TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn soccer will play for its first National Championship in program history when they take on Point Loma University. The Ichabods will face the Sea Lions at 11 a.m. CST on Saturday, Dec. 9 in Matthews, North Carolina.
KICKOFF
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Washburn soccer will be a part of the final match of the 2023 DII women's soccer season as they face Point Loma Nazarene University for the National Championship on Saturday.
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The Ichabods will face the Sea Lions for the first time in program history at the Matthews Sportsplex on Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. CST.
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Washburn makes its first national championship appearance in program history after a 1-0 win in the National Semifinals over Adelphi University on Thursday.
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Point Loma is 16-3-1 on the year and will also play for its first ever National Championship after defeating Florida Tech 3-0 in the semifinals.
THE BIG DANCE
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Washburn won the Central Region Championship for the first time in program history and has continued its run with a pair of 1-0 wins; over Grand Valley State in the quarterfinals and Adelphi in the semifinals.
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After qualifying for the National Semifinals all four remaining teams were re-seeded with the Ichabods selected No. 3 and Point Loma as No. 4.
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The championship match of the NCAA Tournament will be played on Saturday Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. EST
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This is the third ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament for Washburn, and the first since the 2008 season.
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The Ichabods are 7-2 in NCAA Tournament matches in program history after adding five wins to begin this tournament run.
TOURNAMENT INFO
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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.
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Live stats can be found through the Washburn schedule page and are located on the same page as the NCAA video feed.
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All postgame press conferences can be found on the Wingate Bulldogs YouTube channel
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A Spanish language broadcast of the match will be available and is linked on the Washburn schedule page
BOD BREAKDOWN
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WU enters the match with a 21-3-1 record.
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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.
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Washburn finished the regular season 15-2-1 and won the second MIAA Regular Season Championship in program history.
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The Ichabods went 9-1-1 in the MIAA with the only loss coming to Emporia State in the last match of the season.
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Washburn has set a new program record with 21 wins this season, breaking the pervious high set in 2006 and 2008 when WU won 15.
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The Ichabods went 11-6-2 in 2022 and finished sixth in the MIAA.
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Washburn will break the program record for matches played in a season with the finals being the 26th match of the year.
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The Ichabods return 19 players from last season's roster while adding two transfers and seven freshmen.
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Washburn will graduate just two seniors from its 2023 roster.
HOW WE GOT HERE
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Washburn's NCAA Tournament run began with a 2OT victory over the No. 8 seed Ouachita Baptist on Nov. 17.
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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.
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They continued to face MIAA teams, defeating Emporia State in the Central Region Championship match 2-1 on Dec. 1.
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They advanced to the final four with a 1-0 win over Grand Valley State on Dec. 3 and repeated the same result in the National Semifinals with a 1-0 win over Adelphi on Dec. 7.
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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.
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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.
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Raegan Wells has played every minute of the tournament and recorded three shutouts. Jordan Tenpas has also played every minute of the NCAA Tournament on defense.
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Grace Peterson scored the match winning goal against Grand Valley State in the 81st minute.
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Mackinly Rohn scored the game winner in the 56th minute of the Final Four against Adelphi University.
STACKING STATS
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The Ichabods are 4th in the nation in win-loss-tied percentage.
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Washburn is 27th in the nation in goals against average, allowing just .662 per match.
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WU is 59th in the nation in points per match averaging 5.04.
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Khloe Schuckman is tied for 2nd nationally with seven game winning goals this season, Aubrey Tanksley is 25th with four.
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Raegan Wells is first in the nation among goalies with 2,265 minutes played this season.
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Wells is tied for second in the nation in solo shutouts with 13 on the year.
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Mackinly Rohn is tied for 48th in the nation in assists with seven.
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Schuckman is tied for 38th nationally with 11 goals on the year and 43rd for total points with 27.
BLUE REPORT
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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 24 matches logging a total of 1,729 minutes.
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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 799 minutes of total action. Sixteen of her 24 total shots have been on goal.
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Mackinly Rohn leads the Ichabods with seven assists on the year. She's also scored four goals to sit third on the team with 15 points. She has started all but two matches and logged 1,495 minutes as a freshman.
