COLBY — Barton Community College's women outscored Colby 41-12 after halftime for a 62-32 Jayhawk League basketball victory Tuesday.
The Cougars (21-9, 16-8 Jayhawk) earn the fourth seed and plays the Coffeyville/Colby winner in Tuesday's Region 6 Tournament. Colby drops to 8-21, 4-20 Jayhawk.
Barton's reigning KJCCC Player of the Week Vivian Onugha contributed three assists, 16 points and 10 rebounds for her 12th double/double. Vivian Onugha dished three assists with 10 points and 12 boards for her 15th double/double. Quezia Bertoni scored 10 points. Darby Smith delivered a spark with seven points and six steals.
The Cougars converted 25 of 58 field goals (43%), 7 of 13 from 3-point range (54%).
Colby's Aryanna Perez scored 11 points. Colby shot 12 of 46 (26%) with 22 turnovers. Sophie Bennet contributed eight points. Shelia Lee hauled down nine rebounds.
NOTES – Barton has won the last 8 in the series. Barton has won last four in Colby and 10-of-last-11. Barton leads the series 34-4 in Colby and 69-10 overall.
PLAYER OF WEEK – Onugha was named the KJCCC Player of the Week in the final week's voting of the 2023-24 season.
She averaged 12.5 points and 10.5 rebounds against No. 14 Dodge City and No. 1 Hutchinson. Onugha grabbed seven offensive boards and shot 50%.
She scored 14 points and grabbed eight boards against Dodge City. Onugha followed with 11 points and 13 rebounds for her 11th double/double.
Onugha contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds for her 12th double/double.
Barton 17 4 22 19 — 62
Colby 11 9 4 8 — 32
BARTON (21-9, 16-8)—Ojenuwa 7-14 2-3 16, Bertoni 4-8 0-0 10, Onugha 5-10 0-0 10, Darby Smith 2-5 1-4 7, Vogl 2-4 2-3 7, Boettjer 2-9 0-0 6, Grace John 1-4 0-0 2, VonLintel 1-2 0-0 3, Toombs 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 25-58 5-10 62.
COLBY (4-20, 8-21)—Perez 3-14 2-2 11, Bennett 3-9 0-0 8, Lopez 3-12 0-0 6, Brenes 1-4 -0 3, Balde 1-1 0-0 2, Biduaya 1-6 0-0 2, Totals 12-46 2-2 32.
3-pointers—BC 7-13 (Bertoni 2-2, D. Smith 2-3, Boettjer 2-6, VonLintel 1-1, John 0-1); C 6-17 (Perez 3-8, Bennett 2-4, Brenes 1-3, Lopez 0-2). Rebounds—BC 35 (Onugha 12); BC 24 (Lopez 6). Assists—BC 10 (Onugha 3, Ojenuwa 3); C 8 (Brenes 3). Steals—BC 11 (D. Smith 6); C 7 (Perez 3). TO—BC 12, C 22.
JAYHAWK WOMEN
Hutchinson 24-0 30-0
Dodge City 19-5 25-5
Butler 17-7 23-7
Barton 16-8 21-9
Coffeyville 14-10 19-11
Seward 12-12 16-14
Garden City 11-13 16-13
Independence 10-14 16-14
Cowley 10-14 16-14
Cloud 10-14 14-15
Pratt 7-17 13-17
Colby 4-20 8-21
NW Tech 2-22 3-25
3-5—Barton 69, Colby 32
3-6—Butler 62, Cowley 50; Cloud 117, NW Tech 72; Seward, Pratt; Coffeyville 69, Independence 51; Hutchinson 74, Garden City 64
REGION 6
1 Hutchinson 30-0 bye; 3-9—8 Cowley 16-14 vs 9 Cloud 14-15
4 Barton 21-9 bye; 3-9—5 Coffeyville 19-11 vs. 12 Colby 8-21
2 Dodge City 25-5 bye; 3-9—7 Garden City 16-13 vs. 10 Independence 16-14
3 Butler 23-7 bye; 3-9—6 Seward 16-14 vs. 11 Pratt 13-17 winner
