Great Bend Post
May 18, 2021

Barton soccer closes season with a pair of victories

Posted May 18, 2021 7:07 PM
Barton Athletics
Barton Athletics

Barton Men 3 Cowley 1

The 19th ranked Barton Community College men's soccer team put together one of their more dominating and complete efforts on Saturday at Cougar Field, scoring three unanswered to knock off 3rd ranked Cowley College 3-1 to conclude the regular season.

The Cougars finished second in the final KJCCC West standings at 7-2-1 and improve to 9-2-1 on the season with first place Cowley taking their lone conference loss dropping to 9-1 and 9-2 overall.

Next up is the Region VI playoffs with the now 17th ranked Cougars moving up the national poll will host Kansas City Kansas Community College on Wednesday in an approximate 2:00 p.m. kick-off or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the women's team hosting Johnson County Community College's 12:00 p.m. start.

The victors of Wednesday's men's game advance to Saturday's 6:00 p.m. semifinals held at Wichita's Stryker Sports Complex.

Barton Women 3 Cowley 2

A pair of late first half goals proved pivotal as the Barton Community College women's soccer team knocked off 13th ranked Cowley College Saturday afternoon at Cougar Field.

Barton concludes the regular season second behind Cowley in the West conference standings at 9-3-1 and 10-3-1 overall while the Tigers slide to 10-2-1 in league and on the season.

With their second place final standing, the Cougars will host a first round Region VI playoff game on Wednesday in welcoming Johnson County Community College (7-6) to Cougar Field for a noon kick followed by the Cougar men hosting Kansas City Kansas Community College.