ST. LEO, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers fell 68-61 to the Saint Leo Lions in the Marion Bowman Center on Saturday in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Saint Leo 68, Barry 61
Records: Saint Leo (11-14, 6-11 SSC), Barry (15-9, 8-8 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 44-19
SUMMARY:
- 1Q: Barry led early, but the Lions closed in the quarter on a 14-4 run. | Saint Leo 16, Barry 9
- 2Q: Barry closed the lead to just two on a Lexy Schoonover three-pointer with 7:04 left until half. But the Lions pushed the lead out to double figures, 31-21, on a trey by Nikira Hooks just six minutes later. Stephane Granada hit a conventional three-point play at the buzzer to trim the lead to eight. | Saint Leo 33, Barry 25
- 3Q: The third quarter went all the Bucs' way as they out-scored the Lions 17-7. The finally took the lead on a three-pointer by Juhane Richardson with 0:30 second left. | Barry 42, Saint Leo 40
- 4Q: The fourth quarter saw an offensive explosion for both teams, but Saint Leo held the advantage, out-scoring the Bucs 28-19 in the final frame. | Saint Leo 68, Barry 61
NOTEWORTHY:
- Kiara Palmer had a game-high 19 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead the Bucs. Schoonover added 11 points off the bench on perfect shooting and Granada had 10.
- Hooks led Saint Leo with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Alani Gallagher added 13 and Gina Brierley had 10 points.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry travels to Florida Tech on Wednesday, Feb. 14 to face the Panthers.
