TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn women's basketball team fell in its final game of the calendar year to Central Missouri on Thursday, 67-45. With the loss, the Ichabods are now 2-4 while the Jennies remain undefeated at 6-0.
Washburn scored the first point of the game on a made free throw by
Macy Doebele and a layup by
Nuria Barrientos put the Ichabods up 3-2, but that would be the last time Washburn held a lead in the contest as the Jennies quickly took control. Central Missouri took a 38-22 lead into the break and led by double-digits for the remainder of the game.
The Jennies finished the game making half of their shot attempts, going 24-for-48 from the field, and the Ichabods had a 32.3 field goal percentage (20-of-62). Behind the three-point line, UCM was 7-of-16 (43.8 percent) while WU struggled and made just 2-of-17 (11.8 percent). Central Missouri made 10 more trips to the free throw line than Washburn as the Ichabods went 3-for-4 at the charity stripe.
Barrientos was the top-scorer for the Ichabods with 14 points and added four rebounds. Bentley contributed six points and had a team-high eight boards. Oliver also had six points and had four rebounds to go with one block.
Charley Bovaird led four Jennies in double-figures with 15 points.
With Saturday's game against Lincoln being postponed, Washburn's next scheduled game is after the new year at Northeastern State on Jan. 2.
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