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Created: 24 January 2022

By RICK PETERSON

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Nuria Barrientos 

NURIA BARRIENTOS, Washburn University

Barrientos, a 5-foot-11 senior from Barcelona, Spain, scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Washburn's women's basketball team capped a 2-0 week with a 72-67 MIAA win over rival Emporia State on Saturday at Lee Arena.

Kaeden Bonner

KAEDEN BONNER, Seaman

A 6-1 junior, Bonner connected on eight 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Seaman's boys basketball team in Saturday's 72-68 loss to host McPherson in the third-place game of the McPherson Invitational. Bonner scored 51 points in Seaman's three tournament games.

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Created: 23 January 2022

By Rick Peterson

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Cair Paravel Latin had to put in extra work, but the end result was the boys championship in the McLouth Invitational.

The Lions were forced to overtime in Saturday's championship game before taking a 73-71 victory over Pleasant Ridge.

Cair Paravel's boys basketball team posed for a team picture with the championship trophy after winning the McLouth Invitational with a 73-71 overtime win over Pleasant Ridge on Saturday. [Photo by Jan Pabitzky/Special to TSN]

Cair Paravel, which improved to 8-2, rode the one-two punch of seniors Noah Hastert and Zach Clark combining for 50 points while Ethan Everhart also cracked double figures for the Lions, finishing with 11 points.

Saturday's game was tight throughout, with the Lions leading 15-14 at the end of the opening quarter before Pleasant Ridge knotted the game at halftime, 31-31.

Cair Paravel led 49-47 at the end of the third quarter before Pleasant Ridge forced overtime with a 17-15 fourth quarter.

The Lions outscored the Rams 9-7 in the extra session to pull out the win.

Pleasant Ridge got 15 points from senior Justin Johnston while seniors Braeden Howard and Devin Stutz added 14 points and senior Walker Adams 12.

McPHERSON BOYS 72, SEAMAN 68 -- Seaman junior Kaeden Bonner scored 24 points on eight 3-pointers, but host McPherson held on for a 72-68 win in the third-place game of the McPherson Invitational.

Senior Ty Henry added 14 points and junior Aron Davis 12 for the Vikings, who fell to 6-4 on the season.

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Created: 22 January 2022

By KYLE MANTHE

The Washburn Review

Washburn men’s basketball faced off with Emporia State for the 215^th time in program history on Saturday in a game that made every 10th of a second count.

After scoring eight points in the first 39 minutes, 59 seconds of the game, junior Jalen Lewis came through for the Ichabods with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Ichabods a 68-65 MIAA victory at Lee Arena.

“(I) just trust in the work that I put in, and trust that my teammates are going to find me,” Lewis said. “Just to see their reaction, we try to play hard for the fans and all the city of Topeka so to do that at home against a rival is huge.”

Jalen Lewis (20) hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Washburn a 68-65 MIAA win over rival Emporia State Saturday at Lee Arena. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

The rivalry win gave Washburn five wins in its last six games and moved the Ichabods to 11-7 on the year and 8-4 in conference play.

“I think we have grown. We went through a lot of adversity earlier, and this last month these guys have been terrific,” said Washburn coach Brett Ballard. “They got a really good team, so it was a good win for us, a rivalry win, so those are always a little bit sweeter.”

The beginning of the game was evenly matched, with the two teams trading the lead five times in the first seven minutes. The Ichabods were sharp from outside early on, hitting four of seven 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes, including back-to-back treys from senior Tyler Geiman.

Inside of nine minutes Washburn’s defense tightened, allowing only two points from 9:24 to 4:23. In that time the lead grew to double-digits after a third 3-pointer from Geiman.

“I thought our defense was as good as it has been all year, we were really locked in, challenged everything and competed. They got a really tough offensive team, they are tough to guard and I thought our guys were just relentless with our effort,” Ballard said.

The lead remained at or above 10 and grew to as many as 12 after two free throws by sophomore guard Connor Deffebaugh who had seven first half points. Just before the halftime buzzer Emporia State cut the lead to single-digits after senior Jumah’Ri Turner hit a 3-pointer for three of his 16 first-half points to make it a 35-28 game at the break.

“Defensively we definitely locked in … having to guard two really good players especially offensively, two guys who can go out and score 20 each night, we knew that would be big challenge but we came and locked in defensively,” Lewis said of Washburn holding Emporia State to 32-percent shooting in the first half and 35 percent in the game.

