The Washburn soccer team went 9-6-1 overall and 5-5-1 in conference games landing them sixth in the MIAA. The Ichabods will go on the road to face third-seeded Northwest Missouri State in the Quarterfinals

Opening Kicks ...
»  Washburn will appear in the MIAA Tournament for the sixth year straight and all four under Coach Phillips
»  It will be Washburn's ninth appearance and 10th MIAA Tournament match in the program's history
»  The Ichabods last Quarterfinal win was in 2017 against Northeastern State
»  The Ichabods are seeded sixth which is the highest seed since 2017
»  Tera Lynch in four games in the MIAA tournament has taken nine shots which is the most in program history. If Lynch starts on Sunday she will be tied with Mackenzie Heiman with the most starts in the MIAA Tournament

Last Time Out ...
»  The Ichabods split the week going 1-1 against No. 11 Emporia State and Fort Hays
»  Washburn won their ninth game against a ranked opponent in school history and their first under Coach Phillips. It is also the highest ranked opponent Washburn has ever beaten
»  The Ichabods' last win against a ranked opponent was against #23 Nebraska-Omaha in 2008
»  Washburn shut out their fifth team of the year and did it in back-to-back games
»  Mackenzie Menke scored her second goal of the season and in the last four games. She dropped it in off a free-kick opportunity
»  Raegan Wells had a career game high 13 saves against the Hornets in her fifth shutout. She had an outstanding performance facing a team season high 24 shots and 14 SOG
»  The Ichabods then fell in the regular season finale to Fort Hays

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 two weeks ago. 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 hit 200 saves in her Washburn career with a career match-high 13 saves against No.11 Emporia State. Wells would be just the fourth Washburn keeper with 200 saves.

Notes and Headlines
Wells Career Day
»  Raegan Wells is coming off statistically her best game as an Ichabod. She accumulated 13 saves in a shutout against No. 11 Emporia State
»  Wells faced a season-high 24 shots as well
»  She improved her save percentage to 0.819 and currently holds the best percentage in Washburn history at 0.832

Take It On The Road
»  As the sixth seed in the MIAA tournament, the Ichabods will be on the road unless playing a lower seed.
»  The first stop is somewhere the Ichabods have been before in Maryville, Mo. Washburn played at Northwest Missouri on October 1

Leading/Tied At Half
» The Ichabods are 7-2-2 this season when tied or leading at the half. Their two losses coming from No. 8 Central Missouri and No. 6 Emporia State
» Under Coach Phillips, Washburn is 16-5-1 when leading at halftime and 10-20-6 when tied

Tough To Score
»  Washburn's defense has made it tough for the opponent to score all season
»  The Ichabods are the third lowest in the MIAA in goals allowed above Central Oklahoma with 17 and Fort Hays with 15
»  Washburn shut out their opponents in two of the last three games and three in the last six
»  They have been in nine games decided by one goal. In those games they are 6-3

Looking Ahead ...
»  The Ichabods would move on to the MIAA Semifinals with a win against Northwest Missouri. The next round of the tournament will be on Friday,November 12

Washburn at Northwest Missouri State
Game Information
»  Date: Sunday, November 7, 2021
»  Time: 1 p.m. CT
»  Location: Maryville, Mo.
»  Venue: Bearcat Pitch
»  Live Stats: https://wusports.com/sidearmstats/ wsoc/summary

Scouting Northwest Missouri State
» The Bearcats, under Marc Gordon, have turned the program around this season. In the previous two seasons, Northwest Missouri had a combined record 8-25-3 (5-13-2). The Bearcats ended the 2021 regular season with a 12-5-1 overall and 8-2-1 in conference. that record was good for third in the MIAA winning the tiebreaker over Central Oklahoma.
On A Roll
» The Bearcats finished the season winning the final four games including a huge win over Central Oklahoma
» Northwest Missouri also won seven of the last eight and shut out four teams

Racking Up Points
» Northwest Missouri is third in the MIAA in points with 98 behind Central Missouri and Emporia State
» They are also third in goals with 26 and assists with 26 behind those same two teams

Top Four
» It is the first time since Northwest Missouri's first three seasons as a program, they have been in the top four of the MIAA
» It is tied for their highest place in the MIAA with their 2000 season when they were also third

History Books
» The Bearcats broke their all-time season record for points (98), goals scored (36), and assists (26) 
» The records were previously 87 points in 2011, 35 goals back in the 2011 and 24 assists in 2019 
» Also their 12 wins this season is the most in program history. The previous was 11 wins in 2009

Standout Players
Sophomore Forward Teagan Blackburn
»  Blackburn is the player to pay close attention to, she leads the team in goals (9), points (22) and game-winning goals (5). She is second in shots (46), shots-on-goal (23) and assists (4)
»  She is fifth in the MIAA in goals and points and tied first in game-winning goals
»  Blackburn this season has scored the third most goals and points in a season in Bearcat history in just 10 starts
»  As a sophomore, she has already moved into fourth all-time in goals and tied fifth in points as a Bearcat

Sophomore Forward Kaylie Rock
»  Rock in her three years at Northwest Missouri averages almost four shots and two SOG per game
»  She leads the team this year again in shots (68) and SOG (33). Her 61 shots her freshman year was already in the top 10 for a season at Northwest. Her 68 is fourth and her 33 SOG is fifth for a season which is under herself with 34 in 2019.
» She also registered seven goals this season. She is also top-10 in career goals along with teammate Blackburn

Redshirt Freshman Forward Sophie Cissell
» Cissell's team-leading six assists are tied most in a season by a Bearcat with two others. It also is tied fourth in the MIAA 
» She does not have a goal but still takes her shots with 22 and 10 on-goal

Junior Defender Letycia Bonifacio
»  Beneficio leads a defense that has six shutouts which is tied fifth in the MIAA
»  She also has contributed with two goals on 11 shots and six SOG

Redshirt Freshman Goalkeeper Ashley Williams
»  Williams took the starting job from a junior and a senior and she has earned it. She has faced 144 shots and saved 59 while allowing 17 goals
»  Williams shut out five teams while starting in 12 games

About the Coach
»  Head Coach Marc Gordon is coaching his third season at Northwest Missouri
»  He is the third coach in Northwest history
»  Has put together a mark of 20-30-4 (13-17-3 MIAA) at Northwest
»  Increased goal scoring from nine goals in 2018 to 31 in 2019 to program high 36 this season
»  Secured Northwest's fourth ever MIAA Tournament
»  Compiled a 113-38-15 record in eight seasons at Ottawa University
»  Won three KCAC regular season titles and four tournament titles and qualified for the NAIA Final Tournament site twice in 2016 and 2017
»  Started soccer programs at Holy Names University and Bethany College