TOPEKA, Kan. – Nine different Ichabods scored on Tuesday evening as the Washburn women's basketball team recorded its largest margin of victory of the season with a 71-49 win against Northeastern State. The Ichabods will play their final home game of the season on Thursday taking on Missouri Southern on senior night. Washburn's six seniors, Nuria Barrientos, Hunter Bentley, Katie Glatczak, Mya Johnson, Irene Sanz, and Shae Sanchez, will be recognized at the conclusion of the game.
 
Northeastern State (6-21, 4-17 MIAA) scored the opening basket, but that would be the only lead it held in the game as Bentley hit a three-pointer to spark a 9-0 run and Washburn never looked back. The Ichabods (13-13, 11-9 MIAA) scored eight of the final 11 points in the first quarter to lead 17-9.
 
Washburn extended its lead to double-figures in the second quarter. Hannah Willey's jump shot and three-pointer gave the Ichabods their largest lead of the first half at 34-18 with 1:20 to go. The RiverHawks put up two layups to close out the frame, but Washburn still held a 34-22 advantage at the break.
 
The Ichabod offense came out hot to start the second half as they made 8-of-12 from the field and 2-of-4 from deep to outscore the RiverHawks, 24-13, and take a 58-35 lead into the fourth quarter. The third frame was capped off by a buzzer beating three-pointer from Shae Sanchez.
 
WU led by as many as 26 points in the final quarter before closing out the 71-49 win.
 
Washburn shot over 50 percent for the sixth time this season, ending the game with a 50.9 field goal percentage, while Northeastern State shot 33.9 percent. The Ichabods made 6-of-17 from three-point range and the RiverHawks made 4-of-18. WU made all 11 of its free throw attempts and NSU went 7-for-12 at the charity stripe. The Ichabods pounded the paint and scored 42 of their points there.
 
Thirteen Ichabods made an appearance in the game and the nine who played more than three minutes all scored. Sanchez hit three triples and finished with a team-high 13 points to go with four rebounds. Lauren Cassaday was 4-for-5 from the floor and made all four free throw attempts to tally 12 points and four boards. Barrientos, Bentley, and Macy Doebele contributed eight points apiece. Abby Oliver grabbed a team-best five rebounds and added seven points.
 
Northeastern State was led by Maleeah Langstaff's 17 points.