Women's Basketball | 3/3/2019 11:44:00 AM
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers clinched the eighth seed in the 2019 Sunshine State Conference women's basketball tournament and will travel on Wednesday, Mar. 6 to face top-seeded Florida Southern in Jenkins Fieldhouse at 5:30 pm.
Game Coverage Links
| Game |
Game Date & Time |
Live Stats |
Video Stream |
| Quarterfinal |
Wednesday, Mar. 6; 5:30 pm |
Live Stats |
Watch Live |
Women's Basketball - Wednesday, Mar. 6, 5:30 pm; Jenkins Fieldhouse
The Bucs are the eighth seed in the tournament after finishing the season 10-18 overall and 7-13 in the conference. The Bucs swept Saint Leo and earned single wins over Florida Tech, Palm Beach Atlantic, seventh seed Rollins, sixth seed Lynn and third seed Eckerd.
Nichel Tampa leads the team with 14.9 points, 3.9 assists, 3.0 steals and is second on the team with 4.9 rebounds. Ida Andersson leads at 6.9 rebounds and is second at 13.8 points and 1.8 steals. She set a Barry single season record 77 made three-pointers this season, ranking second in the conference.
The Moccasins (25-3, 18-2 SSC) won the regular season title for the second straight year and conference-best 14th time overall. Their two losses came at fifth-seed Embry-Riddle and at home to last place Palm Beach Atlantic.
Camille Giardina leads the Mocs and the conference at 19.1 points per game. She chips in 3.9 rebounds and 2/0 assists. Anja Fuchs-Robetin is third in the conference at 17.7 points per game and leads the team at 6.4 rebounds per game.
Tale of the Tape
| Stat |
Barry |
Florida Southern |
| Record |
10-18, 7-13 SSC |
25-3, 18-2 SSC |
| Points |
65.6 |
77.3 |
| Points Allowed |
72.6 |
57.1 |
| Scoring Margin |
-6.7 |
+20.3 |
| FG% |
38.2 |
46.4 |
| 3-pt FG% |
31.0 |
37.2 |
| 3-pt FG Made |
8.1 |
7.4 |
| FT% |
67.3 |
79.2 |
| Rebounds |
35.1 |
35.9 |
| Rebound Margin |
-7.7 |
+3.7 |
| Assists |
12.2 |
13.6 |
| Turnover Margin |
+1.7 |
+6.0 |
GAME NOTES:
- Florida Southern won both meetings this season, 101-72 in Miami Shores and 85-60 in Lakeland.
- The Bucs and Mocs have met in the SSC Tournament six times, with Florida Southern winning four. The Bucs won 76-69 in 2001 and 50-44 in 2013.
- The last time the Bucs won in Lakeland was Jan. 4, 2014, 63-58.
