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CANYON, Texas -- The No. 7 Washburn Lady Blues jumped out to a big lead and staved off a Central Missouri comeback to win 72-61 in the NCAA South Central regional on Friday afternoon at the First United Bank Center. The Lady Blues advance to the semifinals where they will take on Northeastern State on Saturday at 5 p.m. ]]>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:39:19 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/12/MTEN_0312101245.aspxMen's Tennis

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 22-ranked Washburn Ichabod tennis team shutout #44 Ferris State 5-0 in action Friday at Wood Valley. The Ichabods dropped only 12 games in doubles play to start the match. Washburn will be back in action on Saturday at Midwestern State. ]]>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:07:58 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/12/WTEN_0312100532.aspxWomen's Tennis

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Lady Blues fell to 3-2 on the season following a 5-3 loss to Ferris State. Washburn was swept in doubles action and could not recover. Washburn will be back in action on Saturday when they will face Midwestern State. ]]>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:41 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/12/MTEN_0312103431.aspxMen's Tennis

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 22 ranked Washburn Ichabods fell 5-3 to the No. 20 ranked Cameron Aggies at the Wood Valley Tennis Center on Thursday night. Washburn will have a quick turnaround as they will face #44 ranked Ferris State Friday morning before leaving on a spring break trip to Texas. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:49:17 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/10/WBB_0310105423.aspxWomen's Basketball

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association has named Dayna Rodriguez as one of five finalists from the South Central Regional to be considered for the ten-member State Farm All-American Team. She was also named to the Daktronics/SID All-South Central Region First team which was released today. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:52:41 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/10/SB_0310102406.aspxSoftball

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn Lady Blues softball action scheduled this weekend at the Drury Inn Hotel Softball Classic hosted by Missouri Western in St. Joseph, Mo., has been canceled because of unplayable field conditions. Head coach Lisa Carey is currently looking for other playing locations this weekend. Stay tuned to wusports.com for all the latest updates. ]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:20:35 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/10/BB_0310105107.aspxBaseball

The Ichabods will host Truman State in an MIAA weekend series at Falley Field. The series is scheduled to start with a DH on Sunday at 2 p.m. and conclude with a DH on Monday at noon. Both days will consist of a seven-inning game followed by a nine-inning game. ]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:41:59 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/10/WTEN_0310101327.aspxWomen's Tennis

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Lady Blues tennis match scheduled for Thursday in Hays, Kan., has been postponed until April 17 at 1 p.m. Washburn (3-1) will be in action on Friday at Wood Valley when they will face Ferris State before taking on Midwestern State on Saturday, Dallas Baptist on Monday, Incarnate Word on Tuesday and St. Mary's on March 17 in a spring break trip. ]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:09:25 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/10/MGOLF_0310103629.aspxMen's Golf

REUNION, Fla. -- The Washburn Ichabod golf team wrapped up their first tournament of the spring at the Golfweek Spring Invitational with a 14th place finish. The event featured 16 nationally-ranked teams in the latest golfstat rankings. Washburn entered the invitational ranked 49th in NCAA Division II golf. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:58:16 GMThttp://www.wusports.com/news/2010/3/9/WBB_0309102026.aspxWomen's Basketball

The No. 7-ranked Washburn Lady Blues open NCAA-II South Central Regional play as the No. 2 seed on Friday at 2:30 p.m. against the No. 7 seed Central Missouri in a rematch of the MIAA tournament championship game. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:08:46 GMT