MELBOURNE, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers de-clawed the Florida Tech Panthers 55-51 on Wednesday night in the Clemente Center in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 55, Florida Tech 51
Records: Florida Tech (10-12, 6-8 SSC), Barry  (6-14, 4-10 SSC)
All-Time Series: Florida Tech leads 44-29

SUMMARY:

• 1Q - The Panthers led the entire first quarter, but could not pull away from the Bucs. Barry closed the gap to one point on several occasions, the last at 1:47 on a pair of free throws by Carly Sanders. But the Panthers hit a pair of triples around a Nerea Baena layup to take a five-point lead into the first break. | FT 19, Barry 14
• 2Q - The Panthers managed to create some separation in the second frame. A jumper by Gudlaug Juliusdottir at 5:40 gave the Panthers a 10-point margin, 24-14. But the Bucs battled back to close the gap to 28-24 on a buzzer-beater by Harriet Swindells. | FT 28, Barry 24
• 3Q - A 5-0 run by the Bucs in the first minute of the third quarter gave Barry its first lead of the game. Baena had a layup and Swindells connected on a three-pointer. Barry went on to build a seven-point lead, out-scoring the Panthers 19-8 in the period. | Barry 43, FT 36
• 4Q - Like the Panthers in the first, the Bucs maintained their lead throughout the period, but not without some drama. Chiara Fusari gave Barry its biggest lead, 50-40 with an offensive rebound basket at 7:08. But after an exchange of baskets, the Bucs went cold from the floor. A layup by Carly Sanders at 5:31 was the last for the Bucs. Florida Tech got to within one point, 52-51 on a Jumper by Jaida Hall with 1:11 remaining. But then the Panthers returned the ice-cold shooting, missing their last three shots, while Fusari hit 3-of-4 from the line in the last 0:20 seconds to seal the win. | Barry 55, FT 51

NOTEWORTHY:

• Baena led four Bucs in double figures with 13 points. Sanders, Fusari and Swindells each chipped in 10.
• Fanny Hakanson led the Panthers with 13 points, while Amanda Allen had 10.
• Baena and Emma Hergot each had seven boards as Barry won the rebound battle 41-36.
• Neither team shot particularly well, with Barry hitting just 36.4 percent (20-of-55) and Florida Tech connecting at just 31.1 percent (19-of-61).
• Though the Panthers held an edge in three-point shooting, the Bucs did a better job both getting to the line and connecting there, out-scoring FT by five from the stripe.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs visit the Eagles of Embry-Riddle on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the ICI Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.