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WAYNE, Neb. – The No. 15 nationally-ranked and No. 6-seeded Washburn volleyball team won the opening set of the NCAA Central Region quarterfinal match, but was unable to stop a strong offensive attack by No. 6 Minnesota Duluth and lost in four sets on Friday afternoon.
Washburn sophomore Jalyn Stevenson registered a team-high 15 kills in Friday's 3-1 loss to Minnesota Duluth in the NCAA Central Regional at Wayne, Neb. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The Ichabods finished the season with a record of 24-8 and as MIAA Tournament champions.
Washburn lost by the set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 19-25, and 19-25.
The Bulldogs improved their record to 26-4 and move on to the regional semifinal against No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday.
In the opening set, Jalyn Stevenson broke an early 4-all tie with a kill that started a 5-1 run to give the Ichabods an 8-4 lead.
During that run, the sophomore outside had three kills and an ace. Washburn held a 16-11 advantage when Minnesota Duluth rallied with six-consecutive points to jump in front by one for its first lead of the game.
Stevenson came through with her fifth kill of the set to level the score at 17 and followed that up with another service ace to put Washburn up, 18-17.
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Nine Topeka boys soccer players have received All-State recognition from the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association, led by first-team selections Easton Bradstreet of Washburn Rural (Class 6A) and Jordan Garvin of Shawnee Heights (Class 5A).
Washburn Rural senior forward Easton Bradstreet has received first-team All-State honors in Class 6A by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association. [File photo/TSN]
Shawnee Heights senior Jordan Garvin (9) has been named a first-team All-State pick in Class 5A by the KHSSCA. [File photo/TSN]
Bradstreet, who led Rural to a fourth-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament, and Garvin, named the player of the year in the United Kansas Conference, are both senior forwards and both helped lead their teams to league championships in the Centennial League and UKC, respectively.
Washburn Rural senior defender Cayden Lee and junior forward Devon Rutschmann were both named to the All-6A second team while Topeka High senior forward Aidan Morrison and Wahburn Rural senior midfielder received honorable mention.
Shawnee Heights senior midfielder Isaac Wilson was a second-team all-state pick in 5A while T-Bird senior forward Jesus Cardona and junior forward Jack Martin received honorable mention.
For a player to receive all-state honors from the KHSSCA, their coach must be a member of the association.
KANSAS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION
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CLASS 3A
HAYDEN (10-1) at HOLTON (10-1)
The Hayden road warriors hit the road for the third straight week, heading north to face Holton in a Class 3A sub-state clash between two 10-1 teams.
The Hayden Wildcats will face the Holton Wildcats for the second time this fall, with Holton rolling to a 37-13 win at Holton in district play.
Hayden junior Finn Dunshee eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season in last Friday's Class 3A sectional win at Columbus. [File photo/TSN]
Hayden sophomore Jensen Schrickel scored on offense and defense in last week's 39-19 win at Columbus while also kicking a field goal and four extra points. [File photo/TSN]
Since then Hayden has reeled off four straight victories, including a 39-19 win at Columbus last Friday.
Junior Finn Dunshee rushed for 195 yards on just 13 attempts against Columbus and scored two touchdowns while sophomore Jensen Schrickel also scored a pair of TDs, on a 29-yard pass reception from sophomore Jett Wahlmeier and a 35-yard interception return, and Schrickel also kicked a 28-yard field goal and four extra points.
Dunshee has now rushed for 1,027 yards on 77 carries while Schrickel has caught 30 passes for 648 yards and has scored 16 total TDs while kicking 29 extra points..
Wahlmeier has completed 75 of 111 pass attempts for 1,240 yards and 15 TDs.
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Washburn women's basketball will continue its season-opening home stretch to begin the 2022-2023 season, hosting the Washburn Classic Friday and Saturday at Lee Arena.
Washburn junior Mackenzie Gamble is averaging a team-high 14 points for the Ichabod women with eight 3-pointers in two games. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Ichabods will play host to Southern Nazarene University at 6 p.m. on Friday evening before finishing up the two-day classic against Rockhurst at 3 p.m. Saturday.
In addition to Washburn's games, Pittsburg State will play Rockhurst at 4 p.m. on Friday and will face Southern Nazarene at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Washburn began this season last weekend with a split in the Washburn Crossover Classic against Southwest Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma Baptist.
Washburn started out the season with a win for the first time since the 2017-18 season, rolling to a 71-55 win over Southwest Oklahoma State last Friday. The Ichabods dropped a 43-42 decision to OBU on Saturday.
Junior Mackenzie Gamble is off to a hot start for Washburn, averaging 14 points while hitting eight of her 14 3-point attempts.
Former Bishop Miege standout Gabi Artis is averaging eight points for the Ichabods while senior Macy Doebele is averaging 7.5 points and 6.5 rebounds and junior Aubree Dewey is averaging 7.0 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Junior Lauren Cassady averages a team-high 7.5 rebounds for WU.
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No. 15-ranked Washburn University volleyball, last season's national runnerup, will be looking to defend its NCAA Central Region title this weekend in Wayne, Neb. as the Ichabods make their 17th trip to the NCAA tournament.
Washburn, coming off its first-ever MIAA Tournament championship, will open this year's postseason bid against No. 6-ranked Minnesota Duluth in a 12 p.m. Friday quarterfinal.
Washburn volleyball coach Chris Herron talks to his team Sunday night after the Ichabods were installed as the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Central Region. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Ichabods (24-7) are the regional tournament's No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 seed Minnesota Duluth (26-4). The Bulldogs fell in the NSIC semifinal against Concordia-St. Paul last week.
After losing their regular-season finale to Misouri Western, the Ichabods bounced back in a big way in the MIAA Tournament, defeating three straight nationally-ranked teams.
"We got an opportunity to show ourselves and show everybody that it wasn't necessarily about what happened in the past,'' Washburn libero Sydney Pullen said. "We had a new opportunity and we got to capitalize on that and it worked out well for us. We had a lot of fun.''
Washburn coach Chris Herron said his team did a great job of putting the pressure aside in the conference tournament and will try to do the same thing this week.
"We kept using the term, 'We're playing with house money here,' '' Herron said. "We played with no fear, we played loose. We danced a lot and there was lots of singing.
"Shayla (Conner, WU assistant) and the rest of our staff do an incredible job of keeping the team lose. They've done a really good job of keeping our kids ready.''
According to the regional seedings, Washburn is an underdog again this week, but Herron said the Ichabods can't worry about that.
"We're going to play really, really hard and then we're going to feel good about ourselves when we leave the building,'' he said.
"We have nothing to lose so we might as well give it our all,'' Pullen said.
