Washburn Soccer's Final Regular Season Games
The Washburn soccer team competes in their last home game on Friday, October 29th against No. 11 Emporia State for Senior Day. The Ichabods hold a 5-1-2 record at Yager Stadium. Then the Ichabods will finish the regular season on road against Fort Hays on October 31st.

Opening Kicks...
»  Washburn's finishes out the remainder of the regular season with a game at home and a game on the road
»  Ichabods currently hold an 8-5-2 record which marks the most the program has had since 2017 when they had 10 wins
»  Washburn hold a 5-1-2 record at Yager Stadium
»  The Ichabods have seen nine different players score a goal this season with Tera Lynch leading the way with seven goals. Also, four players have multiple goals on the season
»  Washburn are even in the all-time series against Emporia State with a 15-15-4. They are down in the series against Fort Hays 5-10-2
»  It will be the second time this season the Ichabods face the Hornets and Tigers. Ichabods lost to Emporia State 1-2 and tied Fort Hays 1-1
»  Washburn soccer's goal against Missouri Southern matches their season total from 2019 with two games remaining
»  Ichabods clinch a spot in the MIAA tournament with a win

Last Time Out...
»  The Ichabods split the week going 1-1 on the road against No. 8 Central Missouri and Missouri Southern
»  Washburn played their fourth overtime game this season. All four overtime matches went to the second period.
»  Washburn scored first in both games, holding on to shutout Missouri Southern. It is the Ichabods fourth shutout on the season.
»  Held Missouri Southern to a Ichabods' season low nine shots allowed, and one save
»  Mackenzie Menke scored her first goal of the season and third of her career. She took the shot from 20 yards out.
»  Olivia Harriger scored her first game-winning goal and second goal this year. First one came against Nebraska-Kearney.
»  Harriger's goal was assisted by Viviana Soto-Herrera, her second of the year and in the last four games. She assisted on the game-winning goal against Newman

Milestone Tracker...
»  Tera Lynch is in sole possession of second place in Washburn soccer history in assist with 20. She is just the second player to reach 20 assists and is 4 away from the top spot held by Jessica Mainz
»  Lynch made her third of four attempted penalty kicks against Rogers State. That marks the most PKs made and attempted in a single season. Her three made penalty kicks are also tied first for most in a career
»  Lynch is second on the all-time Washburn shot on goal list. Lynch needs 12 more SOG to be the second player with 100
»  Lynch moved into the top 10 career goals with her three scores this past week. Her 14 goals have her in eighth
»  Khloe Schuckman sixth goal moved her tied for fourth most goals by a freshman in Washburn history. Schuckman is one goals away from tying for second.
»  Raegan Wells currently has 188 saves which is currently 5th and is 12 saves away from 200 in her Washburn career. Wells would be just the fourth Washburn keeper with 200 saves.

MIAA AOTW
»  Raegan Wells earned MIAA Goalkeeper of the Week on October 26 for her performances against No. 8 Central Missouri and Missouri Southern
»  Wells performed at a high level and contributed to an Ichabods team that went 1-1 on the week.
»  Wells held No. 8 Central Missouri for almost 90 minutes before allowing a goal. She had six saves for the game.
»  Wells then shut out her fourth team of the season on Sunday in a 1-0 win against Missouri Southern. The Lions had four shots on goal in the first half all saved by Wells to keep it 0-0 heading into the half. The Ichabods scored early in the second half and Wells kept the Lions scoreless with another save.
»  Wells on the week played 197 minutes, totaling 11 saves while facing 21 shots. She also had a Goals-Against-Average of 0.914.

Senior Day

»  The Ichabods host their final home game of the season on Friday against Emporia State
»  Washburn will recognize their seniors: Tera Lynch, Emily Munyer, Olivia Harriger, Sydney Rosemann, Mackenzie Menke and Mattie Miano
»  Lynch has played in 71 games, compiling 14 goals (8th), 20 assists (2nd), 159 shots (2nd), 88 SOG (2nd), and five game-winning goals (t-6th)
»  Munyer has played in 25 games. In 2021, Munyer played a season high 12 games and tallied two assists
»  Harriger in her only season with the Ichabods registered two goals, two assists on five shots in 15 games
»  Rosemann in three seasons has played 42 games with two goals, one assist on 23 shots and 12 SOG
»  Menke's played in 47 games tallying three goals, two assists on 43 shots and 16 SOG
»  Miano in three seasons at Washburn played 44 games scoring a goal and assisting on a goal as well. She has played 3,165 minutes on defense

