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Washburn heads to North Carolina for final four match against Adelphi on Thursday

12/4/2023 3:31:00 PM

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn soccer is final four bound and will be heading to North Carolina to compete in the National Semifinals on Thursday against Adelphi University at 2 p.m. (EST) at the Sportplex at Matthews complex in Matthews, SC. 

KICKOFF 

  • Washburn soccer continues it's NCAA Tournament run into the final four this Thursday against Adelphi University in the National Semifinals. 
  • The Ichabods will face the Panthers for the first time in program history at 2 p.m. EST  in Matthews, North Carolina at the Sportsplex at Matthews complex. 
  • Washburn advances to the first final four in program history after a 1-0 win in the National Quarterfinals over Grand Valley State. 

THE BIG DANCE

  • Washburn won the Central Region Championship for the first time in program history with a 2-1 victory over Emporia State and continued its winning ways through the quarterfinal round in Ashland, Ohio. 
  • All four remaining teams were re-seeded with the Ichabods being selected as the No. 3 seed and Adelphi at No. 2. On the other side of the bracket No. 1 Florida Tech will face No. 4 Point Loma at 10 a.m. CST on Friday. 
  • The championship match of the NCAA Tournament will be played on Saturday Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. EST  
  • This is the third ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament for Washburn, and the first since the 2008 season. 
  • The Ichabods are 6-2 in NCAA Tournament matches in program history after adding four wins to begin this tournament run. 

TOURNAMENT INFO

  • All matches for the tournament will be live streamed on the NCAA website at no charge. A link can be found through the Washburn schedule page. 
  • Live stats can be found through the Washburn live stat link and tickets can be purchased through the NCAA website. 

BOD BREAKDOWN

  • WU enters the match with a 20-3-1 record. 
  • They advance to the final four after a 2-1 win over Emporia State in the round of 16 and a 1-0 victory against Grand Valley State in the National Quarterfinals. 
  • Washburn finished the regular season 15-2-1 and won the second MIAA Regular Season Championship in program history. 
  • The Ichabods went 9-1-1 in the MIAA with the only loss coming to Emporia State in the last match of the season. 
  • Washburn has set a new program record with 20 wins this season, breaking the pervious high set in 2006 and 2008 when WU won 15.
  • The Ichabods went 11-6-2 in 2022 and finished sixth in the MIAA. 
  • Washburn will break the program record for matches played in a season with the semifinals being the 25th match of the year. 
  • The Ichabods return 19 players from last seasons roster while adding two transfers and seven freshmen.

HOW WE GOT HERE

  • Washburn's NCAA Tournament run began with a 2OT victory over the No. 8 seed Ouachita Baptist on Nov. 17.
  • The Ichabods played and won a second straight overtime match on Nov. 19 as they came from behind to defeat No. 5 Central Missouri 3-2. 
  • They continued to face MIAA teams, defeating Emporia State in the Central Region Championship match 2-1 on Dec. 1. 
  • Finally they advanced to the final four on a 1-0 win over Grand Valley State on Dec. 3. in Ashland, Ohio. 
  • Khloe Schuckman has scored five goals in the tournament run with three going for game winners and two coming in overtime. She scored overtime goals in each of the first two matches. 
  • Aubrey Tanksley scored a goal with two seconds remaining in regulation against Central Missouri to tie the match at two and keep the season alive. 
  • Raegan Wells has played every minute of the tournament and recorded two shutouts. 
  • Grace Peterson scored the match winning goal against Grand Valley State in the 81st minute. 

STACKING STATS

  • The Ichabods are 8th in the nation in win-loss-tied percentage.
  • Washburn is 32nd in the nation in goals against average, allowing just .689 per match. 
  • WU is 51st in the nation in points per match averaging 5.17.
  • Khloe Schuckman is tied for 2nd nationally with seven game winning goals this season, Aubrey Tanksley is 25th with four. 
  • Raegan Wells is first in the nation among goalies with 2,175 minutes played this season. 
  • Wells is tied for fifth in the nation in solo shutouts with 12 on the year. 
  • Mackinly Rohn is tied for 47th in the nation in assists with seven.
  • Schuckman is tied for 38th nationally with 11 goals on the year and 43rd for total points with 27. 

