By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn University soccer dominated on both ends of the pitch en route to a 4-0 MIAA victory at Rogers State on Sunday afternoon.
Senior Riley Wells (18) was one of four Ichabods to score a goal in Sunday's 4-0 MIAA win over Rogers State, which completed a weekend road sweep. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The Ichabods will remain on the road next weekend, starting with a 6 p.m. contest against Central Missouri on Friday.
Washburn (9-2-2 overall, 6-0-1 MIAA) wasted little time producing offense, earning a corner kick in the sixth minute.
Mackinly Rohn's cross found Josie Boyle on the far post, but Boyle's first shot attempt hit off the right post. Boyle followed her shot and scored on her second attempt, giving the senior defender her first goal of the season and the Ichabods a 1-0 lead.
About a minute and a half later, Washburn would double its lead when Khloe Schuckman stole the ball from a Hillcat (1-10-2, 0-5-2) defender and put a well-placed chip shot over the head of the goalkeeper, giving Schuckman her fourth goal of the season.
The Ichabods took the two-goal advantage into halftime after controlling multiple aspects of the first half.
Washburn out-shot Rogers State 14-4 in the first 45 minutes, with six of the Ichabods' shots being on target. Washburn also used six corner kicks to challenge the Hillcat defense.
After a scoreless start to the second half, the Ichabods extended their lead in the 55th minute, when Riley Wells finished off a deflected shot off the gloves of Hillcat goalkeeper Tiffany Brittan. The goal was Wells' second of the season.
After several off-target and saved shot attempts, Washburn added its final tally in the 69th minute, when Rohn's powerful shot attempt from the center of the box found an opening in a cluster of Ichabods and Hillcats.
The teams did not allow any goals for the remaining 20 minutes as Washburn secured its 11th straight clean sheet.
The Ichabods dominated on offense, taking 26 shot attempts, with 14 being on goal. Schuckman led Washburn with eight shot attempts, tying her career-high from an Oct. 7, 2022 match against Missouri Southern.
Aubrey Tanksley had five attempts off the bench for the Ichabods.
Sophomore goalkeeper Hailey Beck made three saves in net, as Washburn reached 1,000 consecutive minutes played without allowing a goal.
Rogers State took six shots in the contest, with three coming on target. Hope Jensen led the Hillcats with two shot attempts. Brittan played just over 64 minutes in net for Rogers State, making eight saves.
Friday recap: WU blanks RiverHawks, 1-0
Washburn earned its fifth conference victory in a row with a hard-fought 1-0 road win over Northeastern State on Friday night.
Northeastern State (8-4-0, 2-4-0) had an early opportunity to score after earning a corner kick in the first 15 seconds of the match, but the Washburn defense was able to clear the ball away from their own goal.
The RiverHawks put pressure on the Ichabod defense again a few minutes later, when Jaclyn Barritt's shot hit off the left post.
After the early scares, Washburn took control of the contest in the eighth minute with a goal from Viviana Soto-Herrera, her second goal in as many games. After a cross put the ball in the RiverHawks' six-yard box, Soto-Herrera found the ball at her feet and converted the short-range attempt to put the Ichabods up 1-0, a lead that would hold for the remainder of the match.
The Ichabods almost extended their lead in the 31st minute, when Lindsey Maul drove into the box and passed the ball to Ana Muruzabal, but the senior's initial shot was blocked. After two more shot attempts from Washburn, the whistle was blown to indicate a foul, putting an end to the Ichabod chance.
In the second half, the Ichabods put constant pressure on the RiverHawk defense and goalkeeper Rebecca Partyka. Washburn took 14 shots in the period, with 10 being on goal.
The Ichabod defense held Northeastern State to one shot attempt in the period. Despite the significant advantage in output for the Ichabods, the period remained scoreless.
In the closing seconds of the match, the RiverHawks found one more opportunity to escape with a draw, but the Ichabod defense held firm to preserve the victory.
The Ichabods took a total of 22 shots in the contest, with Soto-Herrera and Muruzabal recording four attempts each.
Hailey Beck posted her ninth solo clean sheet of the season, making three saves in net.
Northeastern State took eight shots in the game, with three being on target. Sydney Taylor took three shots to lead the RiverHawks, while Partyka made 12 saves in goal.
