2001-02 Barton Women's Basketball News - Barton Cougars - Home of 60 National Championships

Lee signs letter with Bethany College

Stacy Lee became the third member of the Barton County Community College women's basketball team to sign a letter-of-intent to play in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference next season.

May 30, 2002

Brown signs to play with Oklahoma State

It may not be a popular decision in her home state, but Jenny Brown is excited. The Nebraska native signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Oklahoma State University Monday.

May 08, 2002

Ripple takes job at Southeastern Oklahoma

Barton County assistant women's basketball coach Jacob Ripple will be leaving Barton for a similar position at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant. Ripple is leaving after three years as an assistant at Barton.

May 08, 2002

Nittler headed to Barton County

After one season at Fort Hays State University, Heather Nittler decided to make the decision she didn't make one year ago -- to attend Barton County Community College and play women's basketball for the Cougars.

May 01, 2002

Urban signs letter with Friends

Jenny Urban is very happy to have her basketball career extend beyond Barton County Community College. Especially after an injury-plagued sophomore campaign for the Cougars. Urban signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball next season for Friends University in Wichita. It sounds like a perfect match.

April 24, 2002

Book signs with Sterling

Briana Book found a winner to continue her basketball career with. The Barton County sophomore signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball at NAIA Division II powerhouse Sterling College next season.

April 24, 2002

Cougars head to post season on winning streak

The Barton County women's basketball team will go to the Region VI tournament riding a 2-game winning streak after earning a 72-63 win over Pratt Saturday night at the Barton County Gym. The win improves the Cougars to 10-20 overall and 5-11 in the Jayhawk West. Pratt finishes 18-12, 6-10.

March 03, 2002

Barton women roll to easy road win

The Barton County women's basketball made things look easy at time Wednesday night, but had to stave off a pesky Colby team to secure an 87-75 win at the Community Building in Colby. The win moved Barton to 4-11 in the Jayhawk West and 9-20 overall. Colby ends its season at 2-14 and 8-22.

February 28, 2002

Second half costs Cougars -- again

The Barton County women's basketball team again found itself in a battle with a 3-loss team, but again, the second half proved to the difference. The Cougars led Hutchinson by four at halftime, but by the time the final buzzer sounded, Hutchinson had bagged a 71-58 Jayhawk West win. The loss drops Barton County to 3-11 in the West and 8-20 overall. Hutchinson is now 10-3 and 24-3.

February 21, 2002

Barton women fall at Butler

The Barton County women's basketball team fought with the No. 8 ranked in the country for most of the game, but fell to Butler County on the road, 74-55. The loss dropped Barton to 8-19 for the season and 3-10 in the Jayhawk West. Butler is now 9-3 and 23-3.

February 18, 2002

Barton women fall to No. 8 Butler

The Barton County women's basketball team fought with the No. 8 ranked in the country for most of the game, but fell to Butler County on the road, 74-55. The loss dropped Barton to 8-19 for the season and 3-10 in the Jayhawk West. Butler is now 9-3 and 23-3.

February 18, 2002

Cougars winning streaks ends at two

The Barton County women's basketball team came up short in its bid for three straight wins Wednesday night, dropping a heart-breaker to Garden City, 73-71, at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars fell to 3-9 in the Jayhawk West with the loss and 8-18 overall. Garden City improves to 3-8 and 15-10.

February 14, 2002

Barton earns road win in Jayhawk West

The Barton County women's basketball team earned their second road win in as many tries Saturday night, defeating Dodge City, 79-68 in overtime. The win pushed the Cougars to 2-8 in the West and 7-17 overall. Dodge City fell to 2-9 and 13-12..

February 10, 2002

Seward County proves too much for Barton

The Barton County women's basketball team hung around the No. 4 ranked team in the country Wednesday night, but in the end an upset would not be in the making. The Cougars fell to Seward County, 89-67 at the Barton County Gym. The loss dropped Barton County to 6-17 overall and 1-8 in the Jayhawk West. Seward County is now 23-0 and 9-0.

February 07, 2002

Barton falls short in upset bid of Cloud

The Barton County women's basketball team dropped an 81-67 decision to the defending national champion Cloud County Monday night at the Barton County Gym. The loss dropped Barton to 1-7 in the Jayhawk West and 6-16 overall. Cloud County is now 6-2 and 18-4.

