MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Buccaneers host the Florida Tech Panthers on Saturday in the second of three straight home Sunshine State Conference games. The women tip off at 2:00 pm, followed by the men at 4:00 pm.
Women's Basketball - Saturday, Jan. 6, 2:00 pm, Health & Sports Center
Barry is 11-3, 4-2 in the SSC after beating the Saint Leo Lions 72-54 on Wednesday. The win got the Bucs back on the plus side. They have now won nine of their last ten.
Kiara Palmer leads the Bucs in scoring (15.6), rebounding (10.7), shooting (55.6) and blocked shots (2.9). The 6-0 senior has posted seven double-doubles this season. Barbara Cousiño is chipping in 14.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and a team-high 2.7 assists. She leads the conference in free throw shooting at 89.8 percent. Ida Andersson is third in scoring (10.4) and second in rebounding (5.4). Stephane Granada is second in assists (2.6) and fifth in scoring (7.6).
The Panthers (6-6, 3-3 SSC) fell to the Florida Southern Mocs on Wednesday 80-57.
DeLise Williams leads the Panthers at 12.4 points per game. The 5-4 guard is also second on the team in rebounding (5.1). Gracie Doane is the only other Panther in double figures (11.3). Kailyn Ebb leads the team in rebounding (6.4), while Gudlaug Juliusdottir paces them in assists (3.5).
GAME NOTES:
- Florida Tech leads the all-time series 41-27, though the Bucs have won four of the last nine. Last season, the teams split the series, with each winning at home. Florida tech prevailed in Melbourne 68-60, while Barry got revenge 67-61 in Miami Shores.
- Despite leading the conference in made three-pointers at 9.2 per game, the Bucs average 26.1 points per game in the paint and 11.2 on second-chance opportunities
- Barry averages 21.9 points per game off the bench, compared to just 12.1 per game for the opponents
- While the Bucs lead the league, the Panthers are last in made three-pointers at 4.2 per game. Barry's top two shooters, Harriet Swindells and Ida Andersson combine for 4.5 made treys per game.
- Despite not having a player ranked in the top-10 of the league in rebounding (Ebb is 11th), the Panthers lead the conference in offensive rebounding (15.4 per game) and rebounding margin (+8.0)
- Barry is first in the league in defensive rebounding (30.2)
Tale of the Tape
| Stat |
Barry |
Florida Tech |
| Record |
11-3, 4-2 SSC |
6-6, 3-3 SSC |
| Points |
71.9 |
66.8 |
| Points Allowed |
63.1 |
64.9 |
| FG% |
43.0 |
41.9 |
| 3-pt FG% |
36.6 |
31.1 |
| 3-pt FG Made |
9.2 |
4.2 |
| FT% |
77.0 |
59.3 |
| Rebounds |
41.2 |
40.4 |
| Rebound Margin |
+6.5 |
+8.0 |
| Assists |
12.9 |
11.3 |
| Turnover Margin |
-2.0 |
-0.2 |
Men's Basketball - Saturday, Jan. 6, 4:00 pm, Health & Sports Center
The No. 7/8-ranked Buccaneers are playing their second of three straight games at home. Barry (10-1, 6-0) is riding a seven-game winning streak. The Bucs have a two-game lead in the league standings.
Elvar Fridriksson is second in the league in scoring (22.2). He has scored 20 or more points in seven straight games. Daniel Mortensen is tied for the league lead in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.4). He ranks sixth in the SSC in rebounding (7.8), and has led the Buccaneers in rebounds in the past four games. He is scoring 11.4 points per game. Sawyer Glick is averaging 13.8 points per game, but has been held to six or fewer the last three games. Johannes Dolven is averaging 10.9 points and 5.7 boards per game. He's scored in double figures in two of the past three games. Sunday Dech is averaging 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds.
Florida Tech (6-8, 1-5 SSC) has lost its past two games. The Panthers fell to Florida Southern, 89-75, on Wednesday.
Sam Daniel leads the conference in scoring at 27.7 points per game. He and Jordan Majors, who is averaging 20.3 points and 4.6 assists, form the top one-two scoring punch in the league. Richard Coil is fourth in the league in rebounds per game (9.5), and Daniel is seventh (7.7). Valur Valsson is second in the league in assists per game (7.5).
Tale of the Tape
| Stat |
Barry |
Florida Tech |
| Record |
10-1, 6-0 SSC |
6-8, 1-5 SSC |
| Points |
93.8 |
84.9 |
| Points Allowed |
75.8 |
85.1 |
| FG% |
49.8 |
48.5 |
| 3-pt FG% |
40.3 |
36.7 |
| 3-pt FG Made |
13.4 |
11.2 |
| FT% |
81.4 |
76.0 |
| Rebounds |
40.7 |
35.2 |
| Rebound Margin |
+9.2 |
+1.6 |
| Assists |
20.5 |
19.9 |
| Turnover Margin |
+1.7 |
-2.4 |
GAME NOTES:
- Barry leads the series 37-26. Under coach Butch Estes, Barry has won nine of 11, including five in a row. Last season, Barry won all three meetings, 94-84 in Melbourne, 103-78 in Miami Shores in the regular season and 87-84 in the SSC Tournament also at home.
- The Bucs lead the SSC in made three-pointers at 13.4 and are second in percentage at 40.3
- Despite their outside proclivities, the Bucs average 35.1 points per game in the paint and 14.1 on second-chance opportunities
- Barry has four wins this season after trailing by double-figures, all on the road: Eckerd, Tampa, Indianapolis and Nova Southeastern
- Barry is getting 30.1 points per game off the bench
- Fridriksson needs three assists to break Ryan Saunders (2003-07) school career record of 578 … He's had 17 in the past two games … Fridriksson ranks eighth in the country in assists per game (7.1)
- Mortensen is averaging 9.5 rebounds over his last four games … He has had no fewer than eight in that stretch
- Barry's four three-point field goals in Wednesday's win over Saint Leo is the fewest the Bucs have hit this year, 10 below their average entering the game
