TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn women's basketball team are set to face Northeastern State for the second time in four days as the Ichabods travel to Tahlequah, Okla. to take on the RiverHawks in a makeup on Tuesday at 4 p.m. 

OPENING TIP
>> This game was originally scheduled for Jan. 2, but was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols by the RiverHawks.
>> Washburn recorded a 10-point win over Northeastern State on Saturday to improve to 7-8 on the season.
>> Saturday's loss for the RiverHawks puts them at 4-12 overall.
>> Washburn is 3-4 on the road and Northeastern State is 3-4 in home contests.
>> Tuesday's game will mark the 17th all-time matchup between the two programs.
>> The Ichabods picked up a 62-55 win last time in Tahlequah on Feb. 13, 2020.

WASHBURN NOTES
>> Washburn averages 62.9 ppg and has a 39.6 field goal percentage.
>> On Saturday, the Ichabods made 23-of-50 from the floor for 46.0 percent.
>> Hunter Bentley is seventh in the MIAA with 16.5 ppg and has a 37.0 field goal percentage. 
>> She also adds 6.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.5 spg, and is second in the league with 35.9 mpg.
>> Nuria Barrientos is just shy of averaging a double-double with 11.3 ppg and 8.9 rpg, which ranks third in the conference.
>> She has also blocked 21 total shot attempts for 1.4 bpg and dishes out 2.9 apg.
>> Aubree Dewey (7.0 ppg/2.5 apg), Macy Doebele (5.7 ppg/3.9 rpg), and Mackenzie Gamble (6.3 ppg/1.4 apg) round out the starting five for Washburn.
>> Off the bench, Lauren Cassaday averages 4.6 ppg and 4.0 rpg. She scored a career-high 15 points on Saturday and had five offensive boards that she turned into six points.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE THIS THIS
>> Barrientos has recorded a double-double in three of the last four games and now has seven on the season.
>> She is currently one of 12 players in all of Division II to have seven or more this season.
>> She is tied with Kelsey Johnson from Central Oklahoma for the most double-doubles in the MIAA.

FREE THROW SUCCESS
>> Bentley was a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe in Saturday's game and holds a league-leading 92.9 free throw percentage.
>> She is currently ranked at No. 10 in the country.

BODS AND ENDS
>> Washburn has done well on the glass as it has out-rebounded its opponents in the last seven games.
>> Bentley has scored 10 or more points in 13 of the 15 games this season and has scored more than 20 in five contests.
>> Washburn has played five games on Feb. 9 since Coach McHenry took over the program in the 2000-01 season. He has a record of 5-0 on that date.

ABOUT THE NORTHEASTERN STATE RIVERHAWKS
>> The RiverHawks average 64.5 ppg and have a 40.2 field goal percentage.
>> Against the Ichabods on Saturday, NSU shot 41.7 percent from the floor but made just 2-of-16 from deep.
>> They scored 44 of their 66 points in the paint against WU.
>> Three RiverHawks finished in double-figures led by Cenia Hayes with 20 points.
>> Zaria Collins leads the offense with 17.7 ppg, which ranks third in the MIAA, and has the fourth-best field goal percentage at 46.8%. She totaled 17 points against WU on Saturday.
>> She is also eighth in the conference with 6.5 rpg.
>> Hayes averages 15.2 ppg and 6.1 rpg.
>> Shae Sanchez rounds out the top-three scorers with 11.0 ppg.

HEAD COACH FALA BULLOCK
>> Fala Bullock is in her third season leading her alma mater Northeastern State and has a record of 25-72.
>> She took the RiverHawks to the MIAA Tournament in her first year with a record of 10-17.
>> Prior to coming to Northeastern State, Bullock was the head coach at Armstrong State for four season and finished with a record of 60-52 with an appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16 her first season.
>> She started her coaching career at Central Georgia and was there for two seasons.
>> She is 1-4 against Washburn.

SERIES WITH NORTHEASTERN STATE
>> The two teams have met 16 times since 2010 with Washburn leading the series 11-5.
>> The Ichabods have won eight of the last nine meetings and the last four-straight.
>> Washburn is 5-2 when playing in Tahlequah.
>> Coach McHenry has coached Washburn in all 16 games it has played Northeastern State.

LAST TIME AGAINST NORTHEASTERN STATE (Feb. 6, 2021)
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Ichabods shot 46.0 percent from the field and made 26-of-30 from the free throw line to defeat the Northeastern State RiverHawks on Saturday afternoon, 76-66. 

Northeastern State scored the first basket of the game and led 4-3 before an old-fashioned three point play by Mackenzie Gamble gave Washburn a lead it would hold for the rest of the game. At the end of the opening quarter, the Ichabods led, 14-8.

Fouls proved costly for Northeastern State in the second quarter as Washburn made 11-of-12 from the free throw line en route to scoring 23 points overall in the frame. Washburn went into the break up by 10, 37-27.

A 12-2 run by the RiverHawks over the course of nearly four minutes in the third quarter cut the Washburn lead to two, 41-39. The Ichabods responded with an 8-2 run of their own to push the lead back up to eight. Hunter Bentley drained a jump shot at the buzzer to send Washburn into the fourth period up, 57-48.

Northeastern State got within five with 3:52 left in regulation, but couldn't get any closer. Washburn stayed consistent at the free throw line, making 9-of-10, and made its final six points of the game on freebies.

The Ichabods made 23-of-50 from the field for 46 percent while the RiverHawks made 25-of-60 for a 41.7 field goal percentage. Washburn made 4-of-14 from behind the three-point line while Northeastern State was just 2-for-16. The Ichabods made 12 more free throws than the RiverHawks and finished the afternoon 26-for-30. Washburn won the rebound battle, 35-27, and scored 16 points thanks to 13 offensive boards.

Bentley was 8-of-16 from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe for a team-high 27 points to go with six rebounds. Off the bench, Lauren Cassaday scored a career-high 15 points making all five of her field goal attempts and was 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Barrientos recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 boards to go with three steals and two assists.

Three from Northeastern State finished in double-figures led by Cenia Hayes with 20 points. Shae Sanchez added 12 points and seven boards.

WASHBURN COACHES
>> McHenry is in his 21st season at Washburn and holds an overall record of 471-160 (279-114 MIAA).
>> His .746 winning percentage ranks 21st among active Division II coaches.
>> Brette (Ulsaker) Herber begins her eighth season on the Ichabod bench as a coach. Herber played for McHenry for three seasons (2007-10) and was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
>> Erika (Lane) Yoder is in her second season as an assistant coach for Washburn. She also played for McHenry from 2014 to 2017 and was a two-time all-MIAA selection.

WASHBURN HISTORY
>> Washburn women's basketball is 952-442-1 (.683) all-time and will commence the 52nd year of the program's history.
>> Washburn is sixth all-time in Division II in victories.
>> Washburn claimed the 2005 NCAA National Championship over Seattle Pacific with a 70-53 win to cap off a 35-2 season.
>> Washburn has made 17 NCAA Tournament appearances and is 26-16 all-time in those postseason games.
>> The program has won 18 total MIAA Championships, earning nine regular season conference titles and winning nine MIAA Tournament championships.
>> There have been 30 All-American awards given to Washburn players, with 11 of those coming from the WBCA.
>> Washburn has finished 14 seasons with 25 wins and four seasons with 30 victories.

TAKE A LOOK AHEAD
>> Washburn plays next on Saturday at Central Missouri. Tip-off in the Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Mo., is set for 1 p.m.