By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
Controlling first half possession against the wind, the Barton Community College women's soccer team maintained second half control with the advantage to rattle the net twice for a 2-0 victory at Coffeyville Community College.
The victory improves Barton to 5-4-2 in league play and 7-4-2 overall while keeping the Red Ravens winless in the KJCCC at 0-7-3 in dropping to 1-8-3.
Next Saturday Barton begins its second time through a tough three-game stretch against ranked opponents hosting 9th ranked Kansas City Kansas Community College for a 3:00 p.m. kick followed by a Wednesday road trip to No. 18 Hutchinson Community College before 12th ranked Cowley College comes to town on Saturday, October 19.
The Cougars had a few opportunities in the first half but in the final forty-five minutes Barton peppered the box consistently with the initial goal coming with 30:31 remaining.
The scoring opportunity was set up by Candice Burnier disallowing a Coffeyville clear, sending a pass back into the box resulting in a ping pong of action. Katie Potter would eventually gain control to send a short back pass to Beatriz Baldi as the sophomore buried it to the upper-90 far post for the eventual game winner.
Baldi's nifty header on the back post gave the Cougars a cushion goal with 18:50 left, putting away Fiona Jolly's pin-point cross for her second assist of the year.
Mio Tanaka improved to 7-4-2 in the sophomore's third shutout victory of the year.