By: Washburn SID

The No. 7 Washburn Lady Blues jumped out to a big lead and staved off a Central Missouri comeback to win 72-61 in the NCAA South Central regional on Friday afternoon at the First United Bank Center. The Lady Blues advance to the semifinals where they will...

By: Washburn SID

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The 10th-ranked Washburn Lady Blues rallied to take their first lead of the game late in the first half and then never trailed again on their way to a 68-56 win over Central Missouri on Sunday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium. The win...

By: Washburn SID

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The 10th-ranked Washburn Lady Blues advanced into the MIAA tournament Championship game with an 80-66 win over Northwest Missouri State on Saturday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium. Washburn will take on Central Missouri at 1 p.m. on ...

By: Josh Rouse

The No. 1 seed Lady Blues started the MIAA tournament off in stellar fashion Thursday, knocking off 8 seed Southwest Baptist 80-60 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo....

By: Washburn SID

Washburn's Dayna Rodriguez was named first team all-MIAA and Brette Ulsaker was named the Defensive Player of the Year, the fifth straight year a Lady Blue has won the award. Hope Gregory was named to the second team and Ron McHenry won his third Coach of...

By: Ben Fitch

The Lady Blues prevailed against Emporia State on Wednesday, earning their seventh MIAA championship title. The game jumped into a blowout early on with a seven point advantage by the Blues. Hope Gregory, junior guard, scored the first four points, and Am...

By: Ben Fitch

The Lady Blues wore pink during the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Pink Zone initiative from Feb. 12-22. St. Francis sponsors the event, which features a T-shirt giveaway, and donations were welcomed....

By: Josh Rouse

The No. 13 Lady Blues (22-3, 16-3) defeated Pittsburg State (12-13, 10-8) 80-45 on Saturday’s Senior Night in Lee Arena, setting up a high-stakes game against rival Emporia State Wednesday night in Emporia that will decide which team will be the No....

By: Washburn SID

The Washburn Lady Blues wrapped up the 2010 Angelo State Blue & Gold Classic with a 16-7 loss to No. 22-ranked West Texas A&M. The Lady Blues will be back in action this Friday at the Fort Hays Crossover Tournament beginning with Eastern New Mexic...

By: Washburn SID

The No. 13-ranked Washburn Lady Blues rallied from five down in the final two minutes to force overtime then ran away from Central Missouri in the extra period for a 66-54 win on Wednesday night in Lee Arena. Washburn is back in action on Saturday night a...

By: Ben Fitch

Dayna Rodriguez, the 6’2 senior phenomenon from Havana, may have only seen snow for the first time during her 2008-09 season at Washburn, but she makes it rain under the glass every game. Rodriguez played for the Cuban Jr. National Team in Mexico, b...

By: Ben Fitch

Coach Ron McHenry owns his decade of coaching women’s basketball with an 83 percent win record. McHenry said, resoundingly, that he loves to play basketball....

By: Ben Fitch

The Lady Blues introduced their one-day winning streak on Saturday, when the team licked Nebraska-Omaha, 63-55—ending a three game skid from a 13 win run. Ranked eighth nationally, the team held a 10 point lead for most of the second half. A feat at...

By: Josh Rouse

The No. 15 Washburn Lady Blues (14-3, 8-3, second in MIAA) have been a team of streaks this season. After starting the season on a 13-0 run, the Blues dropped three straight games - two home games and a tough 58-57 overtime loss at Pittsburg State (9...

By: Chris Marshall

Under the leadership of coach Ron McHenry, the Lady Blues transformed from a team that had a losing record to a consistent MIAA contender with a national championship on its resume. After going 13-14 in 2000-01, Washburn finished first or second in the c...

By: Washburn SID

HAYS, Kan. -- The No. 8-ranked Washburn Lady Blues won their 14th straight game over Fort Hays State with a 57-47 win over the Tigers at Gross Memorial Coliseum. Washburn (11-0, 5-0 MIAA) will continue their three-game road streak at Central Missouri on S...

By: Washburn SID

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The 16th-ranked Lady Blues cruised to a 99-51 win over Missouri-St. Louis in the Lady Blues Holiday Classic on Friday night at Lee Arena. Washburn will finish up the Classic on Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. against Rockhurst....

By: Mikki Burcher

Writer Peter Drucker once described leaders as being “people who never think about ‘I.’ They think ‘we,’ they think ‘team.’” On the basketball floor, as well, there is no “I,” but only a team.The...

By: Kate Hampson

Every new season a team faces challenges. This year is no different for the Lady Blues basketball team as they introduce eight new players to begin the season. To add to this challenge, coach Ron McHenry is implementing a new offense, an offense the enti...

By: Josh Rouse and Eric Smith

Washburn lost 67-48 to Oklahoma State Tuesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. Junior guard Hope Gregory led the team in scoring with 13 points, as well as six rebounds. Senior guard Amanda Fessenden put up eight points and senior forward...