WICHITA, Kan. – No. 1 seed Washburn faces No. 3 seed Pittsburg State in Wichita, Kan., on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the MIAA Tournament Championship game.
 
ABOUT PITTSBURG STATE 

• Pittsburg State is led by third year head coach Wes Branstetter. 
•  The Gorillas are 15-0-5 overall in 2026.
•  PSU fell to St. Cloud State 3-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season. 
•  The Gorillas bring in four freshmen, two transfers, and return 20 players to the 2026 roster. 
•  Sammy Edwards is PSU's leader in goals scored with six.
•  Goalkeeper Jocelyn Kramar has recorded 51 saves and two goals against in 20 games played.  
•  Pittsburg State averages two goals per game, allowing 0.10 per match.
•  The Gorillas average 20.4 shots and 9.1 shots on goal per match. 
•  Assistant Coach Lucca Munhoz and Graduate Assistant Alesha Kostrzewa round out the Pittsburg State coaching staff.

SERIES HISTORY

• Washburn is 2-1 all-time against Pittsburg State. The Gorillas won 1-0 at home against the Ichabods on Sept. 20 earlier this season. 
   

 BOD BREAKDOWN 

•  Washburn is 15-1-3 overall and went 9-1-2 in the MIAA this season. The Ichabods defeated No. 5 seed Emporia State 1-0 on Friday in the MIAA Tournament Semifinals. 
• This is Washburn's first ever appearance in the MIAA Tournament Championship game.
•  Avery McCorry leads the Ichabods with 11 goals scored this season, which is also tied first in the MIAA. 
•  Washburn is ranked No. 21 nationally and is No. 10 in the NCAA Power Index (NPI) (second in the Central Region).
•  The Ichabods average 2.47 goals per game, while giving up 0.32 goals per game. 
•  Washburn averages 21.3 shots and 9.1 shots on goal per game. 
   

 BACK FOR MORE 

•  Senior Defender Lindsey Maul has appeared in 17 games this season starting in 15 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 tied for 14^th all-time with 81 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 19 games in 2026 and is second on the team with 20 points. Henke ranks fourth in goals per game (0.45), career goals (19), and is fifth in points per game (1.09). 
•  Senior defender Rilyn Snyder was named to the All-MIAA Third Team. Snyder is third on the team with 1563 minutes this season and has started in all 19 games. 
•  Junior midfielder Sam Searcey is in her third year at Washburn. Searcey has played in all 19 games this season, recording 835 minutes, two goals, and three assists. Searcey is tied for 13^th in assists per game all-time averaging 0.17. 
•  Senior forward Mackinly Rohn has played in all 19 games, recording 1060 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 862 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 19 games this season. Everley has a goal per game average of 0.27 and has allowed five goals, recording 54 saves this season. Everley was also named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team. Everley has a career record of 29-4-8 in goal. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Bricelyn Betts is back at Washburn and has played in all 19 games, recording seven starts in 796 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 14 of 16 games, recording 832 minutes. Hinck averages 2.8 shots per game, good for fourth all-time as an Ichabod. Hinck has recorded five goals and three assists this season and was also named All-MIAA Third Team. 
•  Presslee Amick has played in 17 games, recording 370 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 19 games, in 544 minutes. Keller has scored two goals on seven shots this season. 
•  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 19 games in 594 minutes. Hinrichs has two goals and two assists so far this season. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Brynn Allison has started in all 19 games in 2026. Allison has played in 928 minutes, recording one goal and two assists. 
•  Sophomore midfielder Jules Wardlaw has played in all 19 games this season, recording 1086 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 19 games, recording three starts in 799 minutes.
•  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 11 games, recording two starts this season. Higgs has played in 174 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 11 goals this season. McCorry has played in 1024 minutes this season and is the programs all-time leader in goals per game at 0.58 and is second in points per game averaging 1.26. 
•  Freshman forward Reese Huscher has appeared in 18 of 19 games for Washburn this season, recording 403 minutes, five shots and a shot on goal. 
•  Freshman defender Chloe Kolm has started in all 19 games and is the team leader in minutes with 1646. Kolm was named to the All-MIAA Third Team last week. 
•  Freshman defender Roselynn Madsen has appeared in all 19 games for the Ichabods, recording 586 minutes, seven shots, and two shots on goal. 
•  Freshman defender Dayne Shriver has recorded seven games played, tallying 158 minutes, two shots, both of which were on goal.
•  Freshman forward Haley Thomsen has played in all 19 games for Washburn in 2026. Thomsen has logged 660 minutes, including five goals and one assist. Thomsen ranks 10^th all-time in goals per game (0.26). 
•  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 surpassed 1000 minutes this season and 5000 career minutes on Friday vs. Emporia State.
•  Avery McCorry is first all-time averaging 0.58 goals per game and second with 1.26 points per game. 
•  Kate Hinck is fourth in all-time shots per game at 2.8 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 

•  The NCAA Tournament Championship Selection Show is at 6 p.m. on Monday, with a win vs. #11 Pittsburg State the Ichabods receive an automatic qualifier.