ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The No. 1-ranked Washburn Ichabods tied the program record for the most consecutive wins to start a season improving to 19-0 (10-0 MIAA) in an 85-52 win over Missouri Western on Saturday at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Ichabods will look for their 20^th win of the season hosting Fort Hays State on Thursday in Lee Arena.
 
The Ichabods trailed 5-3 to the Griffons 3:18 into the game but after a Dillon Claussen layup and a 3-pointer by Michael Kegan Washburn found itself up 8-5. The teams traded baskets and then the Ichabods rung up a 22-2 run over the next 7:45 going 8 of 12 from the field and hit 4 of 6 from deep while holding the Griffons to 1 of 7 shooting taking a 32-11 lead with 5:37 to go in the first half as Washburn would go on to lead 41-26 at the break.
 
Washburn opened the second half hitting their first four shots of the frame including both 3-pointers, but went 1 of 7 from the free throw line as they pushed the lead to 18 at 52-34 with 14:24 to go.
 
On Washburn's next possession, Brayden Shorter's third 3-pointer of the night jump started a 17-4 run and his fourth 3-pointer of the game finished off the run as the Ichabods led 69-38 with 7:22 to play. Washburn would go on to lead by as many as 35 with 48 seconds to play as Washburn won its fourth-straight game in a row over the Griffons (13-7, 5-5 MIAA).
 
Shorter led the Ichabods with a game-high 22 points adding five rebounds pacing five Washburn players in double figures. Keegan had 12 points and four rebounds followed by Jacob Hanna and Brady Christiansen's 11 points and Andrew Orr had 10 points and eight boards and two blocks. Jack Bachelor had double digit assists for the second-straight game with 10 adding eight points.
 
The Ichabods shot 54 percent from the field for the game hitting 30 of 56 overall and 11 of 22 from deep as Washburn held the Griffons to 35 percent shooting on 17 of 48 shooting and 3 of 16 from 3-point range. Western did hit 15 of 17 free throws compared to 14 of 26 for the Ichabods.
 
Washburn had a massive 40 to 22 advantage on the glass including 12 offensive rebounds and the Ichabods also dominated the transition game outscoring the Griffons 21 to 0 in fast break points.