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BAYAMON, P.R. -- Washburn University women's basketball won its 1,000th game in program history in blowout fashion on Monday afternoon as the Ichabod defeated Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 83-28 in the first game of the Puerto Rico Clasico.
Junior Yibari Nwidadah led the way with 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Washburn's 83-28 win Monday in Puerto Rico. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods will finish off the Puerto Rico trip against Ana G Mendez at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was all Washburn (5-6) early on, with the Ichabods scoring the first 10 points of the game while holding the Gallitos (0-3) scoreless until the 5:17 mark in the quarter.
Six straight Ichabod points came from junior Yibari Nwidadah, who had 10 in the quarter, and pushed the lead back to 12-points. The hot-shooting carried throughout the team, shooting with WU 10-14 (71.4 percent) in the quarter to lead 24-12.
After a 5-0 start to the second quarter for Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, the next 17 points in the game came from Washburn, beginning with a layup by Emajin McCallop at 6:58 and ending with Nia McKenzie scoring in the final minute of the half. The Ichabods went into the half leading 43-18.
Coming out of the break Washburn scored the first 14 points, pushing the lead up to 39 after another bucket from McKenzie.
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No. 3-ranked Washburn University basketball is in San Antonio for a pair of games in the River City Classic, facing St. Edward's on Tuesday and Texas-Permian Basin on Wednesday, with both games tipping off at 7 p.m.
Washburn's men's basketball team visited the Alamo in San Antonio prior to playing games on Tuesday and Wednesday in the River City Classic. [Washburn basketball]
The Ichabods are 9-0 and were ranked No. 3 in the NABC Top 25 coaches poll and third in the latest D2CIDA poll released on Dec. 10. The ranking is the highest by an Ichabod team since earning a No. 2 ranking on Dec. 18, 2012.
The St. Edward's Hilltopers are 8-3 this season and coming off a 96-58 win over Western New Mexico on Dec. 7 while the Falcons from Texas Permian Basin are 6-2 after topping Oklahoma Christian 80-77 on Dec. 12.
Prior to facing the Ichabods, the Falcons will host Central Missouri on Dec. 17 in San Antonio.
The Ichabods are off to their best to begin the season at 9-0 since starting the 2003-04 season 16-0 en route to the MIAA regular-season championship.
Senior Andrew Orr became the 28th member of the Ichabod 1,000-point club with a free throw at Fort Hays State last time out and he now has 1,009 career points.
Above Orr on the career scoring chart are Leonard Conkleton and Dave Hull with 1,011 points and Shannon Kruger with 1,014 points.
Senior Michael Keegan has 854 career points in 105 career games as an Ichabod and he has moved into sixth all-time at Washburn in career blocks with 84. He also moved into the top 10 on the all-time steal chart with 119.
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Perennial state girls wrestling power Washburn Rural reigned supreme in the 35-school Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic on Saturday in Iowa, with the Junior Blues winning the team championship by a 501.5-493 margin over Raccoon River.
Washburn Rural's girls wrestling team won the championship in the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic on Saturday in Iowa. [Washburn Rural girls wrestling]
Rural got runnerup finishes from senior 105-pounder Molly Spader and sophomore 235-pounder Justice McBurney to lead the way as the Junior Blues had nine wrestlers post top-eight finishes.
Spader, a runnerup, in Class 6A last season, is now 9-1 on the season after dropping a 12-2 major decision in the championship match while McBurney is 4-2 after being pinned in her final.
The Junior Blues also got third-place finishes from senior 115-pounder Maddy Blow (9-1) and junior 145-pounder Emme Blanco (8-3).
Washburn Rural won two team titles on the day Saturday, with a split squad taking the championship in the Melvin Douglas Invitational at Highland Park.
Shawnee Heights' girls wrestling team claimed the team championship in the Clay Center Invitational, with six individual champs. [Shawnee Heights wrestling]
T-Bird girls capture Clay Center team crown
Shawnee Heights piled up 195 points to win the girls championship in Saturday's Clay Center Invitational, with six T-Birds claiming individual titles.
Heights got titles from senior 130-pounder Isabel Reyes, freshman 135-pounder Olive Jones, senior 140-pounder Madison Freeland, 145-pounder Olivia Stevens, junior 155-pounder Ciana Graves and sophomore 170-pounder Brooklyn Binkley.
Posting runnerup finishes for the T-Birds were freshman Ava Gutierrez (100), senior Reece Taylor (125) and junior Shelby Watson (190).
Rossville finished eighth as a team, getting a win from 100-pound freshman Nora Mitchell and a runnerup finish from 155-pound sophomore Madelyn Wonnell.
