How spoiled we are at Seward County, getting to watch Rachel Barnes night in and night out. A 21 point, 12 rebound half doesnt even make us look twice anymore. However, what Barnes did Sunday night in Seward County's 86-64 win over Cowley to send the Lady Saints to the Region VI Title Game might just have caught a few onlookers attention. Barnes scored a school record 41 points, breaking the previous mark of 39 by Jamie Talbret set in the 2000 season, in the Seward win and didn't stop there with her unbelievable numbers. She also pulled down 16 rebounds, had 9 assists, and picked off 7 steals, coming within an eyelash of a triple-double and not far from a quadruple-double, in possibly the best single performance by any player in school history.
The Lady Saints forced 29 Cowley turnovers in the win and had an amazing 27 offensive rebounds leading them to 21 more shots than the Tigers in the game. The win sends the Lady Saints to their 3rd Region VI Championship Game in 4 years as they will meet the Labette Lady Cardinals with all the marbles on the line Monday night at 6:00. Labette is one of just two teams to knock off the Lady Saints this season as they were able to hold off a late charging Seward team to win 64-62 in the Greenhouse in December. The matchup is of epic proportions as the Lady Saints enter at 31-2 while the Lady Cards come in 30-3 on the season. The winner of Monday night's game earns theirselves a bid to the 2010 NJCAA National Tournament in Salina. Barnes Record Breaking Night Boosts Lady Saints To Finals
How spoiled we are at Seward County, getting to watch Rachel Barnes night in and night out. A 21 point, 12 rebound half doesnt even make us look twice anymore. However, what Barnes did Sunday night in Seward County's 86-64 win over Cowley to send the Lady Saints to the Region VI Title Game might just have caught a few onlookers attention. Barnes scored a school record 41 points, breaking the previous mark of 39 by Jamie Talbret set in the 2000 season, in the Seward win and didn't stop there with her unbelievable numbers. She also pulled down 16 rebounds, had 9 assists, and picked off 7 steals, coming within an eyelash of a triple-double and not far from a quadruple-double, in possibly the best single performance by any player in school history.
The Lady Saints forced 29 Cowley turnovers in the win and had an amazing 27 offensive rebounds leading them to 21 more shots than the Tigers in the game. The win sends the Lady Saints to their 3rd Region VI Championship Game in 4 years as they will meet the Labette Lady Cardinals with all the marbles on the line Monday night at 6:00. Labette is one of just two teams to knock off the Lady Saints this season as they were able to hold off a late charging Seward team to win 64-62 in the Greenhouse in December. The matchup is of epic proportions as the Lady Saints enter at 31-2 while the Lady Cards come in 30-3 on the season. The winner of Monday night's game earns theirselves a bid to the 2010 NJCAA National Tournament in Salina.