No. 6 Lady Blues hold off Jennies; will face SBU in MIAA Tournament opener
Release date - Feb. 24, 2007

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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 6 Washburn Lady Blues broke a school record from the free throw line going 20 for 20 holding off Central Missouri 63-53 in their regular season finale improving to 24-3 and 15-3 in the MIAA. Washburn will open the MIAA Tournament against Southwest Baptist on Friday, March 2 at 6 p.m. The Lady Blues will be the second seed in the tournament.
The Lady Blues were led by senior Brooke Ubelaker who scored 20 points hitting 6 of 12 overall from the field and 4 of her 9 3-point attempts. Also reaching double figures was fellow senior Jessica Aebi who scored 16 points, tying a career high.
Washburn led by six at the break taking a 27-21 lead into intermission despite shooting 36 percent from the field. However, Washburn forced 13 first half turnovers by the Jennies.
In the second half, Washburn led by as many as 14 with 10:51 to go, but a 10-2 run by the Jennies cut the lead to six at 49-43 with 5:28 remaining. The Lady Blues pushed the lead back to 10 on two different occasions, but again the Jennies rallied to cut the lead to four at 57-53 with 0:48 remaining. WIth both Megan Sullivan and Amanda Holmes each collecting five fouls, Renata Germano hit four straight free throws within 14 seconds of each other and Aebi added two more stretching the lead back to 10.
The Lady Blues were outrebounded 31 to 24 and were outshot from the field by the Jennies 38 percent to 35 percent. The 20 for 20 performance from the free throw line for the Lady Blues topped the 20 for 21 outting against Pitt State on Feb. 12, 2000.