Tipping Off
The Washburn Ichabods continue their season-ending homestand and looks to sweep the season series against Southwest Baptist on Saturday. Washburn leads the all-time series at 39-13 with a lopsided 22-4 mark at Lee Arena. The 53rd meeting between the teams is slated for a 5 p.m. start.
Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist comes to Lee Arena at 14-11 overall and in a three-way for eighth in the MIAA standings at 6-10 ... SBU has the league's fourth-highest scoring offense (72.3 ppg) while also ranked ninth in the league in scoring defense at 65.9 ppg ... at 46.7 percent the Bearcats' top the conference in field shooting and are ranked seventh in Division II ... Megan Rosenbohm is the team's leading scorer (16.9 ppg) and ranked 18th in Division II in free throw percentage (87.1) ... Caylee Richardson is the team's top rebounder with 7.2 per game.
Player Quick Facts
• Senior guard Erika Lane leads the team in assists (3.4/gm) and minutes (32.8/game) ... tied for third in scoring with 10.3 ppg ... team's second leading rebounder (4.8/game) - surpassed personal single-season rebound mark of 102 on Feb. 4, currently stands at 119 on the year.
• Lane has scored double-digit points 14 times and dished three more assists on 16 occasions ... on Jan. 12 she tallied her first career double-double (10 pts, 10 rebs).
• Lane ranks seventh in the MIAA with 87 total assists and 10th in assists/game and assist-turnover ratio (1.3).
• Freshman guard Reagan Phelan is tied for third in scoring (10.3 ppg) ... has reached double-figure scoring 16 in games including a career-best 25 points on Feb. 11.
• Phelan's 38 steals is ninth-best in the MIAA while her 1.3 steals per game ranks 11th-overall ... 2.5 assists/game puts her at second on team and 20th in MIAA.
• Senior forward Alyxis Bowens is the team's leading scorer (12.6 ppg) ... on Jan. 2 Bowens tied a career-high when she scored 28 points against Peru State ... also set a career mark with 12 rebounds on Jan. 28.
• Bowens has reached double-digit scoring 17 times including three games with 20+ ... paces WU in rebounds with 179, surpassing her single-season mark of 158 set last year.
• Bowens' 39 blocks is the 12th-best total for a single season surpassing Carla Sintra who had 38 during the 2003-04 season.
• Bowens' blocking numbers have her ranked third in the MIAA and is nationally listed at 56th for total blocks and 61st for blocks per game (1.6).
• Senior guard Jharian Bowen is the team's second leading scorer with 11.3 ppg ... has reached double-figure points 18 times this season including a career-high of 20 on Jan. 2.
• Bowen is fourth in the MIAA with 48 made 3-pointers and is shooting 36.9 percent from distance ... places second on team in FT percentage, 77.3.
• Senior forward Erin Dohnalek is fifth on the team in scoring with 9.3 ppg ... also averages 1.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds.
• Dohnalek is shooting 71.9 from the charity stripe.
• Dohnalek has reached double-digit scoring 12 times including a career-high of 18 points on Jan. 26.
Team Quick Facts
Washburn is 16-9 overall and 9-7 in the MIAA ... WU has opened games with only two variations of its starting five this season ... The Ichabods have benefited from a balanced offense having two or more double-figure scorers in 23 of 24 games with the breakdown as follows: five games with two players; nine games with three players; eight games with four players; two games with five players ... The Ichabods are in the top half of the MIAA rankings in FG% (6th/43.3), FG% defense (4th/37.8) and rebound margin (4th/+6.4) ... The Ichabods shoot 71.2 percent of free throws while opponents shoot 72.8 ... WU's average scoring margin is +6.4 as it has outscored opponents 66.8 tot 60.4.
Ain't No Place like Lee Arena
Washburn has enjoyed playing at Schendel Court at Lee Arena this season where they have posted an 9-5 record ... at home, the Ichabods average 71.3 points a game with a scoring margin of +10.6 ... The comforts of home extend to shooting where the 'Bods are good for 44.9 percent from the field and have been able to hold opponents to a mark of 38.4 ... Individually, Alyxis Bowens (12.9), Erika Lane (11.1), Reagan Phelan (11.4) and Jharian Bowen (10.9) have thrived as they average double-figure points while in front of the home crowd ... Through 14 home dates, the Ichabods have welcomed 19,828 fans to Schendel Court at Lee Arena including a season-high 2,784 against Fort Hays on Feb. 4.
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.
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 the final month of the season ... a month-by-month breakdown of the Ichabods under Coach McHenry available on bottom of page 5.
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 became the fastest active coach in NCAA Division II women's basketball to reach 400 career wins while joining a list with 23 of his peers ... McHenry now needs 26 wins to past Patty Dick to become the winningest coach in program-history ... McHenry graduated from Washburn in 1984.
Last Time Out
Washburn 62, Southwest Baptist • Jan. 26, 2017
BOLIVAR, Mo. --- Paced by a strong second half performance from senior Erin Dohanlek, the Washburn women's basketball team erased a late 10-point deficit to down Southwest Baptist, 62-59, Thursday evening in Bolivar, Missouri. With nine games left in the regular season, the Ichabods improved to 13-6 overall and 6-4 against MIAA opponents ... The first 20 minutes of the evening was a relative chess match as the sides played between an eight-point window that featured eight ties and four lead changes. Washburn controlled the largest margin of the half as back-to-back layups from Alyxis Bowens gave the Ichabods a four-point lead (21-17), before eventually heading into the break with a 28-26 advantage ... Southwest Baptist overpowered WU in the third as it completed 9-of-13 attempts, good for .692 shooting, to outscore the Ichabods 22-12. With a 40-36 lead, the Bearcats went on an 8-2 spurt to create some breathing room pushing the score to 48-38 with 32 seconds left ... The advantage though did not carry into the final period as Dohanlek's last second jumper trimmed the double-digit margin to eight, 48-40, before time expired ... A 3-pointer from Jharian Bowen to start the period also sparked a 14-5 run for the Ichabods that lasted just shy of six minutes. In addition to Bowen WU received scoring contributions by Cindy Demosthene and Bowens. Though the run was sustained by Dohnalek who tallied six of 13 second-half points guiding the Ichabods to a 54-53 lead with 4:02 remaining ... The lead however was not enjoyed for long as SBU reassumed control following a three-point play from Morgan Henderson as she was fouled on her layup bucket, 56-54 ... Trailing 58-57 with 2:55 remaining, Washburn took its final lead of the evening as Bowens fed Dohnalek for the layup as the Ichabods accounted for five of the final six points ... With 13 points in the second half and five in the first Dohnalek led all players in scoring as she finished with a career-best 18 points. Washburn also received double-figure contributions from Bowens and Bowen with 12 apiece, while Erika Lane followed with 10. Along with her scoring effort, Bowens pulled down a game-high 11 boards for her second double-double of the season. Lane meanwhile also had a game-high as she distributed seven assists ... As a team, Washburn edged out SBU in both points in the paint (30-28) and second-chance points (14-11). The Bearcats meanwhile outrebounded WU, 38-35 and where more efficient from the charity stripe as they converted 80 percent (12-15) to the Ichabods' mark of 53.3 (16-30).
'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.
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