DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Barry women's basketball team lost 54-50 to the Converse Valkyries in the Bahama House Classic at the ICI Center at Embry-Riddle on Saturday.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Converse 54, Barry 50
Records: Converse (2-6), Barry (4-7)
All-Time Series: Converse leads 1-0 (first meeting)

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"We had great looks at the basket but unfortunately we didn't shoot the ball very well today. Congratulations to Elin Ekdahl for being selected to the All-Classic team." -- Barry head coach Bill Sullivan

SUMMARY:

• 1Q - The Bucs dug a big hole to start the game, falling behind 14-2 after 4:42 in the first quarter. The Bucs missed their first four shots from the field and had four turnovers during that stretch, while the Valkyries shot 6-of-11, including two three-pointers and did not turn the ball over. The Bucs rallied back to trim the lead to six, 17-11, but out-scoring Converse 9-3 the rest of the way in the quarter. | Converse 17, Barry 11
• 2Q - The Bucs' shooting woes continued in the second quarter as they hit just 30.8 percent (4-for-13). The Valkyries did not do much better, hitting just 31.6 percent, but thanks to a 16-7 edge on the boards, outscored the Bucs 15-10 in the period. | Converse 32, Barry 21
• 3Q - The Bucs kicked it up in the third quarter, behind eight points from Elin Ekdahl. Barry shot 50.0 percent (8-of-16) from the floor and out-scored the Valkyries 20-15. | Converse 47, Barry 41
• 4Q - The fourth quarter was an exercise in futility for both teams. The Bucs' defense shut the Valkyries down, holding them to just 13.3 percent shooting (2-of-15) and a pair of field goals. But the Bucs only managed 4-of-15 and nine points. Barry closed to within two, 50-48, with 4:54 left on a layup by Juhnae Richardson. But they missed their next five shots from the field and Keocia Walker hit a three-pointer for Converse that gave the Valkyries a five-point lead with just over a minute to go and the Bucs could not recover. | Converse 54, Barry 50

NOTEWORTHY:

• Ekdahl scored a team-high 13 points and was named to the All-Tournament team. Richardson and Julia Paulin each had nine points.
• Erin Horne led the Valkyries with 15 points, while Kassidy Moorhead had 13.
• Ekdahl now leads the Sunshine State Conference in three-point shooting at 54.5 percent.
• The Valkyries had a 47-33 edge on the glass.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs travel across town on Monday, Dec. 19 to face the Florida Memorial Lions at 6:00 pm.