By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
It took five sets again and a season low offensive efficiency to knock off the 19th ranked Barton Community College volleyball team as the Cougars failed to hold a two set advantage in falling 3-2 at Colby Community College.
A reversal of last Saturday's being down 2-0 and having its comeback fall short, Wednesday evening at the Colby Event Center saw the Cougars the one jumping out to the lead winning 26-24 and 25-18.
Colby turned the tide in the third behind a 10-1 stretch to ride out a 25-18 victory before methodically pulling away for another 25-18 win to force a deciding set.
Barton's 4-0 run erased an early final frame deficit in claiming a 7-6 lead but was quickly flip-flopped on two straight home team tallies. The Cougars again grabbed the lead at 9-8 and again at 10-9 but four straight by Colby in forcing a Barton timeout did little to halt the momentum as the Trojans added two more points to close the match out on a 6-0 run for the 15-10 victory.
Suffering its second straight five set loss after winning the previous twelve matches, Barton slips to 12-3 in conference play and 23-5 overall. Snapping Barton's seven match win streak in the series, Colby made strides in hopes of climbing up the standings to a possible two-seed for the upcoming Region VI Tournament by improving to 10-5 and 18-9 on the season.