Missed opportunities send 8th ranked Barton women's soccer to first defeat, Cougars fall 1-0 at 11th ranked Hutchinson #GoBarton

A strike just missing inside post within the first twenty seconds of the nationally ranked KJCCC battle Wednesday night in Hutchinson was a sign of the times for the 8th ranked Barton Community College women's soccer team as an 84th minute goal dropped the Cougars from the unbeaten on the 1-0 loss at 11th ranked Hutchinson Community College.

The Cougars outshot Hutchinson 19-7 in the contest, 12-2 in shots between the posts but couldn't rattle the net against its fourth matchup against a ranked opponent.

Barton drops to 3-1-1 in conference and overall on the season while Hutchinson remains unbeaten at 4-0-2 in league and 7-0-2 overall.

Next up is another unbeaten as the Cougars play host to 14th ranked Cowley College (4-0-1, 4-0-1) on Saturday in an estimated 3:00 p.m. kick-off following the 11th ranked Cougar men squaring off against 3rd ranked Cowley's men in the 1:00 p.m. tangle.

Following Nina Norshie's missed strike twenty seconds into the game, Barton would have two additional golden opportunities in the ensuing fourteen minutes in continuing the trend of what would be a frustrating night leaving the Salthawk Sports Complex.

A well-played forward ball aided by a defensive mistake provided the game winner as Destiny Hoy's slipping past the defense then sending a through ball to Katharina Marx on the backside behind other defenders netted the clincher with 5:02 on the clock.

Series Notes:

• Wednesday's contest marked the third straight meeting both teams were nationally ranked
• Hutchinson leads the overall series 20-7-3
• Hutchinson leads the series at home 11-2-2