TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn women's basketball team held Lincoln to its lowest scoring game of the regular season as the Ichabods claimed a 73-49 decision in Lee Arena on Tuesday night. With the win, the Ichabods improve to 5-5 while the Blue Tigers remain winless at 0-10.
The Blue Tigers got on the board first with one made free throw at the 9:02 mark, but that would be their lead of the game as the Ichabods quickly took control and went on a 12-2 scoring run. A jump shot by
Hannah Willey gave the Ichabods a 14-8 lead they took into the second frame.
Lincoln got within three points, 19-16, with six minutes remaining in the first half, but Washburn responded yet again with another run, rattling off eight points in a row.
Nuria Barrientos was fouled with three seconds left in the half and went 1-of-1 at the charity stripe to send Washburn into the break in front, 32-20.
Washburn held a double-figure advantage for the remainder of the game and held its largest lead at 30 points with 6:54 left in the fourth quarter.
Adyson Narber closed out the scoring for the night with nine seconds left as she converted on a free throw to make it 73-49.
Washburn finished the night shooting 43.5 percent from the field and held Lincoln to just 28.8 percent. The Ichabods made 7-of-26 from behind the arc while the Blue Tigers made just 1-of-10. Washburn forced 19 turnovers and turned that into 14 points.
Fourteen different Ichabods saw playing time tonight with 11 of them scoring at least two points.
Hunter Bentley led the way with 21 points, hitting 4-of-9 from deep. Barrientos recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 boards to go with four blocks and three assists. Making her first start, freshman
Lauren Cassaday went 5-for-7 from the field and finished with a career-high 11 points and four assists.
The Lincoln top-scorer was AJ Bradley with nine points.
The Ichabods will hit the road for the next three games starting at Emporia State this Saturday, Jan. 23. Tip-off in White Auditorium is slated for 1:30 p.m.