Silver Lake boys sweep Bluejay Duals
Silver Lake's boys went 5-0 on the day to claim the championship in Saturday's Bluejay Duals at Sabetha.
The Eagles took a 66-12 win over Nemaha Central, a 68-12 win over a split squad from Washburn Rural, a 45-34 win over Seaman, a 62-9 win over Rock Creek and a 47-35 win over Sabetha.
Silver Lake 132-pounder Garrett Holmes, 157-pounder Trent Harris, 165-pounder Kayden Clelland, 215-pounder Carter Spreer and 285-pounder Kendrick VandeVelde all went 5-0 on the day for the Eagles.
Holmes recorded four pins and an 18-2 technical fall, while Harris had four wins by pin and an 11-8 decision.
Clelland, Spreer and VandeVelde all recorded two pins on the day.
Seaman posted a 3-2 record to finish third, posting a 65-18 win over Rock Creek, a 65-12 win over Nemaha Central and a 68-12 win over Washburn Rural while dropping a 40-33 decision to Sabetha and the 45-34 loss to Silver Lake.
Seaman 138-pounder Deegan Frazier and 144-pounder Ross Shipley both went 5-0 for the Vikings, with Shipley posting five pins and Frazier four pins.
Washburn Rural's split squad went 1-4, with the Junior Blues' lone win a 42-36 win over Nemaha Central.
Silver Lake's girls went 2-1 as a team in a quadrangular held in conjunction with the Bluejay Duals.
The Eagles took a 52-24 win over Sabetha and a 42-17 win over Nemaha Central while dropping a 36-30 decision to Riley County.
Karley Holmes (110/115), McKenna Harris (130) and MaKayla Connor (155) all went 3-0 on the day.
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KaeVon Bonner
KAEVON BONNER, Seaman
A 6-foot-3 junior guard, Bonner scored 42 points in two Seaman boys basketball wins on the week as the Vikings improved to 2-1 on the season. Bonner scored 25 points in a 70-50 Tuesday night United Kansas Conference home win over Lansing, hitting 10 of 17 shots from the field with five 3-pointers, and scored 17 points with three 3-pointers Friday as the Vikings took a 60-57 UKC road victory over No. 8-ranked Topeka West.
Nora Burdiek
NORA BURDIEK, Rossville
Burdiek, a 5-foot-11 sophomore, was named the most valuable player in last week's Fighting Irish Classic at Chapman after averaging 20.7 points and 13 rebounds for the tournament-champion Bulldawgs. Burdiek scored 26 points in an 89-9 win over Kansas City-Bishop Ward, scored 20 points in a 57-50 win over Sacred Heart and had 16 points in the Bulldawgs' 65-25 win over Chapman on Saturday as Rossville wrapped up the championship.
Rylee Dick
RYLEE DICK, Rossville
A 5-foot-6 junior, Dick helped lead Rossville to three straight wins and the tournament championship in last week's Fighting Irish Classic, earning all-tournament honors. Dick scored 26 points with four 3-pointers in an 89-9 win over Kansas City-Bishop Ward, had 25 points with six treys in a 57-50 win over Sacred Heart and finished her week with 25 points and four 3-pointers in Saturday's 65-25 win over Chapman. Dick also averaged five assists on the week.
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Washburn University women's basketball will enjoy the warmer temperatures of Puerto Rico this week as the Ichabods compete in the Puerto Rico Clasico.
Washburn women's basketball is in Puerto Rico for games Monday and Tuesday. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Washburn, 4-6 on the season, will play a 4 p.m. (CST) game Monday against the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras before taking on thee University of Ana G Mendez at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Washburn has been off since taking an 83-53 loss against No. 7 Fort Hays State on the road on Dec. 7.
The December session of the Puerto Rico College Sports Tour will feature Emory and Henry College, Haskell Indian Reservation, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Anderson University, Ursuline Colleg, Morningside University, Spring Arbor University and the University of Rio Grande on the women's side.
Monday's WU meeting with Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras will be the secnd in team history while the contest against Ana G Mendez on Tuesday will be the first.
Junior Yibari Nwidadah leads Washburn with 17.3 points and 7.8 rebounds a game while shooting 70.2 percent from the field, but has missed the Ichabods' last two games while going through concussion protocol.
The Olathe North product has the best field goal percentage in the nation while ranking third in the MIAA in scoring and fifth in rebounding.
Junior Payton Sterk is averaging 17 points per game and leads WU with 2.7 assists per game and 26 3-pointers.
