TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn women's soccer team is set for its final two home games of the regular season, facing Central Oklahoma at 6 p.m. on Friday and Northeastern State on Sunday at 1 p.m. for Senior Day. 

ABOUT CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

• Central Oklahoma is led by third year head coach Amel Muhamedagic. 
•  UCO is 6-4-3 and 3-1-3 in the MIAA in 2026. 
• The Bronchos finished 2025 with a 10-6-5 record and lost to Missouri Western 2-1 in the MIAA Tournament Championship.
• UCO adds 12 freshmen and one transfer to go along with 19 returners. 
•  Sophia Gaskins leads UCO with three goals in 2026. 
•  Goalkeeper Maddie Ortwein has recorded 37 saves and 10 goals against in 11 matches. 
•  UCO averages 1.3 goals, giving up 0.9 goals per match.
•  The Bronchos average 15.8 shots and 7.5 shots on goal per match.
•  Assistant Coach Bryan Byars and Graduate Assistant Coach Julie Andersen round out the UCO coaching staff

ABOUT NORTHEASTERN STATE

•  Northeastern State is led by 17th year head coach Chase Wooten. 
•  The Riverhawks are 6-4-3 in 2026 and is 2-3-2 in the MIAA. 
•  NSU went 12-7-1 and 6-5-1 in MIAA play last season. The Riverhawks lost to Missouri Western in the MIAA Semifinals last season.  
• The Hornets bring in 13 freshmen, three transfers, and return 16 players to the 2026 roster. 
•  Annabella Trotter leads NSU with four goals in 2026. 
•  Goalkeeper Juliette Langlet has recorded 86 saves and eight goals against in 13 matches played.  
•  NSU averages two 0.9 per match while allowing 0.6 goals.  
•  The Riverhawks average 12.5 shots and 4.9 shots on goal per match. 
•  Graduate Assistant Jake Sorenson rounds out the Riverhawks coaching staff. 

SERIES HISTORY

• Washburn is 3-13-3 all time vs Central Oklahoma. The Ichabods tied 0-0 with the Bronchos each of the last two matches.
• Washburn is 4-7-3 against Northeastern State all-time. The Ichabods won 4-0 on Oct. 17, 2025 in the most recent matchup. Kate Hinck, Rilyn Snyder, Leah Henke, and Sam Searcey scored in the match. 

BREAKDOWN 

•  Washburn defeated Rogers State 4-0 on Friday, before tying Emporia State 1-1 on Sunday. 
•  Central Oklahoma lost to Central Missouri 2-0 on Friday and tied Missouri Southern 1-1 on Sunday. 
•  Northeastern State fell to Missouri Southern 1-0 on Friday, before tying Central Missouri 1-1 on Sunday. 

 BACK FOR MORE 

•  Senior defender Lindsey Maul returns to Washburn after starting in all 22 of her appearances last season. Maul was named All-MIAA First Team, USC Central Region First Team, and D2CCA Central Region Second Team in 2025. 
•  Forward Leah Henke returns to Washburn for her sophomore season. Henke started in 21 of 23 appearance. while leading the team in goals (12) and points (26). She scored 12 goals in the 2025 season which ranked fourth in program history. Henke's 0.52 goals per match is second in program history and is fourth with 1.13 points per match. Henke was named All-MIAA First Team, MIAA Freshman of the Year, USC Central Region First Team, and D2CCA Central Region Second Team in 2025.  
•  Senior defender Rilyn Snyder is back at Washburn for her senior season after starting in all 24 games last season. Snyder led the team in minutes with 2078 and scored her first career goal on October 17 against Northeastern State. Snyder was named to the All-MIAA Second Team and MIAA Academic Honor Roll. 
•  Sam Searcey returns to Washburn for her junior year after appearing in all 24 games, which included 10 starts. Searcey was third on the team with five goals and 38 shots. She was named All-MIAA Third Team and CSC Academic All-District in 2025. 
•  Senior forward Mackinly Rohn returns to Washburn after starting in all 24 games a season ago. Rohn enters her senior season 10th all-time in assists with 11. Rohn was named to the All-MIAA Third Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team.
•  Grace Peterson is back at Washburn for her senior season, in which she started all 22 of 24 games last season. She recorded three assists, the first of which came against Missouri Southern on October 10, 2025. Peterson was named to the All-MIAA Third Team and was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. 
•  Lili Everley enters her sophomore season after starting in 22 of 24 matches last season. She made a career high nine saves in the NCAA Second Round against Minnesota State. Everley was named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention Team and was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, MIAA Scholar Athlete and MIAA Academic Excellence lists.
•  Sophomore midfielder Bricelyn Betts is back at Washburn after appearing in all 24 games, which included two starts last season. Betts was second on the team with four assists in 845 minutes played. Betts was also named to the All-MIAA Academic Honor Roll in 2025. 
•  Kate Hinck returns for her sophomore season at Washburn. Hinck started all 24 games, recording 1421 minutes last season. Hinck was second on the team with seven goals and tallied the most shots with 69. She was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and MIAA Academic Honor Roll in 2025. 
•  Presslee Amick has played in 36 games in three years as an Ichabod. Amick appeared in one game and missed the rest of 2025 season to injury. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Lydia Keller returns to Washburn for her sophomore season. She played in 17 of 24 matches and recorded her first career assist against Nebraska-Kearney on October 3 last season. Keller was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll in 2025. 
•  Thea Martin is back at Washburn for her sophomore season. Martin recorded 11 games played and 343 minutes in 2025. Martin was a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll last season. 
•  Senior forward Kylie Hinrichs appeared in all 24 games, including four starts totaling 801 minutes last season. Hinrichs scored her first career goal against Fort Hays State on October 26, which was also the game winning goal. 
•  Brynn Allison returns to Washburn for her sophomore season. Allison appeared in 20 matches and started in 10 of them. Allison's first career assist came in a 5-1 win over Missouri Southern on October 10. 
•  Jules Wardlaw enters her sophomore year as an Ichabod. Wardlaw appeared in all 24 games, totaling 845 minutes. She scored two goals in the 2025 season including a game-winner against Northwest Missouri State on October 31. 
•  Senior defender Aubree Blackman enters her second year as an Ichabod after two years at Emporia State. In 2025, Blackman appeared in 20 games, tallying 509 minutes of action. 
•  Brooke Willcott, Ruby Wexler, and Destiny Higgs return to Washburn after redshirting their freshmen seasons. 

 NEW FACES 

•  Washburn adds seven freshmen,  including four Nebraska  natives, and three Kansan's.
•  Ichabods add one transfer, Avery Young from Baker, also a Kansas native. 

 MILESTONE MARKERS 

•  Chloe Kolm surpassed 1000 career minutes last Friday at Rogers State.
•  Leah Henke is two goals away from 20 in her career. 
•  Avery McCorry is second all-time, averaging 0.54 goals per game and is fifth all-time averaging 1.38 shots on goal per game at Washburn. 
•  Bricelyn Betts recorded 20 career points on an assist at Rogers State on Friday. 
•  Goalkeeper Lili Everley ranks second all-time with 0.57 goals allowed per match as an Ichabod. 

 LOOKING AHEAD 

•  The Ichabods travel to MIAA contender Central Missouri on Friday at 6 p.m. UCM is second in the MIAA with 17 points, two behind Washburn at 19.