ROME, Ga. -- The Barry Buccaneers opened the season with a resounding 85-47 win over the host Shorter Hawks in a regional women's basketball game at the Winthrop-King Centre on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 85, Shorter 47
Records: Shorter (0-1), Barry (1-0)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 2-0
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Bucs jumped out to a scorching start and coasted to the early season regional win. Barry led 11-0 before the Hawks got on the board and led by 23 before Shorter scored again. Ashleigh Pink led a balanced Buccaneer attack with seven points. | Barry 33, Shorter 6
- 2Q - Barry out-scored Shorter in every quarter, but the gap narrowed in the second. A pair of free throws by Pink pushed the lead to 30 points with 1:18 left in the half. | Barry 53, Shorter 23
- 3Q - The Hawks scored the first four points and last three points of the third quarter, but Barry relentlessly built their lead. Ana Gascon made the margin 40 with a layup at 1:25. | Barry 73, Shorter 36
- 4Q - A layup by Dasiah Thornton with 3:06 to play gave Barry its largest lead of 41 points, 82-41. The Bucs then traded baskets before settling for the 38-point win. | Barry 85, Shorter 47
NOTEWORTHY:
- The win was the biggest for the Bucs since beating Johnson & Wales 86-46 on Nov. 28, 2015 and the most in a season-opener since an 86-50 win over St. Augustine's last season.
- Pink led three Bucs in double-figures with 16 points. Chiara Fusari added 12 and Thornton had 11.
- Tylia Kemp was the only Hawk in double-figures with 10 points.
- Barry shot over 60 percent from the floor in each of the first three quarters, before cooling off in the fourth. The Bucs shot 54.2 percent from the floor and 50 percent (6-for-12) from three-point range.
- The defense held the Hawks to 31 percent shooting, including 17.4 percent (4-for-23) from three-point range, and Forced 19 turnovers.
- Barry out-scored Shorter 46-24 in the paint and 57-29 off the bench.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry takes on Christian Brothers on Saturday. Christian Brothers lost 82-73 to Lynn in the opening round.
