WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The Washburn women's basketball team outscored Oklahoma Baptist 14-2 in overtime to capture a 62-50 victory on Saturday afternoon. The Ichabods will play their home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 17 against Benedictine College.
Washburn (1-1) opened the game with 10 unanswered points and closed out the first quarter with a 12-2 lead. The Ichabods ended the first half on a 7-2 run and took a 24-16 advantage into halftime.
The Bison (0-2) started to chip away at the deficit making four three-pointers in the third quarter to trim Washburn's lead down to 37-35 heading into the fourth frame.
Lauren Cassaday made a layup with 8:28 left in regulation to start a 7-0 Ichabod scoring run over the next three minutes of play. With 3:44 on the clock, Oklahoma Baptist responded with a 6-0 run of its own to pull within three, 46-43. With just one second on the clock, OBU's Jaylin Stapleton sunk a three-pointer to level the score at 48-all. The Ichabods in-bounded the ball and found
Mackenzie Gamble, but her buzzer-beating shot attempt bounced around the rim and off to the side as time expired.
The Bison scored the first points of overtime on a layup, but that would be the only points they scored in extra time as
Hunter Bentley responded with seven points in a row with a three-pointer, fast break layup, and free throws.
Katie Glatczak scored the final points of the afternoon with a three-pointer with just over a minute left in OT.
The Ichabods shot 37.5 percent from the field while the Bison finished with a 27.6 clip. Washburn went 9-for-24 from three-point range and Oklahoma Baptist was 8-for-18. The Ichabods won the battle on the boards, 45-40. Washburn also forced 20 turnovers and turned that into 17 points.
Bentley was 7-for-11 from the field and hit three triples to finish with a team-high 20 points. Gamble was 5-for-10 from behind the arc and had 17 points.
Abby Oliver played 40 minutes and grabbed 13 rebounds to go with her nine points, three steals, and two blocks.
Mallory Lockhart hit seven of Oklahoma Baptist's eight three-pointers, finishing the game 7-for-13 from deep to lead the team with 21 points.
