By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Fresh off a win over No. 3-ranked Fort Hays State, Washburn University women's basketball remains at Lee Arena Saturday to host Central Missouri in a 1 p.m. MIAA contest.
Yibari Nwidadah, Washburn University
Saturday's game will feature the Student Athlete Advisory Committee Teddy Bear Toss. Bears can be brought to the game or purchased at the entrance.
Washburn is 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the MIAA after last Saturday's 67-64 win over Fort Hays State, which snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Tigers. Central Missouri moved to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in the MIAA after defeating Nebraska Kearney 72-69 at home last Saturday.
Senior Yibari Nwidadah is averaging 14.0 points and 7.1 rebounds to lead Washburn while also shooting 55.3 percent from the floor. Nwidadah leads the MIAA and ranks 32nd nationally in field goal percentage.
With 252 career offensive rebounds Nwidadah is fourth in program history and in overall rebounding she is 10th with 680 career boards. Her career field goal percentage of .578 is the second best in program history. In scoring Nwidadah ranks 15th among all Ichabods with 1,104 career points.
Senior Payton Sterk averages 13.3 points for the Ichabods while registering 1.8 steals per game and hitting 16 3-pointers.
Senior Gabi Giovannetti is averaging 13.0 points and is shooting a team-high 47.4 percent from deep with a team-high 18 3-pointers. Giovannetti leads the MIAA and is 14th nationally in 3-point percentage and is third in the conference in triples per game.
Giovannetti is eighth in program history with 130 career 3-pointers made.
Nwidadah registered her first double-double of the season in the win over Fort Hays State with 24 points and 10 rebounds while Giovannetti had 22 points with three 3-pointers.
Taylor Weishaar leads Central Missouri with a 15.3 scoring average and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Reese Schaaf is averaging 13.9 points for the Jennies and is shooting a team-high 44.0 percent from deep with 11 triples.
Washburn takes a break from MIAA play host Truman State at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
