By BRANDON SMITH
Barton Sports Info
The Barton Community College volleyball team earned a thrilling five-set victory over Seward County Community College on Monday night inside the Barton Gym (24-26, 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13).
Snapping a five-game skid in the series, the victory moves the Cougars to 2-1 in the KJCCC and 12-3 overall while the loss drops Seward County to 2-2 in league play and 10-7 on the season.
Barton will conclude its' brief two-match homestand Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. hosting Cloud County Community College before hitting the road for a pair beginning Saturday with a trip to Pratt Community College.
Phoebe Reyes hit .278 for the match with a new career high 21 kills on 54 attacks. The freshman also had two solo and one assisted block.
Patrolling the middle of the net, Anna Wierzbicki recorded a career high 11 kills on 22 swings posting a second-best attack of .273 while denying two solo attacks and aiding on one block.
Freshman Mya Thompson was second on the team in kills with a career best 15 kills on 40 attempts for a .225 attack.
Maurin Reyes posted her fourth double-double of the season as the freshman recorded a new career high in assists with 35, averaging seven per set while adding 10 digs. Elena Stankovic helped out on 24 kills averaging 4.8 assists per set.