Comeback fall short in the fifth, Barton Volleyball season ends at Colby #GoBarton
The Barton Community College volleyball season came to an end three hours from home Tuesday as the Cougars’ comeback fell short in a fifth set defeat at Colby Community College. The fifth seeded Cougars took the first set 26-24 before the fourth seeded Trojans took the next two by identical 25-20 set scores. Closing out the fourth on a 4-0 run, Barton forced the deciding set with a 25-21 win and led through most of the fifth but couldn’t hold off a 4-0 Trojan charge down the stretch in defending the Community Building with a 15-12 victory. The loss ended Barton’s season at 18-18 while Colby improves to 23-10 advancing to the Region VI Final Four held Sunday in Liberal, Kansas.
October 31, 2017
The Barton Community College volleyball season came to an end three hours from home Tuesday as the Cougars' comeback fell short in a fifth set defeat at Colby Community College. The fifth seeded Cougars took the first set 26-24 before the fourth seeded Trojans took the next two by identical 25-20 set scores. Closing out the fourth on a 4-0 run, Barton forced the deciding set with a 25-21 win and led through most of the fifth but couldn't hold off a 4-0 Trojan charge down the stretch in defending the Community Building with a 15-12 victory. The loss ended Barton's season at 18-18 while Colby improves to 23-10 advancing to the Region VI Final Four held Sunday in Liberal, Kansas.