LIBERAL — The Barton Community College women’s basketball team started off slow, but Seward County got off to a slow start as well.
The Lady Cougars only trailed by six points at halftime, but Seward picked up its shooting in the second half for a 69-42 rout in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division action on Wednesday night.
Barton drops to 18-10 overall and 6-6 in the West. No. 16-ranked Seward County improves to 24-4 and 9-3.
The Lady Cougars shot 24 percent (6-for-25) from the field in the first half, but luckily for Barton, Seward County only managed 29.4 percent (10-for-34).
Things changed in the second half — for Seward County.
The Lady Saints shot 46.3 percent (19-for-41) in the second half. Barton went 7-for-32 (21.9 percent).
Cheyenne Hedrington led Barton with 13 points.

                                  — Kevin Price

JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas Jayhawk Community
College Conference
Western Division

WOMEN

Wednesday

At Liberal

Seward County 69, Barton 42
BARTON (18-10, 6-6)
     Cheyenne Hedrington 5-14 3-5 13, Brandy Winbush 3-7 0-0 9, Mariana Lambert 2-5 2-2 7, Kailai Brantner 1-8 3-6 5, Taylor Mayes 2-11 0-0 4, Ashton Bruner 0-7 2-5 2, KK Anthony 0-4 2-4 2, Ciera Lampe 0-0 0-0 0, Bethany Bowman 0-0 0-0 0, Tori Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-57 12-22 42.
SEWARD COUNTY (24-4, 9-3)
     Brianna Scott 5-11 2-2 14, Alana Simon 6-16 0-0 12, Korina Chapman 5-10 0-0 11, Shanise Brooks 5-13 1-4 11, Fabiana Monte 3-7 0-0 8, Payton Fleming 3-10 0-0 6, Kyndal Davis 1-4 2-3 4, Janel Tammen 1-3 1-2 3, Rebekah Hatchard 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 29-75 6-13 69.
     Halftime — Seward County 25, Barton 19. Three-point goals — Barton 4-9 (Winbush 3-5, Lambert 1-2, Brantner 0-1, Hedrington 0-1); Seward County 5-14 (Scott 2-4, Monte 2-4, Chapman 1-1, Fleming 0-2, Tammen 0-1, Simon 0-2). Fouled out — Barton (None); Seward County (None). Rebounds — Barton 40 (Bruner 6); Seward County 60 (Brooks 11). Assists — Barton 8 (Bruner 4); Seward County 16 (Scott 6). Total fouls — Barton 9; Seward County 18. Turnovers — Barton 11; Seward County 16.