Barton women's soccer close out regular season with seven goal shutout

The Barton Community College women’s soccer team closed out the regular season Saturday at the Cougar Soccer Complex with a 7-0 Region VI victory over Northwest Kansas Technical College. Playing for the final time on their home turf, four sophomores accounted for five first half goals as the Lady Cougars cruised past an undermanned Lady Mavericks squad. Barton finishes the regular season 9-5-1 while Northwest Kansas finishes 2-11-1 overall with a 2-10 region season. Placing second in the Jayhawk West division at 5-3, Barton finished third in the Region VI standings at 8-4 and will play its first round regional playoff game in Overland Park, Kansas, to take on the East’s No. 2 seed Johnson County Community College who wrapped up the regular season at 9-2-1 in conference and 10-5-1 overall.