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Washburn women looking to get back on track Saturday at Northwest
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn senior Yibari Nwidadah recorded a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds in Thursday's loss to Missouri Western, Nwidadah's second straight double-double. [File photo/TSN]Washburn, now 10-4 overall and 3-2 in the MIAA, had its four-game winning streak snapped in Wednesday's 75-67 road loss to Missouri Western, while Northwest Missouri, which has dropped three straight games, is 9-6 overall and 2-3 in the MIAA after a 66-61 loss to Central Missouri.
Senior Yibari Nwidadah, who had 23 points and 13 rebounds against the Griffons, averages a team-high 13.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Ichabods while shooting 58.5 percent from the floor, which also leads the team.
With 266 career offensive rebounds Nwidadah ranks third in program history and ranks eighth in overall rebounding with 718 career boards. Nwidadah's career field goal percentage of .581 is the second best in program history and she is 13th in school history with 1,166 career points and 11th in program history with 69 career blocked shots.
No. 1-ranked Ichabods to put 15-0 record on the line Saturday at Northwest Missouri
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
No. 1-ranked Washburn University men's basketball continues its four-game road trip on Saturday, traveling to Northwest Missouri for a 3:30 p.m. contest.
Washburn, 15-0 overall and 5-0 in the MIAA, is one of four remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division II after starting the trip with an 87-75 win at Missouri Western on Wednesday.
Dillon Claussen, Washburn University
The Bearcats are 9-7 overall and 2-3 in the MIAA after falling at home to Central Missouri last time out, 76-72.
The Ichabods have the No. 2-ranked scoring offense in the MIAA (89.4 points per game) and the No. 2-ranked scoring defense (61.5-point average).
Washburn leads NCAA Division II in scoring margin at plus 27.9 points per game and is fifth in field goal percentage at 51.9 percent.
Washburn has not been out-rebounded in a game and has only been tied twice (Lubbock Christian and Emporia State).
Junior Jeremiah Jones is first the nation in total steals with 50 and is ranked second in steals per game at 3.33.
Sophomore Dillon Claussen is fifth in the nation in field goal percentage at 66.9.
Ichabod sophomore Marcus Glock played his freshman season at Northwest Missouri where he started 19 of 28 games, averaging 9.1 points while hitting a team-high 51 3-pointers and averaging 13.5 points in two games against Washburn.
Junior Jack Bachelor is 17th in the nation in total assists with 75 and second in assist to turnover ration at 3.57 to 1.
Claussen scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half in Wednesday's win over Missouri Western, going 6 of 10 for the game and adding eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Senior Sam Ungashick provided a big lift off the bench with a season-high 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting and Bachelor added 16 points and senior Brady Christiansen contributed 13 points and nine rebounds.
The Ichabods' 15-game winning streak is second in the nation behind Daemen, which has won its last 16.
Wednesday prep BB: Bonner reaches 1,000-point milestone in Vikings' 60-57 win
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman senior star KaeVon Bonner reached the 1,000-point milestone for his career Wednesday night, leading the No. 5 ranked Vikings to a 60-57 non-league road win at St. James Academy.
Seaman senior KaeVon Bonner scored a game-high 27 points in Wednesday's 60-57 Viking win at St. James Academy, reaching the 1,000-point career scoring milestone. [File photo/TSN]
Bonner, a four-year starters and multi-time TopSports.news All-City and All-United Kansas Conference first-team pick, scored a game-high 27 points as Seaman improved to 5-1 on the season while making its 2026 debut.
The Vikings jumped out to a 17-10 first-quarter lead over the Thunder (5-2) and led 32-26 at the half.
Seaman used a 16-11 third quarter to boost its advantage to 48-37 and held on for the win despite St. James' 20-12 scoring edge over the final eight minutes.
Seniors Griffin Zuniga and Landon Wiltz added 12 and 11 points for the Vikings, who posted their third straight victory.
Grady Ogden scored 20 points and Emmitt Peters 16 for St. James.
Seaman will be back on the road Friday, traveling to Lansing for a United Kansas Conference matchup.
Thunder snaps Lady Vikes' winning streak
St. James Academy dominated the final three quarters of Wednesday's home non-league contest against No. 9-ranked Seaman, rolling to a 54-33 victory while snapping the Vikings' four-game win streak.
Seaman, now 4-2 on the season, led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, but St. James used a 9-1 second quarter to take a 20-16 halftime advantage.
The Thunder then took control with a 20-9 third-quarter scoring edge and closed out the win with a 14-8 fourth quarter, improving to 5-3 on the season.
Seaman will return to UKC play on Friday, traveling to Lansing.
