MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers will play for the South Region title on Friday, Nov. 18 against the West Florida Argonauts at Buccaneer Field.
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| Tale of the Tape |
Barry |
West Florida |
| Stat |
Rank |
Value |
Rank |
Value |
| Scoring Offense |
81 |
1.75 |
13 |
2.73 |
| Total Goals |
T-104 |
28 |
8 |
60 |
| Goals-Against Average |
45 |
0.780 |
15 |
0.544 |
| Shutout Percentage |
36 |
0.500 |
T-5 |
0.727 |
| Save Pct |
40 |
0.840 |
T-102 |
0.803 |
| Won-Lost-Tied Percentage |
25 |
0.750 |
T-16 |
0.818 |
| Points Per Game |
68 |
5.00 |
10 |
7.73 |
| Assists Per Game |
T-46 |
1.50 |
10 |
2.27 |
| Saves Per Game |
T-172 |
4.25 |
251 |
2.23 |
| Total Points |
T-100 |
80 |
8 |
170 |
| Total Assists |
73 |
24 |
T-6 |
50 |
The Bucs (11-3-2) hold the top seed in the region and host the regional final and quarterfinal rounds of the tournament. It's the first time the Buccaneers have hosted the regional final since 2002.
The Argonauts (18-4-0) are seeded sixth, the lowest remaining seed in the tournament.
The Bucs hold a 10-7-2 edge over the Argonauts in the all-time series. The teams have met in the NCAA Tournament four times before, with Barry winning in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2015 by a combined score of 11-0.
The Bucs are led by All-Region picks Amanda Traynor (Jr., MF) and Katie Turner (Sr., D). Traynor, along with sophomores Carissa Sanchez and Molly Sharpe, has paced the Buccaneer attack. Traynor leads the team with six goals and is tied for first with two game-winners. She has scored the first goal of the match four times. She is tied for third with three assists and sits second with 15 points. Sanchez leads the team with 16 points and six assists and is second with five goals. Sharpe has also has five goals and adds four assists. Turner, along with senior keeper Paula Forero, has played every minute on the season and the pair leads one of the best defenses in the Sunshine State Conference. The Bucs surrender just 0.81 goals per game and have produced eight shutouts in 16 matches.
The Argonauts have been much more prolific offensively, led by Marjorie Boilesen (Fr., M) who earned South Region Player of the Year honors. Boilesen has 12 goals and 14 assists for the Argonauts. Kaley Ward (Sr., F) leads the team with 14 goals, while Sara Helgadottir (Sr., M) paces the team with 15 assists. Junior keeper Katelyn Burkhart leads the GSC with a 0.34 goals against average and seven solo shutouts.
The winner of the South Region final will face the Southeast Region champs on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 1:00 pm at Buccaneer Field. Columbus State and North Georgia, seeded one and two in the Southeast, will vie for that championship.
The Bucs faced Columbus State last year in the quarterfinal.
