Cougars season ends with loss to East Champion Cowley County
The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end Wednesday night with an 81-41 loss to Cowley County in the first round of the Region VI basketball tournament at Arkansas City.
Cougars season ends with loss to East Champion Cowley County
The Barton County Community College women's basketball team saw its season come to an end Wednesday night with an 81-41 loss to Cowley County in the first round of the Region VI basketball tournament at Arkansas City.
Barton ends its season with an 11-20 record. Cowley County, 26-5, will move into the quarterfinals Saturday to take on Colby at 8 p.m. at Salina's Bicentennial Center.
Highlights
The Cougars were tied with Cowley at 7-all before the Tigers went on a 24-4 run to take control of the game. Barton trailed 39-19 at the intermission. In the second half, Cowley, ranked No. 21 in the NJCAA, pushed the lead to 30 in the first 5 minutes of the contest.
Barton was led by sophomore Michelle Deighton, who closed out her career with 9 points and 3 assists. Akia Harmon had 7 points and 5 rebounds for the Cougars. Courtney Roach led four Cowley players in double figures with 17 points.
Stats
Game boxes and season stats can be found at www.bartonccc.edu/sports
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The Cougars end their regular season with an 11-20 mark.