LAWTON, Okla. -- Washburn worked a third straight double-digit victory on Saturday afternoon taking down Cameron 78-49 in the final game of the calendar year 2025 and finale of the Fairfield Inn and Suites Holiday Classic. The Ichabods take the floor next in 2026 hosting Emporia State at 1 p.m. on January 3.
Quick scores put Washburn (9-3) in front early leading 7-4 after Yiibari Nwidadah found the bottom of the net on a layup at the 7:54 mark. The Aggies (0-11) responded with a run on their home floor scoring 11 of the next 16 points to go in front. They led by one at 17-16 after ten minutes of action.
Neither team scored for nearly the first three minutes of the second until Madelyn Amekporfor got a layup to go at the 7:21 mark. The bucket put Washburn ahead and shortly after a 6-0 run pushed the lead up to seven points after a score by Nia McKenzie. Even while shooting under 35.0% from the floor in the first half the Ichabods were able to build a 32-27 lead going into the break.
Out of the half Cameron cut the lead down to five points in the opening minutes. The response from Washburn came in the form of a 9-0 run ending with a layup by Amekporfor. An 8-0 run later on pushed the lead up to 20 as the Ichabod offense exploded to shoot 10-14 (71.4%) in the quarter while holding the Aggies to just 2-14 shooting. The five-point game turned into a 58-37 contest heading into the fourth.
In the final frame the Ichabods didn't allow for any hope, pushing the lead to 25 points at the 6:59 mark after a pair of free throws by Britany Kogbara. The margin grew to a game-high 30 as Cloie Jansky got a bucket to go with 2:28 remaining. Washburn would go on to win by its largest margin of the season 78-49.
Exploding for 46 points in the second half the Ichabods shot 47.3% for the game while shooting just 4-17 from deep. They forced the issue going 22-28 at the charity stripe to gain an advantage. On the other end they held Cameron to 31.3% shooting and just 5-22 from beyond the arc.
The rebounding battle was won 37-23 by Washburn, along with a 26-15 advantage in turnovers. The Ichabod bench outscored the Aggies 32-10 and they also led 44-16 in paint scoring.
Four players scored in double figures led by 14 on 5-6 shooting off the bench for Britany Kogbara who grabbed six rebounds. Gabi Giovannetti scored 13 while grabbing a game-high seven boards and swiping five steals. Madelyn Amekporfor had 12 points with six rebounds and Payton Sterk scored 10.
Madison Griggs had a game-high 23 points for Cameron.
