After a blistering start Wednesday night Washburn saw its four-game winning streak snapped, with the Ichabods falling 75-67 at Missouri Western.
Yibari Nwidadah scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Wednesday's 75-67 MIAA road loss at Missouri Western. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods return to action on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. facing Northwest Missouri in Maryville, Mo.
The game opened quickly for Washburn (10-4 overall, 3-2 MIAA) with a 7-2 run in the first 72 seconds after senior Payton Sterk hit a jumper.
The Griffons (5-9, 1-4) battled back and would go in front 9-7 before extending the lead to eight points after a 9-0 run.
The Ichabods answered with a run of their own in a high-scoring first quarter as sophomore Brooke Gomez and senior Aniah Wayne both knocked down 3-pointers before going in front on a 3-pointer by senior Gabi Giovannetti. Shooting 52.6 percent from the floor and 4-7 from deep the Ichabods led 28-26 after the first quarter.
After scores from Sterk and senior Yibari Nwidadah to open the second quarter Washburn remained in front by two, but the next 10 points came from Missouri Western to go in front by eight.
The Ichabods went into the break trailing by six at 44-38 after Nwidadah scored the final six points of the half for Washburn in a quarter that saw them shoot 2-10 from the field.
The Griffon offense stayed hot out of halftime, pushing the lead into double figures and up to as high as 15 points at 55-40 at the 6:02 mark.
Washburn worked to chip away at the lead, with Nwidadah getting it into single digits on a layup with 1:01 left in the third quarter. Missouri Western pushed it's advantage back out to 11 and led 63-52 going into the fourth.
Twice early in the fourth the Ichabods shrunk the deficit back down to nine but both times the Griffons answered with baskets.
Washburn got to the line and shot 9-10 in the final frame but were held to just 3-13 shooting in the quarter and 0-4 from deep. The Ichabods scored the final six points of the game to cut its final deficit to eight.
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No. 1-ranked Washburn University men's basketball remained perfect on the season Wednesday night with an 87–75 road win at Missouri Western, improving to 15-0 overall and 5-0 in the MIAA.
Senior Sam Ungashick came off the bench to score 18 points in Wednesday's 87-75 MIAA road win over Missouri Western. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods never trailed, building a commanding 48-29 first-half lead, and then withstood a second-half push by the Griffons to secure the victory.
Washburn shot a scorching 65.5 percent from the floor in the opening half (19 of 29) and knocked down 4 of 9 attempts from 3-point range while scoring 48 first-half points.
Missouri Western, meanwhile, struggled to find rhythm early, shooting just 25.0 percent (8 of 32) in the first half.
Missouri Western (11-5 overall, 3-2 MIAA) played its best basketball after halftime, shooting 53.3 percent in the second half and outscoring Washburn 46-39 over the final 20 minutes while dropping to 6-1 in home games this season.
The Griffons trimmed the Ichabod advantage into the mid-teens on multiple occasions.
However, each time the Griffons threatened, Washburn answered, keeping Western at arm's length.
Sophomore Dillon Claussen scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half, going 6 of 10 from the field for the game while adding eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Senior Sam Ungashick provided a big lift off the bench with a season-high 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting and junior Jack Bachelor added 16 points while senior Brady Christiansen contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, helping Washburn win the rebounding battle, 42–24.
As a team, Washburn finished the night shooting 56.4 percent from the field (31 of 55), 33.3 percent from 3-point range (7 of 21) and 72.0 percent at the free-throw line (18 of 25). Missouri Western shot 38.7 percent overall and just 21.4 percent from beyond the arc.
Washburn returns to the road on Saturday, continuing its four-game road trip at Northwest Missouri (3:30 p.m. start).
Wednesday's win was the fifth in a row by the Ichabods over the Griffons while improving to 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
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A night after suffering their first loss of the season, the No. 2-ranked Topeka West boys bounced back Tuesday with a 74-47 United Kansas Conference road win at Leavenworth.
Senior Gad Munganga scored a career-high 26 points with eight 3-pointers in Tuesday's 74-47 UKC win at Leavenworth. [File photo/TSN]
The Chargers, who dropped a 53-49 road decision at Lawrence Free State on Monday, led by just a 30-22 margin at halftime, but put the game out of reach with a 31-15 third-quarter blitz and closed out the 27-point victory with a 13-10 edge over the final eight minutes.
Senior guard Gad Munganga had a career night for the Chargers (6-1 overall, 5-0 in the UKC), scoring 26 points with eight 3-pointers.
Senior Malakyah Duncan and junior Prince Lassiter both added 13 points for West while senior Keimani Paul scored nine points.
Topeka West will return to action Friday with a UKC contest at Basehor-Linwood.
Pioneers top Lady Chargers, 49-35
Topeka West's girls dropped a 49-35 United Kansas Conference decision at Leavenworth Tuesday night, falling to 1-6 on the season and remaining winless in league play.
The Chargers will be back on the road Friday, traveling to Basehor-Linwood.
Junior Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton scored 29 points for Topeka High in Tuesday's 65-47 victory at Lawrence [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High girls post third straight win
Topeka High's girls stretched their winning streak to three games Tuesday night with their third straight double-digit victory, a 65-47 non-league road decision at Lawrence.
Junior Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton led the Trojans with 29 points while Keimara Marshall added 15 points and Trish Short 13 while Hailey Caryl had 8 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Topeka High, now 3-4 on the season, will be back at home on Friday, hosting Manhattan in a Centennial League game.
Trojan boys top Lawrence in nailbiter
Topeka High's boys took a tight 66-65 non-league road win at Lawrence Tuesday night, improving to 4-3 on the season.
