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14 Melanie Jordan
Joel Auerbach
55
Barry BARRY-W 4-14, 2-8 SSC
63
Winner Nova Southeastern NSUW 11-7, 7-3 SSC
Barry BARRY-W
4-14, 2-8 SSC
55
Final
63
Nova Southeastern NSUW
11-7, 7-3 SSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Barry BARRY-W 14 7 18 16 55
Nova Southeastern NSUW 9 25 16 13 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Dennis Jezek, Jr.

Women's Basketball Loses At Nova Southeastern

Mel Jordan had a career-high 20 points

DAVIE, Fla. -- The Barry University Buccaneers fell 63-55 to the Nova Southeastern Sharks in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action from Rick Case Arena on Saturday, despite a career-high 20 points from Melanie Jordan.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Nova Southeastern 63, Barry 55
Records: Nova Southeastern (11-7, 7-3 SSC), Barry (4-14, 2-8 SSC)
All-Time Series: Nova Southeastern leads 24-17

SUMMARY:

  • 1Q - The Bucs took it to the Sharks in the first period, hold them to just 23.5 percent shooting and building a 14-9 lead. Lexy Schoonover had five points and three assists to pace the Bucs. | Barry 14, Nova Southeastern 9
  • 2Q - The Bucs' bane, second quarter shooting woes, surfaced again as the Sharks flipped the scoreboard in the second period. | Nova Southeastern 34, Barry 21
  • 3Q - The Bucs came out of the locker room to chip into the lead in the third quarter behind nine points from Melanie Jordan. | Nova Southeastern 50, Barry 39.
  • 4Q - The Bucs made another run in the fourth quarter as Jordan scored 11. She tied the game at 3:47 by hitting three free throws after being fouled. But the Sharks scored the next 10 points as Barry went 0-for-5 from the floor and 0-for-2 from the line before Jordan capped the scoring with a layup at 0:13 seconds. | Nova Southeastern 63, Barry 55

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Jordan scored a career-high 20 points. She was perfect on the afternoon, hitting 6-of-6 from the floor, 4-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the line. After missing a large chunk of the season to various injuries, she came into the game having scored just 27 points in eight games. 
  • Barry turned the ball over just 11 times
  • The Bucs out-scored the Sharks in three of the four quarters

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs open a two-game home stand in Wednesday, Jan. 25 as they host the Florida Tech Panthers. It is First Responders Night at the Health & Sports Center. All First Responders will receive FREE admission with a valid ID and a chance to take part in the game day contest. The women tip off at 5:30 pm with the men following at 7:30 pm.

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