TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn earned the No. 1 seed for the MIAA Championship Tournament and travels to Wichita, Kan. to face No. 5 seed Emporia State in a MIAA Tournament Semifinal on Friday at 3 p.m. at Stryker Sports Complex.
 
ABOUT EMPORIA STATE 

•  Emporia State is led by third year head coach Jane Grimley-Gunn.
•  The Hornets are 9-5-5 and finished 5-3-4 in the MIAA. ESU defeated Central Oklahoma 3-0 in a MIAA Quarterfinal on Sunday. 
•  The Hornets bring in 10 freshmen, four transfers, and return 18 players to the 2026 roster.
•  Ella Favot and Megan Kephart lead ESU with nine goals this season. 
•  Goalkeeper Terra Rybuck has recorded 63 saves and 18 goals against in 15 matches played.  
•  ESU averages 1.89 goals per match,while allowing 1.11 goals.  
•  The Hornets average 15.4 shots and 8.2 shots on goal per match. 
•  Assistant Coaches Josue Rivas and George Gunn round out the coaching staff for ESU.

SERIES HISTORY

• Washburn is 20-19-6 all time against Emporia State. The Ichabods tied with the Hornets 1-1 on Oct. 11. Avery McCorry scored in the 18th minute for Washburn in the match. 
   

 BOD BREAKDOWN 

•  Washburn is 14-1-3 overall and went 9-1-2 in the MIAA this season. The Ichabods defeated No. 8 seed Northeastern State 1-0 on Sunday in the MIAA Tournament Quarterfinals. 
•  Avery McCorry leads the Ichabods with 10 goals scored this season, which is also tied first in the MIAA. 
•  Washburn is receiving votes nationally and is No. 10 in the NCAA Power Index (NPI) (second in the Central Region).
•  The Ichabods average 2.33 goals per game, while giving up 0.33 goals per game. 
•  Washburn averages 21.1 shots and 8.8 shots on goal per game. 
   

 BACK FOR MORE 

•  Senior Defender Lindsey Maul has appeared in 16 games this season starting in 14 of them. Maul was named to the All-MIAA First Team last week and scored her first goal of the season last Wednesday at Newman. Maul is 15th all-time with 80 career games played. 
•  Sophomore 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 six goals and leads the Ichabods with five assists. Henke has started in all 18 games in 2026 and is second on the team with 17 points. Henke ranks fourth in goals per game (0.44), career goals (18), and is fifth in points per game (1.05). 
•  Senior defender Rilyn Snyder was named to the All-MIAA Third Team. Snyder is third on the team with 1484 minutes this season and has started in all 18 games. 
•  Junior midfielder Sam Searcey is in her third year at Washburn. Searcey has played in all 18 games this season, recording 791 minutes, two goals, and three assists. Searcey is 11th in assists per game all-time averaging 0.18. 
•  Senior forward Mackinly Rohn has played in all 18 games, recording 1002 minutes, two goals, and two assists. Rohn was named to the All-MIAA Second Team last week. Rohn broke the program record in career games played (88) with teammate Grace Peterson last Wednesday at Newman. 
•  Grace Peterson is back at Washburn for her senior season and has appeared in all 18 games with 11 starts. Peterson has recorded 798 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 18 games this season. Everley has a goal per game average of 0.29 and has allowed five goals, recording 46 saves this season. Everley was also named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team. Everley has a career record of 28-4-8 in goal. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Bricelyn Betts is back at Washburn and has played in all 18 games, recording seven starts in 777 minutes. Betts has recorded five goals and four assists this season while also being named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team. Betts is ninth in assists per game averaging 0.19 all-time. 
•  Kate Hinck returns for her sophomore season at Washburn and has started in 13 of 15 games, recording 777 minutes. Hinck averages 2.82 shots per game, good for fourth all-time as an Ichabod. Hinck has recorded three goals and three assists this season and was also named All-MIAA Third Team. 
•  Presslee Amick has played in 16 games, recording 363 minutes. Amick has eight shots, recording one goal and one assist in 2026. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Lydia Keller returns to Washburn and has appeared in all 18 games, in 524 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 18 games in 559 minutes. Hinrichs has two goals and two assists so far this season. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Brynn Allison has started in all 18 games in 2026. Allison has played in 877 minutes, recording one goal and two assists. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Jules Wardlaw has played in all 18 games this season, recording 877 minutes, recording one assist and 13 shots. Wardlaw was named to the All-MIAA Third Team last week. 
•  Senior defender Aubree Blackman is in her second season with the Ichabods. Blackman has played in all 18 games, recording three starts. 
•  Redshirt Freshman defender Brooke Willcott has played in four matches, notching 61 minutes, two shots, including one goal at Rogers State on Oct. 9.
•  Redshirt Freshman defender Destiny Higgs has played in 10 games, recording two starts this season. Higgs has played in 157 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 tied for first in the MIAA with 10 goals this season. McCorry has played in 960 minutes this season and is the programs all time leader in goals per game at 0.56 and is second in points per game averaging 1.22. 
•  Freshman forward Reese Huscher has appeared in 17 of 18 games for Washburn this season, recording 381 minutes, five shots and a shot on goal. 
•  Freshman defender Chloe Kolm has started in all 18 games and is the team leader in minutes with 1554. Kolm was named to the All-MIAA Third Team last week. 
•  Freshman defender Roselynn Madsen has appeared in all 18 games for the Ichabods, recording 575 minutes, seven shots, and two shots on goal. 
•  Freshman defender Dayne Shriver has recorded seven games played, tallying 151 minutes, two shots, both of which were on goal.
•  Freshman forward Haley Thomsen has played in all 18 games for Washburn in 2026. Thomsen has logged 640 minutes, including five goals and one assist. Thomsen ranks ninth all-time in goals per game (0.28). 
•  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 two saves in one game in 2026. 

 MILESTONE MARKERS 

•  Mackinly Rohn and Grace Peterson broke the Washburn career record with 88 career games played last Wednesday at Newman.
•  Lindsey Maul is 15 minutes away from 5000 career minutes played and played in her 80th career game on Sunday vs Northeastern State
•  Avery McCorry is first all-time averaging 0.56 goals per game and second with 1.22 points per game. 
•  Kate Hinck is fourth in all-time shots per game at 2.82 and fifth in shots on goal per game recording 1.44. 
•  Goalkeeper Lili Everley ranks second all-time with 0.53 goals allowed per match as an Ichabod. 

 LOOKING AHEAD 

•  With a win the Ichabods advance to the MIAA Tournament Championship on Sunday in Wichita, Kan. at Stryker Sports Complex.