By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn’s women’s basketball team avenged a home loss to Newman earlier in the season, posting a 65-49 MIAA win on the Jets’ home floor to improve to 6-6 on the season.
Junior Nuria Barrientos recorded her fifth double-double of the season, finishing the night with 11 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks.
Nuria Barrientos
Senior Hunter Bentley also scored 11 points and hit 3 3-pointers while Mackenzie Gamble, Abby Oliver, Macy Doebele and Aubree Dewey all scored 8 points.
Washburn and Newman were tied 4-4 midway through the opening quarter, but the Ichabods closed out the quarter with a 10-2 run to take a 14-6 lead.
Newman tied the game at 22 with 2:08 left in the first half, but Washburn ended the half with a 6-0 run to take a 28-22 halftime advantage.
The Ichabods then proceeded to put the Jets away with a 23-11 third quarter, including a 14-2 run over the final 3:50, while hitting 5 of 6 3-point attempts in the period.
Washburn started the fourth quarter with a 51-33 cushion and cruised the rest of the way.
All 16 available Ichabods saw action against the Jets.
Faith Mason-Vestal was the only Newman player to finish in double-figures, scoring 12 on the night.
The Ichabods will wrap up their road trip on Saturday with a 1:30 p.m. contest at Central Oklahoma.
WASHBURN WOMEN 64, NEWMAN 49
Washburn 14 14 23 14 -- 65
Newman 6 16 11 16 -- 49
WASHBURN (5-6, 5-6)
Gamble 3-7 0-0 8, Oliver 3-4 2-3 8, Bentley 4-10 0-0 11, Barrientos 4-10 2-2 11, Doebele 4-7 0-0 8, Willey 0-2 0-0 0, Dewey 3-7 0-0 8, Cassaday 2-4 0-0 4, Glatczak 1-3 0-0 3, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Rhodes 2-3 0-0 4, Tanking 0-3 0-0 0, Narber 0-2 0-0 0, Fulks 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Stevens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 4-5 65.
NEWMAN (3-10, 3-10)
Mason-Vestal 5-10 2-3 12, Nilles 4-7 0-1 9, Haney 3-12 0-0 8, Meloy 0-3 2-2 2, Birnbaum 0-2 0-0 0, Hayes 2-6 2-4 7, White 3-7 0-1 6, Stewart 1-4 0-0 3, Albers 1-1 0-0 2, Posch 0-0 0-0 0, Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0, George 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 6-11 49.
3-point goals -- Washburn 9-28 (Bentley 3-7, Gamble 2-5, Dewey 2-5, Barrientos 1-4, Glatczak 1-2, Tanking 0-2, Narber 0-2, Willey 0-1), Newman 5-18 (Haney 2-4, Nilles 1-1, Hayes 1-3, Stewart 1-4, Meloy 0-3, Birnbaum 0-2, White 0-1). Rebounds -- Washburn 42 (Barrientos 13), Newman 31 (Birnbaum 8). Assists -- Washburn 20 (Barrientos 7), Newman 7 (Mason-Vestal 2, Nilles 2). Turnovers -- Washburn 11, Newman 13. Total fouls — Washburn 13, Newman 8. Fouled out -- none.
