CLAREMORE, Okla. -- Washburn fell down early and was unable to muster enough offense to overcome the deficit falling to Rogers State 65-54 on the road. The Ichabods finish a four-game road trip against Northeastern State at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. 

Aubree Dewey got the first points of the game on a jumper seven seconds in and after an and-one from Aniah Wayne, Washburn (11-9, 6-8 MIAA) led 5-2 at the 8:40 mark. The Ichabods stayed in front 7-4 before the Hillcats (9-11, 4-10 MIAA) netted seven straight points and would remain in front the rest of the way. Washburn trailed by as many as 12 in the first quarter which saw Rogers State shoot 60% before a Mackenzie Gamble three at the buzzer made it 23-17 at the end of one. 

Yiibari Nwidadah scored a layup for the first two points in the second quarter but it was followed by seven straight from the home team. The next basket for the Ichabods came at the 4:12 mark in the quarter from Liz Boyd. Washburn shot 3-11 in the quarter and the Hillcats forced four turnovers to lead 38-25 at the break.  

Both teams started slow offensively out of halftime, shooting a combined 1-14 at the first media timeout. Madelyn Amekporfor had the lone basket, a layup, at the 5:26 mark. The Ichabods were unable to cut into the lead with Rogers State getting to the free throw line, shooting 9-12 in the quarter. Rogers State pushed the lead to 15 points but the Ichabods cut it down to just nine after Aubree Dewey drilled a 3-pointer in the final minute.  

The score went back-and-forth the opening minutes of the fourth quarter with the lead going between nine and 13 points. A pair of free throws by RSU pushed the lead up to 14 with 5:08 left. Washburn scored the next four points but were not able to get the lead under double digits until there was 1:21 left in the game. The Hillcats knocked down their free throws down the stretch to finish the game with a 65-54 win.  

The Ichabods shot 16-48 (33.3%) in the game and were 18-28 from the line. Rogers State shot just 4-27 in the second half but were 25-32 from the free throw line (78.1%). The Hillcats also won the turnover battle 13-8 and grabbed three more rebounds. There were 52 combined fouls called in the game on both teams.  

Aubree Dewey led Washburn with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes. Yiibari Nwidadah did not play in the second half with an injury but had eight points and six rebounds in the first half. Aniah Wayne and Liz Boyd each had eight as well.   

Alayzah Knapp led Rogers State with 25 points on 5-13 shooting and a 12-14 performance at the line. Destiny Jones was second on the team with nine points.