PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Washburn women's basketball team lost its road contest at Pittsburg State on Saturday afternoon, 69-56. The Ichabods return home to take on Northwest Missouri on Monday at 5:30 p.m.
 
Pittsburg State (11-5, 6-4 MIAA) jumped out to an 8-0 lead before Abby Oliver's jumper at the 6:21 mark started a 6-0 run for the Ichabods. The Gorillas responded with a 7-2 run over the next 1:45 to extend their lead to 15-8. Aubree Dewey scored the final points of the opening quarter with a jump shot to cut the deficit to 20-15.
 
Shae Sanchez's layup to start the second quarter pulled Washburn within three and the Ichabods (5-9, 3-5 MIAA) made it a four-point contest on four occasions but got no closer in the frame as Pittsburg State went into the break up, 32-25.
 
The Ichabods came out firing in the second half and scored on three of their first four possessions and made it a two-point affair, 34-32, with 7:34 on the clock. The Gorillas created some space again with an 8-1 run and ended the quarter on a 6-0 burst to lead 53-42 heading into the final stanza.
 
The Gorillas maintained their double-digit lead until Oliver's layup sparked a 6-0 rally midway through the fourth quarter to trim the deficit to 64-56. That would be the final points for Washburn, though, as Pittsburg scored the last five points to close out the 69-56 victory.
 
Washburn finished the afternoon shooting 40.7 percent from the field while Pittsburg State made 50 percent. The Gorillas made 7-of-18 from three-point range and the Ichabods were 4-of-12 from deep. Both teams went exactly 8-of-11 from the free throw line. The Washburn bench scored 36 points on the afternoon.
 
Nine out of the 10 Ichabods that played scored at least one point. Oliver filled the stat sheet for Washburn and led the team with 16 points, six rebounds, four blocks, one steal, and one assist. Hunter Bentley added eight points and three assists. Macy Doebele made all six of her free throw attempts and grabbed four rebounds.
 
Three from Pittsburg State scored double-digit points led by Jayme Jackson, who was 7-of-11 from the field and made three triples to total 17 points.