Strong second half powers Barton women to first victory of season #GoBarton
Strong second half powers Barton women to first victory of season.
The Barton Community College women's basketball team turned a six-point second half deficit into a nineteen-point 91-72 victory Saturday over the junior varsity squad from Bethany College in the BSN Tip-Off Classic opening game at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
A Bethany trey at the buzzer gave the Swedes a first quarter lead before canning their fifth triple of the opening twenty within a 6-0 spurt to lead by three at the halftime break.
Canning another coming out of the locker room, the Swedes put Barton in a six-point early third quarter hole but the Cougars responded outscoring them by eight points the rest of the frame.
Gaining all the momentum and finding their stride, Barton went on to score 31 of their 54 second half points in the final frame, building out a twenty-two point margin in coasting to the win.
The Cougars' first victory of the year moves to 1-2 on the young season, looking to notch its second on Saturday in a 1:00 p.m. tip versus Tabor College junior varsity.
Posting her third straight double-double performance, Vivian Onugha led all players with 25 points and 19 rebounds while also dishing out 3 assists.
Close behind was Macie Smith's career high performance of 24 points and 7 rebounds with 4 steals. Alaina Eck added 15 points, 8 rebounds, and a game high 6 steals as Regina Donanu just missed a double-double in scoring 12 points and 9 rebounds.
The Cougars shot over 45% on the afternoon with 21 assists on their 39 field goals with Brittany Simpson dishing out a career high 9 assists and adding 7 points to the scoreboard.
Hannah Moss led Bethany with 17 points and a team lead tying 6 rebounds, J'Myra London also grabbed 6 rebounds with 11 points, and Amando Tower added 9 points.