KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The No. 10-ranked Washburn Ichabod basketball team had four players reach double figures as the team improved to 4-0 on the season in a 77-55 win over Rockhurst on Friday night in Kansas City. Washburn returns to action back at home on Tuesday when they will host Pittsburg State in a non-conference contest at 6 p.m. in Lee Arena.
The Ichabods trailed once for 29 seconds when the Hawks (2-1) led 3-2 in the first 27 seconds of the game as neither team could build a lead of more than five points. With 4:30 to go in the opening frame, the Ichabods turned a 26-24 lead into a 41-27 halftime advantage closing the half on a 15-3 run capped by a
Kade Cook dunk at the buzzer. During the run, Washburn was 5 of 10 from the field hitting a pair of 3-pointers while the Ichabod defense held the Hawks to 0 of 6 from the field.
Washburn started the second half scoring 10 of the first 14 points building a 20-point lead, but back-to-back 3-pointers by Rockhurst cut the lead to 14 at 53-37. The Ichabods scored on their next two possessions to go back up by 20 before Rockhurst hit another pair of 3-pointers, pulling within 14 with 11:25 to go but did not get any closer as the Ichabods scored eight straight to go up 22 at 70-48 with 6:55 remaining cruising to the 22-point win.
Former Great Lakes Valley Conference first-team selection
Jacob Hanna scored a game-high 19 points back in familiar territory on 6 of 11 shooting adding five rebounds.
Brayden Shorter scored 16 points hitting four 3-pointers and
Michael Keegan had 15 with nine rebounds and five assists.
Jack Bachelor scored 11 points with six rebounds and four assists.
Rockhurst was led by Jesse White who scored 18 for the Hawks.
Washburn shot a season-best 52 percent from the field hitting 29 of 56 shots overall going 8 of 23 from deep. Washburn also held a 40 to 34 advantage on the glass and outscored the Hawks 40 to 14 in the paint while turning 11 Hawk turnovers into 17 points.
The win over the Hawks snapped a four-game losing streak to Rockhurst in Mason-Halplin Fieldhosue as the Ichabods recorded their first win since a 48-47 win on Dec. 13, 2014.
