MARYVILLE, Mo. -- The Ichabods led from start to finish in Tuesday night's game against the Bearcats and cruised to a 56-43 victory. Washburn is on a three-game winning streak and improved to 10-10 on the season while Northwest Missouri falls to 7-13.
 
Washburn made its first three shot attempts of the game and quickly jumped out to a 7-0 lead. A three-pointer from Hunter Bentley put the Ichabods up 15-4 with 4:03 left in the quarter before the Bearcats put together a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 15-10. Lauren Cassaday battled for an offensive rebound and made the second chance layup with four seconds in the period to send Washburn into the second quarter with a 17-10 advantage.
 
The Ichabod defense held the Bearcats to just five points in the second quarter as Northwest Missouri made just 1-of-15 from the field. Washburn extended its lead by shooting 50 percent from the floor (6-of-12) and making both three-pointer attempts in the frame. Mackenzie Gamble hit her second triple of the half with 27 seconds left to send Washburn into the break with a 32-15 advantage. 

The script flipped in the third quarter as Washburn scored the first three points and then did not score for the next eight minutes while Northwest Missouri went on a 15-0 scoring tear, with the help of three made three-pointers. The Ichabods added a layup and a free throw for the final points of the third to stay in front, 38-30.

The Bearcats got within six points with 7:19 in regulation, but a 7-2 scoring run by Washburn pushed it to a double-figure lead for the remainder of the game.
 
Washburn shot 42 percent from the floor and made 6-of-12 from deep while Northwest Missouri finished with a 29.2 field goal percentage and went 5-of-24 from behind the three-point line. The Ichabods dominated on the glass, out-rebounding the Bearcats 40-23. 
 
Gamble was 5-for-8 from the field and finished with 13 points. Bentley contributed 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Nuria Barrientos also had eight boards and added nine points. 
 
Molly Hartnett led the Bearcats with 13 points and four steals. 
 
Washburn will play its final road game of the regular season on Thursday at Missouri Southern.