The Trojans will open their Centennial League season on Friday, hosting Manhattan.
Junior Blue boys improve to 6-2
Defending Centennial League boys champion Washburn Rural opened defense of its league title with a 50-45 road win Tuesday night at Junction City.
Senior Kieffer O'Connor led the Junior Blues with 16 points while senior Simon Rowley added 11 points. Senior John Hoytal led Washburn Rural with seven rebounds.
The Junior Blues led 17-11 at the end of the first quarter and 29-25 at halftime. The game remained close the rest of the way, with Rural outscoring the 4-3 Blue Jays 21-20 in the second half to stretch its winning streak to five games.
Washburn will be back at home on Friday, hosting Hayden in a league game.
Lady Blues get back on track with 68-32 rout
Washburn Rural, which dropped a 50-25 non-league game to Olathe North on Monday, got back on track in a big way Tuesday night, rolling to a 68-32 road win over Junction City in the Junior Blues' Centennial League opener.
Now 5-2 on the season, Rural will be back at home Friday to host Hayden in a Centennial League contest.
Senior Cameron Miller scored 26 points in Rossville's 73-42 win over Jefferson West Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Miller powers Bulldawg boys to 73-42 win over Jeff West
Senior Cameron Miller scored 26 points Tuesday night as Rossville improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big East League with a 73-42 road win at Jefferson West.
Senior Jack Donovan backed Miller with 16 points while Jakoby McDonnell scored 13 points and Cael Horgan 11.
Rossville will travel to Hiawatha Friday for a Big East matchup.
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Cair Paravel Latin girls basketball had trouble all night trying to break Wabaunsee’s defensive pressure, resulting in a home 54-13 Flint Hills defeat Tuesday night.
“Being able to talk about the things that we didn’t execute is important,” CPLS coach Jaley Barkley said. “One of the goals I have for this second part of the season is I want to execute our offense specifically because we have great defense.
"We hustle and work hard, but not being able to succumb to the pressure. Wabaunsee was all over us, so being able to slow down because when we do that, we can take good shots, take care of the ball… and be able to adapt.”
Wabaunsee was all over CPLS in the open court with presses and traps, forcing turnovers and bad shots for the Lions.
The Chargers jumped out to an 8-0 lead after Reese Michaelis hit her second 3-pointer of the night, forcing a timeout for CPLS with 5:17 left in the first.
The lead would only expand more for the Chargers, as they got out to a 16-0 lead after a Talen Orton bucket, causing CPLS to call another timeout while trying to find any answers. Orton finished with 10 points.
Michaelis would nail her third three of the game after the timeout making it 19-0 and the Chargers ended the first quarter up 23-0, holding the Red Lions scoreless after eight minutes.
It wouldn’t be until the 5:59 mark of the second quarter when senior KellyAnn Chada took a trip to the charity stripe and made one of two shots, making it a 23-1 score.
After a Charger basket Chada drew a foul and made one of two shots from the free throw line again.
Wabaunsee made the only two field goals in the quarter until senior Karsyn Hastert kissed one off the glass for two but missed the and-one opportunity and it was 27-4 at that point.
Chada would convert another bucket off a fastbreak steal from the Lions but the Chargers had a commanding lead at the break, 31-6.
The Lions had no answer for the Chargers, as Wabaunsee consistently trapped CPLS in the open court, the post and on the perimeter, forcing several turnovers.
CPLS did create many turnovers for itself, showing hustle despite the score.
“The game was tough, we got down early and for them (players) to keep their heads up and continue to be aggressive and do what I ask of them on the defensive end, I’m super proud of them for that,'' Barkley said. "Coming off of Christmas break, both sides I could tell were tired and the ability to play all four quarters with there all, I’m proud of that,” Barkley said.
In the third quarter Kameron Welshans for CPLS got the scoring started but that would be the only bucket. Michaelis for Wabanunsee drilled her fourth three-pointer of the game, finishing with five total in the game making it 34-8 and ending with 14 points.
The Chargers would convert two, and-one opportunities later in the quarter and led 45-8, resulting in a running clock in the fourth quarter, where both teams pulled their starters and emptied the benches.
Grace Zeller for Wabaunsee led all scorers with 18 points.
“Halftime we talked about not keeping our heads down, we got two more quarters, it’s 0-0, taking what we learned from the first half, changing our approach and adapting. I just want the girls to make those basketball plays and take charge out there,” Barkley said.
WABAUNSEE 54 , CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 13
Wabaunsee 23 8 14 9 -- 54
Cair Paravel Latin 0 6 2 5 -- 13
Wabaunsee (6-1) – Grace Zeller 6 5-7 18, Kirwin Russell 2 0-2 5, Reese Michaels 5 0-0 14, Talen Orton 4 2-3 10, Edan Schrader 3 1-2 7
Cair Paravel Latin (3-4) – Karsyn Hastert 1 0-3 2, Avery Rosenow 2 0-0 2, Becca Gateley 1 0-0- 3, Kameron Welshans 2 0-0 2, Kelly Ann Chada 2 2-6 4
3-point goals – Wabaunsee 6 (Zeller 1, Russell 1, Michaelis 4), Cair Paravel Latin 1 (Gateley 1). Total fouls – Wabaunsee 11, Cair Paravel Latin 10. Fouled out – none. Technical foul -- none
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Senior Payton Sterk scored 21 points and hit 5 of 7 3-pointers in last Saturday's 86-59 MIAA win over Emporia State. [File photo/TSN]Senior Yibari Nwidadah recorded a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in last Saturday's win over Emporia State. [File photo/TSN]
