TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn held with Central Missouri for three quarters but a fourth-quarter offensive burst from the visitors separated them from the Ichabods for a 69-56 win on Saturday afternoon. Washburn will head on the road for its final home game of the season on Wednesday against Missouri Southern at 5:30 p.m.  

Baskets were hard to come by for both teams early in the game, a jumper by Mackenzie Gamble put the Ichabods (12-14, 7-13 MIAA) up 8-6 with 3:08 left in the first quarter. The Jennies (19-7, 13-7 MIAA) scored the next five points in under a minute and led 16-12 after 10 minutes of action.  

Central Missouri pushed its lead up to nine points with 8:49 left in the second quarter. A jumper from Amaya Davison sparked a 6-0 run but it was short-lived with UCM growing the lead to double digits at 28-18 with 4:35 left in the quarter. Washburn shot 6-11 from the field but saved the offense for the end of the quarter ending it on a 7-0 run to make it 30-27 at halftime.  

The Ichabods didn't score until the 6:21 mark in the third quarter but were able to cut the lead down to just two after Gamble sunk a 3-pointer with 5:41 left. A 5-0 Washburn run capped off by a pair of free throws from Aubree Dewey put the home team ahead in the final two minutes of the quarter and they would head to the fourth tied at 46.  

After shooting under 38% in the first three quarters Central Missouri exploded offensively shooting 8-14 (57.1%) from the floor and went 5-8 from the free throw line. They scored the first three points of the quarter and pushed the lead up to six. A three from Gamble and layup by Dewey pushed it down to one point with just over six minutes to play but that was as close as the Ichabods could get. Central Missouri put the lead into double digits with 1:13 left and held on to win 69-56.  

Washburn shot 19-48 (39.6%) in the game and were 14-21 from the free throw line. The Jennies shot 25-64 (39.1%) and went 15-22 at the charity stripe. Eighteen offensive rebounds for Central Missouri and 24 turnovers from the Ichabods were the difference in the game.  

Aubree Dewey led the home team with 14 points along with seven rebounds and four assists, both team-highs. Gabi Giovannetti had 12 points on 5-9 shooting and Yiibari Nwidadah had eight points with six rebounds.  

Brooke Littrell led all scorers with 29 points for Central Missouri on 11-16 shooting and added three steals and four blocks.