TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn women's basketball team outscored Bethel 31-3 in the final quarter as the Ichabods posted an 87-46 victory in their home opener Thursday night. All 17 Washburn players got in the game and senior Reagan Phelan led all scorers with 14 points and had a team-high six assists and five steals.

Alexis McAfee scored the first points of the game on a jumper and Bethel (4-2) answered with a jump shot of its own in the next possession, but the 2-2 score would be the only tie of the game as Washburn (2-1) led from that point forward. The Ichabods held a double-digit lead of 24-14 at the end of the first quarter and doubled their lead to 43-22 heading into break. Washburn was 17-of-34 (50 percent) from the floor in the opening half while Bethel shot 35 percent on 7-of-20 from the field.

The Threshers chipped away at the Ichabods' lead in the third quarter, outscoring the home team 21-13, to make it a 13 point deficit (56-43). Washburn came out hot in the final frame and went on a 28-0 scoring tear and held Bethel to just one three-pointer as its only points of the quarter with 1:41 left in the game. The Ichabods were 13-of-18 (72.2 percent) from the floor and 4-of-5 from behind the arc in the fourth quarter while the Threshers were 1-of-8 from the field.

Washburn shot 52.2 percent in the game and held Bethel to a 33.3 percentage. Phelan was 5-of-7 shooting and made 3-of-4 attempts from three-point land. McAfee and Shelbe Piggie each tallied 11 points. Macy Doebele chipped in nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and Abby Oliver pulled down a team-best eight rebounds. The Ichabods scored 40 points off of the Threshers' 28 turnovers. The Washburn bench contributed 37 points, 22 of which came in the fourth quarter.

The Ichabods will be back in Lee Arena for their next game on Monday, Nov. 18, as they host Baker University at 7 p.m.