BLUE REPORT

  • Khloe Schuckman leads Washburn in both points and goals with 27 and 11 respectively. She is also second on the Ichabods with five assists while leading with 63 shots on the year. Seven of her goals have gone for game winners including three NCAA Tournament matches. She has played and started in 23 matches logging a total of 1,644 minutes. 
  • Ana Muruzabal is second on the Ichabods in goals with eight and and in points with 19. She is doing so off the bench in 766 minutes of total action. Fifteen of her 23 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 tied for third on the team with 13 points. She has started all but two matches and logged 1,438 minutes as a freshman. 
  • Viviana Soto-Herrera has five goals and three assists on the year for 13 points and is second on the Ichabods with 36 shots taken. She has stared all 23 matches she has appeared in and played 1,498 total minutes. 
  • Raegan Wells has made 66 saves this season in 2,175 minutes. She has 12 solo shutouts and combined with Hailey Beck and Alli Harrington to complete an twelfth. She has a .795 save percentage on the year with 156 shots faced. She has started all 24 matches. 
  • Aubrey Tanksley has scored five goals on the year on 27 shots. Four of the goals have been game winners. She has started three matches and played a total of 1,135 minutes and picked up two assists on the year. 
  • Taylor Bockover leads all Ichabod non-goalies in minutes with 1,732 this season. She has started all 24 matches on defense and helped as part of all 13 shutouts. 
  • Josie Boyle has started all 19 matches she has played in this season, she has logged 1,710 minutes with one goal.
  • Jordan Tenpas has started all 19 matches on defense she has played this year, logging 1,680 minutes in that time with one assist.
  • Riley Wells has three goals and three assists on the year. She has taken 16 total shots and has started all 24 matches while playing 1,306 minutes.
  • Grace Peterson is one of four players to start every match this season. The freshman has logged 1,416 minutes with one goal in that time. 
  • Lakin Rold has started all 23 matches she has appeared in logging 1,633 minutes in that time and picking up two assists. 
  • Jadyn Allen has three goals and two assists on the year, logging 892 minutes off the bench.
  • Lindsey Maul has appeared in 19 matches her freshman season and made seven starts playing 1,177 minutes. She has two goals on the year. 
  • Belle Kennedy has started 23 matches playing 1,369 minutes, she is third on the Ichabods with 27 shots and has three goals and one assist. 
  • Cloe Quintana has logged 1,174 minutes off the bench with one start and appeared in all 24 matches. 
  • All twenty-nine players on the Ichabod roster have appeared in at least one match this season.

REGIONAL RECOGNITION

  • Jordan Tenpas was a first-team D2CCA All-Region selection as a defender, the first Ichabod to land on the first team since Lisa Fahey in 2008. 
  • Raegan Wells and Khloe Schuckman both landed on the second team as they earned the honors for the first times in their career. 
  • Head coach Davy Phillips and assistant coach Jessica Hillebert were named the 2023 Central Region Staff of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches Association for the first time in their careers. 

MILESTONE MARKERS

  • Over the weekend Raegan Wells set the record for most minutes played in a season in history with 2,175. She is now 87 minutes away from becoming the all-time leader in minutes played passing Lisa Fahey. 
  • Khloe Schuckman moved into second place in program history for goals scored with 25 in her career and she is one assist away from 10 in her career. She is two points away from moving into a tie for second place in career points at 61 with Jolene Silovsky. 
  • Belle Kennedy needs one more goal from 10 in her career. 
  • Riley Wells needs one more point to reach 20 in her career. 
  • Ana Muruzabal is one point away from 20 in her Ichabod career all coming this season. 

OPPONENT QUICK SCOUT
Match #25 - Adelphi

  • Adelphi University enters the final four with a 15-3-5 record on the year
  • They defeated Gannon University 1-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals 
  • Before that they knocked off the No. 1 seed The College of Saint Rose 4-2 in Pk's to win the East Region Championship. 
  • Last season the Panthers went 12-6-2 and lost in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. 
  • Adelphi is led by head coach Brooke DeRosa who is in her ninth year at the helm of the program. In her time with the Panthers she has reached the NCAA Tournament five times. 
  • Assistant coaches Paul Yarde, Mervin Shade, Danny Leon Jr., Manny Mirao, Madison Paccione and Will Frohnhoefer complete the staff. 
  • Adelphi averages 1.87 goals per contest on 14.1 shots per game while opponents score 0.87 goals per match and take 8.3 shots. 
  • Gia Mandile leads the Panthers offense with 20 points on the year coming on eight goals and four assists. She has started 11 matchs and played in 21 for 1,006 minutes. 
  • Kayleigh Goodrich is second on the squad in scoring at 17 points on six goals and five assists. She has played in 19 matches and logged 1,523 minutes. 
  • Dylann Trrahey leads Adelphi in minutes with 2,068 out of the midfield. In that time she has racked up three goals and four assists. 
  • Madison Apicella has 13 points on the year in just nine contests but has not played since Sept. 30. 
  • Krista Aliscio has logged 2,000 minutes exactly on the year in goal. She has made 71 saves with a .789 save percentage and has completed 13 shutouts. 
  • Morgan Salmon is tied with Goodrich for the team lead with five assists on the year, she has started and played in all 23 matches. 
  • The Panthers have allowed only one goal in the NCAA Tournament. 
  • Adelphi has gone 1-0-1 in neutral field matches this season. 
  • The match on Thursday between Washburn and Adelphi will be the first in program history. 


LOOKING AHEAD

  • With a win Washburn would face the winner of No. 1. Florida Tech and No. 4 Adelphi on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. CT. A loss would end the season. 
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