Broncbusters drop third in a row

Great Bend, KS-It was a third quarter to forget. 

The Broncbusters were outscored 23-4 to begin the second half, misfiring on 11 of their 12 shots over the first 10 minutes in a 64-41 loss to Barton on Saturday afternoon.  

Vivan Onugha finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars, which snapped a two-game skid to improve to 9-11 overall and 5-9 in conference. Regina Donanu chipped in 12. 

Jolie Mantz scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting for Garden City, which lost its third straight game to fall to 9-10 overall and 6-8 in the Jayhawk. The rest of the team combined to shoot 10-of-41 (24 percent).  

Trailing by nine at the half, Garden City had no answer for Onugha in the third. The sophomore post from Nigeria, scored 10 points in the period including eight straight that gave Barton a 47-23 advantage with 1:53 to play. It was 51-23 going to the fourth, and the Cougars built the lead to as many as 29 following Onugha's five-foot turnaround in the paint that made it 53-24 with 7:43 on the clock. 

Garden City's offensive woes began in the first quarter when they were held scoreless for the first six minutes of the game. Mantz finally broke the lid with a layup with just over four minutes to go.  

Barton scored 24 points off 24 Garden City turnovers, and they outrebounded the Broncbusters, 36-23. 

Antonicia Moultrie finished with eight points and seven boards for Garden City but was just 2-of-6 from the field.