MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers fell 64-52 to the Embry-Riddle Eagles on Cesar Odio Court in the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday night in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Embry-Riddle 64, Barry 52
Records: Barry (15-8, 8-6 SSC), Embry-Riddle (17-5, 11-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: Embry-Riddle leads 4-2

SUMMARY:

• 1Q - Neither team could build much momentum in the first period, but Barry had a 16-15 lead after a fast-break layup by Ida Andersson with 2:08 left in the quarter. But the Eagles out-scored the Bucs 6-3 to take a 21-19 edge into the first break. | Embry-Riddle 21, Barry 19 
• 2Q - The Bucs' second quarter shooting woes, which have plagued them all season, surfaced again against the Eagles. Barry hit just 1-for-11 from the field in the second period. The Eagles pushed their lead out to eight points, 29-21 on a three-point play by Ashley McWillams with 1:52 left. The Bucs trimmed the lead down to four points, 30-26, before the Eagles scored the last basket to take the intermission break to six. | Embry-Riddle 32, Barry 26
• 3Q - Though the Bucs opened the third quarter strong, cutting the lead to just two points, 34-32, after a layup by Stephane Granada, the Eagles eventually built a double-figure lead that the Bucs could not overcome. | Embry-Riddle 47, Barry 36
• 4Q - The Bucs never got closer than 11 points in the fourth quarter and trailed by as many as 18 on several occasions. |Embry-Riddle 64, Barry 52

NOTEWORTHY:

• Kiara Palmer led the Bucs with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Granada added 11 points.
• Nicole Tucker paced the Eagles with 20 points, including 16 in the first quarter. Tara Fields had 11 points before fouling out late. Sabrina Whiting added 10 points.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs travel to face the Saint Leo Lions on Saturday.