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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 24 matches she has appeared in and played 1,575 total minutes.
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Raegan Wells has made 67 saves this season in 2,265 minutes. She has 13 solo shutouts and combined with Hailey Beck and Alli Harrington to complete a 13th. She has a .798 save percentage on the year with 159 shots faced. She has started all 24 matches.
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Aubrey Tanksley has scored five goals on the year on 28 shots. Four of the goals have been game winners. She has started three matches and played a total of 1,165 minutes and picked up two assists on the year.
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Taylor Bockover leads all Ichabod non-goalies in minutes with 1,822 this season. She has started all 25 matches on defense and helped as part of all 14 shutouts.
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Josie Boyle has started all 20 matches she has played in this season, she has logged 1,766 minutes with one goal.
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Jordan Tenpas has started all 20 matches on defense she has played this year, logging 1,770 minutes in that time with one assist.
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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 1,366 minutes.
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Grace Peterson is one of four players to start every match this season. The freshman has logged 1,480 minutes with one goal in that time.
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Lakin Rold has started all 24 matches she has appeared in logging 1,723 minutes in that time, picking up two assists.
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Jadyn Allen has three goals and two assists on the year, logging 929 minutes off the bench.
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Lindsey Maul has appeared in 20 matches her freshman season and made seven starts playing 1,211 minutes. She has two goals on the year.
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Belle Kennedy has started 24 matches playing 1,435 minutes, she is third on the Ichabods with 31 shots and has three goals and one assist.
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Cloe Quintana has logged 1,200 minutes off the bench with one start and appeared in all 24 matches.
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All twenty-nine players on the Ichabod roster have appeared in at least one match this season.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
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Jordan Tenpas and Khloe Schuckman were both named USC All-Americans with Tenpas landing on the first team and Schuckman as a third team selection.
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This is the first season that Washburn has ever had multiple players earn All-American honors in a season, and the duo are just the third and fourth players in program history to earn the honor.
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Tenpas' first-team selection is the first in program history as well
REGIONAL RECOGNITION
MILESTONE MARKERS
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Raegan Wells became the programs all-time leader in minutes played in the match on Thursday now with 7,194 minutes logged.
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Khloe Schuckman 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.
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Belle Kennedy needs one more goal from 10 in her career.
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Riley Wells needs one more point to reach 20 in her career.
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Ana Muruzabal is one point away from 20 in her Ichabod career all coming this season.
OPPONENT QUICK SCOUT
Match #26 - Point Loma
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Point Loma enters the National Championship match on Saturday with a 16-3-1 record on the year
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The Sea Lions are playing for their first ever national championship after defeating No. 1 Florida Tech 3-0 on Thursday.
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PLNU is on a 10-match winning streak and is 4-0 this year in neutral field matches
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In the run to the National Championship Point Loma has outscored opponents 8-0 in four matches after earning a first-round bye
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The Sea Lions were the No. 1 seed in the West Regional before eventually taking home the trophy from the region and were re-seeded as No. 4 heading into the National Semifinals
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On the year Point Loma is averaging 2.50 goals per match and taking 15.2 shots while opponents average 0.55 goals on 8.2 shots per contest
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The Sea Lions have a balanced offensive attack with eight players scoring at least 10 points on the year
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Alana Diaz leads the pack with 19 points on a team-high eight goals and three assists. She has played in 16 matches, starting 13 and logged 908 minutes
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Bethany Arabe has dished out a team-high eight assists and added five goals for 18 points. She has started and played all 20 matches for 1,162 minutes
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Julia Pinnell has started all 20 matches in goal and made 56 saves on the year while only allowing eight goals for a .875 save percentage. She has completed 11 shutouts solo with one combined.
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Emma Thrapp leads all non-goalies in minutes with 1,657 in 20 starts. She has scored four goals with three assists in that time.
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Nikki Ross is second on PLNU with seven goals and had added two assists for 16 points primarily off the bench.
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The National Championship match between the two programs will be the first time they have met.
LOOKING AHEAD
