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Big third quarter keys BCC women in road win
Barton Basketball
Mike Marzolf, Special to the Tribune
Published: Dec 12, 2021, 5:23 AM

PRATT — The Barton women’s basketball team had not won back-to-back games since the first two contests of the season.

Saturday in Pratt at Lesh Auditorium provided Barton a great opportunity to end that stretch. The Cougars were coming off a win over Cloud County. Pratt sat near the bottom of the Jayhawk Conference standings.

While it wasn’t easy for a good portion of the contest, the Cougars eventually pulled away in the third quarter to notch back-to-back wins for the first time in Jayhawk play.

The Cougars never trailed in the contest, but weren’t able to shake the Beavers until well into the second half for the 53-35 win.

Barton is now 3-4 in the Jayhawk and 6-7 overall. Pratt sits next to last in the conference at 1-6 and 2-9.

Barton led from the opening tip but couldn’t not separate from the Beavers. Every time Barton built a decent lead, Pratt would rally in the defensive contest.

The Cougars scored the first six points of the game thanks to a pair of Jenny Nkem Womsi buckets but Pratt battled to cut the lead to one before the Cougars ended the first quarter up 12-9. Those two early baskets would be the beginning of a huge night for the freshman from Cameroon.

The Cougars started the second quarter much like first. Alissa Heskamp opened with a trey then Nkem Womsi scored back-to-back hoops and Barton had a 19-9 just 2:30 into the period.

Barton led 21-13 with 5:13 play in the first half and looked to be in control. But the Cougars would not score those final five-plus minutes as the Beavers closed to within a single digit at half, 21-20. Once again, Barton started hot to open a quarter as the second half got underway. A 7-2 run made it a 28-22 contest three minutes in. Barton’s lead hit double figures for the second time in the contest when Heskamp made her second 3-pointer to make it a 35-24 game with 4:10 left. This time there would be no drought to follow. 

A Morgan Meyers 3-pointer made it 38-24 the next trip down. Barton wasn’t done. Acorianna Lard pushed it to 16 with a layup the following possession as a 12-0 run put Barton in complete control, up 40-24.

Nkem Womsi would add a 3-point play and Meyers another 3-pointer as the Cougars pulled away in the third frame.

The Cougars put up 25 points in the third after just 21 the entire first half. Barton outscored Pratt 25-7 in that third period to take a 46-27 lead into the final 10 minutes of play.

Barton’s lead hit 22 on a couple of occasions in the final period, the final one at 53-31 with 7:38 left. The Cougars did not score the rest of the way but limited Pratt to just four points to notch the win.

Neither team tore the nets up in the contest but Pratt struggled mightily, hitting just 15-of-55 from the floor for 27 percent. The Beavers were 0-for-15 on 3s.

Nkem Womsi nearly outrebounded Pratt by herself as she put up career numbers in the win. Nkem Womsi finished with 18 rebounds, one above her career high and the third straight game she has reached double digits rebounds. Pratt had just 22 boards as a team.

The 6-1 Nkem Womsi also had a career-high 17 points. It was her third straight double-double. She was joined in double figures by Heskamp who tossed in 11 off the bench. Meyers led Barton with five assists.

The Cougars will wrap up the first semester of play when No. 14 Butler visits the Barton Gym Monday. Butler is currently second in the Jayhawk standings at 6-2. The Grizzlies defeated Cloud Saturday after suffering back-to-back losses at Hutchinson and Dodge City.

Tip at the Barton Gym is set for 5:30 pm.


Barton 53, Pratt 35

Barton 12    9  25  7 - 53

Pratt   9  11    7  8 - 35

Barton 6-7, 3-4 (53)

Shubert 2-7 0-0 4, Lard 3-9 2-3 8, Kirchhoff 1-3 0-0 2, Meyers 3-9 0-0 9, Nkem Womsi 7-12 3-3 17, Heskmap 4-9 0-0 11, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-4 0-0 2, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0, Rumford 0-0 0-0 0, Crites 0-0 0-0 0, Schroer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 5-6 53.

Pratt 1-6, 2-9 (35)

Daniels 4-11 2-2 10, Sodipe 2-11 2-4 6, Onwugbufor 4-9 1-5 9, Wiebe 2-8 0-0 4, Juresiute 1-9 0-0 2, Washington 2-7 0-1 4, Saenz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-55 5-12 35.

3-pointers -- Barton 6-20 (Heskamp 3-7, Meyers 3-8, Lard 0-1, Shubert 0-2, Kirchhoff 0-2). Pratt 0-15 (Wiebe 0-1, Sodipe 0-2, Onwugbufor 0-2, Washington 0-4, Juresiute 0-6).

Rebounds - Barton 40 (Nkem Womsi 18), Pratt 22 (Daniels 8); Assists - Barton 17 (Meyers 5), Pratt 9 (Onwugbufor 3). Steals - Barton 0, Pratt 9 (Daniels 3). Blocks - Barton 6 (Lard 2, Heskamp 2), Pratt 2 (Onwugubufor, Juresiute).

Turnovers - Barton 10, Pratt 17; Fouled out - Kirchhoff, Barton. Technicals - None.
Cougar baseball shocks No. 3 Cowley Tigers
Barton baseball
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 9:54 PM
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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