By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn University's men's basketball team will close out its non-conference schedule at 5 p.m. Saturday against Benedictine College in Lee Arena.
The Ichabods are 2-3 on the season after a 69-63 home loss to Oklahoma Baptist on Tuesday and will be facing a Benedictine team that is 6-3 after a 75-67 loss at John Brown. Saturday's game will count as an exhibition for the Ravens.
After Saturday's game Washburn will begin MIAA competition next Wednesday against Fort Hays State before hosting Nebraska-Kearney on Dec. 4.
Jalen Lewis is averaging a team-high 15.8 points for Washburn after scoring a career-high 30 points in a 69-63 loss to Oklahoma Baptist. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Ichabod junior guard Jalen Lewis is coming off a career-high 30-point performance against Olahoma Baptist and leads WU with a 15.8 scoring average.
Lewis is currently 18th on the Ichabod all-time scoring chart with 1,095 career points in 93 career games. Lewis is fourth on Washburn's career list for made 3-pointers with 208.
Freshman Michael Keegan averages 10.2 points for the Ichabods.
Matt Austin averages 15.4 points, Eric Krus 12.3 points and Jaiden Bristol 12.1 for the Ravens.
The Ichabods have won 24 straight games against Benedictine, with the Ravens' last win over Washburn a 79-63 decision on Dec. 8, 1977.
