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Washburn women's basketball No. 2 in MIAA preseason Coaches Poll, No. 3 in Media Poll

By RICK PETERSON

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      Preseason MIAA polls for the 2025-26 season have Washburn women's basketball slotted at No. 2 in the Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the Media Poll released on Monday morning by the conference.

      LoraWestling2025NW 1Lora Westling's Washburn women's basketball team has been picked second and third in the MIAA preseason polls. [File photo/TSN] 

      Washburn is coming off an 18-13 season with a 11-8 mark inside the MIAA that saw them reach the MIAA Tournament semifinals. 

      In the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll the Ichabods landed at No. 2 with 148 points and six first-place votes, the most among any team in the conference among coaches.  

      Fort Hays State sits atop the poll with 152 total points and two first-place votes. Pittsburg State is slotted at No. 3 with five first-place votes and 144 points. Central Missouri claims the final first-place nod, with 138 total points at No. 4.  

      In the media poll Washburn sits at No. 3 with 276 total points and three first-place votes.

      Pittsburg State leads the media ballot with 13 first-place votes and 326 total points. Fort Hays State is second with five first-place votes and 299 points. Behind the Ichabods is Central Missouri at No. 4, with the final four first-place votes and 271 total points.

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      Haverkamp's move to Washburn pays dividends for former Centralia star, Ichabods

      By RICK PETERSON

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      Former Centralia multi-sport star Kamble Haverkamp cherished his time in the Kansas State football progam. 

      But Washburn University offered Haverkamp an opportunity that the 6-foot, 205-pound senior free safety wasn't sure if or when he'd ever get from the Wildcats -- a chance to play on a regular basis.

      KambleHaverkamp2025 1Centralia product Kamble Haverkamp's decision to transfer to Washburn has been a good one for him and the Ichabods. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]

      "There were a lot of great guys (at Kansas State) that taught me a lot, great leaders, as far as how you have to study and prepare and how you approach all the things you have to do as a student-athlete, so I definitely grew a lot in my time there for sure,'' Haverkamp said.

      "You're there and it's awesome. It's a great place to be, you can't deny that, but whenever you look at all the time you have to put in to be a student-athlete and all the early mornings and all the lifting, eating right and all the time that it takes just to be a student-athlete, the bare minimum, if I'm going to do all of that I want to play on the field.

      "I want to play and contribute to my team and make all that time worth it and get the reward of playing.''

      And four seasons after making the decision to transfer to Washburn, it's safe to say the move has been a good one for both Haverkamp and the Ichabods.

      "Absolutely, one of the best decisions I've ever made,'' Haverkamp said. "Obviously, playing football is great and that's awesome, but it's also just all the people that I've gotten to meet, teammates that are now brothers, and coaches that have impacted me, especially coach Wat (Ichabod coach Zach Watkins).

      "I've been with him four years now and he's just a great guy to be around and he's taught me so much and he's a mentor to me.''

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      No. 9 Washburn volleyball on road at Emporia State for Turnpike Tussle Part 1

      By RICK PETERSON

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      No. 9-ranked Washburn University volleyball will go on the road Tuesday to face Emporia State in the first edition of the Turnpike Tussle at 6 p.m. in White Auditorium.
      WashburnVBjube2025 1No. 9-ranked Washburn will go on the road Tuesday to face Emporia State at White Auditorium. [File photo/TSN]
      Washburn enters the week with a 14-1 record overall and a 3-1 mark inside the MIAA after sweeps over Pittsburg State and Newman Thursday and Friday while Emporia State is 13-2 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA after defeating Pittsburg State 3-2 on Friday. The Hornets have won 13 straight matches.

      Washburn returns to home on Friday, hosting Fort Hays State at 6 p.m.

      Senior Austin Broadie leads the Washburn offense with 175 kills (3.50 per set) while hitting .389, third best on the team. She has started all 15 matches and has also has logged 31 blocks with 37 digs.

      Broadie has eight double-digit kill matches and ranks 16th nationally in hitting percentage and third in the MIAA. She is second among conference players in kills per set.

      Bella Limback is slashing a team-high .552 with 98 kills (2.04 per set) while playing and starting in all 15 matches. She has also added 52 blocks, a team high, and served seven aces.

      Limback has hit over .400 in all but two matches this season with two double-digit kill efforts. She leads the nation in hitting percentage and is sixth in the MIAA in total blocks and fifth in blocks per set. 

      Alex Dvorak is second on the team with 51 blocks (1.06 per set) on the season while starting all 15 matches. Offensively she has 91 kills (1.98 per set) along with hitting .428, second best on the team. She has recorded five or more blocks in seven matches.

      The senior ranks eighth in the nation and second in the MIAA in hitting percentage among qualified hitters. She is also sixth in the MIAA in blocks per set. 

      Corinna McMullen has started all 15 matches this season to lead Washburn with 322 assists (6.57 per set). She has also chipped in 16 service aces while ranking second on the team with 124 digs (2.53 per set). The senior has delivered nine matches of 20-plus assists and six double-doubles. She ranks seventh in the conference in assists per set.  

      Junior libero Taylor Rottinghaus leads the Ichabods with 204 digs (4.08 per set). She has chipped in 61 assists while serving 19 aces, a team-high. Rottinghaus has two matches with at least 20 digs. She ranks seventh in the MIAA in digs per set and 11th in total digs. 

      Washburn is second in the nation and leads the MIAA with a .309 team hitting percentage. 

      The Ichabods are 12th nationally and second among MIAA teams with 2.55 blocks per set. 

      On the defensive side Washburn is limiting opponents to a .114 hitting percentage, good for sixth nationally and second in the MIAA. 

      The Ichabods are dishing out 13.82 assists per set on offense, good for third in the nation and second in the MIAA. 

      Washburn knocks down 14.68 kills per set to rank fifth in all Division II and second among MIAA programs. 

      The Hornets are receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll. 

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