WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers evened their Sunshine State Conference women's basketball record with a 70-67 win over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Saturday in Rubin Arena.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 70, Palm Beach Atlantic 67
Records: PBA (10-15, 6-13 SSC), Barry (14-12, 9-9 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 32-8
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - Tied 6-6 with 6:08 left in the first period, Barry went on a 10-0 run over the next three minutes. The Teams swapped baskets, with Barry holding an eight-point edge at the break. | Barry 22, PBA 14
- 2Q - Barry maintained a double-figure lead for most of the second period, as Trinity Bosecker led the team with six points. | Barry 40, PBA 29
- 3Q - PBA cut the lead to seven in the opening moments of the third quarter and trailed by just eight with 5:34 to play. But Barry rolled off a 10-1 runs, with K'Nari Holliday scoring five points to push the lead to 17. A pair of Ambar Ramirez free throws with 0:48 seconds left gave Barry an 18-point edge, their biggest of the game. | Barry 58, PBA 43
- 4Q - The Bucs withstood a furious Sailfish come-back attempt in the fourth quarter. Barry led by 14, 64-50, with 5:03 to play. But the sailfish out-scored the Bucs 17-3 over the next four minutes, tying the ball game 67-67 on a three-point play by Kash Ayuso with 0:46 ticks left. But the Sailfish would not score again and Barry was 3-for-4 from the free throw line to secure the win. | Barry 70, PBA 67
NOTEWORTHY:
- Holliday led the Bucs with 16 points and six rebounds.
- Trinity Bosecker had 14 points and six boards of her own and Dasiah Thornton chipped in 14 points as well.
- Claire Davis led PBA with 18 points.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry hosts the Tampa Spartans on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The game will serve as Senior Day for the Bucs.