GREAT BEND, Kan. (BartonSports.com) – The Barton Community College women’s basketball team picked up its third straight win out of the holiday break Wednesday night at the Barton Gym by rolling past Independence Community College 94-49.
The Cougars strung five stretches of nine or more points in growing its twenty-eight point halftime lead to as much as fifty in cruising to its seventh straight win of the series.
Barton improves to 4-7 in league play and 8-9 overall with Independence remaining winless in conference play at 0-10 and 1-15 on the season.
The Cougars conclude their two-game homestand Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. tip hosting Coffeyville Community College, a Red Raven squad receiving votes in the latest poll and fresh off its Wednesday victory knocking off 4th ranked Dodge City.
Reigning KJCCC and NJCAA Player of the Week Vivian Onugha continued here onslaught of opponents in recording her 14th double-double of the season on a game high 23 points and 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes of court time.
Multiple career bests and collegiate firsts occurred in the runaway victory, Keyona Hall highlighting the efforts by pouring in 20 points with 4 assists in 21 minutes and Regina Donanu dishing out a best 7 assists, to go along with, 13 points and 3 steals.
Independence also had three reach double-figures led by the 13 points from Jassie Manning with 10 each coming from Allison Reese and Lauryn Gentle.
Other Barton collegiate highs were:
- Getrude Mapiye with 12 rebounds and 7 points in twelve minutes, dishing out her first assist of the year setting up Donanu’s jumper with 8:22 left in the game for Barton’s largest lead coming at 80-30
- Ejiroghene “EJ” Enenuvwedia with 6 points, 5 rebounds, and dishing out 2 assists.
- Joy Biribebe grabbing 4 rebounds and a best tying 2 points while also dishing out her first collegiate assist with 3:08 left in the third quarter.
