2003-04 Barton Women's Basketball News

Cougar women drop heart-breaker to Garden

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team had one slip away Saturday night at the Barton County Gym, falling to Jayhawk West foe Garden City, 55-52. The Cougars had the defending West Champions on the ropes most of the night, but let the game slip away late to fall to 0-3 in the West and 10-7 overall. Garden City improves to 1-2 in the West and 10-6 overall.

October 11, 2004

Buchanan latest in-state signee for Barton women’s basketball

Brianna Buchanan joined 5 other in-state signees for the Barton County Community College women’s basketball, signing a letter-of-intent to play basketball for the Cougars next season. Buchanan comes to Barton from Junction City High School, where she was named the team MVP the past two seasons. She is the 7th overall signee for new coach Lane Lord.

May 05, 2004

Harris 1st out-of-state signing for Barton County women

Brandi Harris became the 1st out-of-state signee for new Barton County Community College women’s basketball coach Lane Lord. Harris, a 5-7 point guard from Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, Arizona, signed a letter-of-intent to play for the Cougars next season. She will bring with her impressive individual and team success through her high school career, which included a pair of Class 4A state titles in Arizona as well as a runner-up effort her senior season.

April 29, 2004

Phelan stays close to home to play college basketball

Kiely Phelan decided to keep things close to home to begin her college basketball career, signing to play basketball for the Barton County Community College women’s basketball team next season. She was among the group of 5 signees released by 1st-year Barton coach Lane Lord today. Phelan started 3 seasons at Quivira Heights High School in Bushton. Phelan lives in nearby Holyrood.

April 15, 2004

Love signs to play for former coach at Barton County

Sharece Love was among the 5 signees released by the Barton County Community College women’s basketball team today and 1st year coach Lane Lord. She is a familiar face to Coach Lord, having played for him for four years at Wichita Heights High School. While at Heights, Love and her teammates complied an 89-8 record over four years with 2 Class 6A titles to the Falcons credit.

April 15, 2004

Glen to play basketball for Barton County women

Ashley Glen has signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball for the Barton County Community College women’s basketball team next season. Glen will be playing for 1st year head coach Lane Lord after spending the previous four seasons playing against him. Glen played for Wichita’s Bishop Carroll High School while Lord coached at rival Wichita Heights High School. The two schools battled for the City League title in Wichita all four seasons of Glen’s high school career.

April 15, 2004

Ridley follows coach from Wichita Heights to Barton County

Brittany Ridley was among the 5 signees released by the Barton County Community College women’s basketball team today and 1st year coach Lane Lord. She is a familiar face to Coach Lord, having played for him for four years at Wichita Heights High School. While at Heights, Ridley and her teammates complied an 89-8 record over four years with 2 Class 6A titles to the Falcons credit.

April 15, 2004

Carlile signs to play hoops for Barton County women

Victoria Carlile was among the first 5 signees released by the Barton County Community College women’s basketball team and 1st year head coach Lane Lord today. Carlile comes to Barton from Liberal High School and the hometown of Jayhawk West rival Seward County. During her time at Liberal, Carlile proved to a big-time scorer and 3-point shooter for the Redskins.

April 15, 2004

Cougars name Lane Lord to take over women’s basketball program

Barton County Community College named Lane Lord as the coach of the women’s basketball program at the school Tuesday afternoon. Lord becomes the 8th coach in the illustrious history of Barton County. Coach Lord comes to Barton County from Wichita Heights High School, where he compiled two state champions the past three seasons. Lord takes over for Don Kayser, who resigned during his 4th season at the school. The Cougars finished this season with a 14-17 record and a 4-year total of 56-70 during Coach Kayser’s tenure.

March 17, 2004

Barton just misses out on 1st round upset of top seed

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team put a rather large scare into the Region VI’s top-seed Coffeyville Red Ravens Tuesday night in the opening round of the Region VI women’s basketball tournament. Barton led Coffeyville much of the contest and by as many a 6 points with 7 minutes to play before falling to the Red Ravens in Coffeyville, 64-53, at Nellis Gymnasium. The loss ends the Cougars season at 14-17 while Coffeyville (22-9) advances to the quarterfinals in Salina on Saturday.

March 03, 2004

Cougars pull off upset win in final regular season contest

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team pulled off an upset to end the regular season, defeating Dodge City 60-53 at the Barton County Gym in Great Bend. The win moved the Cougars to 4-12 in the West and 14-16 overall. Barton will travel to Coffeyville Tuesday to start Region VI action. Dodge City fell to 9-7 in the West and 23-7 overall. It was also a night that saw Akia Harmon post the 3rd highest rebound total in Barton County history.

