TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod softball team wrapped up the home slate with a senior day sweep over Northwest Missouri with wins of 2-0 and 6-3. With the victories, the Ichabods improved to 33-18 overall and 10-12 in conference play and will now be away from game action until May 2 when Washburn finishes off the regular season at Emporia State.

Game 1 -  WU 2, NWMSU 0
Senior Sadie Walker tossed a complete-game shutout as Washburn knocked off the Bearcats in the opener. Walker scattered six hits over seven innings, striking out five and working out of multiple jams to keep Northwest off the scoreboard.

After five scoreless innings, Washburn broke through in the bottom of the sixth. Makenzie Sais jump-started the rally with a triple to left center, setting the table for the game's first run. Kate Dolan followed with an RBI single to left to plate Sais, giving the Ichabods a 1-0 lead.

Aspen Burgardt delivered another timely hit, singling to center driving in Dolan extending the advantage to 2-0.

Washburn totaled six hits in the opener, with Sais going 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored. In the first inning Sais became the MIAA's single season leader in stolen bases collecting her 65th to tie and 66th to break the record held by Becky Alt of Missouri S&T since 1997. Burgardt finished 2-for-3 with an RBI. Walker sealed the win by retiring the final three batters in the seventh.

Game 2 – WU 6, NWMSU 3
The nightcap featured a balanced offensive attack and another steady pitching performance as Washburn completed the sweep over the Bearcats winning its ninth game over NWMSU in the last 11 meetings.

Northwest Missouri struck first with an unearned run in the top of the first, but Washburn responded in the third as Maddie McGee tied the game with an RBI double, and Dalaney Anderson followed with a two-run double to put the Ichabods in front for good at 3-1.

Anderson delivered again in the fifth, ripping another two-run double to cap a three-run inning. She finished the game with 4 RBI.

Senior Jenna Sprague earned the win in the circle, allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits over seven innings while striking out five.

Washburn tallied six runs on six hits, with Kate Ediger scoring twice and Erin Boles adding a hit and a run scored.