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..  

Highlights

            Jenny Brown sent the game to overtime by hitting two free throws with 0.1 seconds to play in regulation. In the overtime, the Cougars dominated from the opening tip. A traditional 3-point play by Sarah Kendrick got Barton County started and Briana Book followed with back-to-back treys to give Barton County a 72-64 lead. From that point on it was a free throw shooting contest for the Cougars, who hit 7-of-10 charity tosses in the final two minutes for the win.

            Brown had a big night for the Cougars, matching her season-high with 16 points and setting a career-high with 16 rebounds as well. The Nebraska sophomore recorded her 5^th double-double as a Cougar -- her third this season. Book led Barton with 18 points, keyed by those two big treys in overtime. She also snagged seven boards and handed out five assists. Kendrick scored 11, eight of which came in the overtime session. Jalyssa Miller led Dodge City 24 points.

Next Up

            The Cougars will look to make it two in a row in the West as Colby pays a visit to the Hill tonight. Colby is currently in last place in the West with a 1-8 mark and are 7-16 overall. Tip is set for 6 p.m.

Stats

            Game boxes and cumulative stats can be found at the following website.

Barton County Women's Basketball at http://www.barton.cc.ks.us/sports/WB_01-02/wbasketball_01-02.htm