GOLDEN, Colo. -- No. 22 Washburn volleyball moved to 4-0 on the year and completed an undefeated opening weekend at the Oredigger Volleyball Classic with a 3-1 win over Davenport and 3-0 sweep of Valdosta State on Saturday. The Ichabods will return to Topeka for the Washburn Invitational next weekend beginning Friday.  

Match 1: Washburn 3, Davenport 1  

After the first set Washburn (3-0) found itself trailing for the first time this season in game one of the day against Davenport (1-2). The Ichabods rallied to win the next three sets and take the match 20-25, 25-17, 25-14 and 25-15.  

Washburn fell behind early in the first set 9-5 with the offense of Davenport churning to open the day. The lead grew to as high as eight points at 21-13 as the Ichabods were unable to make up ground, falling 25-20 in the opening set.  

The second set went back-and-forth at the start, with four ties in the first 14 points. Washburn was able to create some separation, leading 13-9 after a four-point run. The Ichabod offense rebounded from the first set, hitting .348 as a team in the second. Bella Limback knocked down a kill to secure a 25-17 win and tie the match.  

In the third set the Ichabods built an early lead. Back-to-back kills from Brynne Topolski pushed the lead to five at 17-12. A kill from Keilah Rivers made it 19-14 and started a 7-0 run for Washburn to end the set at 25-20 on an ace from Taylor Rottinghaus.  

The fourth set was another quick start for the Ichabods, going in front 6-1 after consecutive kills from Natalie Hedlund. The Panthers rallied to keep it close before a 4-0 Washburn run put them in front 14-6 after two kills by Broadie. The Ichabod offense had its most efficient hitting set of the match, hitting .414 in the fourth set to clinch the match with a 25-15 victory.  

Offensive production was big in Washburn's favor, hitting .328 to just .132 for Davenport with a 53-41 advantage in kills. The Ichabods led in assists, 51-39 as well as digs 57-42 and 8-5 in blocks.  

Austin Broadie led the offensive attack with 13 kills while hitting .526. Corinna McMullen led the passing attack with 23 assists and added 11 digs for a double-double. Sydney Conner also had a double-double with 21 assists and 11 digs. Brynne Topolski also had double digit kills with 10 for the Ichabods.  

Abby Alan led Davenport with 15 kills and Madison Berry had 37 assists.  

Match 2: Washburn 3, Valdosta State 0 

Washburn (4-0) earned its third sweep of the weekend in decisive fashion over Valdosta State (0-4). They won all three sets by 10 or more points, 25-13, 25-12 and 25-15.  

The Ichabods pulled away in set one with a 9-1 run capped off by a kill from Broadie to go up 17-10. The Blazers managed just three more points the rest of the set as they were held to a -.138 attacking percentage by the Washburn defense.  

In the second set a 5-0 run in the middle of the action created the separation once again. Bella Limback started it with a kill and Keilah Rivers capped off the run with an ace going up 17-9. The burst turned into a larger 11-1 run to provide a double digit lead. Josie Cleveringa came off the bench to end the set 25-12 with a kill.  

After starting the third set tied 3-3 Emery Keebaugh slashed two straight kills to kick off a 9-1 run. The offensive attack continued as Washburn knocked down 18 kills in the set while hitting .419 as a team as they went on to win the set and match 25-15.  

Across the three sets the Ichabods hit .367 as a team while holding Valdosta State to a .024 hitting percentage, they also led 47-19 in kills. Digs went big in favor of Washburn, 45-27, as did assists, 45-18 and aces, 6-1.  

Austin Broadie had a second double-digit kill game with 10 on a .571 hitting percentage. Bella Limback hit .818 with nine kills. Corinna McMullen paced the passers with 24 assists and Taylor Rottinghaus had 15 digs.  

At the conclusion of the day the All-Tournament team was announced voted on by the coaches. Three Ichabods were recognized with spots: 

2025 Oredigger Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
MVP:  #9 Meghan O'Sullivan – Grand Valley State

Brianna Stawski – Grand Valley State

Alex Dvorak – Washburn

Connelly Kilgore – Colorado Christian

Abby Alan – Davenport

Keilah Rivers – Washburn

Kendall Stover – Grand Valley State

Brynne Topolski – Washburn

Jada Price – Colorado School of Mines