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BCC volleyball falls to Butler
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The Barton volleyball team’s quest for a finish in the top half of the Jayhawk West took a hit Saturday afternoon at the Barton Gym.
With a chance to gain ground on the team directly ahead of them in fourth place, the Cougars were not able to notch the crucial win.
Butler came into Barton’s home court and left with a straight set win. The Grizzlies defeated the Cougars, 27-25, 25-20, 25-19.
The loss drops Barton to 3-6 in the West and 11-11 overall. It also ended the Cougars’ brief 2-game winning streak. Butler is now 6-3 and a full three games ahead of Barton. The Grizzlies are 16-6 overall.
The first set proved critical in establishing momentum for the remainder of the match. The Cougars would rally late in the set and push the Grizzlies into extra points before Butler won 27-25.
The second set was not as close. Butler used an 8-0 run to grab a 17-7 lead and led 24-14 before Barton attempted a desperation rally to cut it to 24-20 with a 6-0 run. That is where it ended as the Grizzlies took a 2-0 lead.
In the third and what would be final set, the Cougars led early but Butler closed the set with authority. Trailing 12-9, the Grizzlies went on a 12-4 run to take a 21-16 lead. Barton would cut it to 21-19 but the Butler scored the final four points to win 25-19.
Laine Conceicao led Barton with 10 kills while Kelsie Antcliff added eight. Kaila Harris paced the Cougars with 15 assists and Carolina Goncalves finished with 11.
Beth Schulte had 19 digs to lead the Cougars defense with Conceicao finishing with four blocks.
Now past the midway point of the conference slate, the chances of Barton finishing in the top four are very slim.
The Cougars get a chance to get back to their winning ways and get some redemption when Pratt visits the Barton Gym Monday.
Pratt is 2-6 in the West and 6-17 overall but beat Barton at Lesh Arena in Pratt earlier in the year. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m.

Cougar baseball shocks No. 3 Cowley Tigers
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ARKANSAS CITY -- The Barton Cougar baseball team scored early and often plating 11 of its runs over the first four innings to upset No. 3 Cowley College 12-8 on Tuesday. The Cougars (21-8) have won four in a row over the Tigers (23-7). Barton plays Jayhawk West leader Colby at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lawson-Biggs Field. The Cougars travel to Colby Sunday. Tyler Janssen led the Cougars balanced offensive attack providing three of the Cougars six extra base hits on the afternoon, finishing 3-for-5 and single shy of the cycle. The freshman drove in four runs highlighted behind his fourth-inning three-run round tripper for his fourth of the year. Eight of Barton's nine in the lineup furnished a hit with Janssen being joined by Kyle Graves 3-for-6 day at the plate and RBI, as the duo combined for six of the Cougars 14 hits on the afternoon. Kyle Walker was second in runs produced, driving in two of his three runs during Barton's four run top of the second frame, finishing 2-for-5 at the dish with a walk. Rounding out the Cougars' multi-RBI performances was Ayden Hadley and Wyatt Yetter, each driving in two runs apiece. Hadley distributed his pair with a first inning double while Yetter added the final run of a three-run first on a groundout followed by a leadoff fourth inning blast for his first big fly of the season. Despite finishing 0-for-1 at the plate, Barrett Donaldson generated three of Barton's nine walks created with a run scored. Braden Hauschel earned a no-decision in his one-inning of work allowing three runs on two hits with a walk and strikeout. Eli Lang (1-0) notched his first collegiate victory tossing 4.1-innings in relief scattering seven hits and three runs with Landon Haines getting the final two outs of the sixth allowing one hit with a stirkeout. Andrew McCarthy tossed a scoreless seventh with a strikeout while operating around a pair of walks. Cade Kunz handled the eighth yielding two runs on a hit and collected a strikeout before handing off to Preston Golden for the ninth, as the sophomore locked it down
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