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Date: February 17, 2018
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Bolivar, Mo. (Meyer Sports Center)
Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist (15-10, 7-9 MIAA) concludes their regular season home schedule against Washburn, (15-8, 10-6 MIAA) on Saturday.
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
The Bearcats hold a 15-10 (7-9 MIAA) record on the season. They are comming off a home loss against Emporia State by a final score of 77-63. Over their 25 games, the Bearcats boast the second highest points per game in the conference with 76.1 ppg and the highest free throw percentage in the conference of 83.8%. Megan Rosenbohm and Caylee Richardson make the Bearcats go. Rosenbohm is the 16th best scorer in the NCAA and the leading scorer in the MIAA with 20.0 points per game. She also collects 6.1 rebounds per game, 3.7 assists per game, a conference leading 3.0 steals per game, and makes 91.8% of her free throws. Caylee Richardson averages a near double double with 15.7 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game on 55.5% shooting from the field and 88.3% at the line.
SCOUTING THE ICHABODS
?????Washburn enters the matchup with a record of 17-8 (9-7 MIAA). The Ichabods come into the game following a win against Emporia State by a final score of 74-59. Regan Phelan leads the way for the Ichabods averaging 15.4 points per game, while shooting an impressive 41% from the field. Alexis McAfee averages 11.4 points per game, while shooting 42.9% from the field and shooting 38.3% from the three. As a team Washburn averages 68.9 points per game, while shooting 42.6% from the field.
THE COACHES
SBU head coach
Kelsey Keizer is in her fourth season on the Bearcat bench after leading SBU back to the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City for the first time in three years. Coach Keizer led the Bearcats to back-to-back winning seasons (16-14, 7-12 MIAA last year) in 2015-16 and 2016-17. A feat that had not been done since the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Coach Keizer holds a career coaching record of 58-54 and a 29-46 mark in the MIAA.
In his 18th year as Washburn's head coach is Ron McHenry, who is the fastest coach in Division II Women's basketball history to reach 400 wins. Collins has a career record of 423-128 and a 335-92 in MIAA. In McHenry 18 years he has lead Washburn to eight MIAA Tournament Championships.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Washburn holds the advantage in the career matchups winning 38 games compared to the Bearcats 15. The most recent matchup came earlier this year in January 24 where the Ichabods beat the Bearcats 77-72.
BEARCATS LAST OUTING
Bolivar, Mo. - Megan Rosenbohm was the scoring leader in today's game with 25 points but it was not enough to beat the Hornets. Southwest Baptist fell to Emporia State by a final score of 77-63, which made their record 15-10 (7-9 MIAA) this season.
Rosenbohm scored her 25 points on 7 for 19 (36.8%) shooting including 100% (11-11) shooting at the line. She also added 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. Caylee Richardson neared a double double with 10 points on 71.4% (5-7) from the field and 9 rebounds. Laura Vierkant was the second leading scorer with 11 points on 44.4% (4-9) for field goals, and 50% (2-4) for threes.
As a team, SBU made 38.6% (22-57) of their field goals, 20% (3-15) of their three pointers, and 76.2% (16-21) at the line. The Bearcats were leading at halftime by 39-31 but the Hornets outscored SBU 46-24 in the second half to get the comeback win.
Southwest Baptist had a great start in the first half. Ray'Shionne Smith made a three pointer which made the bearcats to lead 8-2 in the middle of the first half. Keeping the lead in the first half 18-15 put SBU in a good position to begin the second half. Emporia State took the lead in the middle of the second quarter by a three from Emily Miller, which gave them a 25-24 lead. The Bearcats retook the lead and Vierkant ended the half with a three to give SBU the 39-31 advantage at halftime.
In the 3rd quarter, ESU regained the lead on a three at the 7:55 mark by Jacee Kramer. The Hornets held a slight advantage until halfway in the third quarter when they went on a big run to make the score 63-47 at the end of the quarter. SBU was trying to come back in the fourth quarter but the Hornets kept putting points on the board and the game ended by a final score of 77-63.
ICHABODS LAST OUTING
The Washburn women's basketball team avenged a loss and spoiled the Lady Hornets' senior night ceremony as it downed Emporia State 74-59 on Tuesday, snapping a 12-game losing streak and earning its first victory at White Auditorium since February 12, 22 2012.
After trailing by as much as nine during the opening half, the Ichabod offense caught fire late into second quarter as
Makayla Vargo,
Alexis McAfee and
Reagan Phelan drained consecutive three-pointer before the end of the period to erase the deficit and head into the halftime break tied at 35.
The Ichabods maintained it momentum into the third quarter behind 8-2 run, pushing themselves to a 43-37 lead and they never looked back.
Taylor Blue fueled the early scoring as she registered six points while
Cara Donley filled out the balance.
Emporia State answered back by closing the margin to four with 6:07 left in the third, but that was the closest it came to taking the lead.
The Ichabods took their first double-digit lead 16 seconds into the fourth as McAfee hit an open
Hunter Bentley under the basket for an easy layup. After a layup from ESU's Tyra Jones, Washburn began to pull away behind an 8-0 rally giving itself largest lead of the game at 66-49. McAfee sparked the stretch at 7:41 as she buried a three from the wing before Bentley knocked down a trey of her own while
Axelle Bernard tallied a layup.
A 9-2 spurt from the Lady Hornets late into the fourth reduced the WU margin to 10, but the rally fell short as sealed the victory at the free throw stripe where it converted 6 of 8 during the final 1:16.
Emporia State open the scoring with back-to-back buckets before the Ichabods rattled off 10 unanswered including back-to-back to three-pointers from McAfee and
Reagan Phelan. ESU took the lead midway through the first period as result of a 12-2 run.
McAfee led the all scorers as she finished with a career-high 22 points as she made 7 of 12 from the field including 4 of 5 from three-point distance. Bernard followed with 16 points, while Phelan netted 15 points. Bernard also finished with a game-best four assists while her three blocks on the night pushed her season total to 53, tying Jannica Beam for second in the single-season record book. Bentley had nine points in the win.
Collectively, Washburn notched a season-best 61.5 percent from three-point range as it converted 8 of 13 attempts. Overall, the Ichabods hoovered around the 50 percent mark shooting for each period except the second en route to posting 45.6 percent from the field. WU forced ESU into a season-high 21 turnovers.
