Opening Tip

• The Washburn Ichabods will wrap up the fall slate of games hosting Lindenwood on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. on Schendel Court at Lee Arena.

• Washburn is 9-1 overall and 2-1 in MIAA play after topping Lincoln last time out 70-65 on Thursday.

• Lindenwood is 6-6 and 1-1 entering a Friday night game at Nebraska-Kearney.

• Ichabod head coach Bob Chipman is going for win No. 750 on the Ichabod bench.

 Bod Notes

• The Washburn Ichabods have won 508 games since becoming a member of the NCAA Division II ranks prior to the start of the 1989-89 season - which is the most by any member of the MIAA during that stretch.

• Ichabod junior Christian Ulsaker will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a broken bone in his shooting hand in practice. He was averaging career-bests of 13.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg. He will apply for a medical redshirt as he played in only four games.

 Ichabods on Radio

Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK 106.9 FM radio with Mark Elliott and Jake Lebahn calling the action. The game will also be streamed live on the wusports.com website by following the listen live links on the men's basketball schedule page.

 The Coaches

Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman 

• is in his 35th season at the helm of the Ichabods.

• a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.

• is 749-305 overall.

• has 508 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.

• has led the Ichabods to 12 MIAA regular season titles and a MIAA-coaching tops of five postseason MIAA tournament championships.

• has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.

• in home games, he is 434-79 going 383-68 in Lee Arena.

• is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.

• his 749 coaching wins is 22nd in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.

• led the Ichabods to the 1987 NAIA National Championship and a 2001 NCAA National game, which was later vacated by Kentucky Wesleyan. 

• Chipman played for legendary coach Jack Hartman earning two letters.

Lindenwood head coach Brad Soderberg

• Soderberg is entering his ?fth season at the helm of the Lindenwood basketball program, and his 18th as a collegiate head coach.

• In just four full seasons he is the All-Time winningest head coach in Lindenwood history. He also holds the school record for winning percentage. 

• In 2010-11, he led the Lions to one of the best seasons in school history. The team set a school record for wins with 29 and had a winning streak of 16, which is the longest in school history. 

• Since Soderberg has come to Lindenwood the Lions have a record of 56-10 at Hyland Arena. 

• During his time as the Lindenwood head coach he has coached two NAIA All-Americans. Torianao Adams was named to the honorable mention team and Kramer Soderberg was named to the third-team. 

• In 17 seasons as a collegiate head coach, he has had only one season where his team ?nished with a sub .500 record.

• Soderberg's ?rst NCAA Division I job was in 2000 when he took over for Dick Bennett at the University of Wisconsin. 

• In 2002, he was named the Saint Louis University head coach and compiled 80 wins in six season. His 80 wins were the sixth most in school history. 

• He has spent a total of six seasons as a Division I head coach and was also an assistant coach for seven seasons. 

• Soderberg played his collegiate basketball at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point where he was a two-year letterwinner. 

• He is 0-1 against the Ichabods.

 Ichabod Player Notes

#3 • Jeff Reid • at least one 3-pointer in 9 of 10 games this season (15-34 overall).

#4 • Andy Wilson • has hit 8 of 22 3-pointers this season.

#5 • Korey Fisher • nine of 17 in the last three games averaging 8.6 ppg.

#11 • Kyle Wiggins • double figures in each of the last nine games. 

#13 • Chris Deanes • at least one offensive rebound in each of the last three games.

#14 • Christian Ulsaker • will miss the rest of the season with a wrist injury and will apply for a medical redshirt playing in only four games.

#15 • Evan Robinson • has two rebounds this season.

#21 • Chris Davis • seven of 10 from the field in the last three games averaging 5.6 points.

#22 • Alex North • 14 rebounds against Lincoln tied a career high.

#24 • Stephon Drane • 24 of 36 from the free throw line this season.

#31 • Leon Flowers • seven of 14 from the field in the last two games averaging 9.0 ppg with 2.5 rebounds per game.

#32 • Dalton Abel • scored first three points of the season hitting a 3-pointer against Missouri Southern.

#34 • Jeremy Lickteig • recorded first assist of the season against Missouri Southern.

#42 • Colton Anderson • has at least one rebound in each of the last four games played.

 Last Time Out For The Ichabods

Washburn 70 • Lincoln 65 • Dec. 19, 2013

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods shook off a slow start and a halftime deficit to improve to 9-1 and 2-1 in the MIAA with a 70-65 win over Lincoln. 

Both teams started off slow as neither team would score until the Blue Tigers (2-10, 0-4 MIAA) found the basket with 15:27 remaining in the half. Washburn tied it up 10 seconds laster but the Blue Tigers would jump out to a 9-4 lead with 13:25 to play in the frame. Lincoln would go on to lead by as many as six on two different occasions before taking the 34-28 lead into the halftime break.

Lincoln shot 44 percent in the first half compared to 37 percent for the Ichabods.

The Ichabods used a 15-5 run over the first 7:40 of the second half to take a 43-39 lead as Andy Wilson capped the run with a 3-pointer. Jeff Reid had eight points during the run including two 3-pointers.

Washburn stretched its lead to as many as eight two times at 60-52 on a tip in by Reid with 5:46 to play, but the Blue Tigers chipped away at the lead tying the game at 63 with 1:50 to play. After a Washburn timeout, Alex North hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to go up 66-63 with 1:17 to play. The Blue Tigers came back with a pair of free throws with 56 seconds left cutting the lead back to one at 66-65. A lay up by Kyle Wiggins put Washburn back up three with 26 seconds left and after a missed shot by Lincoln, North finished the game with two free throws with five seconds left icing the 70-65 win.

