By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Washburn University men's basketball team will be back in action on Wednesday, going on the road to face Northwest Missouri in a 7:30 p.m. contest.
Sophomore Sam Ungashick is Washburn's leading scorer at 15.4 points per game entering Wednesday's game at Northwest Missouri. [File photo/TSN]
Freshman Jack Bachelor is coming off a career-high 17-point game in last Saturday's 93-71 MIAA win over Rogers State. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn, 5-3 overall, 1-1 in the MIAA, evened its conference record with a 93-71 home win over Rogers State last Saturday, hitting 17 3-pointers in the win, one shy of the school record.
The Bearcats are 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA after topping Nebraska-Kearney 83-53 on the road Saturday, rebounding from a 57-49 loss at Fort Hays State last Thursday.
Washburn leads the all-time series with Northwest 63-55 and will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak against the Bearcats.
Sophomore Sam Ungashick leads the Ichabods with a 15.4 scoring average while adding 3.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Ungashick has reached double figures in each of the last seven game and has hit at least one 3-pointer in each game this season.
Junior Andrew Orr is averaging 14.6 points this season while going 27 of 28 from the free throw line, which ranks second in the nation in percentage at 96.4. Orr is shooting 60 percent from the field, hitting 45 of 75 attempts.
Washburn Rural product Jack Bachelor is scoring 9.4 points per game off the bench as a freshman, adding 2.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Bachelor is coming off a career-high 17 points against Rogers State last time out.
Sophomore Brady Christiansen is averaging 8.8 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds.
The Ichabods lead the nation in 3-point shooting at 45.1 percent (73 of 162) and rank eighth in the nation and lead the MIAA in defensive rebounds per game (30.3).
The Ichabods lead the MIAA in scoring, averaging 83.5 points and rank eighth in scoring defense, allowing 72.2 points per game.
Washburn's 51.1 field goal percentage is first in the MIAA and 15th in the nation and its 40.7 defensive field goal percentage is ranked third.
Bennett Stirtz leads Northwest Missouri in scoring at 16.8 points per game and Wes Dreamer is averaging 16.7 points with a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game.
Washburn is back on the road again on Saturday at Missouri Western before wrapping up the 2023 calendar against Northeastern State on Dec. 19 with a 4 p.m. afternoon contest.
