TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn is the No. 1 seed for the Central Region in the NCAA Tournament and will host No. 4 seed Central Missouri in the second round on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Yager Stadium.
 
 BOD BREAKDOWN 

•  Washburn is 17-1-3 overall and went 9-1-2 in the MIAA this season. The Ichabods defeated No. 3 seed Pittsburg State 2-0 in the MIAA Tournament Championship game. 
•  Avery McCorry leads the Ichabods with 12 goals scored this season, which is also first in the MIAA. Leah Henke is right behind with 11 goals.
•  Washburn is ranked No. 5 nationally and is No. 4 in the NCAA Power Index (NPI) (first in the Central Region).
•  The Ichabods average 2.52 goals per game, while giving up 0.33 goals per game. 
•  Washburn averages 20.7 shots and 9.2 shots on goal per game. 

ABOUT CENTRAL MISSOURI

•  UCM is 15-2-4 and went 8-0-4 in the MIAA.
• Central Missouri defeated Mary 5-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. 
•  UCM adds six freshmen and one transfer to go along with 19 returners. 
•  Mikayla Ernst leads the Jennies with 10 goals and Hadley Lockhart has nine goals this season.
• Forward Coryn Jespersen broke the record for assists in a season by a MIAA player with 17 so far this season.
•  Goalkeeper Kristen Wright has 75 saves and seven goals against in 21 matches. 
•  UCM averages 2.33 goals, giving up 0.33 goals per match.
•  The Jennies average 16 shots and 7.95 shots on goal per match.
•  Assistant Coach Jen Goethe, Graduate Assistant Coach Ashleigh Martin, and Volunteer Assistant Coach Jason Pendleton round out the UCM coaching staff. 

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•  Senior Defender Lindsey Maul has appeared in 19 games this season starting in 18 of them. Maul was named to the All-MIAA First Team on Oct. 30 and scored her first goal of the season on Oct. 28 at Newman. Maul is tied for 11th all-time with 83 career games played. 
•  Forward Leah Henke returns to Washburn for her sophomore season. was also named to the All-MIAA First Team. Henke is second on the team with 11 goals and leads the Ichabods with six assists. Henke has started in all 21 games in 2026 and is the team leader with 28 points. Henke ranks third all-time in goals per game (0.52), career goals (23), and is third in points per game (1.23). 
•  Senior defender Rilyn Snyder was named to the All-MIAA Third Team. Snyder is third on the team with 1740 minutes this season and has started in all 20 games. 
•  Junior midfielder Sam Searcey is in her third year at Washburn. Searcey has played in all 21 games this season, recording 919 minutes, two goals, and three assists. Searcey is 13th in assists per game all-time averaging 0.17. 
•  Senior forward Mackinly Rohn has started in all 21 games, recording 1182 minutes, two goals, and three assists. Rohn was named to the All-MIAA Second Team. Rohn broke the program record in career games played (88) with teammate Grace Peterson on Oct. 28 at Newman. 
•  Grace Peterson is back at Washburn for her senior season and has appeared in all 21 games with 14 starts. Peterson has recorded 950 minutes, one goal, and one assist as an All-MIAA Third Team member. 
•  Lili Everley is in her sophomore season at Washburn and has started in all 21 games this season. Everley has a goal per game average of 0.30 and has allowed six goals, recording 57 saves this season. Everley was also named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team. Everley has a career record of 31-4-8 in goal. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Bricelyn Betts is back at Washburn and has played in all 21 games, recording seven starts in 888 minutes. Betts has recorded five goals and four assists this season while also being named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team. Betts is 11th in assists per game averaging 0.18 all-time. 
•  Kate Hinck returns for her sophomore season at Washburn and has started in 16 of 18 games, recording 925 minutes. Hinck averages 2.76 shots per game, good for fourth all-time as an Ichabod. Hinck has recorded five goals and four assists this season and was also named to the All-MIAA Third Team. 
•  Presslee Amick has played in 18 games, recording 401 minutes. Amick has nine shots, recording one goal and one assist in 2026. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Lydia Keller returns to Washburn and has appeared in all 21 games with 587 minutes. Keller scored her first career goal on Oct. 2 against Fort Hays State. 
•  Sophomore defender Thea Martin has played in six games, recording 89 minutes this season. Martin had a season-high 36 minutes on Sept. 18 at Missouri Southern. 
•  Senior forward Kylie Hinrichs has played in all 21 games tallying 663 minutes. Hinrichs has two goals and two assists so far this season. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Brynn Allison has started in all 21 games in 2026. Allison has played in 1016 minutes, recording one goal and two assists. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Jules Wardlaw has played in all 21 games this season, recording 1187 minutes, recording one assist and 13 shots. Wardlaw was named to the All-MIAA Third Team on Oct. 30. 
•  Senior defender Aubree Blackman is in her second season with the Ichabods. Blackman has played in all 21 games, recording three starts with a total of 891 minutes
•  Redshirt Freshman defender Brooke Willcott has played in five matches, notching 64 minutes, two shots, including one goal at Rogers State on Oct. 9.
•  Redshirt Freshman defender Destiny Higgs has played in 13 games, recording two starts this season. Higgs has played in 210 minutes of game action.
•  Redshirt Freshman forward Ruby Wexler has not played in a game yet this season. Wexler played in four games in 2025, recording 88 minutes. 

 NEW FACES 

•  Washburn adds seven freshmen, including four Nebraska natives, and three Kansan's.
•  Forward Avery McCorry was named to the All-MIAA First Team and Freshman of the Year in the MIAA last week. McCorry is first in the MIAA with 12 goals this season. McCorry has played in 1121 minutes this season and is the programs all-time leader in goals per game at 0.57 and is second in points per game averaging 1.29. 
•  Freshman forward Reese Huscher has appeared in 19 of 20 games for Washburn this season, recording 423 minutes, five shots and scored her first career goal on Friday against Southwestern Oklahoma State.  
•  Freshman defender Chloe Kolm has started in all 21 games and is the team leader in minutes with 1826. Kolm was named to the All-MIAA Third Team on Oct. 30. 
•  Freshman defender Roselynn Madsen has appeared in all 20 games for the Ichabods, recording 606 minutes and eight shots. Madsen recorded her first career assist on Friday against SWOSU.
•  Freshman defender Dayne Shriver has recorded nine games played, tallying 163 minutes, two shots, both of which were on goal.
•  Freshman forward Haley Thomsen has played in all 21 games for Washburn in 2026. Thomsen has logged 722 minutes, including five goals and one assist. Thomsen is tied for 10th all-time in goals per game (0.24). 
•  Freshman goalkeeper Ize Tidball has played in three games this season. Tidball's logged 47 minutes of game action, including 10 saves, six of which came against No. 19 Maryville on Aug. 27. 
•  Junior goalkeeper Avery Young is Washburn's lone transfer from Baker. Young has recorded three saves in two games.

 MILESTONE MARKERS 

•  Mackinly Rohn and Grace Peterson broke the Washburn career record with 88 career games played on Oct. 28 at Newman.
•  Leah Henke recorded a hat trick, the first by a Washburn player in NCAA Tournament History.
•  Avery McCorry is first all-time averaging 0.57 goals per game and second with 1.29 points per game. 
•  Kate Hinck is fourth in all-time shots per game at 2.76 and fifth in shots on goal per game recording 1.45. 
•  Goalkeeper Lili Everley ranks second all-time with 0.51 goals allowed per match as an Ichabod. 

 
 LOOKING AHEAD 

•  With a win the Ichabods advance to the NCAA Tournament Third Round and Regional final against No. 3 seed Pittsburg State or No. 7 seed Missouri Western.