Box Score by Cory Guinn
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Barton College women's basketball team completed its regular season sweep of Conference Carolinas foe Converse College with an 88-58 win on Monday night in Hannah Gymnasium.
Barton (9-6, 6-3) defeated the Valkyries (4-9, 3-6) 73-56 in Wilson back on December 10 and has now won four straight against Converse and nine of the last 10 matchups on the court. The Lady Bulldogs shot a season-high 56.9 percent from the floor and dished out 25 assists, while holding a 41-29 advantage in total rebounds.
Sophomore Kianna Wynn led the way for the BC offense, making 13 of 17 shots from the field and 12 of 18 attempts from the free throw line to score a career-high 38 points. The point total is the most for a Barton women's basketball player since former All-American Nyeshea Willie scored 39 points during the 2013-14 season.
The Lady Bulldogs led from start to finish after opening the game on a 10-2 run behind four baskets from Wynn and a layup from sophomore Ciera Williams. The Valkyries were unable to recover from the eraly deficit as BC led 28-9 following the first quarter and carried a 12-point lead into the halftime break.
Eight unanswered points put Barton ahead by 20 points to begin the second half with the Lady Bulldogs' largest lead coming with a 68-35 advantage with 8:06 remaining in the game. BC closed the contest on a 10-6 run to seal the road victory.
Wynn also pulled down 16 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass, as junior Karimah Dean chipped in 10 points off of the bench. Fellow junior Tatyana Jackson continued to fill the stat sheet with six points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals, while sophomore Dinah Neal had eight points and seven assists of her own.
Barton returns home to Wilson Gymnasium on Thursday, January 19 to host Limestone College at 5:30 p.m. in the team's next contest.
