By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The No. 16-ranked Washburn University soccer team will face Emporia State for the second time in five days Sunday, with the Ichabods and Hornets squaring off in a 1 p.m. MIAA Tournament quarterfinal in Yager Stadium.
Washburn, 11-2-5 overall, 8-0-4 in the MIAA, and Emporia State, 8-5-5, 5-2-5, battled to an 0-0 deadlock Wednesday at Yager Stadium, setting up Sunday's rematch.
Belle Kennedy
Leah Henke
Washburn extended its unbeaten streak to 14 games with Wednesday's tie and the Ichabods finished second in the MIAA regular-season standings while Emporia State is the No. 7 tournament seed.
The Ichabods only allowed three goals in the MIAA regular season and only three goals during their current unbeaten run.
WU freshman Lili Everley has nine shutouts on the year, which is tied for 13th in the nation.
Emporia State comes into Sunday's match after having postec scoreless draws in its last three games.
Emporia State is led in goals by freshman Ella Favot with six goals. Hornets goalkeeper Mackenzi Goen made seven saves against the Ichabods on Wednesday.
Washburn leads the all-time series 20-18-5.
The winner of Sunday's game will advance to Thursday's MIAA semifinals at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita against the quarterfinal winner between No. 3 seed Central Missouri and No. 6 Central Oklahoma.
Ten Ichabods earn All-MIAA recognition
Washburn senior midfielder Belle Kennedy has been named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year while freshman forward Leah Henke was named the conference Freshman of the Year as 10 members of the Ichabods earned all-conference recognition.
Kennedy, a Washburn Rural product, was also named to the All-MIAA first team for the third straight season as were Henke and junior defender Lindsey Maul.
Kennedy has played 926 minutes while contributing to 11 shutouts while Henke finished the regular season with nine goals while adding an assist. Maul has played 1,240 minutes and started every game she has played in this season, helping contribute to 10 clean sheets.
Junior Rilyn Snyder was selected to the All-MIAA second team while senior Shaye Taylor, sophomore Sam Searcey and juniors Grace Peterson and Mackinly Rohn were all named to the All-MIAA third team.
Washburn freshmen Lili Everley and Kate Hinck received all-conference honorable mention.
