HUTCHINSON -- The Barton Community College women's basketball team saw a strong defensive first half give way to a struggle after halftime.
No. 20 Hutchinson Community College pulled away for a 49-38 Jayhawk Conference basketball win Wednesday. Hutchinson (18-5, 13-4 Jayhawk) drops the Cougars to 9-14, 7-10 Jayhawk. The Cougars travel to Pratt Saturday.
Barton's Regina Donanu scored 14 points, while Mary Akinde followed with 13 points and 16 rebounds, including five offensively for her eighth double-double of the season. The duo combined for 19 of Barton's 23 second-half points.
Hutchinson's Kamyra Barber's earned a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Blue Dragons held a 12-0 advantage in bench scoring.
The Cougars shot 30% after opening at 23% in the first half, 1-of-10 from outside. Barton committed 22 turnovers, leading to a plus-seven Hutchinson advantage in points off turnovers. The Blue Dragons shot 35% and knocked down five 3-pointers.
Barton led 5-2 despite shooting 2-of-16. A Sadie Spray 3-pointer and a Donanu bucket accounted for the scoring midway through the period. The Cougars limited the Blue Dragons to two points on 1-of-15 shooting.
Barton led 9-2 on baskets from Mary Akinde and Donanu. Hutchinson ended a near 10-minute scoring with an 11-2 run to lead 13-11. Donanu and Christal Long scored, and a Blue Dragon bucket tied the score at 15-15.
Hutchinson converted four second-half 3-pointers while converting 13 Cougar miscues into 14 points. Donanu scored eight of her 14 points in the third period and Alaina Eck's 3-point play gave the Cougars a 24-23 lead.
Barton trimmed the deficit to four, but the Cougars were held to 12 points in the period, 11 by Akinde.
Barton 5 10 11 12 — 38
Hutchinson 2 13 18 16 — 49
BARTON (9-14 7-10)—Akinde 5-13 3-3 13; Donanu 7-19 (0-2) 0-0 14; Eck 1-4 2-3 4; Spray 1-9 (1-6) 0-0 3; Long 2-6 (0-1) 0-0 4; Greer 0-2 (0-1) 0-0 0; Clements 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 16-54 (1-10) 5-6 38
HUTCHINSON (18-5, 13-4)—Barber 6-12 (1-2) 1-4 14; Anthon 2-10 (0-3) 1-2 5; Smith 1-4 (1-1) 1-2 4; Brown 3-7 (2-2) 1-2 9; Duncan 4-10 (1-4) 0-0 9; McPherson 3-7 (0-3) 0-0 6; Pricop 1-6 (0-2) 0-0 2; Galucha (0-1) 0-0 0; Totals 20-58 (5-18) 4-10 49
Rebounds—BC 41 (Akinde 16); H 36 (Barber 11). Assists—BC 10 (Eck 3, Donanu 3); H 12 (McPherson 3, Wilson 3, Barber 3). Steals—BC 7 (Spray 3); H 13 (Brown 4). TO—BC 22, H 15
JAYHAWK WOMEN
Butler 16-1 22-1
Dodge City 14-2 19-2
Hutchinson 13-4 18-5
Coffeyville 12-5 18-5
Seward 10-7 15-8
Colby 10-7 13-10
Garden City 9-7 14-7
Barton 7-10 9-14
Cowley 6-10 10-12
Cloud 5-11 9-12
Hays NW 2-14 2-20
Pratt 2-15 6-16
Independence 2-15 5-18
2-4—Hutchinson 49, Barton 38; Seward 100, Pratt 58; Butler 90, Garden City 46; Hays NW 65 Independence 62; Colby 71, Dodge City 62; Coffeyville 60, Cowley 39
2-7—Barton at Pratt, 2; Coffeyville at Dodge City; Colby at Cloud; Independence at Garden City; Hutchinson at Cowley
2-8—Seward at Hays NW
