The 12th ranked Barton Community College women's soccer team got back to its winning ways Saturday afternoon riding a pair of second half goals earning a 2-0 victory over Dodge City Community College from the Cougar Soccer Complex.
Sweeping the season meetings, the Cougars keep pace atop the KJCCC West at 8-1-0 and move to 12-2-0 on the season while the Conquistadors drop to 1-7-0 in the conference and fall to 2-7-1 overall. Next up will be a Wednesday trip to Arkansas City for a 5:00 p.m. kick at Cowley College.
Despite the Cougars maintaining the possession and holding a 14-2 edge in shots, it would be the Conquistadors packing in the defense holding the nation's second highest scoring team off the scoreboard in the opening forty-five minutes.
Regrouping during the halftime break, Head Coach Ousmane Camara's halftime speech sparked a fire into the Barton attack. Taking just sixty-six seconds into the second half for the Cougars to break through on the scoreboard, Nina Norshie carried in Rin Sato's setup pass for a far post net shaker from the top of the six-yard box.
Just 9:50 later, the nation's leading scorer would strike again as Hinata Kojima's sent in ball set up a picture perfect far post Norshie header from 12-yards out for her second of the game and 36th of the season widening Barton's lead to 2-0.
Nia Baker improved to 8-2-0 on the season defending the pipes for 82-minutes making the lone save for the Cougars while Raianny Lopes guarded the net for the final eighth-minutes as the Barton defense posted its' sixth clean sheet of the season.
Barton held a 22-3 edge in shots and 9-1 advantage on frame outshooting their opponent for the 14th time this season in 14 games.
Barton Scoring:
46:06: Nina Norshie (35); Assist: Rin Sato (9)
57:56: Nina Norshie (36); Assist: Hinata Kojima (1)
Record Book Watch
Nina Norshie
36 Goals
- 3rd best single season *6 away from Rayssa Neres' 42 (2018)
- T-6th best career with Elaine Fontes' 36 (2005-2006), *6 away from Theresa Crane (2005-2006) & Rayssa Neres (2008-2009) 42
77 Points
- 4th best single season *2 away from Yesenia Garcia's 79 (2008)
- 8th best career *Passed Elaine Fontes 76 (2005-2006), 9 away from Larissa Fagundes' 86 (2017-2018)