Brief: Women’s basketball upsets Central Oklahoma

Women’s Basketball team upsets Central Oklahoma

The Washburn University Women’s Basketball team entered the MIAA tournament as the seven seed and took down the second seed University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos 63-55.

Senior guard, Hunter Bentley, led the Ichabods with 19 points, while also adding seven rebounds and going a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.

Freshman guard, Mackenzie Gamble, recorded 18 points, including four three-pointers, and Junior guard, Nuria Barrientos, scored 13 points and blocked three shots.

With a win, Washburn advanced to the second round of the conference tournament where they faced off against the University of Nebraska at Kearney on Saturday, March 6 in Hays, Kansas.

Edited by Rebecca Lewis, Crystal Hendrix, Katrina Johnson