February 29, 2004

Cougars lose at No. 22 Cloud; secure 8th spot in West for playoffs

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team lost their contest at Cloud County Wednesday night, but with other action in the Jayhawk West, locked down the 8th and final playoff spot from the West in the upcoming Region VI Tournament. Barton fell 64-52 in Arley Bryant Gymnasium at Concordia but thanks to a Butler loss to Hutchinson, earned the playoff bid. Barton is now 13-16 overall and 3-12 in the West. Cloud, ranked No. 22, finished its regular season at 24-6 and 11-5, good for 3rd in the West. Barton will travel to Coffeyville for 1st round action Tuesday at 7 p.m. Prior to that contest, the Cougars will host Dodge City Saturday at 6 p.m. to round out the regular season.

February 26, 2004

Cougars drop road tilt at Butler

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team dropped a 56-49 road decision to Butler County Saturday night at the Power Plant in El Dorado. Despite the loss, the Cougars held onto the 8th and final playoff spot from the Jayhawk West for the upcoming Region VI Tournament. Barton is now 13-15 overall and 3-11 in the West. Butler County is 12-16 overall and still on the outside looking if for the playoffs with a 2-12 West mark.

February 23, 2004

Cougar rally comes too late in loss at Hutch

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team began to find their shot a little too late Wednesday night at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, losing to Hutch by a 64-47 margin. A rough 1st half put the Cougars in a hole they could not get out off as they fell to 3-10 in the West and 13-14 overall this season. Hutch moved into the 6th spot in the West with the win, improving to 4-9 and 15-11. Barton is currently 8th in the West.

February 20, 2004

Barton women fall to No. 8 Colby

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team lost to another ranked foe Saturday night, falling to No. 8 Colby, 62-41, at the Barton County Gym. The loss drops the Cougars to 3-9 in the Jayhawk West and 13-13 overall. Colby, currently 2nd in the West, improves to 11-2 and 24-3. The Cougars will have a showdown with Hutchinson Wednesday night in a contest that could determine 7th place in the West for the upcoming playoffs, giving the winner the inside track on avoiding the top seed from the East.

February 14, 2004

Cougars fall into tie for 6th with loss at Garden

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team dropped into a 6th-place tie Saturday night, coming on strong just a little bit late as the Cougars rally fell short at Garden City 62-56 in a Jayhawk West contest. The loss by Barton dropped them into a 6th place with Garden in the league standings at 3-8. Barton is 13-12 overall while Garden is 12-12. The Broncbusters hold the tiebreaker, having beaten the Cougars twice this season.

February 09, 2004

Barton maintains home streak against Pratt

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team made it 26 straight at home against Pratt, notching a 71-58 win over the Beavers at the Barton County Gym. The win put the Cougars solidly in 6th place in the conference by themselves. Barton is 3-7 in the West and 13-11 overall. Pratt is now 5-4 and 17-6. Barton is 26-0 all-time against Pratt at the Barton County Gym.

February 05, 2004

Barton women lose at No. 9 Seward County

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team continued its string of ranked foes, playing the 3rd straight Top 20 in the NJCAA poll Saturday when the Cougars traveled to Liberal to take on a Seward County team that had won 122 straight home games. The Saints made it No. 123 with an 82-41 win over Barton County. The Cougars fall to 12-11 on the season and 2-7 in West play.

February 02, 2004

Kayser resigns post as head women’s basketball coach at Barton

Barton County Community College women’s head basketball coach Don Kayser announced his resignation Thursday afternoon, effective at the end of this basketball season. Coach Kayser is in his 4th season at the helm of the Cougar team and has a career record of 54-63 as the coach of the Cougars heading into Saturday contest in Liberal.

January 30, 2004

Cougar women drop West decision to No. 16 Cloud County

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team came up short in its upset bid Wednesday night at the Barton County Gym, falling to No. 16 Cloud County by a 67-54 score. The loss dropped the Cougars to 2-6 in the West and 12-10 overall. Cloud County improved to 19-3 and 6-2. The Cougars will attempt to snag an upset Saturday in Liberal against No. 9 Seward County.

January 29, 2004

Barton women lose at No. 20 Dodge City

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team saw its 2-game winning streak come to an end Sunday afternoon at the Civic Center in Dodge City, falling to the No. 20 Conquistadors by a 77-49 score. The loss dropped the Cougars to 2-5 in the Jayhawk West and 12-9 overall this season. Dodge City is just one game out of the top spot in the West after the win with a 5-2 West mark and a 19-2 overall record.

January 26, 2004

Cougars make it two straight with win OT over Hutch

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team continued its quest for the top half of the Jayhawk Conference with a 62-57 overtime win over Hutchinson at the Barton County Gym Wednesday night. The win was the 2nd straight for the Cougars who now stand at 2-4 in the West, alone in 6th place. Barton is 12-8 overall this season. Hutch fell to 1-5 and 12-7.

