MIAMI SHORES, Fla. --  The Barry women's basketball team lost 71-69 to the Virginia State Trojans on Cesar Odio Court on Friday. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Virginia State 71, Barry 69
Records: Barry (2-1), VSU (2-0)
All-Time Series: VSU leads 1-0

SUMMARY:

• 1Q - Barry led 12-8 after a Trinity Bosecker layup with 2:20 left, but the Trojans rolled a 7-3 run to clse the period to tied the game. | Barry 15, VSU 15
• 2Q - The Trojans scored the first four points of the period to extend their run to 11-3 and take a four-point lead, their biggest of the period, which they match two more times, including on a Mekayla Furman three-pointer with 3:08. | VSU 29, Barry 27
• 3Q - The Bucs fell behind big in the third period. Trailing 39-36, they watched the Trojans roll off a 13-0 run to go up 52-36 on a layup by Trinity Moody with 2:15 left.  | VSU 55, Barry 42
• 4Q - The Bucs came storming back in the fourth quarter, opening the frame on a 16-3 runs to re-take the lead 58-56 on a Chiara Fusari layup with 4:33 remaining. The Bucs pushed the lead to four, after layups by Kayla Lindsey and Audrey Jennings. But the Trojans knotted the game at 65-65 on a jumper in the lane by Furman with 0:40 second left. Holly Davies gave Barry a two-point lead with 0:35 seconds left, but Amesha Miller worked a three-point play to put VSU back in front. Fusari connected on a short jumper with 0:17 seconds remaining, but Miller got back to the line and made a pair with 0:11 seconds and Cabria Lewis hit one of two to push the lead to 71-69 with just 0:03.8 left. Davies drove the ball up the left side and heaved a desperation shot with 0:0.9 left, but she was fouled by Mihjae Hayes and went to line for three shots. Unfortunately, she missed the first two and then Barry was called for a lane violation on the third.  | VSU 71, Barry 69

NOTEWORTHY:

• Fusari led the Bucs with 24 points, while Jennings and Bosecker each chipped in 13.
• Miller led VSU with 22 points, while Lewis and Tiyanna James each had 12 and Furman added 11.
• The teams combined for 57 turnover, 32 by Barry and 25 for VSU.
• Neither team shot better then 40 percent from the floor or 60 percent from the line.
• The Bucs were 0-for-10 from three-point range, while VSU hit 6-for-14 from long range.
• Bosecker had a game-high 14 rebounds and added four blocks.
• Miller also had a double-double with 10 boards.

ON THE HORIZON:

Barry hosts Barry Thanksgiving Classic after the holiday, joining fellow Sunshine State Conference member Lynn in hosting Central Missouri and Minnesota-Crookston.