TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn bench came through with 31 points including 18 in the fourth quarter as the Ichabods defeated Rogers State on Thursday evening, 60-53. The Ichabods will close out the homestand on Saturday afternoon against Northeastern State.
 
Both teams got off to a sluggish start as Rogers State (4-16, 2-12 MIAA) scored the first points of the evening on a free throw at the 6:28 mark. Washburn (7-10, 3-8 MIAA) answered with a 5-0 run before Rogers State reclaimed the lead with a 7-0 scoring stretch. Emma Chapman went 2-for-2 at the free throw line with 19 seconds to go in the period to level the score at 8-all.
 
The Hillcats made a layup early in the second quarter to go back in front, but the Ichabods put together an 8-2 run over the course of three and a half minutes to lead, 16-12. Rogers State trimmed the Washburn lead to one, 16-15, with 1:24 left in the opening half, but the Ichabods scored seven unanswered points in the final minute to hold a 23-15 lead at halftime. Aubree Dewey capped off the scoring burst with a buzzer-beating deep three-pointer just past half court.
 
The Ichabods used an 8-0 run to build a double-figure lead midway through the third quarter, leading by as many as 11 points twice. At the end of three, Washburn was up, 39-31.
 
It was a high-scoring fourth quarter for both sides and Washburn finished the frame shooting a blistering 72.7 percent (8-of-11). After the Hillcats chipped away at the deficit and pulled within four points on three occasions, Chapman made a layup with 4:23 remaining to start a 7-1 run capitalized by a three-pointer by Natalia Figueroa to make it 52-42 in favor of Washburn with 2:35 to go. Rogers State kept fighting back and got within three points twice in the final 90 seconds, but could get no closer. Dewey made the last four points for Washburn, sinking two free throws and then grabbing and finishing with the layup.
 
The Ichabods shot 35.7 from the field while the Hillcats shot just slightly higher at a 36.2 clip. Both teams made three triples in the game with Washburn taking one more attempt, going 3-of-14 from deep. At the free throw line, Washburn was 17-of-25 and Rogers State made 16-of-20. The Ichabods outrebounded the Hillcats, 37-32, and grabbed 18 offensive boards and turned those into 11 second chance points. Washburn also scored 18 points after forcing 24 turnovers.
 
Nine of the 10 Ichabods who played scored. Nwidadah notched her second double-double of the season with a career-high 13 points and tied a career-best with 13 rebounds. Macy Doebele was 4-of-6 from the field and 4-for-5 from the free throw line to add 12 points. Dewey dished out a career-high nine assists, which ties for the eighth-most assists in a single game at Washburn, and had seven points. 
 
Rogers State's Trinity Jackson made 6-of-10 from the field and had a team-high 12 points.