JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Washburn scored the first two points of the game but did not lead the rest of the way, falling on the road to Lincoln, 77-64 The Ichabods head back to Topeka and take on Missouri Southern at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17.  

After scoring the first basket of the game Washburn (10-5, 5-4 MIAA) fell behind 4-2. Scoring slowed down for both teams with Amaya Davison tying the game on pair of free throws with 5:18 left in the quarter. The Blue Tigers (6-8, 2-6 MIAA)scored the next six points as the Ichabods shot just 3-14 in the first quarter and trailed 14-10 after 10 minutes.  

With six straight points Lincoln was able to make the lead double digits after a made triple at the 6:07 mark of the second quarter. Washburn was able to score nine in a row in the final five minutes of the half, capped off by two free throws from Lakyn Schieferecke to make it 26-25. Three turnovers in the final two minutes by the Ichabods propelled the Blue Tigers to end the half on an 8-0 run.  

Washburn was able to bring the lead back down to six at the 8:06 mark of the third quarter after Madelyn Amekporfor connected on a corner 3-pointer. Lincoln shot 8-18 for 44.4% shooting in the quarter, keeping the Ichabods from getting closer than five. The Blue Tigers had another strong end to the quarter, scoring the final five points and pushing the lead back to 10.  

Lincoln scored the first six points in the fourth quarter but both offenses had no trouble scoring in the final 10 minutes. For Washburn, Aubree Dewey scored 21 of the Ichabods' 23 points in the final quarter on 7-8 shooting. Still, the lead did not get below 12 points in the final eight minutes with the Blue Tigers winning the turnover battle 4-0 in the quarter to get the 77-64 win.  

Washburn shot 38.6% from the floor and 15-19 from the line while Lincoln shot 47.1% overall and went only 7-10 from the charity stripe. The Ichabods had a 42-36 advantage on the boards but lost the turnover battle 21-12 leading to 31 points on the other end for the Blue Tigers.  

Dewey tied her career high of 28 points set the game before on 10-14 shooting along with seven rebounds. Yiibari Nwidadah had eight points and 12 rebounds while Aniah Wayne had eight points.  

Only two players scored in double figures for Lincoln with Imani Jones scoring 23 and grabbing 10 rebounds. Saniya Simmons added 13 points.