BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers lost 86-79 to the arch-rival Lynn Knights on Wednesday in the de Hoernle Center in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lynn 86, Barry 79
Records: Lynn (7-9, 5-7 SSC), Barry (11-5, 8-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 35-23
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
"We didn't defend well enough tonight. We kept fighting the whole game but you can't give up over 75 points and expect to win in this league. Everyone in our conference is just too dangerous for that. We got it done offensively but defense is where championships are won and we gotta get back to the basics on that." -- Barry head coach Kristine Baugh
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - Leading 9-8 with just under half the period gone, the Bucs nine of the next 11 points to take an 18-10 lead. A Dani Lozzi three-pointer at the end of the period cut the Bucs' lead to five. | Barry 20, Lynn 15
- 2Q - Lynn trimmed the lead to three early in the second period, but Barry responded with 12-6 run to give them a nine-point advantage. They led by 10 after a layup by Ashia Pool, but another three-point buzzer beater, this time by Rachel Romich led the margin seven at the half. | Barry 40, Lynn 33
- 3Q - Barry was still up eight in the third period, when Lynn exploded for an 11-2 run, capped by another triple by Romich, which gave the Knights their first lead since the initial basket of the game. Pool made a pair of free throws with 0:18 left to keep Barry on top after three quarters. | Barry 56, Lynn 55
- 4Q - The Knights stormed out of the gate in the fourth, out-scoring the Bucs 15-7 to go up 70-63. Barry closed to within four on a trio of foul shots by Harriet Swindells with 0:39 seconds left, but despite having only one field goal in the last 3:17, the Knights hit 6-of-6 from the line in the final minute to secure the win. | Lynn 86, Barry 79
NOTEWORTHY:
- Swindells led Barry with 23 points, adding seven rebounds and five assists.
- Chiara Fusari had 14 points, while Pool added 13 points and a team-high nine reounds.
- Loie Webb led five Knights in double figures with 21 points.
- The 31 points scored by the Knights in fourth quarter are the most the Bucs have given up in one frame this season.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry concludes its season-longest four-game road trip at Nova Southeastern on Wednesday, Feb. 2.