Women's Basketball | 12/19/2014 10:18:00 PM
Box Score DAVIE, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers rallied past the much bigger Fayetteville State Lady Broncos 62-56 in the Nova Southeastern Women's Basketball Holiday Classic on Friday.
The Buccaneers (7-2) fell behind early and could not get the offense on track. The Bucs trailed 26-17 at the half.
But in the second half, the Bucs came out firing and shot a blistering 66.7 percent from the field. They opened the period with a 17-7 run, taking their first lead of the game on a Jackie Perez layup with 13:31 remaining. They pushed the lead to eight, 47-39, on a jumper by Nyjah Porcher with 6:53 left.
The Broncos (4-4) stampeded back, grabbing the lead back, 53-52, on an offensive rebound basket by Deja Middleton with 2:49 to play. Shaquanza Manning nailed a three-pointer on the Broncos next possession to give them a two-point lead, 56-54, with 2:06 in the half.
But the Buccaneers clamped down the defense and the Broncos would not score again, allowing Barry to score the last eight points for the six-point win. Ashley Lutz led the charge, hitting a three-pointer and pair of free throws.
Lutz led the Bucs with a career-high 20 points, Perez added 10 points, seven assists and five steals while playing the full 40 minutes. The Broncos had three players in double-figures, led by the 6-4 Middleton with 17 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. The Broncos' other post, 6-5 Bria Robinson, added 14 points and seven boards. Manning chipped in 12 points.
The Bucs will face the 0-6 Albany State Lady Rams on Saturday.
Newspaper Box Score
Fayetteville State vs Barry
12/19/14 4:00 pm at Ft. Lauderdale, FL
BARRY 62, FAYETTEVILLE STATE 56
FAYETTEVILLE STATE (4-4)
MIDDLETON,Deja 8-13 1-3 17; ROBINSON,Bria 7-11 0-0 14; MANNING,Shaquanza 3-10 4-5 12; RICHARDSON,Doreen 3-10 0-0 6; BATTLE,Shamiaya 2-5 0-0 5; EVANS,Bria 1-1 0-0 2; POWELL,Bri'nesha 0-2 0-0 0; SMITH,Emerald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 5-8 56.
BARRY (7-2)
LUTZ, Ashley 7-9 4-4 20; PEREZ, Jackie 4-6 0-0 10; ELEZOVIC, Amra 1-5 6-8 8; RICHARDSON, Kaylia 2-7 3-5 7; PORCHER, Nyjah 3-8 0-0 6; RICHARDSON, Lynae 2-3 0-0 5; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 2-3 0-0 4; BRITTEN, Kaila 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-43 13-17 62.
Fayetteville State............ 26 30 - 56
Barry............................. 17 45 - 62
3-point goals--Fayetteville State 3-10 (MANNING,Shaquanza 2-7; BATTLE,Shamiaya 1-1; RICHARDSON,Doreen 0-1; POWELL,Bri'nesha 0-1), Barry 5-12 (LUTZ, Ashley 2-3; PEREZ, Jackie 2-4; RICHARDSON, Lynae 1-2; PORCHER, Nyjah 0-2; ELEZOVIC, Amra 0-1). Fouled out--Fayetteville State-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Fayetteville State 29 (MIDDLETON,Deja 13), Barry 27 (PORCHER, Nyjah 6). Assists--Fayetteville State 14 (MANNING,Shaquanza 5; BATTLE,Shamiaya 5), Barry 15 (PEREZ, Jackie 7). Total fouls—Fayetteville State 18, Barry 13. Technical fouls--Fayetteville State-None, Barry-None. A-125
