Women's Basketball | 3/8/2019 10:12:20 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fourth-seeded Washburn eliminated fifth-seeded Emporia State in the MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2019 MIAA Basketball Championships are presented by MoDOT’s Buckle Up, Phone Down campaign.
Defensively, Washburn put the clamps on Emporia State as it held the Lady Hornets to shoot just 13 percent from the three-point line including allowing zero three-pointers in the first half. The Ichabods also held their rival to just 10 points in the final quarter. WU was led by Nicole Murugarren with 15 points and a double-double from Alexis McAfee (14 points and 10 rebounds). Tyra Jones scored a game-high 21 points for ESU.
Washburn advances to play top-seeded Fort Hays State in the MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship semifinals on Saturday, March 9 at 6 p.m.
NOTABLES
-Washburn’s Reagan Phelan had seven assists, which currently is a 2019 MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship high
-Ichabod head coach Ron McHenry won his 29th game in the MIAA Championship, second-most among active head coaches
-Tyra Jones and Jessica Wayne each had a double-double for the Lady Hornets
-In 23 overall appearances, Emporia State played its first-ever game as a five seed in the MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship