TAMPA, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers fell 69-56 to the Tampa Spartans in the Martinez Center on Saturday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Tampa 69, Barry 56
Records: Tampa (6-1, 1-1 SSC), Barry (2-5, 0-2 SSC)
All-Time Series: Tampa leads 48-24
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Bucs started strong, and led 20-16 with 4:31 left in the period after a jumper by Harriet Swindells. But the Spartans closed the frame on a 7-0 run. Barry was 9-of-20 from the field in the first quarter, but Tampa hit 10-of-16. | Tampa 23, Barry 20
- 2Q - The second quarter was not as kind, as Barry hit just 2-for-11 from the floor and scored just six points. After a buzzer-beater by Dori Nagy, the Spartans took a 39-26 lead into the locker room. | Tampa 39, Barry 26
- 3Q - The Bucs fell another click back in the third period, as Tampa hit 7-of-12 from the floor to score 16 points, while Barry had just 12. | Tampa 55, Barry 38
- 4Q - Barry recovered the third quarter loss by holding Tampa to 3-of-9 shooting in the fourth period, which put them back to the halftime margin. | Tampa 69, Barry 56
NOTEWORTHY:
- Ida Andersson led the Bucs with 17 points. Ashleigh Pick had 12 points and Juhnae Richardson added 11 off the bench.
- Staja Tyghter led Tampa with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Nagy added 16 points and 10 boards. Kris Nelson had 11 points and Emily Eshoo added 10.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry is off for a week, but will host the Eckerd Tritons on Saturday, Dec. 8 on Cesar Odio Coourt.