By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn University women's basketball stays on the road to face William Jewell in a 5:30 p.m. non-conference contest on Tuesday in the Mabee Center at Liberty, Mo.
Washburn junior Yibari Nwidadah is coming off a career-high 29-point game in last Saturday's 70-67 loss to Quincy in the Quincy Classic. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
After Tuesday's game Lora Westling's Ichabods will play a sixth straight road game to open the season at Truman State on Friday before finally playing in Lee Arena for the first time on Monday against Lincoln University.
Washburn is 0-4 on the year after falling 70-67 to Quincy in the final game of the Quincy Classic last Saturday while William Jewell will enter Tuesday's contest 1-1 after falling 68-52 to MIAA member Newman last Wednesday in Wichita.
The Ichabods are scoring 68.3 points a game on 40.8 percent shooting overall and 25.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc. Opponents average 75.8 points on 45.9 percent shooting and 29.0 percent from deep.
The matchup with William Jewell will be the 11th meeting all-time between the two programs.
Junior Yibari Nwidadah leads Washburn offensively with a 19.3 scoring average while shooting a team-high 69.4 percent from the field and also leads the Ichabods with a 7.3 rebounding average.
Against Quincy Nwidadah scored a career-high 29 points on 12-16 shooting while also registering a career-high four blocked shots. She was named to the Quincy Classic All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the event.
Junior Payton Sterk in averaging 12 points while junior Gabi Giovannetti is next in line with an 11.3 scoring average.
Ayden Shannon leads William Jewell with an 18-point scoring average on 46.2 percent shooting and 57.1 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
Washburn is 10-0 in the all-time series with the Cardinals. Last season Washburn won an 86-66 home game over William Jewell.
