MELBOURNE, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers battled, but fell short 68-60 against the Florida Tech Panthers on Saturday in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action in the Clemente Center.
The Panthers out-scored the Bucs 17-9 from the free throw line.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 68, Barry 60
Records: Florida Tech (3-1, 1-1 SSC), Barry (2-2, 1-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Florida Tech leads 41-26
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
"Our players battled hard and we had opportunities to steal a conference road win. But FIT made some timely shots and shot extremely well from the free-throw line (making 17-20) to seal their victory." -- Barry head coach Bill Sullivan
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Bucs hung tight in the first quarter, thanks in part to 12 points from the Swedish duo of Elin Ekdahl and Julia Paulin. Ekdahl was 3-for-3 from the field including a pair of three-pointers. But the Panthers got 10 points from Julie McCarthy and led 20-18 at the first break.
- 2Q - Barry had the game tied 26-26 with 3:57 left on a layup by Kiara Palmer. But the Panthers used a 6-0 run to go into the intermission up 32-28.
- 3Q - Ekdahl and Paulin scored 13 points combined in the third period, but the rest of the team only chipped in three points. Meanwhile McCarthy and DeLise Williams had 14 points combined and the Panthers pushed their lead to 11 points.
- 4Q - The Bucs finally won a period in the fourth, outscoring Florida Tech 16-13, but it wasn't enough. The Bucs turned the ball over just once in the period.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Paulin scored a career-high 15 points, as did Ekdahl
- The Bucs' leading scorers, Lauren Seyranian and Kiara Palmer, who came in averaging 32.0 points per game combined, were held to just 14 points.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs host the Jennies of Central Missouri in the Cesar Odio Thanksgiving Classic on Friday, Nov. 25.
