With two games left to play, the Lady Saints needed to take both games to win the Jayhawk West outright. Their final two regular season opponents were the Garden City Lady Broncbusters and the Butler Lady Grizzlies.

With the Hutchinson Lady Blue Dragons one game back in the conference as Seward walked into the matchups, The Lady Saints did exactly what they needed to do to win the conference out right.

The Lady Saints had no desire to share a conference title and proved it by outscoring their final two regular-season opponents 177-102 and finishing atop the conference.

Versus Garden City on homecoming, Feb. 24,  the Lady Saints outrebounded the Lady Broncbusters 55-25 and were led by Rachel Barnes who recorded another double-double with 24 points and 15 rebounds.

Sophomore recognition followed Feb. 27 as Seward matched up with Butler. The Lady Saints sophomores last regular season game at the Green House was not a disappointment. Five Lady Saints scored in double figures.

Barnes led the way again with 33 points.  Sumr Robinett scored 15, and Sheila Washington, Megan Lassley, and Kendra Spresser all chipped in 11 in the 93-46 win over the Lady Grizzlies to prove that they are the best in the west.
The win put the Lady Saints in as the No. 2 seed in the women’s regional bracket.

The Saints fire continued into regionals as the Lady Saints defeated their first opponent in Allen County 98-56 to move on.

Many Lady Saints are glad to be conference champs, but they also want more.

“I am sad it went so fast,” Lady Saints post Nadia Rosario said on her two years here. “It was good, a good experience. I didn’t have the opportunity last year but to be a champ now feels great, but I think we all want more.”

Barnes also wants bigger and better  things. “Winning the conference was good,”  Barnes said. “But now we’re on to regionals.”

The Lady Saints won the conference, and have pushed through the first round of regional competition in a blowout fashion and will be heading to Wichita for a 7 p.m. matchup with Coffeyville Friday in Koch Arena.

The Lady Saints dominated the west for a conference championship, but have many sophomores that suffered heartbreak in last year’s tournament, wanting more.