TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Ichabods outscored the Bronchos 22-14 in the third quarter, but it wasn't enough as Washburn lost, 73-62, on Saturday afternoon. Washburn will play next against Northwest Missouri at home on Tuesday, Feb. 14. 
 
Both teams shot well in the opening quarter as the Bronchos made 8-of-13 (61.5%) from the floor with three 3-pointers while the Ichabods were 6-of-12 from the field. The Bronchos made three free throws in the final seven seconds to lead, 23-16, at the end of one. 
 
Central Oklahoma (8-14, 5-13 MIAA) extended its lead in the second quarter to as many as 14 after shooting above 50 percent again while holding Washburn (9-14, 5-12 MIAA) to just 2-of-15. The Ichabods did go 8-of-10 in free throws in the period and a pair of made foul shots by Macy Doebele made it 41-29 in favor of the Bronchos at halftime.
 
The Ichabods came out firing in the second half and used an 18-8 tear over the first 5:25 of the third quarter to pull within two, 49-47. Central Oklahoma responded with a 4-0 mini run before the Ichabods scored four of their own to trim the deficit down to two again with 2:04 left in the quarter. The Bronchos scored one final basket and carried a 55-51 advantage into the final stanza.
 
Washburn would get no closer in the fourth quarter, though. The Ichabods were limited to just 1-of-12 from the field while making 9-of-12 from the free throw line and the Bronchos shot 5-of-9 with 7-of-10 at the charity stripe to close out the win.
 
The Bronchos finished the game with a 51.9 field goal percentage and held the Ichabods to shooting 30.9 percent. UCO made one more three-pointer and had one more attempt than WU, going 5-of-15 from behind the arc. The Ichabods made 31 trips to the free throw line and made 24 foul shots and the Bronchos were 14-of-19. Washburn edge Central Oklahoma on the glass, 36-33. 
 
Natalia Figueroa led the Ichabods with 13 points and made three shots from deep. Amaya Davison recorded her second-straight game in double-digits as she tallied 12 points and was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line. Yiibari Nwidadah added 11 points and led the team with six rebounds. 
 
Brooke Rayner led all scorers with 32 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Aspen Williston recorded a triple-double as she finished with 14 points, 10 blocks, and 10 boards.