HUTCHINSON 49, BARTON 39 — The No. 1 ranked Hutchinson Community College women outscored Barton Community College 27-12 on 3-pointers to outlast the Cougars 49-39 in Friday's Region 6 basketball semifinal.
The Cougars (22-10) have qualified for the semifinals six straight times and had reached the Region 6 championship game the past four years.
Hutchinson (32-0) is assured of an NJCAA Tournament berth even if the Blue Dragons don't win Saturday's Region 6 championship.
The Cougars led by 10 points and 15-10 after one quarter. But the Dragons regained control with a 20-point second period for a 30-22 halftime lead they never lost.
"Offensively, we had good movement the first quarter and scored on two or three inbounds plays," said Barton coach Alan Clark. "After that, we got stagnant and started standing around. Credit Hutchinson's defense for some of that. We didn't shoot it very well, 4 of 20 on 3-pointers."
Barton's twin towers performed at a consistent level. Vera Ojenuwa contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds. Vivian Onugha scored nine points with 12 rebounds. The other Cougars converted 8 of 30 field goals (27%).
The Dragons held the Cougars to 16 of 53 shooting (30%) and 4 of 20 (20%) from 3-point range.
"We had a good time crashing the boards and getting offensive rebounds," Clark said. "Vera had a hard time getting the ball in the basket. Quezia (Bertoni) had a tough time finishing. It was one of those games."
Hutchinson (32-0) converted 9 of 21 shots from 3-point range. Reserve Bree Hornya made a trio of 3-pointers and scored 11 points. Journey Armstead scored 10 points. The Dragons scored 27 points on 3-pointers and 16 points on 2-pointers.
"They made enough of them," Clark said "We left Kiki Smith open twice and she hit two 3s. Armstead hit two threes. Hornya made three 3-pointers
Barton 15 7 9 8 — 39
Hutchinson 10 20 14 5 — 49
BARTON (22-10)—Ojenuwa 4-15 2-3 10, Grace John 3-9 0-0 9, Onugha 4-9 1-4 9, Boettjer 2-7 0-0 5, Bertoni 2-10 0-0 4, Vogl 1-2 0-0 2, Darby Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 16-53 3-7 39..
HUTCHINSON (32-0)—Hornya 4-5 0-0 11, Armstead 4-14 0-0 10, Jackson 2-9 0-0 4, Duffy 2-6 2-4 7, Smith 3-4 0-0 8, Mosley 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 17-44 6-8 49.
3-pointers—BC 4-20 (John 3-8, Boettjer 1-6, D. Smith 0-2, Bertoni 0-4); HCC 9-21 (Hornya 3-4, Armstead 2-5, Smith 2-2, Duffy 1-1, Jackson 1-5, Mosley 0-1, Muggeridge 0-3). Rebounds—BC 33 (Onugha 12); HCC 33 (Jackson 8). Assists—BC 12 (Bertoni 3, Ojenuwa 3, John 3); HCC 14 (Armstead 5).
WOMEN'S REGION 6 TOURNAMENT
CHAMPIONSHIP—Hutchinson 32-0 vs. Butler 25-7, 3 p.m.
SEMIFINALS—Hutchinson 49, Barton 39; Butler 65, Dodge City 52
SECOND ROUND—Hutchinson 90, Cloud 56; Barton 67, Coffeyville 43; Dodge City 92, Garden City 57; Butler 75, Seward 58
FIRST ROUND—Cloud 76, Cowley 67; Coffeyville 67, Colby 52; Garden City 78, Independence 71; Seward 70, Pratt 60
BARTON 67, COFFEYVILLE 43 — Barton's women featured Vera Ojenuwa (15), Quezia Bertoni (12), Grace John (11) and Vivian Onugha (10) in double figures to cruise past Coffeyville 67-43 in Tuesday's Region 6 quarterfinals.
KJCCC final Player of the Week honoree Onugha earned her 13th double/double with 11 rebounds. Bertoni contributed seven assists, and a game high six steals. John converted 3-of-6 shooting on 3-pointers. Tatum Boettjer sank 2-of-7 beyond the arc for 82 threes in a season.
McKenna Vogl keyed the reserves with eight points. St. John's Darby Smith drained her final Fleske Court arc buster accounting for five points.
Barton (22-9) will face No. 1 ranked Hutchinson (31-0) in Friday's 1 p.m. semifinal at Hutchinson. The Blue Dragons have beaten Barton 74-64 and 57-39.
Coffeyville (20-12) was paced by Ivy Fox with eight points. The Red Ravens made 18 of 42 field goals, 3 of 17 from long range.
The Cougars led 7-0 and roared to a 16-3 lead. The Cougars led y as many as 18 points before a 31-18 halftime margin. Barton never allowed Coffeyville to come within single digits to win by 24 points.
Barton connected on 50% of their shots and forced 18 Red Raven turnovers for a 26-point differential as four Cougars reached double-figure scoring.
NOTES Barton has won 10-of-the-last-13 meetings and 7-of-8 at Barton.Barton leads the series 23-4 at ho,e 36-15 overall.
Coffeyville 3 15 11 14 — 43
Barton 16 15 18 18 — 67
COFFEYVILLE (20-12)—Fox 4-7 0-0 8, Lyons 3-5 1-2 7, Black-Harmon 3-3 1-1 7, Layman 2-6 0-0 6, Parker 2-3 0-0 4, Dyja 2-4 0-0 4, Ortiz 1-6 0-0 3, Woods-Black 1-3 0-0 2, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Washington 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 18-42 4-5 43.
BARTON (22-9)—Ojenuwa 7-13 0-0 15, Bertoni 4-9 4-4 12, Grace John 3-6 2-2 11, Onugha 4-8 2-7 10, Vogl 4-6 0-0 8, Boettjer 2-8 0-0 6, Darby Smith 2-2 0-0 5, Totals 26-52 8-13 67
3-pointers—C 3-17 (Layman 2-6, Ortiz 1-5, Fox 0-1, Richardson 0-1, Dyja 0-2); BC 7-18 (John 3-6, Boettjer 2-7, D. Smith 1-1, Ojenuwa 1-1, Bertoni 0-3). Rebounds—C 22 (Lyons 5); BC 30 (Onugha 11). Assists—C 11 (Ortiz 4, Woods-Black 4); BC 19 (Bertoni 6). Steals—C 8 (Ortiz 5); BC 13 (Bertoni 6). TO—C 18; BC 10.
WOMEN'S REGION 6 TOURNAMENT
CHAMPIONSHIP—Hutchinson 32-0 vs. Dodge City/Butler winner
SEMIFINALS—Hutchinson 49, Barton 39; Dodge City 26-5 vs. Butler 24-7
SECOND ROUND—Hutchinson 90, Cloud 56; Barton 67, Coffeyville 43; Dodge City 92, Garden City 57; Butler 75, Seward 58
FIRST ROUND—Cloud 76, Cowley 67; Coffeyville 67, Colby 52; Garden City 78, Independence 71; Seward 70, Pratt 60
