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Washburn Rural’s Lady Blues improved to 7-1 on the season with a 70-25 Centennial League win at Topeka West Tuesday night, with junior Emma Krueger leading the way with 17 points while also grabbing 8 rebounds.
Rural put its foot on the gas in the first quarter and never let up, scoring 26 points in the first eight minutes.
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Cair Paravel Latin's boys basketball team put Maranatha Christian Academy away with a 48-point first half, cruising the rest of the way for an 81-43 home victory Tuesday night.
The Lions, who improved to 6-3 with their third straight win, led 19-12 in the first quarter and then hit Maranatha with a 29-14 second quarter to take a commanding 48-26 advantage at the half.
Cair Paravel, which boosted its lead to 72-40 at the start of the fourth quarter, had five players crack double figures, led by sophomore Luke Fay with a game-high 21 points, including 3 3-pointers.
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Washburn University's women got their usual major production from senior Hunter Bentley and junior Nuria Barrientos Tuesday night, with Bentley scoring a game-high 21 points and Barrientos notching a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the Ichabods' 73-49 romp past Lincoln in an MIAA makeup game at Lee Arena.
Bur Tuesday was also a big night for freshman Lauren Cassaday, who certainly made her presence known in her first career start, notching career-highs of 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists as Washburn improved to 5-5.
Washburn freshman Lauren Cassaday scored 11 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in her first collegiate start, a 73-49 win over Lincoln. [Photograph by Alma Solis/Washburn Athletics]
"She can play, she's a battler,'' Washburn coach Ron McHenry said of Cassaday, who started in place of Abby Oliver (illness). "She's a 5-(foot)-10 post that just battles hard and she's getting better every day. She will compete and I'm never worried about her, coming off the bench or starting. I never worry about her because she can handle herself.''
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LEVI BRAUN, Washburn University
Braun, a 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman, turned in the biggest week of his Washburn career, scoring 34 points in two wins while canning 11 of 15 3-pointers. Braun had 19 points and 6 3s against Missouri Southern and 15 points on 5 3s against Pittsburg State.
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Washburn's women's basketball team will continue its suddenly-hectic schedule at 6 p.m. Tuesday, hosting Lincoln in an MIAA makeup contest at Lee Arena.
The Ichabods, who are set to play their third home game in six days, will take a 4-5 record into their matchup against the 0-9 Blue Tigers in a game that was originally scheduled for Dec. 19 but postponed due to COVID-19 protocols involving Lincoln.
Washburn is coming off a tough 69-61 overtime loss to Pittsburg State, which snapped a two-game Ichabod winning streak.
Washburn has won all 31 previous contests with Lincoln, which is coming off a 93-71 loss at Central Oklahoma.
Hunter Bentley
