TOPEKA, Kan. – Washburn women's basketball held a seven-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but made just 1-of-12 from the field in the last 10 minutes as Rockhurst outscored Washburn 18-6 in the period to take the win, 52-47, on Saturday afternoon. Washburn will wrap up its five-game homestand on Wednesday, Nov. 23 against Central Christian College at 6 p.m. in Lee Arena.
Washburn (2-2) led for the entire first quarter that was started with a jumper by Macy Doebele. The Ichabods shot 42.8 percent from the field and went 4-of-7 from behind the arc to take a 16-12 advantage into the second period.
Rockhurst (2-3) used a 7-2 run to knot up the score at 22 with 2:06 left in the second quarter. With just under a minute left, Aubree Dewey made a jump shot to give the Ichabods back the lead at 24-22 with the final points scored of the first half.
The Hawks scored the first four points of the second half to take their first lead of the game, 26-24, at the 6:34 mark. Trailing 28-26, Natalia Figueroa drained a three-pointer to put the Ichabods back up by one and spark a 10-2 scoring run. Emma Chapman made a pair of free throws to extend the Washburn lead to 41-34 at the end of the third quarter. Freshman Yiibari Nwidadah made her collegiate debut in the third and contributed six points and four rebounds.
In the final quarter, Rockhurst scored six unanswered points to pull within one, 41-40. Amaya Davison hit a pair of free throws for Washburn's first points of the period at the 7:05 mark. The Hawks hit a jumper at 5:15 to make it a one-point affair yet again and followed that up with an 8-0 run to go in front, 50-43. Dewey made a jumper with 21 seconds left and then two free throws eight seconds later, but it wasn't enough as Rockhurst claimed the 52-47 victory.
The Ichabods shot 28.1 percent from the floor while the Hawks had a 34.5 field goal percentage. From three-point range, Washburn was 6-for-24 and Rockhurst made just 2-of-11. WU outrebounded RU, 47-36. Washburn struggled at the free throw line and converted on 9-of-18 opportunities while Rockhurst made 12-of-17.
All eight of the Ichabods that attempted a shot scored in the game. Aubree Dewey, Natalia Figueroa, and Emma Chapman all recorded nine points to lead the Ichabod scorers. Chapman grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, six of which were offensive boards.
Keegan Sullivan made 7-of-16 from the field to lead Rockhurst with 15 points to go with seven rebounds.
