MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Buccaneers host the Sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the Sunshine State Conference basketball home openers. 

Women's Basketball - Wednesday, Nov. 29, 5:30 pm, Health & Sports Center

The Bucs are 4-2 after taking both games at the Cesar Odio Thanksgiving Classic. The Bucs bumped off previously unbeaten Southwest Baptist 83-76 in overtime and handled Minnesota-Crookston 71-61. The Bucs have won two in a row and look to get back to even in the league.

Barbara Cousiño, the reigning SSC Player of the Week, leads the Bucs at 16.0 points per game. She is shooting 50.0 percent from the floor, including 45.5 percent from three-point range, and 95.5 percent from the line. She chips in 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Kiara Palmer adds 13.5 points per game, on 54.8 percent shooting, and leads the team with 9.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Ida Andersson averages 12.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Cousiño and Andersson were both named to the All-Tournament team at the Odio Classic, with Cousiño earning the MVP honors.

The Sailfish (1-5, 0-2 SSC) dropped their first four games, before beating Minnesota-Crookston 69-66 in the Odio Classic. The 'Fish fell 75-67 to Southwest Baptist in their last game.

Hannah Grim lead the Sailfish and the SSC in scoring at 20.5 points per game. Ciara Cumbie and Tyler Davis each chip in 9.8 points per game, while Mina Salhia adds 9.7. Cumbie tops the team with 9.2 rebounds per game, while Salhia's 2.8 assists leads the team.

Men's Basketball - Wednesday, Nov. 29, 7:30 pm, Health & Sports Center

The Buccaneers meet Palm Beach Atlantic at 7:30 p.m. This game takes on extra incentive for the Bucs, who lost twice to the Sailfish last year, including in the Sunshine State Conference semifinals.

Barry (4-1, 1-0 SSC) owns the sixth highest scoring offense in Division II at 96.6 points per game, second in the SSC. The Bucs have been the class of the conference in the early going, leading the league in scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal shooting and field goal defense, three-point shooting and three-pointers made per game, and assist/turnover ratio. The Bucs rank fourth in the country in assists per game (21.6). Barry is tied for fourth in the nation in three-point field goals per game (13).

Elvar Fridriksson leads the Bucs in scoring (17.8) and assists (7.0). Sunday Dech is averaging 16.6 points and 6.6 rebounds. Sawyer Glick is scoring 14.6 points while shooting 40.5 percent from three-point range. Johannes Dolven is scoring 14.2 points and pulling down 6.0 boards. Marko Tomic is averaging 10 points and 4.6 rebounds. Fridriksson and Dolven were named to the All-Tournament team at the Cesar Odio Thanksgiving Classic.

PBA (4-4, 1-1 SSC), which has a high-scoring offense of its own, has dropped its last two games by a bucket. The Sailfish are scoring 86.1 points per game. Grant Gullett is averaging 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 69 percent from the floor. Jules Jasmin is averaging 12.8 points and four rebounds. De'Ondre Jackson is averaging 12.3 points, and shooting 60.9 percent from the field. Dakota Zinser is scoring 10.5 points. Lucas Morales pulls down 6.8 boards per game.