JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Ichabods led by as many as 28 points and never trailed in Thursday's 75-58 road victory at Lincoln. Washburn closes out its three-game week on Saturday at No. 12-ranked Central Missouri.
 
Washburn (11-14, 7-12 MIAA) jumped out to a 6-0 start in the game with Emma Chapman scoring all six points. The Ichabods closed out the final 55 seconds of the opening quarter with a pair of free throws and a layup from Macy Doebele to extend the lead to 17-10.
 
The Ichabods carried their momentum into the second quarter and outscored the Blue Tigers 14-4 leading up to the media timeout with just under the five minutes left in the first half. Lincoln (5-2, 3-16 MIAA) came out of the timeout with a 6-0 scoring run, but Gabi Artis put an end to that with a three-pointer that sparked a run of 10 unanswered points for Washburn to finish out the period in front, 41-20. The Ichabods shot a blistering 81.8 percent from the field (9-of-11) and made 4-of-5 from three-point range in the quarter with Artis making all three of her shot attempts from beyond the arc.
 
The Blue Tigers put up nine of the first 11 points scored to start the second half and trimmed the deficit to 43-29, but the Ichabods quickly regained control of the game with a 14-0 burst to go up by a game-high 28 points, 57-29, with 2:49 left in the frame. The Blue Tigers closed out the quarter almost exactly how they started with an 8-2 run to cut the Washburn lead to 59-37 heading to the fourth.
 
Lincoln pulled within 12 with 78 seconds to go in regulation, but would get no closer as the Ichabods capped off the win with a three-pointer from Amaya Davison and a layup by Jaden Newfarmer.
 
Washburn shot just under 50 percent for the game, finishing at 49.0 percent, and held Lincoln to a 31.7 field goal percentage. The Ichabods made 6-of-13 from behind the arc and the Blue Tigers were 5-for-20 from deep. Washburn made 23 trips to the free throw line and successfully made 19 foul shots while Lincoln was 15-of-22 at the charity stripe. WU dominated on the glass and outrebounded LU, 46-27.
 
Artis tied a career-high in scoring with 16 points, shooting 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Chapman made 6-of-11 from the field and tallied 15 points. Aubree Dewey grabbed a career-high nine rebounds to go with eight points. In eight minutes off the bench, Newfarmer recorded career-highs with six points and four boards.
 
Ashlyn Alloway notched a double-double for the Blue Tigers with 20 points and 11 rebounds.