Washburn University women's basketball improved to 9-3 Saturday while posting its third straight double-digit victory, taking down Cameron 78-49 in the finale of the Fairfield Inn and Suites Holiday Classic in Lawton, Okla.
Junor Britany Kogbara led Washburn with 14 points in Saturday's 78-49 win over Cameron. [File photo/TSN]
Quick scores put Washburn in front 7-4 early after senior Yibari Nwidadah scored on a layup at the 7:54 mark. The Aggies (0-11) responded with a run on their home floor scoring 11 of the next 16 points to go in front. They led by one at 17-16 after ten minutes of action.
Neither team scored for nearly the first three minutes of the second until junior Madelyn Amekporfor got a layup to go at the 7:21 mark. The bucket put Washburn ahead and shortly after that a 6-0 run pushed the lead up to seven points after a score by Nia McKenzie. Even while shooting under 35.0% from the floor in the first half the Ichabods were able to build a 32-27 lead going into the break.
Out of the half Cameron cut the lead down to five points in the opening minutes. The response from Washburn came in the form of a 9-0 run, ending with a layup by Amekporfor.
An 8-0 run later on pushed the lead to 20 points as the Ichabod offense exploded to shoot 10-14 (71.4%) in the quarter while holding the Aggies to just 2-14 shooting. The five-point game turned into a 58-37 contest heading into the fourth.
In the final frame the Ichabods pushed the lead to 25 points at the 6:59 mark after a pair of free throws by Britany Kogbara. The margin grew to a game-high 30 as Cloie Jansky got a bucket to go with 2:28 remaining. Washburn would go on to win by its largest margin of the season at 29 points.
