ARKANSAS CITY — Cowley College's women outscored the Barton Cougars 16-4 in the final minutes for a 75-59 Jayhawk Conference basketball victory.
Mary Akinde sparked the Cougars (14-16, 12-12) with 18 points and 19 rebounds for her 13th double/double. Regina Donanu added 17 points with 4 of 6 long range accuracy.
The No. 7 seed Cougars play Cloud County (14-16) in the Region 6 Tournament at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Fleske Fieldhouse. The winner plays at Dodge City March 10.
Trailing 34-29 at halftime, Barton remained within reach into the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to four midway through the final frame before a decisive 16-4 Cowley run over the final six minutes proved to be the difference.
Cowley closed the first half with a 7-2 spurt for a 34-29 halftime lead.
The Cougars hung within 45-41 on 3-pointers from Donanu and Kodi Greer and a Keyona Hall 3-point play. The Tigers rallied to lead 53-46 after three quarters.
Akinde and Spray scored to spark the Cougars' final push within 59-55. Cowley closed with a 16-4 run to complete the season sweep.
Barton shot 32% (20-of-62) and 8-of-23 from beyond the arc. The Cougars held a 16-2 advantage in second-chance points behind 16 offensive rebounds. Cowley scored 18 points off turnovers and dominated the paint 28-4.
The Tigers (15-15, 11-13 Jayhawk) were led by Mallory Jackson scored 18 points and Aniyah Burney added 16 points. Saliyah Henerson-Johnson (12) and Megan Simon (10) hit double figures.
Barton 18 11 17 13 — 59
Cowley 14 19 19 22 — 75
BARTON (14-16, 12-12)—Akinde 6-15 6-10 18; Donanu 6-13 (4-6) 1-2 17; Spray 3-10 (1-4) 2-2 9; Greer 3-9 (3-8) 0-0 9; Eck 0-6 (0-4) 0-2 0; Long 0-5 1-2 1; Hall 1-2 1-1 3; Moody 1-2 (0-1) 0-0 2; Totals (8-23) 11-19 59
COWLEY (15-15, 11-13)—Jackson 6-10 (2-5) 4-5 18; Burney 7-20 (0-7) 2-4 16; Johnson 5-7 (1-3) 1-2 12; Simon 4-9 2-2 10;Burelson 1-4 (1-2) 0-0 3; Komor 1-3 (0-3) 0-0 2; Waker 2-3 0-0 4; Justus (1-2) 0-0 3; Renteria 3-4 (1-2) 0-0 7; Totals 30-62 (6-22) 9-13 75
Rebounds—BC 35 (Akinde 19); CC 34 (Johnson 9). Assists—BC 12 (Greer 5); CC 11 (Burney 8). Steals—BC 5 (Akinde 2); CC 12 (Jackson 3). TO—BC 17, CC 13
WOMEN'S REGION 6
3-7—8 Garden City (16-13) vs. 9 Cowley (15-15); 5 Seward (19-11) vs. 12 Hays NW (2-28); 6 Colby (15-15) vs. 11 Pratt (7-22); 7 Barton (14-16) vs. 10 Cloud (14-15)
3-10—1 Butler (29-1) vs. Cowley/Garden City winner; 4 Coffeyville (22-8) vs. Seward/Hays NW winner; 2 Dodge City (25-4) vs. Barton/Cloud winner; 3 Hutchinson (25-5) vs. Colby/Pratt winner
JAYHAWK WOMEN
Butler 23-1 29-1
Dodge City 21-3 25-4
Hutchinson 20-4 25-5
Coffeyville 16-8 22-8
Seward 14-10 19-11
Colby 12-12 15-15
Barton 12-12 14-16
Garden City 11-13 16-13
Cowley 11-13 15-15
Cloud 10-14 14-15
Pratt 3-21 7-22
Independence 2-22 5-25
Hays NW 2-22 2-28
3-2—Coffeyville 73, Garden City 53
3-4—Cowley 75, Barton 59; Dodge City 67, Seward 62; Hutchinson 76, Hays NW 50; Butler 79, Colby 57; Cloud 72, Independence 60
