DODGE CITY -- No. 9 Dodge City Community College fought off a challenge from the Barton Cougar women for a hard-fought 69-60 quarterfinal victory in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament. Regina Donanu closed out her stellar career leading Barton with 15 points while adding nine rebounds and four assists. Aliana Eck finished with 14 points, connecting on a trio 3-pointers and going 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Spray added 11 points with five rebounds. Christal Long chipped in nine points and six boards. Mary Akinde anchored the interior with 12 rebounds and seven points, helping Barton hold a 36-30 advantage on the glass while finishing the season with 337 rebounds — tied for the seventh-most in a single season in program history alongside Sheila Hubert's 1983-84 total. Barton connected on 6-of-15 from 3-point range but shot 32% overall. Dodge City's Manuela Piljevic's game-high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including a trio of 3-pointers, while adding six rebounds and four assists. Savi Mi contributed 17 points. Jade Celerier and Saje Evans each adding nine points. Barton (15-17) has reached the Region 6 quarterfinals nine consecutive times. Dodge City (26-4) eliminated the Cougars for the second consecutive season. Barton showed early fight, jumping in front 10-6 midway through the opening quarter behind an Alaina Eck 3-pointer and defensive activity before Dodge City closed the period on a 9-2 stretch to take a 15-12 edge. The Conquistadors slowly built their cushion in the second quarter, holding the Cougars to nine points in the frame to carry a 28-21 lead into the halftime break. The Cougars chipped away at the deficit largely on Donanu's mid-range jumpers before Eck buried a 3-pointer to give Barton a 38-35 lead. Akinde followed with consecutive putbacks for a 42-38 lead. Dodge City answered with a 7-0 spurt for a 47-44 lead into the final period. Sadie Spray's 3-point play and an Eck 3-pointer got the Cougars within three points. The Cougars pulled within six with 35 seconds remaining on a Kodi Greer 3-pointer. Dodge City converted free throws sealing the 9-point decision. Barton 12 9 23 16 — 60 Dodge City 15 13 19 22 — 69 BARTON (15-17)—Donanu 6-19 (0-2) 3-4 15; Eck 3-13 (3-4) 5-6 14; Spray 3-7 1-2 7; Long 3-7 (1-3) 2-2 9; Yunus 0-2 0-0 0; Greer (1-3) 0-0 3; Moody 0-1 1-2 1; Totals 19-60 (6-15) 16-21 60 DODGE CITY (26-4)—Piljevic 9-17 (3-8) 3-4 24; Savi Mi 6-12 (0-2) 5-8 17; Celerier 4-8 (0-3) 1-2 9; Evans 3-8 (1-4) 2-2 9; Mantz 1-6 (1-4) 1-2 4; Perry 0-1 1-2 1; Melksham 1-1 0-0 2; Cunningham (1-1) 0-0 3; Totals 25-54 (6-22) 13-20 69 Rebounds—BC 36 (Akinde 14); DC 30 (Evans 9). Assists—BC 8 (Donanu 4); DC 14 (Evans 4, Celerier 4). Steals—BC 7 (Long 2, Spray 2); DC 5. TO—BC 11, DC 13 JAYHAWK WOMEN Butler 23-1 30-1 Dodge City 21-3 26-4 Hutchinson 20-4 26-5 Coffeyville 16-8 23-8 Seward 14-10 20-12 Colby 12-12 16-16 Barton 12-12 15-17 Garden City 11-13 17-14 Cowley 11-13 15-16 Cloud 10-14 14-16 Pratt 3-21 7-23 Independence 2-22 5-25 Hays NW 2-22 2-29 REGION 6 WOMEN 3-7—Garden City 91, Cowley 80; 5 Seward 84, Hays NW 52; Colby 58, Pratt 42; Barton 88, Cloud 64 3-10—Butler 93, Garden City 62; Coffeyville 87, Seward 62; Dodge City 69, Barton 60; Hutchinson 74, Colby 65 3-13—Butler (30-1) vs. Coffeyville (23-8), 1 p.m.; Dodge City (26-4) vs. Hutchinson (26-5), 5:30 p.m.