Butler women fall to Independence in Region VI quarterfinals
Despite a career-high 39 points by Ashley Gibson, Butler County fell to Independence 59-58 Wednesday in the Region VI tournament at Koch Arena.
The Grizzlies used a 12-2 run to go ahead 46-35 with 12:53 left in the game but could protect the lead. Butler committed 26 turnovers.
Gokce Cetin led Independence with 12 points. Independence was held to 33 percent shooting and was outrebounded 37-27, but finished with a 10-point edge in points off turnovers.
Gibson’s output, the third time she has scored over 30 points this season, left her in third place (1,064 points) on the Butler career scoring list. Jamillah Bonner, former Southeast star who plays at Wichtia State, leads with 1,081 points. Gibson scored 37 against Seminole (Okla.) State.
Butler finishes at 24-7.
In Friday’s semifinals, Coffeyville, a 60-46 winner over Barton, will face Seward, which defeated Cowley 72-59. Independence will take on Hutchinson, an 82-54 winner over Pratt.
Kalani Purcell led top-ranked Hutchinson with 21 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, plus three steals. She was one of five starters to score in double figures.
Seward 72, Cowley 59
COWLEY: Alexander 21, Olerich 6, Hoag 4, New 3, Ravn 6, Branch 9, Greenwood 2, Vining 8. Totals 23-78 (8-30) 5-6 59.
SEWARD: Bernard 7, Davis 21, Galindo 21, Hatchard 13, Artis 10. Totals 25-63 (7-26) 15-25 72.
Halftime — SC 31, CC 27. 3s — CC 8-30 (Branch 3, Ravn 2, Alexander, New, Vining), SC 7-26 (Galindo 5, Artis 2). Rebounds — CC 45 (Alexander 12), SC 49 (Bernard 15). Assists — CC 13 (Olerich 6), SC `13 (Hatchard 4).
Coffeyville 60, Barton 46
BARTON: Lampe 16, Baker 2, Rosenfeldt 3, Anthony 12, Cauley 8, Dixon 5. Totals 14-43 (7-15) 11-17 46.
COFFEYVILLE: Carranza 2, Cosper 21, Khammarath 17, Kiploks 4, Curtis 12, Brown 2, Baldwin 2. Totals 21-58 (5-16) 13-19 60.
Halftime — CC 21, BC 20. 3s — BC 7-15 (Lampe 5, Roenfeldt, Anthony), CC 5-16 (Khammarath 3, Cosper 2). Rebounds — BC 35 (Anthony, Lampe 8), CC 34 (Curtis 7). Assists — BC 12 (Roenfeldt 4), CC 15 (Khammarath, Kiploks 4).
Independence 59, Butler 58
INDEPENDENCE: Robinson 4-7 1-1 9, Jackson-Brewer 4-13 1-2 11, Smith 3-8 0-0 9, Costa 3-11 5-6 11, Cetin 4-7 2-2 12, Barlow 1-8 2-2 4, Berzina 0-3 3-4 3. Totals 19-57 (7-21) 14-17 59.
BUTLER: Roberts 0-2 0-0 0, Reid 1-4 0-0 3, Palmer 2-9 0-1 4, Dennis 1-3 2-2 4, Gibson 14-17 9-14 39, Johnson 4-9 0-0 8. Totals 22-44 (3-6) 11-17 58.
Halftime — BC 29, IC 27. 3s — IC 7-21 (Smith 3, Jackson-Brewer 2, Cetin 2), BC 3-6 (Gibson 2, Reid). Rebounds — IC 27 (Gibson, Robinson 7), BC 37 (Gibson 7). Assists — IC 15 (Jackson-Brewer 6), BC 13 (Reid 5).
Hutchinson 82, Pratt 54
PRATT: Ortiz 7, Spence 13, Pena 12, Mays 14, Rhode 8. Totals 17-48 (5-13) 15-20 54.
HUTCHINSON: Purcell 21, LeFebvre 13, Harding 10, Petke 16, Bloom 15, Jones 7. Totals 32-59 (3-13) 15-26 82.
Halftime — HC 31, PC 24. 3s — PC 5-13 (Mays 2, Spence 2, Ortiz), HC 3-13 (Bloom 2, LeFebvre). Rebounds — PC 24 (Rhode 7), HC 45 (Purcell 13). Assists — PC 12 (Ortiz 5), HC 23 (Purcell, Petke, Bloom 5).
Region VI
At Koch Arena
Women’s Quarterfinals
Wednesday
Coffeyville 60, Barton 46
Seward County 72, Cowley 59
Independence 59, Butler 58
Hutchinson 82, Pratt 54
Friday’s Semifinals
Seward County (27-4) vs. Coffeyville (24-8), 1 p.m.
Hutchinson (31-0) vs. Independence (20-9), 3 p.m.
Men’s Quarterfinals
Thursday
(14) Cloud County (17-14) vs. (11) Dodge City (18-13), 1 p.m.
(2) Allen (16-14) vs. (7) Pratt (19-12), 3 p.m.
(1) Butler (28-2) vs. (9) Seward County (15-15), 5 p.m.
(5) Hutchinson (25-6) vs. (4) Coffeyville (26-5), 7 p.m.
This story was originally published March 4, 2015 at 11:29 PM with the headline "Butler women fall to Independence in Region VI quarterfinals."