The first-half lead slowly went away as the Ichabods started the second half scoring only four points in the first six minutes of the half.

The Hornets would come all the way back to tie the game after a 3-pointer by senior Brendan Van Dyke with 12:52 to go.

Inside of 10 minutes Washburn had some success going inside to junior Jonny Clausing who scored two baskets over a two-minute stretch and went to the line twice. The lead was erased just as quickly after seven straight points from Turner, part of his game-high 29, gave the Hornets the lead.

Just like the first half, the Ichabods quickly battled back to retake the lead as the game moved into the final five minutes, which featured tough shot-making on both sides.

Just in the last five minutes the lead changed hands eight times. For Washburn, freshman Michael Keegan knocked down a 3-pointer and converted an up and under layup that retook the lead each time.

Washburn senior guard Tyler Geiman dives on the floor for a loose ball in Saturday's 68-65 MIAA win over rival Emporia State at Lee Arena. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Under two minutes it was Geiman who took over for the Ichabods, hitting a jump shot to give them a 64-63 lead. After a stop on the next possession Geiman ran the clock down before getting fouled, knocking down one to make it a two-point game with 26 seconds left.

Emporia State capitalized with senior Tray Buchanan able to get inside and score a layup to tie the game with 13 seconds left.

With no timeouts available Geiman brough the ball down into the lane before getting stuck and kicking it out to Lewis who took one dribble left and released the ball with .01 left on the clock and sunk the shot and the Hornets and gave Washburn the 68-65 victory.

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Created: 22 January 2022

By KYLE MANTHE

The Washburn Review

Washburn women’s basketball faced off with Emporia State Saturday in the 108^th all-time meeting in the Turnpike Tussle.

The Ichabods got a boost pregame with the return of longtime head coach Ron McHenry after missing one game due to COVID-19 protocols and it carried over to a 72-67 win over the Hornets in Lee Arena.

“It was a great win, and for me being away for a week and not seeing them til this morning, I didn’t see them until 11 o’clock … it was just good to be back on the court,” McHenry said.

A 16-rebound advantage propelled Washburn in a game that moved them to 7-9 on the year, 5-5 in MIAA play and completed an undefeated week.

“We know like everybody has their role and we stick to that and it feels good,” said Ichabod senior Nuria Barrientos. “We knew we had to get stops but you know play-by-play we don’t really think like if we are going to win or not, we just went with the flow and kind of got the win that way.”

Senior Hunter Bentley led Washburn with 18 points and had four assists in Saturday's 72-67 win over Emporia State. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]

Senior Nuria Barrientos scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Washburn's 72-67 MIAA win over Emporia State Saturday. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]

Emporia State got off to a hot start from deep, knocking down three triples in the first 4:08, creating a four-point lead. The Ichabods responded with two deep shots right back from seniors Barrientos and Hunter Bentley who each had five points in the first quarter.

Four first-quarter turnovers gave the Hornets a few easy baskets to result in a 20-17 advantage after a high-scoring 10 minutes.

In the second quarter it was Washburn who got after it defensively, forcing four turnovers in the first five minutes, one of which was a fullcourt steal and score by the senior transfer Shae Sanchez to put the Ichabods ahead, 24-22.

Bentley and Barrientos played a strong second quarter, combining for six points and four assists to push Washburn’s lead to as many as six before they entered halftime with a 35-32 advantage.

In the third quarter Washburn erupted for 22 points, including five trips to the free throw line.

“We found some things that work well (offensively), and that is because we have some players that can create some matchup problems,” McHenry said.

Early on it was Bentley knocking down two jumpers before sophomore Abby Oliver took over on the inside.

In the quarter Oliver went to the line six times by herself and scored eight in the quarter.

“Abby had a real run there when we went inside … they were playing all guards on the floor so we kind of did go little, as small as we are,” McHenry said. “They did a great job of passing … and I thought offensively we went and found the things that were working.”

The tough inside play grew the lead up to nine points with 10 minutes left to play. In the fourth quarter it quickly ballooned up to 13 points after a driving layup by Barrientos at the 8:12 mark.

The lead stayed in double-digits after back-to-back jumpers by freshman Aubree Dewey forced an Emporia State timeout with just under five minutes to play.

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