About Lee Arena
and then was granted the right to host the NCAA-II National Championship. In the quarterfinal the Lady Blues set a school record with 2,231 fans as they beat No. 1 Tampa. Over 2,000 fans showed up the following night in the semifinal. The court was finished in the summer of 2013 to show Washburn’s new logo and reflect the dropping of the “Lady Blues” mascot. The court was designed by sports information director Gene Cassell. The arena was built as part of the $8.4 million Kelsey H. and Edna B. Petro Allied Health Center, the largest building on campus covering more than 126,000 square feet. Lee Arena is named after former Washburn baseball coach and player Bob Lee and his wife, Sallee, to recognize their $250,000 donation.
Ichabods Single-Match Records in Lee Arena
Miscellaneous Records
(since 1999) Kills Individual 30 Tessa Jones Team 84 Attack Percentage (min 20 attempts) Individual .733 Julie Sackman Team .500 Assists Individual 73 Ashley Smith Team 75 Service Aces Individual 6 Two players Team 14 Digs Individual 44 Erica Cowhick Team 123 Blocks Individual 11 Tessa Jones Team 20.0 Points Individual 33.0 Monica Miesner
Tampa 11/29/07 Central Mo. 10/26/04 Benedictine 10/02/03 Panhandle State 10/05/07 Rockhurst 10/07/04 Two times Two times Hastings College 08/31/99 Northwest Mo. 09/23/06 Mo. Southern 09/15/06 Truman 09/17/05 Truman 09/17/05 Northwest Missouri 09/29/07
Most wins in a season------- 17----------- 2007 Highest season winning pct.- 1.000- 2008, 10, 11 Longest winning streak------ 51-------- 2009-12 Longest losing streak-------- 13-------- 1991-93 Most wins to start season---- 16----------- 2007 Most losses to start season--- 11----------- 1992
Largest Home Crowds 1. 2,231 Tampa 2. 2,015 Western Wash. 3. 1,598 Emporia State 4. 1,564 Emporia State 5. 1,350 Nebraska-Kearney
11/29/07 11/30/07 09/11/12 11/13/09 11/10/12
Ichabods in Lee Arena since 1990 (home away records incomplete before 1990)
Year W-L Pct. Atten. Ave. 1990 6-4 .600 -- -1991 2-8 .200 -- -1992 1-8 .111 -- -1993 8-11 .421 -- -1994 3-10 .231 -- -1995 7-6 .538 -- -1996 8-3 .727 -- -1997 9-6 .600 1,923 128 1998 8-7 .533 -- -1999 3-8 .272 1,618 147 2000 5-4 .555 1,376 153 2001 4-7 .367 2,145 195 2002 12-2 .857 5,861 419 2003 10-3 .769 4,870 375 2004 11-1 .916 7,224 602 2005 13-2 .867 9,300 620 2006 13-3 .813 9,195 575 2007 17-1 .944 12,381 688 2008 14-0 1.000 6,963 497 2009 13-1 .929 6,094 435 2010 14-0 1.000 7,101 507 2011 14-0 1.000 7,944 567 2012 13-1 .929 8,682 620
Total 208-96 .684
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Washburn Facilities
Lee Arena has served as home to the Ichabods since 1984 and in the last several years it has provided them with a very strong home court advantage. Washburn is 208-96 all-time at home for a .684 winning percentage and in the last 11 years the Ichabods have gone 144-14 (.911). A school-record 51-match winning streak lasted from 2009 to 2012 with undefeated home records in 2010 and 2011. The arena, which is also home to men’s and women’s basketball, has a capacity of 3,904, twice that of Whiting Fieldhouse, which served as the home court prior to 1984. During most home matches only the east chairback seats are used, giving the arena a capacity of about 2,500. Washburn finished second in NCAA Division II in total attendance in 2006 with 9,195 fans in 16 matches. The average of 575 fans a match was the sixth highest. Lee Arena served as host to Lee Arena Facts the Ichabods’ first NCAA postseason appearance as they played Capacity: 3,904 in the South Central Region Surface: Hardwood 1st Volleyball Match : 1984 tournament in 2002. In 2007 Result : W, 3-0 vs Bethany Washburn went on the road to win the South Central Region