TOPEKA, Kan. —Washburn swept an MIAA basketball doubleheader from Missouri Southern on Thursday night.
WASHBURN MEN 99, SOUTHERN 58
Cam Martin scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting and added seven rebounds and three assists to lead the Lions (4-5).
Lawson Jenkins added 12 points for MSSU, while RJ Smith scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds.
Washburn, ranked eighth, improved to 9-1. Tyler Geiman scored 28 points for the Ichabods, who tied a school record by making 18 3-pointers.
Washburn led 47-33 at halftime and extended its lead to 67-44 with 14:44 left.
Southern made 42 percent of its field goal attempts, but Washburn shot 59 percent.
The Lions are at Emporia State at 3:30 on Saturday.
WASHBURN WOMEN 56, SOUTHERN 49
Missouri Southern (4-5) received 15 points and eight rebounds from Carley Turnbull, while Madi Stokes contributed 10 rebounds and nine points.
Kaitlin Hunnicutt and Biance Stocks scored seven points apiece.
Abby Oliver led Washburn (4-4) with 19 points, while Hunter Bentley added 15. Nuria Barrientos posted 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The game was close all the way.
The Lions trailed 39-37 with 5:59 remaning in the game after a hoop from Turnbull, but the Ichabods responded with an 8-1 run. Washburn would never relinquish the lead.
Southern is at Emporia State at 1:30 on Saturday.