Notes and Headlines
One Away
»  The Ichabods are one win away from clinching a spot in the MIAA tournament
»  Washburn is facing Fort Hays who are currently once space out of the top eight and one game and four points behind the Ichabods
» A win puts the Ichabods too far out of reach with 16 points

Familiar Faces
»  The Ichabods have seen Emporia State and Fort Hays earlier in the season. Lost to the Hornets and tied the Tigers
»  Jaedyn Johnson tied the game 1-1 at Emporia State in the 18th minute. It was her first goal of the season
»  In the game versus Fort Hays, Lynch took no time in scoring the game's first goal in the 3rd minute. It is the earliest goal scored for the Ichabods this year

Home Sweet Home
»  The Ichabods are back at home for three of their last four games of the regular season
»  Washburn hold a 5-1-2 record at Yager Stadium losing their first game at home on Friday
»  Friday's game against No. 11 Emporia State will be the last home game of the season

Second Half
»  The Ichabods have dominated in the second half of games. So far this season 13 of their 22 goals have come in the second half and one in over- time
»  Five of Washburn's first half goals came against Nebraska-Kearney in two games
»  Both goals in last week's matches were in the second half

Defend Yourself
»  For the third straight week, Carlee Thompson and Emily Michaelis played every minute of a double overtime match
»  This week, they allowed just 9 shots, their lowest of the season, and five on target for the shutout victory
»  Against No. 8 Central Missouri, the defense held them under 15 shots and without a goal for almost 90 minutes
»  When Washburn holds opponent to less than 15 shots, the Ichabods have a record of 7-1-2

Looking Ahead...
»  The Ichabods finished with the regular season, hope to clinch a spot in the MIAA tournament on Sunday, November 7.

Game 1: Washburn vs. No. 11 Emporia State - Senior Day
Game Information
» Date: Friday, October 29, 2021
» Time: 6 p.m. CT
» Location: Topeka, Kan.
» Venue: Yager Stadium
» Live Stats: https://wusports.com/sidearmstats/ wsoc/summary

Scouting Emporia State
» The Hornets lead the MIAA with an 8-1 conference record including a 2-1 win at home against the Ichabods. Emporia State dropped in the rankings due to a loss against Central Oklahoma but turned it around this week. The Hornets had a decisive victory over Missouri Southern and then a hard-fought victory over No. 8 Central Missouri.

Big Comeback
» Hornets edge out No. 8 Central Missouri in double overtime to take the lead in the MIAA
» Emporia State took the lead after 20 minutes, but the Jennies went on to score 3 unanswered goals to take the 3-1 lead
» Hornets sent it into overtime with a goal with four seconds remaining on the clock. » Hornets took the game in the 107th minute to win the top 20 matchup

Taking The Lead
» Emporia State has scored first in all but one game this year. The only game they didn't take the first lead was against Missouri Western
» The Hornets' record is 13-1-1 when scoring first

Offense and Defense
» The Hornets have scored 47 goals compared to their opponents 19 goals
» The three goals allowed against Central Missouri we're tied most all season, the other time was versus Northeastern
» Emporia State also outshoot their opponents 19.1 shots per game to 7.7 shots per game

Standout Players
Junior Forward Mackenzie Dimarco
»  Dimarco leads the Hornets in goals (16), points (32), shots (80), shots-on-goal (50) and game-winning goals (5)
»  Dimarco not only leads her team in goals but also leads the MIAA and tied fourth in all Division 2. Scoring two or more goals in four games and a hat trick against Nebraska-Kearney
» She has earned MIAA Offensive Player of the Week twice this season

Junior Midfielder Hannah Woolery
»  Woolery can beat you scoring goals and assisting in them. She is second on the team in both with eight goals and six assists
»  She earned MIAA Offensive Player of the Week after week four of the season
»  Came up huge with a goal and two assists against No. 8 Central Missouri

Redshirt Junior Defender Ashlyn Lakin and Junior Defender Joanie Westcoat
»  Not only have these defenders led a defense that have allowed just 19 goals all season, they also have produced offensively for the Hor- nets
»  Lakin has one goal and leads the team with seven assists on three shots-on-goal. Westcoat scored three goals and six assists.
»  Westcoat is a two-time MIAA Defensive Player of the Week and Lakin also earned the honor once

Senior Keeper Jillian Patton
»  Patton has a great defense in front of her and has only faced 111 shots in 16 games
»  However, when a shot-on-goal does get by the defense, Patton has 32 saves and 17 goals allowed for a 0.653 SV%

About The Coach
»  Entering his 10th year coaching the Hornets
»  Sailer took over a team with one win the year before and steadily built it into a top 25 team.
»  Emporia State broke out in 2018, when they went 14-6-1 and advanced to the NCAA Division 2 Tournament for the first time in school history
»  Sailer has won everywhere he has coached with a combined record of 268-106-24 at four schools
»  Previously coached four years at Barton CC where he won Conference Coach of the Year after guiding them to an 18-4 record
»  Prior to Barton, Sailer spent 10 years coaching in the Colorado High School system.
»  He was the head boys coach at Greeley West HS for two seasons, posting a record of 38-24-2 and a Northern Conference Championship
»  Sailer began his career as the girls and boys coach at Fort Collins HS
»  The girls went 92-10-3, winning the conference championship every year and tabbed Conference Coach of the Year three times and Colorado Coach of the Year once. The boys went 55-11-3 with three conference titles and was two-time Conference Coach of the Year
»  He played collegiately at Monroe CC and was all-conference pick at State University of New York-Brockport

Game 2: Washburn at Fort Hays
Game Information
» Date: Sunday, October 31, 2021 
» Time: 1 p.m. CT
» Location: Hays, Kan.
» Venue:
» Live Stats: https://wusports.com/sidearmstats/ wsoc/summary

Scouting Fort Hays
» The Tigers hold a 6-7-3 record and 3-6 conference record this season. Lions' conference slate started tough against then No. 5 Emporia State and Central Oklahoma. They earned their first conference win against Newman before suffering a three-game losing streak losing 1-0 in two of those matches. Fort Hays came out of the losing winning two of their last three games at Missouri Southern and Northeastern State.

Road Warriors
» Four of the Tigers first 5 conference games were at home. Since then, Fort Hays has played on the road in four straight games
» The Tigers paly Nebraska-Kearney for a fifth straight road game before finally coming home against Washburn
» Fort Hays is 2-4-2 on the road this season. However, the Tigers got their first two wins in their last three games

Goals Allowed
» Fort Hays leads the MIAA in goals allowed. The Tigers have held their opponents to just 14 goals
» 14 goals in 16 games are good for a .88 GAA
» They are second behind Central Oklahoma in shutouts with seven

Close Games
» Tigers have been in 11 games when the difference in score was one goal or less 
» In those 11 games, the Tigers are 2-6-3

Put It On-Goal
» Fort Hays are towards the bottom of the MIAA in shots-on-goal averaging just under six a game
» The Tigers have taking plenty of shots this season with over 200

Down But Not Out
» The Tigers are currently in the bottom four of the MIAA and are on the outside looking in for a tournament berth
»  However, they are tied with Rogers State, both having nine points
»  Fort Hays plays Nebraska-Kearney and a team ahead of them in Washburn
»  Also, the two teams directly ahead of them in Northeastern State and Rogers State play each other

Standout Players
Junior Midfielder Amanda Rapaduski
»  Rapaduski has come on big in conference play as she now leads the team with five goals in 31 shots. She also has an assist
»  Rapaduski played in 15 of the Tigers' 16 games but recently got the starting nod the last four matches. In that span, she has two goals and her lone assists

Senior Forward Cailey Perkins

» Perkins brings her senior leadership but also her offensive production. She has two goals along with three assists while leading the team in shots (41) and shots-on-goal (16)
» She's missed three games this season including last game against Northeastern State and still is fifth on the team in minutes played

Junior Defender Reilly Madden
»  Madden leads a defense that has allowed just 14 goals this season which leads the MIAA
»  She leads the team in minutes played with 1467 minutes which is even more than the keeper

Redshirt Senior Goalkeeper Deonna Wellbrock
»  Wellbrock has played in and started 15 of the teams 16 games while playing almost 1400 minutes.
»  She deserves a lot of the credit for why the team leads the MIAA in goals allowed with just 14. She has allowed 13 goals on 170 shots faced and shutout seven teams
»  Wellbrock has accumulated 75 saves for a whopping 0.852 SV% which leads the MIAA and 38th in Division 2

About The Coach
»  Head Coach Blake Reynolds is in his fourth season coaching the Tigers
»  Reynolds in the second coach in program history, compiling a 31-19-8 record in his first three seasons with a program best .603 winning percentage
»  Reynolds overall record including NAIA level is 133-61-27 over 11 years
»  He has produced 20 All-MIAA selections and three All-Region honorees in three seasons
»  Previously coached at Kansas Wesleyan, where he compiled an overall record of 57-16-12 from 2013 to 2016. He guided the Coyotes to three Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season championships and appeared in the NAIA National Tournament twice
»  Reynolds also coached at Midland University and assisted at Baker University
»  He played collegiately at Baker at center midfield. He was a three-time All-Conference First-Team and three-time All-Region selection
»  Reynolds has accomplished reaching the NAIA National Tournament as a player, assistant coach, and a head coach