Denise Cuenca

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• November 16, 2015

Seven players from the Barton Community College women’s soccer team recently received post-season awards following the conclusion of its 9-7 season and reaching the region final four for the fourth straight year. The Lady Cougars’ had two sophomores and five freshman being named to the 2015 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Conference team while one landed on the twenty-two member All-Region VI team.

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• October 31, 2015

For the fourth consecutive year the Barton Community College women’s soccer team booked a trip to the Region VI semifinals with a decisive 3-0 shutout Saturday at Dodge City Community College in first round action. The fifth seeded Lady Cougars avenged a 2-1 defeat at Dodge City earlier in the season as five freshman accounted for all three second half goals to end the Conquistadors season. The victory was also the second consecutive first round victory for Barton as the Lady Cougars ended Allen County’s season last year on a shootout win on the Red Devils home turf. Next up for Barton will be a Thursday trip to Topeka’s Hummer Park with the daunting task of trying to knock-off top seeded and No. 6 nationally ranked Butler Community College. Kick-off scheduled for 11:00 a.m. with the winner advancing to Friday’s 10:00 a.m. championship against the winner of No. 14 Johnson County Community College and nationally receiving votes Hutchinson Community College.

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• October 26, 2015

The Barton Community College women’s soccer team closed out the regular season today in Kansas City with a 7-1 victory at Kansas City Kansas Community College. The Lady Cougars led by two at the break then scored three goals in the first five minutes of the second half to cruise for a fifth straight victory in closing out the regular season. Barton finishes tied for fourth place at 7-4 and 8-6 overall while KCK finishes the season at 2-8-1 and 4-10-1. Next up for the Lady Cougars is a Saturday trip to Dodge City for first round Region VI playoffs at Dodge City Community College. The Lady Conquistadors finished the regular season at 10-4 tying Barton for fourth place in the conference but get the No. 4 seed virtue of their 2-1 victory over Barton on September 26 in Dodge City.

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• October 24, 2015

Playing their final home game of the 2015 season, the Barton Community College women’s soccer team scored a pair of goals in each half defeating Coffeyville Community College 4-0 Saturday afternoon at the Cougar Soccer Complex. The victory locks up the fifth seed for the Region VI playoffs as the Lady Cougars improve to 6-4 in the Jayhawk conference while moving past the .500 mark for the first time this season at 7-6. Coffeyville meanwhile was essentially eliminated from a post-season berth dropping to 4-6 in conference and 7-11 overall. Barton will wrap up the regular season Monday, October 26, at Kansas City Kansas Community College in a 4:00 p.m. kick-off.

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• October 20, 2015

The Barton Community College women’s soccer team scored eight goals for the second time in the last five games routing MCC-Maple Woods 8-1 Tuesday afternoon at the Cougar Soccer Complex. The Lady Cougars scored four each half including jumping out to an early lead behind a strong south wind to coast to their third straight win. The non-conference victory improves Barton to 6-6 on the season while the Monarchs drop to 1-12. Sitting in fifth place in the Jayhawk standings at 5-4, the Lady Cougars return to Jayhawk play on Saturday hosting eighth place Coffeyville Community College (3-5, 6-10) at 2:00 p.m. in the final home game of the regular season. Barton will then wrap up the regular season Monday, October 26, at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

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• October 03, 2015

Behind a pair of hat tricks from freshman Jennifer Mendez and Natalie Espino-Kennedy, the Barton Community College women’s soccer team cruised to an 8-0 victory over Neosho County Community College Saturday at the Cougar Soccer Complex. Playing only a 70-minute match due to a limited Neosho roster, Barton was never threatened in scoring four goals in each half to break a three game losing streak. The Lady Cougars improve to 3-3 in conference play and 3-5 overall while Neosho remains winless at 0-5 in the Jayhawk 0-10 on the season. Barton will next travel to national Hutchinson on Wednesday to take on the national receiving votes Blue Dragons in a key conference matchup at 4:00 p.m. at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

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• September 15, 2015

The Barton Community College women’s soccer team took care of a short-handed Pratt Community College squad winning 3-0 Tuesday at the Cougar Soccer Complex. Taking advantage of a stiff 25 mph wind, the Lady Cougars scored three first half goals improving to 2-0 in conference play and 2-2 overall while keeping Pratt winless at 0-4 and 0-6. Barton will have a week off from action until next Tuesday when the Lady Cougars travel to Overland Park for a 2:00 p.m. kick-off at Johnson County Community College.

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• August 28, 2015

The Barton Community College women’s soccer team were simply dominated Friday in their season opener, falling 6-2 to No. 17 Iowa Central Community College. The Tritons unleashed twenty-six shots at the Cougar Soccer Complex on the young Lady Cougar defense facing a tough season opener. The victory improves Iowa Central to 3-0 on the season as Barton will have to wait until a Wednesday trip to Salina for hopes of its first victory of the season against the junior varsity squad from Kansas Wesleyan University.