ravn closed the day with 11 points behind a 3-of-8 effort on three-pointers, while Bowens just missed double-digits to finish with nine points.  Dohnalek was scoreless in the first half before heating up from the field to finish with seven points and seven rebounds ... As a team, the Ichabods shot 48.1 percent from the field in the second half to finish 19-of-61 (31.1 percent) for the game while closing the day 4-of-18 from beyond the arc.  Trailing in the rebounding battle (30-25) at half, the Ichabods crashed the boards over the final 20 minutes to reverse the advantage and win on the glass, 45-40.

'Bods History // The 2016-17 marks the 48th season of Washburn women's basketball ... the Ichabods are 885-399-1 all-time ... the program has seen 23 seasons with at least 20 wins and had made 17 trips to the NCAA Division II Championship ... in 2004-05 Washburn won the NCAA Division II Championship and finished the season 35-2.

Before game day, this happened
• 1914 - Henry Ford introduces the an assembly line for the Model T

• 1943 - FDR travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill, becoming the first U.S. president to travel by airplane

• 1952 - "Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV

• 1956 - Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti"

• 1960 - Elvis Presley promoted to rank of Sergeant by the US Army

• 1968 - Green Bay wins Super Bowl II, 33-14, over Oakland in Miami

• 1979 - President Jimmy Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday to be a holiday