February 05, 2002

Cougars snap skid; run streak against Pratt to 41

The Barton County women's basketball team finally snapped that pesky Jayhawk West losing streak, earning an 86-75 win at Pratt Saturday night. The win was the first in West play for Barton, now 1-6 and 6-15 overall. Pratt fell to 4-3 in the West and 15-6 overall.

February 03, 2002

Cougars rally falls short

The Barton County women's basketball again put a scare in its opponent, but was unable to come away with the victory. The Cougars lost at Hutchinson in Jayhawk West action, falling to the Blue Dragons, 68-57. Barton is now 5-15 overall and 0-6 in Jayhawk West play. Hutchinson is 17-2 and 2-3.

January 24, 2002

Cougars come up short against Butler County

Butler County took an early lead in the game at 12-0, but the Cougars battled back and kept the game in single digits most of the first half, trailing 31-22 at the break. In the second half, the Grizzlies maintained a lead of 8-12 points most of the way before pulling away for the 19-point win.

January 21, 2002

Cougars fall to Garden City

The Barton County women's basketball team came up short in its bid for its first conference win Wednesday night, losing at Garden City, 82-74. The loss dropped the Cougars to 0-4 in Jayhawk West play and 5-13 overall. Garden City is 1-2 and 13-4.

January 17, 2002

Barton women fall to Dodge City

Things aren't getting any easier for the Barton County women's basketball team as they fell to 0-3 in Jayhawk Conference play after losing to Dodge City, 70-63, Monday night in Great Bend. The loss drops the Cougars to 5-12 overall. Dodge City is now 12-5 and 1-2.

January 15, 2002

Barton handed second conference loss

Fresh off a trip to the floor of the defending national champion, the Barton County women's basketball team had to take on unbeaten and No. 8 ranked Seward County Saturday night. The result wasn't what the Cougars wanted, falling 113-62 to the Saints. Barton falls to 0-2 in the Jayhawk West and 5-11 overall. Seward County is now 2-0 and 16-0.

January 14, 2002

Barton falls to defending National Champions

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball started off Jayhawk West action with a 70-59 loss to the defending National Champions, Cloud County, Wednesday night in Concordia.

January 10, 2002

Cougar women drop two at Shoot-Out

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team continued to struggle over the weekend, dropping two games at the Jayhawk Conference Shoot-Out in Coffeyville. Barton County dropped a heart-breaker Friday to Fort Scott, 52-51 then lost to Kansas City Kansas Sunday morning, 92-71.

December 03, 2001

Cougars drop pair of close contests

The road hasn’t been an easy one for the Barton County Community College women’s basketball team to start the season. The Cougars dropped two more games over the weekend at the Pizza Hut Classic at Barton County to fall to 3-4 for the season. All four losses have been to teams ranked in the Top 25.

November 19, 2001

Barton County women go 1-2 in Oklahoma

The Barton County Community College women's basketball team finished the weekend in Oklahoma with a 1-2 mark, giving the Cougars a 3-2 overall record. The Cougars lost to Eastern Oklahoma Thursday, 75-61, then fell to the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Northeastern Oklahoma Friday, 110-56 in the first night of the NEO Classic. Barton County concluded its weekend with an 81-69 win over Ranger, Texas on Saturday at the NEO Classic.

November 12, 2001

Barton County goes 2-0 in Pepsi Classic

The Barton County Community College women's basketball team rolled to a pair of wins to start the 2001-02 season. The Cougars won a pair of games at the Pepsi Classic held at Barton County over the weekend.

November 05, 2001

Cougars set to challenge for title in loaded Jayhawk West

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team did what it could to put itself in position to compete for the Jayhawk West basketball title this year.

October 30, 2001

Cougar women picked to finish 2nd

The Barton County Community College women's basketball team is picked to finish second in the Jayhawk West, according to the league's coaches.

October 23, 2001

Barton women’s basketball releases list of signees

Barton County women’s basketball coach Don Kayser released a list of six signees for the 2001-02 basketball season.

July 03, 2001

Barton County's season ends at Fort Scott

The Barton County women's basketball team saw its season come to an end Tuesday night in Fort Scott, falling to the Greyhounds, 65-50, in the first round of the Region VI tournament. Barton ends its season at 10-21 while Fort Scott advances to the quarterfinals with a 23-8 mark.

March 06, 2001