TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 8 Washburn soccer begins its final road swing of the season this week with matches against Central Oklahoma at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 and versus Newman at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
KICKOFF
- No. 8 Washburn soccer heads out on the road for its final road trip of the season starting a three match swing with Central Oklahoma and Newman this week.
- The Ichabods will face the Bronchos at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 and the Jets on Sunday Oct. 22 at 1 p.m.
BOD BREAKDOWN
- Washburn is 12-1-1 so far in the 2023 season.
- The Ichabods went 11-6-2 in 2022 and finished sixth in the MIAA.
- WU is currently tied for first in the MIAA through seven conference matches with Fort Hays State.
- With 12 wins Washburn has the second most in program history in a season.
- They have also not lost in 12 straight matches, matching the longest streak in program history.
- The Ichabods are ranked No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches Association national poll, moving up from No. 23 last week. It's the highest ranking in program history, the previous high was No. 9 in 2007. They are also ranked No. 1 in the central region rankings.
- Washburn returns 19 players from last seasons roster while adding two transfers and seven freshmen.
A LOOK AT LAST WEEK
- Washburn stayed at home and recorded back-to-back shutouts defeating Missouri Southern 2-0 and No. 8 Central Missouri 1-0
- The Ichabods extended their undefeated streak to 12 matches over the weekend matching the longest in program history previously set in 2006.
- Raegan Wells started both games over the weekend playing all 180 minutes and making seven total saves. She recorded her seventh and eighth solo shutouts of the year.
- Riley Wells and Khloe Schuckman connected with each other on two goals over the weekend with Schuckman dishing to Wells in Friday's match and Wells setting up Schuckman in the first half of the match on Sunday. Ana Muruzabal scored the other goal on a PK against MSU.
- Taylor Bockover played all 90 minutes of both matches on defense helping pick up a ninth shutout of the season.
- After the week the Ichabods are now a perfect 8-0 in Yager Stadium.
STACKING STATS
- Washburn is 34th in the nation out of 249 teams averaging 1.64 assists per match, that number is second among MIAA teams.
- The Ichabods are 9th in the nation in win-loss-tied percentage and are first in the MIAA.
- Washburn is 45th in the nation in points per game averaging 5.64, first in the MIAA.
- The Ichabods are first or tied for first in the MIAA in total points, total goals, total points, shutouts and scoring offense.
- Aubrey Tanksley is tied for fourth nationally in game-winning goals with four on the year.
- Mackinly Rohn is tied for 9th in the nation in assists with seven and tied for 27th in assists per game. She has the top spot in the MIAA in both.
- Rohn and Ana Muruzabal are both top-10 in the MIAA in total points with Muruzabal 4th and Rohn 8th.
- Raegan Wells is tied for 6th in the nation and for first in the MIAA in shutouts with eight.
BLUE REPORT
- Ana Muruzabal leads Washburn in goals with six and and in points with 15, doing so off the bench in 487 minutes of total action. Thirteen of her 18 total shots have been on goal.
- Mackinly Rohn leads the Ichabods with seven assists on the year. She's also scored three goals to sit second on the team with 13 points. She has started all but two matches and logged 825 minutes as a freshman.
- Khloe Schuckman has 11 points on the year with four goals and two assists in 958 minutes. She leads the team with 26 shots taken.
- Aubrey Tanksley has scored four goals on the year on only 13 total shots. All four goals have been game winners, the most on the team. She has started two matches and played a total of 608 minutes.
- Viviana Soto-Herrera has three goals and one assist on the year and is second on the Ichabods with 22 shots taken this year. She has stared all 14 matches and leads all midfielders with 851 minutes.
- Lakin Rold leads all Ichabod non-goalies in minutes with 1,072 this season. She has started all 14 matches giving her 33 consecutive starts to begin her Washburn career. She also has one assist on the year.
- Raegan Wells has made 28 saves this season in 1,215 minutes. She has seven solo shutouts and combined with Hailey Beck and Alli Harrington to complete an eighth.
- Riley Wells has two goals and two assists on the year. She has taken 12 total shots and has started all 14 matches.
- Taylor Bockover and Grace Peterson have each started all 14 matches this seaosn, logging 908 and 687 minutes respectively.
- Josie Boyle has started all nine matches she has played in since missing the first four with an injury, she has played 794 minutes with one goal.
- Jordan Tenpass has started all 10 matches on defense since returning from injury, she has logged 875 minutes in that time.
- Jadyn Allen has two goals and one assist on the year, logging 582 minutes off the bench.
- Lindsey Maul missed five matches but has accumulated 557 minutes in the other eight with five starts.
- Belle Kennedy has started all 14 matches playing 809 minutes, she is third on the Ichabods with 21 shots and has one goal and one assist.
- Cloe Quintana has logged 649 minutes off the bench and appeared in all 12 matches.
- All twenty-nine players on the Ichabod roster have appeared in at least one match this season.
MILESTONE MARKERS
LOOKING AHEAD
- Washburn plays its final road match of the season against Fort Hays State on Friday, Oct. 29 before returning home for senior day on Sunday.
- The Ichabods end the regular season at home against Emporia State on Oct. 29 which will be senior day
- The MIAA Championship Tournament begins on Friday, Nov. 3 with the quarterfinals taking place on campus sites of top-4 seeds
OPPONENT QUICK SCOUT
Match #15 - vs Central Oklahoma
- Mike Cook is in his 24th season leading Central Oklahoma.
- The Lions are 4-4-6 on the year after a 3-0 road loss to Northwest Missouri on Oct. 15.
- They are 1-2-4 in the MIAA and 1-2-3 in Edmond.
- UCO went 11-5-4 last season and 6-3-2 in the MIAA. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament and in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Lauren Piper leads the Bronchos with 11 points on the year with four goals and three assists. She also leads with 35 shots.
- Amaya Grace is second on Central Oklahoma with nine points coming on four goals and one assist in just 535 minutes.
- Kassidy Collins has played 1,168 minutes on defense on the year to lead all Bronchos players.
- Albany Adair and Elena Conaway each have three goals and one assist in 691 and 604 minutes respectively.
- Three players have started games in goal for UCO, Caroline Faulkner has the most games with nine, she has 26 saves with three shutouts.
- The Bronchos are scoring 1.57 goals per contest on 11.7 shots per match while allowing 1.21 goals on 10.5 shots.
- Washburn is 2-12-1 against Central Oklahoma all-time dating back to 2004. The Ichabods lost 3-1 in Yager last year.
Match #16 - vs Newman
- Dylan Gruntzel is in year number two as head coach of the Jets.
- Newman is 2-11-1 on the year following a 2-1 road loss to Missouri Western on Sunday.
- The Jets are 1-6 in the MIAA and 2-3-1 at home this season.
- Last season NU was 1-15-2 overall and 1-9-1 in the MIAA and did not qualify for the MIAA Tournament.
- Maylani Birckbickler leads the Jets with three goals and 7 points on the year in 791 minutes. She has started all 14 matches.
- Reina Cline has one goal and one assist in only 463 minutes of action.
- Jordan Webster has 74 saves on the year, she has played every minute for the Jets and has a .649 save percentage.
- Morgan Houston leads Newman non-goalies with 885 minutes played.
- Allison Hernandez has 13 shots to pace NU on the year.
- Four players have scored exaclty one goal for the Jets.
- Newman is averaging .5 goals per game on 6.9 shots while opponents are scoring 2.86 goals and taking 16.8 shots.
- Washburn is 5-3-1 against Newman all-time going back to 2009. The Ichabods won 6-1 at home last season.
