MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers secured a resounding 61-55 victory over the Florida Southern Moccasins on Saturday, Nov. 20 in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action in the Health & Sports Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 61, Florida Southern 55
Records: Barry (2-0, 1-0 SSC), Florida Southern (1-2, 0-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Florida Southern leads 54-20
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The first quarter set the defensive tone that would shape the rest of the game. The Bucs held Florida Southern to just six points in the quarter while the Bucs finished with 13, led by Trinity Bosecker with five. | Bucs 13, Mocs 6
- 2Q - Hergot was a perfect 3-3 in the quarter as the Bucs scored a strong 20 points in the paint and 12 points off Mocs turnovers. | Bucs 33, Mocs 27
- 3Q - Barry's bigs, Bosecker and Hergot, got back to work after halftime, combining to score 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, extending the lead to double figures. | Bucs 52, Mocs 42
- 4Q - The game's final period was tough battle with just 21 points scored between the two teams. Barry built a 61-44 lead, but the Mocs closed the game on an 11-0 run that made it seem closer than it was. | Bucs 61, Mocs 55
NOTEWORTHY:
- Hergot and Bosecker had 17 points and eight rebounds each, while Ashia Pool chipped in seven points off the bench.
- The Bucs outscored the Mocs 10-0 on fastbreak points, showing off their ability to run in transition. Barry turned their good defense into offense, scoring 27 points on 20 Mocs' turnovers.
- Barry shot a solid 47.1 percent from the field compared to 32.9 percent for Florida Southern.
- Bosecker went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe while the Bucs shot a respectable 75 percent as a team from the line.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will now host Lee University next Friday on Nov. 26 at the Health & Sports Center in Miami Shores, Fla.
