ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Washburn was unable to overcome Missouri Western's second half offensive surge and lost Wednesday's road contest, 67-47. The Ichabods will close out their Missouri road trip on Saturday afternoon at Northwest Missouri.
Missouri Western (19-5, 13-3 MIAA) led 10-4 with 6:13 on the clock in the first when the Ichabod defense locked in and allowed only one free throw for the remainder of the quarter.
Aubree Dewey and
Amaya Davison hit back-to-back three-pointers to start a 9-1 run to end the period with Washburn leading 13-11.
The scoring drought switched teams and plagued Washburn (9-11, 5-9 MIAA) in the second quarter as the Ichabods were just 2-of-13 from the field and were outscored 12-4. Both teams went a five minute stretch without scoring a point, but the Griffons finished off the opening half with four unanswered points to go up, 23-17, at the break.
Lakyn Schieferecke made a layup on back-to-back possessions early in the third quarter to trim the deficit down to six points, but that would be as close as it would get for Washburn. Although Washburn shot 42.9 percent from the field and held Missouri Western to a 33.3 clip (4-of-12), the Griffons hit two three-pointers and were 8-for-10 at the charity stripe to lead by 10 at the end of the period.
The Griffons outscored the Ichabods, 26-16, to pull away in the final quarter and led by as many as 22 with one minute left in regulation.
The Griffons finished the night shooting 38.9 percent from the field and the Ichabods shot 34.0 percent. Missouri Western made five more triples than Washburn, going 8-of-19 from deep. The Griffons also held a big advantage at the free throw line as they made 17-of-25 compared to the Ichabods' 8-of-15. MWSU narrowly outrebounded WU, 37-36, but the Ichabods used seven offensive boards to score 10 points. Defensively, the Griffons forced 22 Ichabod turnovers and turned that into 17 points.
Emma Chapman and Figueroa led the Ichabods with nine points each. Schieferecke had eight points and tied a career-high in rebounds with seven. Dewey also chipped in eight points.
Missouri Western's Brionna Budgetts and Connie Clarke teamed up to score 46 of the Griffons' 67 points. Budgetts had a game-high 29 points and Clarke had a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds to go with six rebounds and three assists.