January 21, 2004

Cougars earn first West win with drubbing of Butler

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team notched its first Jayhawk Conference win of the season, rolling by Butler County Saturday night at the Barton County Gym, 63-41. The win moved the Cougars to 11-8 overall and 1-4 in the West. Butler County fell to 10-9 and 0-5. The Cougars will go for win back-to-back West wins Wednesday when Hutch visits the Barton County Gym.

January 18, 2004

Barton women fall to red hot Colby team

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team ran up against one of the hottest NJCAA women’s basketball teams it he country Monday night and left with a 99-58 loss to Colby at the Community Building in Colby. Colby jumped from the tier of unranked teams to No. 16 in the country in the latest NJCAA poll. The Trojans have now won 16-straight contests and are 17-1 on the season and 4-0 in the West. Barton is 10-8 overall and 0-4 in the conference.

January 13, 2004

Barton falls to 0-2 in West with road loss to Pratt

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team dropped its second Jayhawk West contest with a 59-32 loss at Pratt Wednesday night. The two losses for the Cougars in the conference have come to teams with a combined record of 28-3. The Cougars fell to 10-6 with the loss and 0-2 in the West.

January 08, 2004

Cougars fall to No. 3 Saints in West opener

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team started off what is an extremely tough Jayhawk West slate of games Saturday by hosting the No. 3 team in the nation as Seward County paid a visit to the Cougars. Seward pulled away from Barton in the 2nd half as the Cougars dropped their conference opener by a 70-44 score. The loss dropped Barton to 10-5 overall and 0-1 in the West. Seward is now 14-1 at 1-0.

January 04, 2004

Barton women earn pair of Shoot-Out win; improves to 10-2

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team went into defensive lockdown during their weekend at the Jayhawk Shoot-Out in Coffeyville. The result was a pair of wins over two Jayhawk East foes that ran the Cougars mark to 10-2 overall this season and moved its current winning streak to 5 games.

December 08, 2003

Cougars head to Shoot-Out with 8-2 mark after win over Southwestern JV

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team put the final touches on the pre- Jayhawk Shoot-Out portion of its schedule with a 69-56 win over the Southwestern JV Tuesday night at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars built a big lead in the 1st half then coasted to the 13-point win. Barton will take an 8-2 mark into the Shoot-Out, currently riding a 3-game winning streak.

December 03, 2003

Barton snares a pair of easy wins at Pepsi Classic

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team had a pair of easy wins at the Pepsi Classic this past weekend at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars rolled by Southeast Community College (Neb.) Friday night by a 102-43 score then came back Saturday to defeat the McPherson JV 77-36. The wins moved Barton County to 7-2 for the season. The Cougars have a 10-day break following the wins and will return to action Dec. 2 in a home tilt.

November 24, 2003

Turnovers, shooting woes hamper Cougar women in loss

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team lost for just the 2nd time this season, falling to Jayhawk East favorite Cowley County Wednesday night at the Barton County Gym. Cowley defeated the Cougars 69-56 to drop Barton County to 5-2 for the season. Cowley County improved to 6-1 overall.

November 20, 2003

Cougars move to 5-1 with sweep of Jayhawk East teams

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team ran its record to 5-1 this season with two wins over Jayhawk East foes at the Pizza Hut Classic held at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars defeated Highland 79-52 Friday night then knocked off Neosho by a 54-46 count Saturday. Barton was the only team women’s team to finish the Classic with a perfect 2-0 mark. Barton will get another challenge from the East Wednesday when Cowley County pays a visit.

November 16, 2003

Big 2nd half pushes Cougars to 3-1 on season

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team used a big 2nd half to propel the Cougars by the Friends University JV Tuesday night at the Barton County Gym, winning 74-63. The win moved Barton to 3-1 for the season with a pair of games against Jayhawk East teams this weekend in the Pizza Hut at Barton.

November 12, 2003

Barton women go 1-1 in Hutchinson Tournament

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend at the Quarterback Classic held in Hutchinson over the weekend. The Cougars fell Friday afternoon to No. 24 Iowa Western, 68-55, and then rebounded with an easy 72-29 win over the McPherson College JV. Barton is 2-1 on the season.

November 10, 2003

Cougars roll to win in opener over Newman JV

The Barton County Community College women’s basketball team started off its 2003-04 campaign with an easy win over the Newman JV Monday night at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars jumped to an early lead and rolled in the 78-46 win over the Jets in front of more than 500 fans in a game that followed the Cougars’ volleyball win over Highland in District D playoff action.

November 04, 2003