BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers opened the season with a 54-46 loss to the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans at the de Hoernle Center on the campus of Lynn University in the Sunshine State Conference/Gulf South Conference Crossover Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Trevecca Nazarene 54, Barry 46
Records: Barry (0-1), TNU (1-0)
All-Time Series: Series tied 1-1
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Trojans took the lead on a three-pointer by Jayda Woods at the 9:26 mark and never trailed in the game until the fourth quarter. The Bucs struggled from the field in the first period, hitting just two of 13 shots in the period. | TNU 14, Barry 5
- 2Q - The Bucs showed signs of life to open the second quarter, out-scoring the Trojans 12-3 over the first 5:12 of the period. A three-pointer from Kornelia Ignerska at the 4:48 mark knotted the game at 17-17. But TNU pushed the lead back to seven points, 24-17, on a free throw by Jeannae Bolin with 2:08 to play in the half and went into intermission with that margin. | TNU 26, Barry 19
- 3Q - The Trojans rolled out of the locker room with a 5-0 run to mark their biggest lead, 31-19 on a three-pointer by Jordan Gilles with 5:54 left in the period. Barry trimmed the lead to just three points over the next five minutes, with Paola Pareja Xargayo converting a steal and layup with 0:57 seconds left. But the Trojans answered with a pair of buckets to lead by seven at the break. | TNU 41, Barry 34
- 4Q - In the fourth quarter, Ignerska hit another triple with 7:09 to play to cut the lead to just one, 41-40, and Andreonia Doe gave the Bucs their only lead, 42-41 on the next possesion. But the Bucs missed three straight three-pointers and the Trojans converted three in a row to pust the lead back to 10 points at the 3:00 mark and took another 12-point lead at 2:17 on a masket by Woods. Barry scored the last four points. | TNU 54, Barry 46
NOTEWORTHY:
- Ignerska scored a game-high 19 points over the last three quarters, hitting 6-of-11 from behind the arc.
- She led three Bucs in double figures, as Kendall Parker and Pareja Xargayo each had 10 points.
- But the rest of the team only combined for seven points in the loss.
- Gilles led the Trojans with 18, as the only player.
- Pareja Xargayo also had 10 rebounds to post a double-double and Izzy Brenzil led the team with six assists.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs face the Christian Brothers Buccaneers on Saturday.
