DAVIE, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers dropped their Sunshine State Conference women's basketball opener to the Nova Southeastern Sharks 62-51 in the Rick Case Arena Wednesday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Nova Southeastern 62, Barry 51
Records: Nova Southeastern (4-2, 1-0 SSC), Barry (2-4, 0-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: NSU leads 26-18
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Sharks opened on an 11-0 run and carried a 18-8 lead into the quarter break. | NSU 18, Barry 8
- 2Q - The Bucs turned it around in the second period. Trailing 25-18 with 3:07 left, the Bucs rolled off a 7-0 run to close the frame, on a pair of three-pointers by Harriet Swindells and a free throw by Nichel Tampa. | NSU 25, Barry 24
- 3Q - Leading by just two, 33-31, with 5:24 left in the period, the Sharks went on a 12-2 run to go up by 12 with 1:19 remaining. Barry closed the gap to seven points as the break. | NSU 45, Barry 38
- 4Q - Trailing by 10 points, the Bucs got six straight points from Emma Hergot to cut the lead to 55-51 with 3:28 left. But the Bucs went cold and did not score again and the Sharks made 7-of-8 from the free throw line to make the final margin. | NSU 62, Barry 51
NOTEWORTHY:
- Tampa led everyone with 21 points, while Swindells and Ida Andersson each chipped in 10 for the Bucs. Andersson also had 10 rebounds.
- Hailey Conley led the Sharks with 12 points off the bench. Claire McMahon and Alison Hughes each had 10.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs travel across to Tampa, Fla., on Saturday to face the Tampa Spartans in another SSC game.
