ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Barry battled the eighth-ranked and conference-leading Eckerd Tritons for three quarters before the hosts pulled away in the fourth with a 69-53 win in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action in the McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #8 Eckerd 69, Barry 53
Records: Eckerd (13-2, 8-0 SSC), Barry (8-8, 3-5 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 40-29
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Tritons opened with a 16-0 run and never looked back. Barry managed to close the deficit to seven on a three-pointer by Ashia Pool with 0:08 seconds left. | Eckerd 23, Barry 16
- 2Q - It was close throughout the second period, but Barry closed to within three points on a 5-0 run by Dasiah Thornton, who hit a layup and three-pointer in the last two minutes. | Eckerd 40, Barry 36
- 3Q - Barry closed a 9-2 run and took a one-point lead on a layup by K'Nari Holliday with 6:03 left in the period. But Eckerd got a triple from Nicole Scales to make the margin five at the break. | Eckerd 55, Barry 50
- 4Q - But Barry shot just 1-for-12 in the fourth quarter, going scoreless over the last 3:19 as Eckerd walked away with the win. | Eckerd 69, Barry 53
NOTEWORTHY:
- Holliday led the Bucs with 13 points.
- Thornton chipped in 11 points and Ashleigh Pink added 10.
- Trinity Bosecker had 10 rebounds, as Barry held a 40-38 edge on teh glass.
- Scales led the Tritons ith 21 points, while Sofia Persson and Maya Price each added 13.
- Person had 12 rebounds and Lauryn Vieira had 10.
- Barry led in bench points with 33 to six for the Tritons.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs visit arch-rival Lynn on Saturday.
