MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers out-lasted the Florida Southern Moccasins 79-70 in double overtime on Monday night on Cesar Odio Court in women's basketball action from the Health & Sports Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 79, Florida Southern 70
Records: Barry (2-1), Florida Southern (1-2)
All-Time Series: Florida Southern leads 53-19
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - Though both teams struggled shooting in the first period, Barry got the better of it and led at the first break by four. The team combined to hit just 7-of-33 shots in the period. | Barry 10, Florida Southern 6
- 2Q - The pace picked up in the second period, as both team scored 17. Harriet Swindells, who was 2-for-2 from three-point range, led the Bucs with eight points. | Barry 27, Florida Southern 23
- 3Q - Despite 12 points in the period for Ashia Pool, the Mocs clipped a point off the lead. They did the most damage at the line, hitting 10-of-12 from the charity stripe. | Barry 46, Florida Southern 43
- 4Q - Pool tied the game at 56-56 with a layup at 4:13 and Chiara Fusari hit a three-pointer on the next possession to put the Bucs up 59-56. But McKenzie Steele answered with a triple of her own to tie the game at 59-59. Emma Hergot blocked Sanja Ratnikava's shot at the buzzer to preserve the tie. | Barry 59, Florida Southern 59
- OT - In a back-and-forth period, Swindells put the Bucs up 67-65 with 0:46 seconds to play. Ratnikava tied it with a pair from the line and neither team could score down the stretch. | Barry 67, Florida Southern 67
- 2OT - In the second overtime, the Bucs held FSC to just 1-of-10 shooting, while hitting 5-of-8 themselves. The Bucs scored the last eight points of the game, including a dagger three-point by Swindells with 0:45 seconds to play that put Barry up nine. | Barry 79, Florida Southern 70
NOTEWORTHY:
- Pool led the Bucs with a career-high 20 points, adding three rebounds and three assists.
- Swindells chipped in 18 points, while Fusari added 17 and seven assists. Hergot had 12 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
- Ratnikava led the Mocs with 18 points, while Steele and Wohlgemuth each tossed in 13. Ashley Shell led the Mocs with 15 bouards.
- The teams combined with 108 rebounds.
- Barry improved to 2-0 at home this season.
- The loss snapped a 10-game win streak in the series for Florida Southern.
- It was the first overtime game for the Buccaneers this season and the first since beating Union 90-82 in double overtime Nov. 9, 2019.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry hosts the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Wednesday, Feb. 17 on Cesar Odio Court.