CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Washburn Ichabod women's soccer team earned three more points in conference play with a 4-0 victory over the Rogers State Hillcats on Sunday afternoon. The Ichabods will remain on the road next weekend, starting with a 6 p.m. contest against Central Missouri on Friday, Oct. 25.
Washburn (9-2-2, 6-0-1 MIAA) wasted little time producing offense, earning a corner kick in the sixth minute. Mackinly Rohn's cross found Josie Boyle on the far post, but Boyle's first shot attempt hit off the right post. Boyle followed her shot and scored on her second attempt, giving the senior defender her first goal of the season and the Ichabods a 1-0 lead.
Only about a minute and a half later, Washburn would double its lead when Khloe Schuckman stole the ball from a Hillcat (1-10-2, 0-5-2 MIAA) defender and put a well-placed chip shot over the head of the goalkeeper, giving Schuckman her fourth goal of the season.
The Ichabods took the two-goal advantage into halftime after controlling multiple aspects of the first half. Washburn outshot Rogers State 14-4 in the first 45 minutes, with six of the Ichabods' shots being on target. Washburn also used six corner kicks to challenge the Hillcat defense.
After a scoreless start to the second half, the Ichabods extended their lead in the 55th minute, when Riley Wells finished off a deflected shot off the gloves of Hillcat goalkeeper Tiffany Brittan. The goal was Wells' second of the season.
After several off-target and saved shot attempts, Washburn added its final tally in the 69th minute, when Rohn's powerful shot attempt from the center of the box found an opening in a cluster of Ichabods and Hillcats. The teams did not allow any goals for the remaining 20 minutes as Washburn secured its 11th straight clean sheet.
The Ichabods dominated on offense, taking 26 shot attempts, with 14 being on goal. Schuckman led Washburn with eight shot attempts, tying her career-high from an Oct. 7, 2022 match against Missouri Southern. Aubrey Tanksley had five attempts off the bench for the Ichabods. Sophomore goalkeeper Hailey Beck made three saves in net, as Washburn reached 1,000 consecutive minutes played without allowing a goal.
Rogers State took six shots in the contest, with three coming on target. Hope Jensen led the Hillcats with two shot attempts. Brittan played just over 64 minutes in net for Rogers State, making eight saves.
