DODGE CITY — Dodge City's foreign legion featuring 10 international players overwhelmed the Barton Cougar women 70-51 in Wednesday's Jayhawk Conference basketball game.
The Conquistadors and coach Landon Steele showcase six Australians, two from Taipei, one from France and one Hungarian. The lone Kansan Morgan Ruff from Hanston scored zero points.
Coming up empty through the opening nine minutes Wednesday night left the Barton Community College women's basketball team chasing the game from the outset in a 70–51 loss at No. 3 Dodge City Community College.
Dropping to 4–9 in conference play and 6–13 overall, Barton now turns its focus to snapping a three-game slide Saturday with a 5:30 p.m. tip hosting Cloud County Community College at Fleske Fieldhouse. Dodge City remains atop the Jayhawk standings, improving to 12–1 in league play and 17–1 overall.
It took Barton more than nine minutes to dent the scoreboard, as Dodge City opened with the game's first 13 points before consecutive Regina Donanumid-range jumpers trimmed the deficit to 13–4 late in the opening quarter.
The Cougars cut the margin to eight early in the second frame, but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the evening.
Dodge City carried a 15-point lead into the halftime break and maintained a double-digit cushion throughout the third quarter before stretching the margin to 20 early in the fourth. Barton produced a handful of four-point spurts down the stretch but was unable to mount a sustained push, suffering its ninth straight loss in the series.
Barton shook off 30 percent shooting in the first half to connect at a 51.7 percent clip over the final 20 minutes, finishing at 40.7 percent overall, but came up empty from beyond the arc on 0-for-9 shooting and managed a season-low 3-of-13 effort at the free-throw line.
Dodge City finished at 41.7 percent from the floor while knocking down 11 three-pointers on 34 attempts, spread across seven players, outscoring Barton by 33 points from deep. The Conquistadors also went 9-of-11 at the charity stripe.
Barton's offense ran through Donanu, who poured in 24 points on 12-of-19 shooting while adding seven rebounds. Inside, Mary Akinde delivered 10 points and 11 boards for her sixth double-double of the season, helping the Cougars post a plus-7 advantage on the glass.
Dodge City placed five in double-figures, led by Savi Mi's 17 points off the bench. Manuela Piljevic added 14 points, with Jade Celerier a
Barton 9 13 19 10 — 51
Dodge City 13 21 15 21 — 70
BARTON (6-13, 4-9)—Donanu 12-19 (0-1) 0-0 24; Akinde 5-11 0-0 10; Long 3-6 (0-1) 1-5 7; Spray 1-11 (0-3) 1-2 3; Eck 1-7 (0-2) 0-2 2; Greer (0-2) 0-0 0; Clements 1-2 0-2 2; Ackerman 0-0 1-2 1; Emechete 1-1 0-0 2; Totals 24-59 (0-9) 3-13 51
DODGE CITY (17-1, 12-1)—Savi 7-9 (2-3 ) 1-1 17; Piljevic 4-7 (2-5) 4-4 14; Evans 4-15 (2-7) 0-0 10; Celerier 4-8 (2-5) 0-0 10; Ahmed 3-5 1-2 7; Ruff (0-1) 0-0 0; Cunningham (1-4) 1-2 4; Mantz (1-6) 0-0 3; Perry 1-4 (1-3) 2-2 5; Villanyi 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 25-60 (11-34) 9-11 70
Rebounds—BC 37 (Akinde 11); DC 30 (Cunningham 10). Assists—BC 11 (Spray 3, Donanu 3); DC 15 (Celerier 6). Steals—BC 3; DC 8 (Celerier 3). TO—BC 13, DC 10
JAYHAWK WOMEN
Butler 12-1 18-1
Dodge City 12-1 17-1
Hutchinson 10-3 15-4
Coffeyville 9-4 15-4
Seward 9-4 14-5
Garden City 7-6 12-6
Colby 7-6 10-9
Cowley 6-6 10-8
Cloud 4-9 8-10
Barton 4-9 6-13
Pratt 2-11 6-12
Hays NW 1-10 1-16
Independence 1-12 4-15
1-21—Dodge City 70, Barton 51; Butler 67, Coffeyville 64; Colby 70, Independence 55; Hutchinson 68, Garden City 61; Seward 91, Cloud 49; Hays NW 70, Pratt 54
1-17—Cowley 56, Barton 51; Butler 68, Colby 55; Coffeyville 76, Garden City 63; Cloud 79, Indy 59; Dodge City 76, Seward 61; Hutchinson 77, Hays NW 55
1-15—Coffeyville def. Hays NW
1-14—Colby 53, Garden City 50; Dodge City 61, Independence 54; Seward 73, Cowley 52; Butler 83, Cloud 54; Hutchinson 86, Pratt 47
1-10—Seward 64, Barton 56; Coffeyville 74, Pratt 35; Butler 72, Dodge City 58; Garden City 61, Cloud 59; Colby 63, Hays NW 38; Cowley 81, Independence 56
1-7—Barton 59, Independence 51; Butler 64, Cowley 64; Coffeyville 68, Hutchinson 39; Dodge City 67, Garden City 60; Cloud 80, Hays NW 73; Colby 74, Pratt 30
1-3—Butler 75, Barton 65; Dodge City 107, Hays NW 37; Hutchinson 64, Colby 55; Garden City 62, Cowley 58; Seward 76, Independence 37; Cloud 81, Pratt 67
12-13—Garden City 70, Barton 69; Coffeyville 72, Colby 55; Dodge City 80, Pratt 45; Hutchinson 77, Cloud 67; Butler 77, Seward 51; Cowley 92, Hays NW 51
12-10—Dodge City 79, Hutchinson 57; Cloud 76, Coffeyville 68; Cowley 70, Pratt 52; Seward 62, Garden City 59; Butler 81, Independence 44
12-9—Barton 83, Hays NW 43
12-6—Barton 72, Pratt 60; Hutchinson 74, Cowley 53; Dodge City 68, Coffeyville 60; Colby 55, Cloud 45; Garden City 80, Independence 32; Seward 69, Hays NW 43
12-2—Hutchinson 65, Barton 42; Dodge City 64, Colby 48; Coffeyville 67, Cowley 52; Seward 71, Pratt 62; Garden City 71, Butler 67; Independence 61, Hays NW 55
11-29—Coffeyville 72, Barton 51; Cowley 57, Colby 44; Pratt 83, Independence 81; Dodge City 97, Cloud 71; Butler 78, Hays NW 38; Hutchinson 68, Seward 41
11-25—Colby 57, Barton 51; Hutchinson 83, Independence 46; Cowley 86, Cloud 81; Butler 89, Pratt 63; Coffeyville 55, Seward 45; Garden City 74, Hays NW 51
11-22—Barton 86, Cloud 80; Dodge City 74, Cowley 60; Seward 72, Colby 62; Coffeyville 62, Independence 29; Garden City 69, Pratt 54; Butler 56, Hutchinson 44
11-19—Dodge City 65, Barton 51; Colby 57, Independence 24; Butler 55, Coffeyville 45; Hutchinson 64, Garden City 47; Pratt 83, Hays NW 44; Seward 73, Cloud 71
