MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry women's basketball team opened Sunshine State Conference play with a 75-64 win over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish Cesar Odio Court on Wednesday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 75, Plam Beach Atlantic 64
Records: Barry (3-3, 1-0 SSC), PBA (3-3, 0-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 33-8
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Bucs led 8-6 after a Chiara Fusari three-pointer with 6:37 left. But the Sailfish closed the period on a 17-5 run. | PBA 23, Barry 13
- 2Q - The 'Fish scored the first four points of the period to go up 14 after a Claire Davis jumper with 7:03 remaining. But the Bucs ran off seven straight points, five from Audrey Jennings, to trim the lead to seven. A Fusari jumper at the buzzer made the half-time margin nine. | PBA 35, Barry 26
- 3Q - Barry turned the game around in the third period with an 11-0 run. The Bucs took a 43-39 lead on a three-pointer by Kayla Lindsey with 4:49 left. Back-to-back three-pointers by Jillian Schenk oushed the Sailfish back to a six-point lead, five points for Jennings in a 5-1 run to close the period left the Bucs within two. | PBA 54, Barry 52
- 4Q - The Sailfish led by three, 62-59, after a offensive rebound basket by Mariyah Fletcher with 6:31 to play. But PBA only scored two points the rest of the way as Barry closed the game on a 16-2 run. Rachel Murray had eight points, including back-to-back three-pointers to start the run. | Barry 75, PBA 64
NOTEWORTHY:
- Jennings led Barry with 26 points, including 10-of-10 from the line, just the fourth time in program history that a player was perfect from the line with at least 10 made.
- Fusari chipped in 22 points and four steals, and Kayla Lindsey added 10 points.
- Britney Mapang led the team with eight rebounds, while Trinity Bosecker had five rebounds, four blocks, four assists and three steals.
- Davis led four Sailfish in double-figures with 14 points. Kash Ayuso, Fletcher, and Ashleigh Boulin each had 12.
- Barry bombed away from outside, shooting 11-for-23 from beyond the arc, including 4-of-6 for Fusari and 4-of-9 for Jennings.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry hosts the Nova Southeastern Sharks on Saturday, Dec. 2.
