TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods finished off the Washburn half of the ESU Classic with a split of two games falling to Sioux Falls and then topping Wayne State 3-1 as the Ichabods defeated the Wildcats for the second time in a week improving to 8-10 on the season. With the win over Wayne State, head coach Brenda Holaday collected her 100th collegiate win. The Ichabods will return to action with six games next weekend at the Washburn Invitational.
 
Game 1 – Sioux Falls 2, Washburn 0
 
Two runs in the bottom of the second were enough for a Cougar win in the opening game on Sunday.  Washburn outhit the Cougars 10-5 in the game, but stranded 10 runners on base in the game.
 
Ashton Friend was 3 for 3 at the plate with a double and Jenna Moore collected two hits.
 
Raegen Hamm struck out eight in the game with one walk allowing one earned run in the complete game outing.
 
Game 2 – Washburn 3, Wayne State 1
 
The Ichabods scored two runs in the top of the first after Hadley Kerschen tripled down the left field line and Jenna Moore hit a double to the same spot scoring Kerschen and then Ashton Friend doubled to right center to score Moore putting Washburn up 2-0.
 
In the third inning, Friend drove in the Ichabods' final run in the top of the third on a double to center scoring Moore who led off the inning with a single.
 
Hamm struck out nine in the game allowing one run on five hits and a walk.
 
Moore and Friend each had two hits to lead Washburn and Friend drove in two.