Afternoon showdown at ESU Saturday a crucial match for Ichabods
Washburn (8-16, 4-11 MIAA/t-9th)
at No. 19 Emporia State (19-4, 10-4 MIAA/3rd)
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Date: Saturday, February 17, 2007
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Site: White Auditorium (5,000); Emporia, Kan.
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Radio: KTPK-FM 106.9 Topeka
WU Coach Bob Chipman: 628-237 in 28th year at WU (.726); 628-237 in 28th year overall (.726); 42-15 vs ESU
ESU Coach David Moe: 99-66 in 6th year at ESU (.600); 99-66 in 6th year overall (.600); 5-5 vs WU
Series Record: Washburn leads 93-92
Last Meeting: ESU 80-77 on 01/03/07 (home)
Last WU win: 78-71 on 03/04/05 (MIAA tourney)
Fast Facts: This is the 186th meeting between these two schools, making it the most played rivaly for Washburn. Washburn enters the game in a tie for ninth place in the MIAA and needs to gain at least one more spot in the standings to advance to the MIAA Postseason Tournament. Emporia State sits in third in the league and has clinched its spot in the tournament.
Afternoon showdown at ESU Saturday a crucial match as Ichabods look to extent season
For the second straight game Washburn will take on one of the top teams in the conference as it tries to dig out of the bottom of the standings and gain a spot in the MIAA Postseason Tournament. The Ichabods head to Emporia State Saturday afternoon for a 1:30 game against the No. 19 Hornets.
Washburn (8-16, 4-11 MIAA) fell in double overtime at 18th-ranked Northwest Missouri State Wednesday while ESU (19-4, 10-4 MIAA) dropped its second straight game at home to Pittsburg State.
When the week began Washburn was in a four-way tie for last in the conference. Two of those teams, Fort Hays State and Missouri Western State won this week while WU and Missouri Southern State lost. Washburn has three games remaining, two on the road, to try and gain a spot in the standings. Following the ESU game the Ichabods head to Fort Hays State Wednesday and then host Central Missouri February 24 in the finale.
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