Reid and Wiggins led Washburn with 15 points and eight of nine player scored at least five points for Washburn. North scored nine points and had a game and career-high-tying 14 rebounds. Joshua Buie had 22 to lead the Blue Tigers.

Washburn finished 24 of 56 from the field for a 43 percent average while the Blue Tigers were 21 of 48 for 44 percent. Washburn held a 38 to 24 advantage on the glass holding the Blue Tigers to only three offensive rebounds. Washburn also scored 22 points off 14 Lincoln turnovers.

 Lincoln Leftovers

• The Ichabods have now won 24-straight games against the Blue Tigers and have not lost to Lincoln since a 69-66 loss on Dec. 27, 1968 in a neutral court game in Quincy, Ill., at the Quincy Invitational.

• Three field goals by Chris Davis tied a career-high.

• Chris Deanes had three steals which was a career high.

• Korey Fisher had a career-high five assists.

• Alex North tied a career-high with 14 rebounds.

 
 About Lindenwood

• Several returners have stepped up as LWU has won six of its last nine games. They began 2013-14 with losses to three top teams in Alaska-Anchorage, No. 14 Seattle Pacific and No. 16 Minnesota State.

• On Monday, they lost 114-112 in two OT's to Missouri S & T. The two teams combined for 64 fouls and 91 free throws.

• A balanced offensive attack features 6-1 senior guard Tyler Ressel (17.3), 5-11 junior guard Darris Smith (14.7) and 6-2 sophomore guard Brandon Marquardt (10.8).

• Smith is among the MIAA steal leaders (2.2) with Marquardt ranking among the league leaders in threes made per game (2.5).  As a team, Lindenwood averages 7.9 triples per game, fifth best in the MIAA.

• Inside is 6-6, 215 lbs. junior Garrett Regg (8.8 points & 5.9 rebounds pg) and 6-9, 225 lbs. sophomore Sam Mader (7.7 points & 4.3 rebounds pg).

 Series History With Lindenwood

• The two teams have only met once with Washburn winning Jan. 26, 2013 in a 66-63 win by the Ichabods.

•  Sunday's meeting will be the only meeting in the regular season between the two teams. 

 Last Meeting With Lindenwood

Jan. 26, 2013-- ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- The No. 24 Washburn Ichabods held off a late charge by the Lindenwood Lions leaving Hyland Arena with a 66-63 win. 

The Ichabods (12-4, 5-3 MIAA) led by 10 at 56-46 with 5:41 to play before the Lions used a 16-8 run to cut the Ichabod lead back to two at 62-60 with 15 seconds to play after a pair of free throws by Alex Bazzell. Will McNeill hit back to back free throws to put Washburn back up four with 11 seconds remaining. After a miss by Lindenwood (12-5, 5-4 MIAA), Christian Ulsaker was fouled and hit both free throws to go up 66-60. Bazzell hit a 3-pointer before the clock ran out trimming the Ichabod lead in half but it wasn't enough as Washburn held on for the win.

The Ichabods led 30-24 at the half after falling behind by as many as five in the opening frame at 11-6. Washburn rallied to tie the score at 11 with 11:29 to play on a 3-pointer by Kyle Wiggins and would go up 14-11 on a three by Leon Flowers. A pair of free throws by the Lions pushed them back in front at 19-16 after back to back jumpers with 8:21 to play. Joseph Smith would start a 12-1 run over the next five minutes to push Washburn out in front by eight at 28-20 with 2:30 to play. A 3-pointer by the Lions with 1:22 to play in the half cut the lead back to six at 30-24. WU finished 11 of 26 from the field in the first half while the Lions were 9 of 29 including 1 of 9 from 3-point range.

McNeill led the Ichabods with 13 points going 6 of 6 from the free throw line with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Wiggins finished with 12 including a pair of 3-pointers and Smith finished with 12 as well. Bobby Chipman finished with seven poitns and a team-high eight rebounds.

Cody Sorenson lead four Lions in double figures with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Washburn was 24 of 57 from the field for the game and finished 13 of 18 from the free throw line going 8 of 11 in the second half. The Lions came into the game averaging an MIAA-high 79.8 points per game, were 21 of 57 from the field for the game. Washburn had a 40-36 advantage on the glass for the game. The Ichabods had 13 offensive rebounds leading to 18 second chance points while outscoring the Lions 26 to 24 in the paint and Washburn held a 23 to 8 lead in bench points.

 Ichabods in the national rankings

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Ichabods fell out of the rankings after the loss to Missouri Southern but did receive votes in the NABC top 25 coaches poll which was released last week. 

 Ichabod Basketball History

• The Ichabods are 1459-976-4 (.591) all-time in the 109th year in the program's history.

• Washburn is the eighth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history by victories.

• Washburn is the winningest MIAA program since the 1989-90 season with an overall record of 508-224.

 Home sweet home

• The Ichabods are 383-68 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.

• The 2013-14 season marks the 29th season of play in Lee Arena.

• The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.

 Up next

• Washburn will return to action on Jan. 4 at Missouri Western and then they will face Central Missouri on the road on Jan. 6 before opening a four-game homestand starting on Jan. 11 with Northwest Missouri.