TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn women's basketball team won its second-straight game on Thursday night with a 56-49 decision over Missouri Southern in Lee Arena. With the victory, Washburn moves up to 4-4 while Missouri Southern falls to 4-5 on the season.
 
The Lions scored the first points of the game and knotted up the score at four-all early on, but the Ichabods followed that up with a 6-0 run to go in front, 10-4, at the 4:14 mark. Missouri Southern hit a three-pointer as time expired in the first quarter, but Washburn held on to a 15-12 advantage.
 
Missouri Southern outscored Washburn in the second frame, 10-6, and took a one-point lead into the break with the score sitting at 22-21.
 
The Ichabods evened the score at 24 and 32 before closing out the quarter on a 7-1 run to reclaim the lead, 37-33. Washburn went 8-of-14 from the free throw line in the period.
 
Washburn held on to the lead for the remainder of the game and led by as many as nine points. The Ichabods continued to see success at the free throw line as they went 13-for-16 in the final quarter.
 
Neither team shot the ball exceptionally well in the low-scoring affair as Washburn finished with a 31.3 field goal percentage (15-of-48) while Missouri Southern recorded a 32.7 clip (16-of-49). The Ichabods did not hit a three-pointer, going 0-for-9, while the Lions made 5-of-16 from deep. Washburn made 36 trips to the free throw line and converted on 26 of those attempts. The Lions finished with a slight edge on the boards, 37-35.
 
Oliver was 7-for-11 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line to score a career-high 19 points. Hunter Bentley also finished in double-figures with 15 points and was 9-of-10 from the charity stripe. Barrientos notched her third double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Carley Turnbull was the Lions' top-scorer with 15 points and she also had eight rebounds.
 
The Ichabods will host Pittsburg State on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. to close out the week.