By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Washburn University soccer team picked up its first victory of 2025 on Friday with a decisive 3-1 road triumph at Drury.
"I'm so proud of how our team prepared and executed this game,'' Washburn coach Davy Phillips said. "It was so fun and rewarding to see the team implement a week of really high-quality training into practice against a tough opponent like Drury."
Senior Belle Kennedy picked up two assists in Washburn's 3-1 win at Drury on Friday, the Ichabods' first win of the season. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods, now 1-1-1, were led by freshman Leah Henke, who scored two goals to give her three on the season.
Former Washburn Rural star Belle Kennedy, a senior, recorded the assists on both of Henke's goals, one in each half.
Sam Searcey headed home the corner from Washburn Rural product Mackinly Rohn to make it a 3-1 game with less than 15 minutes to play.
The Ichabods were applying pressure early on and broke through with a goal in the 15th minute by Henke.
Both teams had four shots in the first half, but Washburn put two of their four on goal, with one finding the back of the net.
Once again, Washburn put pressure on Drury to open the half, and in the 53rd minute, Henke snuck a shot past the keeper to find the back of the net with another assist from Kennedy.
Drury cut its deficit to 2-1 in the 58th minute on a goal by Keira Love, who found the bottom corner.
But in the 76th minute, with Washburn's fourth corner of the match, Rohn and Searcey combined to restore the two-goal lead at 3-1.
Washburn fired 11 shots in the match with seven being on goal, while Drury recorded nine shots with only one being on goal.
Kennedy's two assists put her two points away from 30 career points with 12 goals and 4 assists.
Washburn will have its home opener against University of Mary at 1 p.m. Sunday at Yager Stadium.
