ST. CLOUD, MINN. - The Washburn Soccer Team heads back up to the state of Minnesota to take on No. 3-seeded St. Cloud State in the Sweet Sixteen on Sunday afternoon. 

"I'm very thankful that our team has earned the chance to continue to grow and get better in a Sweet Sixteen matchup vs a well-coached ScSU team," said Washburn Head Coach Davy Phillips. "I am confident that the character in this group is going to keep us focused on our mentality and performance as we get the opportunity to compete in the elements that National Tournament games in Minnesota provide."

Washburn is coming off a penalty shootout win over No. 1-seeded Minnesota State last Sunday, where the Ichabods scored first in the opening 15 minutes, and the Mavericks equalized in the 60th minute. 

Washburn has 12 clean sheets this year, which is 3rd most in program history. 

Lili Everley broke her season high in saves on Friday with 8 in a 2-0 win over No. 5 seed Missouri Western, then broke it again with 9 saves on Sunday, with 4 in overtime to keep the match all square and force penalties. She also saved a penalty in PKs.

Leah Henke has scored 11 goals in her freshman season, which is tied for 4th in Washburn history for most goals in a single season, and second most by an Ichabod freshman. 

Defenders Shaye Taylor & Rilyn Snyder played all 110 minutes and are 17th & 18th in program history in minutes played in a single season. Both have scored their first-ever collegiate goals this year, and both were off free kicks.  

ABOUT ST. CLOUD STATE
The Huskies are 16-2-5 on the season, coming off wins over two familiar foes: No. 6-seeded Pittsburg State 3-0 in round 1 and a 2-1 victory in Overtime over the 7 seed Central Missouri. 

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the first meeting between the two teams. 

FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can keep up with Sunday's match through live stats, and live updates will be available on the team's official X (Twitter) account, @IchabodWSOC, and fans can also watch the match live.