The Barton Community College women's basketball team closed out the fall portion of the schedule Monday evening at the Barton Gym with an 80-63 win over Hesston College. After being tied at halftime, the Lady Cougars methodically pulled away in the last eight minutes to capture the seventeen point win. Barton improves to 12-3 on the season while dropping Hesston to 6-9. Wrapping up academic finals this week, the Lady Cougars will take over two weeks away from before returning to campus to prepare for a January 4 game at Cowley College. Barton will then have a week away from competition before beginning Jayhawk Conference play on January 11 as the Lady Cougars host Pratt Community College.
Cheyenne Hedrington led Barton with her fourth double-double of the season scoring nineteen points and eleven rebounds. Phikala Anthony scored fifteen coming off the bench on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Mariana Lambert scored twelve while Kailai Brantner scored eleven and dished out a team high six assists. Brandy Winbush rounded out the double figure scoring with ten points.
Nikkita Lester led Hesston with twenty points and a team high four steals while Makayla Ladwig scored fifteen. Nikki Lowry led the Larks in rebounds with fifteen with five coming on the offensive glass.