TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn soccer will finish its regular season schedule with a senior day home matchup against No. 22 Fort Hays State on Friday Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. before heading to Emporia to take on the Hornets in the regular season finale Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. 

Bod breakdown

• The Ichabods enter the week with a record of 10-4-2.
• Washburn returns 13 players from the 2021 roster while adding eight freshmen and three transfers.
• The Ichabods went 9-7-2 in 2021 and made it to the quarterfinals of the MIAA tournament.
• Friday's game against Fort Hays State will be senior night.
• Washburn is in sixth place in the MIAA through six weeks.
• The Ichabods were voted 7th in the Central Region of the latest United Soccer Coaches poll.
• Washburn was voted eighth in the MIAA preseason coaches poll.

Kickoff

• Washburn lost to Central Oklahoma 3-1 and beat Newman 6-1.   
• The Ichabods are 5-3-1 in conference play after losing to the Bronchos and beating the Jets.
• Washburn is in sixth place in the MIAA entering the week.
• Friday's game against Fort Hays State will be senior night.
• The Ichabods average 1.81 goals per game this season, fourth most in the MIAA
• Raegan Wells is allowing only .94 goals per game and has recorded a solo shutout in six games this season.
• Wells has recorded the third most shutouts of any MIAA goalie this season
• Ten players have scored a goal for Washburn this season.
• The Ichabods have outscored their opponents 29 to 15 this year.
• Washburn has reached 10 wins in a season for the first time since 2017.
• Khloe Schuckman leads Washburn with 32 shots on goal. Haley Rogers is second with 15 shots, 71.4% of Roger's total shots have come on goal.
• Emily Michaelis leads Ichabod non-goalies in minutes this season with 1,386.
• Lakin Rold is fourth in total minutes on the season with 1,266 as a freshman, and is fourth in shots with 23.
• Washburn is tied for third in the MIAA, averaging 7.88 shots on goal per game.
• Khloe Schuckman is second in the MIAA in shots on goal per game and fourth in shots per game.
• Jaedyn Johnson is 10th in the MIAA in points and tied for 7th in assists.
• Eight different players have scored a goal for the Ichabods this season.

Opponent quick scout

Game #17 - vs No. 22 Fort Hays State

• The Tigers enter the week with a record of 9-0-7. They are the only undefeated team remaining in the MIAA.
• Fort Hays State ended the 2021 season 8-8-3 overall and 5-6 in the MIAA before losing in the first round of the conference tournament.
• The Tigers return 14 players from the 2021 roster while adding eight freshmen and three transfers.
• Fort Hays State is 5-0-3 on the road this season
• Last week the Tigers beat Missouri Southern 5-0 and tied with Central Missouri 1-1
• Hannah Mares and Sullivan Kelly each scored two goals in their win over the Lions.
• Isabel Robben recorded five saves last week and allows only .44 goals per game on average.
• Sullivan Kelly and Emily Hutchings lead Fort Hays with 3 assists on the season.
• The Tigers have not played a road contest since Oct. 2.
• Fort Hays State is 4-0-5 in MIAA play entering the week.

Game #18 - at Emporia State

• Emporia State enters the week with a record of 7-5-2.
• The Hornets finished the 2021 season 19-3-1 and 9-2 in the MIAA before losing in the second round of the NCAA Central Region Tournament.
• The Hornets returns 14 players from the 2021 roster.
• Emporia State also adds nine freshmen and one transfer.
• Last week the Hornets beat Newman 4-0 and lost to Central Oklahoma 3-1.
• Hannah Woolery scored two goals against Newman and has 10 goals and five assists on the season.
• Emporia State has won 5 of the last 6 games before losing to the Bronchos.
• The Hornets are 3-1-1 at home this season.
• Jordan Webster has recorded 100 saves on the year with a 70.9 save percentage
• Tori Bailey has 35 saves in 11 games started at goalkeeper this season.
• The Hornets are 5-1-3 in MIAA play entering the week.

Opponent history

• Washburn has faced off with Fort Hays State University 18 times in program history where they trail in the all time series 5-12-2.
• The Ichabods are 4-4-1 against the Tigers at home and 2-9 in conference play.
• The first matchup between the two came on September 17, 2011 where the Ichabods won 2-0 in Topeka.
• Washburn has lost or tied the last six matchups between the two teams dating back to 2018.
• The last matchup between the two came on Sept. 16, 2022 where the Ichabods lost 1-0 in Hays, Kan.
• Washburn has faced off with Emporia State 36 times where they lead the all-time series 17-15-4.
• They hold a record of 7-8-2 when playing at home and 15-9-3 in conference.
• The Ichabods had a 12-game winning streak over the Hornets from 9-16-05 until 10-28-10.
• Emporia State beat Washburn 6-4 in the first matchup between the two in 2003.
• The Ichabods defeated the Hornets 2-1 earlier in the season in Topeka. Jaedyn Johnson and Khloe Schuckman each scored a goal, Raegan Wells had five saves.

Last time out

• Washburn lost to Central Oklahoma 3-1 and beat Newman 6-1.
• Haley Rogers scored the teams only goal against the Bronchos.
• Belle Kennedy scored multiple goals in a game for the third time this season against the Jets.
• The Ichabods tied a season high with five assists against Newman
• Fourteen players recorded a shot on Sunday against the Jets, the most this season.
• The Ichabods held Newman to only four total shots.
• Washburn ended its first losing streak of the season by beating the Jets.
• Six goals was the second most that the Ichabods have scored in a game this season. It is just the eighth time in program history they have scored at least six in a game.
• Both Londyn Furnish and Sydney Achilles scored their first career goals in the win against Newman.
• Twenty one players logged at least 15 minutes against the Jets.

Looking ahead

• The MIAA quarterfinals will begin Sunday Oct. 30
• The top eight teams in the MIAA will qualify for the tournament
• All quarterfinals games will be played at the campus site of the higher seed
• In the semifinals all matches will be held at the campus of the highest remaining seed
• Washburn has already qualified for the conference tournament
• The Ichabods will be at least a top-six seed, but could climb as high as No. 2.
• The NCAA Tournament first round will begin on Nov. 10.