Natalie Espino-Kennedy

• Article
• May 24, 2016

Five players from the Barton Community College women’s soccer team have committed to play next season at the four year level. Forward Edith Scarlett Real will head south to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin while four others will stay in Kansas. Goalkeeper Maria-Elena Garcia inked with McPherson College, midfielder Maria Munoz to Southwestern College, and midfielders Natalie Espino-Kennedy and Maria Rodriguez are headed to Wichita rejoining former Lady Cougar Head Coach Aaron Avila at Newman University.

• Article
• November 16, 2015

Seven players from the Barton Community College women’s soccer team recently received post-season awards following the conclusion of its 9-7 season and reaching the region final four for the fourth straight year. The Lady Cougars’ had two sophomores and five freshman being named to the 2015 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Conference team while one landed on the twenty-two member All-Region VI team.

• Article
• October 31, 2015

For the fourth consecutive year the Barton Community College women’s soccer team booked a trip to the Region VI semifinals with a decisive 3-0 shutout Saturday at Dodge City Community College in first round action. The fifth seeded Lady Cougars avenged a 2-1 defeat at Dodge City earlier in the season as five freshman accounted for all three second half goals to end the Conquistadors season. The victory was also the second consecutive first round victory for Barton as the Lady Cougars ended Allen County’s season last year on a shootout win on the Red Devils home turf. Next up for Barton will be a Thursday trip to Topeka’s Hummer Park with the daunting task of trying to knock-off top seeded and No. 6 nationally ranked Butler Community College. Kick-off scheduled for 11:00 a.m. with the winner advancing to Friday’s 10:00 a.m. championship against the winner of No. 14 Johnson County Community College and nationally receiving votes Hutchinson Community College.

• Article
• October 26, 2015

The Barton Community College women’s soccer team closed out the regular season today in Kansas City with a 7-1 victory at Kansas City Kansas Community College. The Lady Cougars led by two at the break then scored three goals in the first five minutes of the second half to cruise for a fifth straight victory in closing out the regular season. Barton finishes tied for fourth place at 7-4 and 8-6 overall while KCK finishes the season at 2-8-1 and 4-10-1. Next up for the Lady Cougars is a Saturday trip to Dodge City for first round Region VI playoffs at Dodge City Community College. The Lady Conquistadors finished the regular season at 10-4 tying Barton for fourth place in the conference but get the No. 4 seed virtue of their 2-1 victory over Barton on September 26 in Dodge City.

• Article
• October 20, 2015

The Barton Community College women’s soccer team scored eight goals for the second time in the last five games routing MCC-Maple Woods 8-1 Tuesday afternoon at the Cougar Soccer Complex. The Lady Cougars scored four each half including jumping out to an early lead behind a strong south wind to coast to their third straight win. The non-conference victory improves Barton to 6-6 on the season while the Monarchs drop to 1-12. Sitting in fifth place in the Jayhawk standings at 5-4, the Lady Cougars return to Jayhawk play on Saturday hosting eighth place Coffeyville Community College (3-5, 6-10) at 2:00 p.m. in the final home game of the regular season. Barton will then wrap up the regular season Monday, October 26, at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

• Article
• October 03, 2015

Behind a pair of hat tricks from freshman Jennifer Mendez and Natalie Espino-Kennedy, the Barton Community College women’s soccer team cruised to an 8-0 victory over Neosho County Community College Saturday at the Cougar Soccer Complex. Playing only a 70-minute match due to a limited Neosho roster, Barton was never threatened in scoring four goals in each half to break a three game losing streak. The Lady Cougars improve to 3-3 in conference play and 3-5 overall while Neosho remains winless at 0-5 in the Jayhawk 0-10 on the season. Barton will next travel to national Hutchinson on Wednesday to take on the national receiving votes Blue Dragons in a key conference matchup at 4:00 p.m. at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

• Article
• September 12, 2015

Opening the season with consecutive home games against two nationally ranked opponents, the Barton Community College women’s soccer team ventured off the friendly turf and tasted victory Saturday in a 4-2 defeat of Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas. The Lady Cougars improve to 1-2 on the season capturing the conference opener while Cowley slips to 0-1 and remains winless on the season after three games. Barton’s next game will come this Tuesday as the Lady Cougars welcome Pratt Community College for a 2:00 p.m. kick at the Cougar Soccer/Track Complex.