MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry women's basketball team opened the Heather Macy era with a 30-point demolition of Christian Brothers in the 2023 Soouth Region Crossover Tournament on Cesar Odio Court on Friday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 76, Christian Brothers 46
Records: Barry (1-0), CBU (0-1)
All-Time Series: Series tied 1-1
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - In the first 7:30 minutes of the game, the CBU Bucs jumped out to a 20-8 lead over the Barry Buccaneers. The Bucs turned the ball over eight times in the period, so despite out-shooting CBU 43 percent to 33 percent, they found themselves in a hole. But barry closed the perriod on a 9-0 run to trim the lead to 20-17. | CBU 20, Barry 17
- 2Q - Barry still could not quite find their range in the second period, but their defense clamped down even harder, holding CBU to just six points in the period and taking a four-point lead into half. Chiara Fusari out-scored CBU 7-6 on her own in the frame. | Barry 30, CBU 26
- 3Q - The third period was back-and-forth, but Jeremia Montgomery scored the last four points of the period for CBU to cut the lead to three. | Barry 45, CBU 42
- 4Q - Barry finally got the offense rolling in the fourth period, pulling away to make the final 30 points. The Buccaneers shot 65 percent from the floor (13-for-20), while the defense hled CBU to 2-of-9 shooting and forced 11 turnovers. Barry scored 22 points in the period, before CBU got on the board at all. Overall, nine different players scored for Barry in the fourth. | Barry 76, CBu 46
NOTEWORTHY:
- Fusari led the Barry attack with 22 points, while Audrey Jennings scored 13 and Kayla Lindsey came off the bench with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
- Montgomery led CBU with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds, while adding five steals.
- Macy won her first game in The Shores, giving her 307 for her career.
- Barry out-scored CBU 27-17 off turnovers and 31-12 off the bench.
- Barry's defense posted two periods of less then 10 points allowed.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry takes on the Shorter Hawks on Saturday at 2:00 pm in the last game of the crossover.
