EDMOND, Okla. -- Washburn picked up its eighth win in the last ten tries and third in a row on Thursday evening with a thorough 63-48 win over Central Oklahoma on the road. The Ichabods play on the road for the final time in the regular season at Rogers State on Saturday with a 1:30 tip-off.  

After a quick start by the Bronchos (9-16, 4-12 MIAA) that saw them in front 8-7. Washburn (18-7, 11-5 MIAA) took control in the last five minutes of the opening quarter. They finished on a 7-2 run with paint scoring leading an efficient offensive attack shooting 58.3% in the quarter to build a 18-12 lead.  

A pair of quick buckets by Brooke Gomez and Yiibari Nwidadah pushed the lead to double figures at the 8:23 mark in the quarter and forced a timeout by Central Oklahoma. Scoring was scarce for both teams in the second quarter after the opening minutes, as the Ichabods held the home squad to 3-11 shooting in the frame. They led by as many as 12 but went into the break leading 31-22.  

The Bronchos came out of halftime firing, cutting the lead down to four at 34-30 with 5:12 remaining in the game. Washburn responded with five in a row, all courtesy of Britany Kogbara. Shortly after a jumper by Kellyn Hunter pushed the lead back to double figures. Ten points is where the lead stood going into the fourth leading 45-35. 

Nwidadah got a pair of buckets early on but the Bronchos cut away at the lead chipping it down to seven. This time the Ichabods responded with a 10-0 run capped off by 3-pointers for Kennadi Jackson and Gabi Giovannetti, giving them their largest lead of the game with 4:48 to go. The lead never dipped below 13 points from that point as Washburn held on to win 63-48.  

The Ichabods finished shooting 43.6% for the game and 4-12 from beyond the arc, they held the Bronchos to 31.4% shooting and just 2-13 from three-point land.  

Washburn had a 36-31 advantage on the glass and dished out 12 assists to just seven for UCO. Paint scoring, points off turnovers and bench scoring all went in favor of the road squad by at least seven points as well.  

In another balanced offensive effort, Yiibari Nwidadah led the way with 14 points on 6-8 shooting while grabbing five boards. Britany Kogbara had 13 points with seven rebounds off the bench. Gabi Giovannetti added 11 points and swatted three blocks.  

Bobbie Fouquet led Central Oklahoma with 12 points, Jerney Bennett had 10 with eight blocks.