MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers dropped the Sunshine State Conference women's basketball opener to the Eckerd Tritons 81-54 in the Health & Sport Center on Saturday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Eckerd 81, Barry 54
Records: Barry (1-3, 0-1 SSC), Eckerd (2-2, 1-0 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 40-35
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - A jumper by Jameria Robinson gave the Bucs a 10-9 lead with 4;48 left in the period. But on the next possession, Jaylen Ostenson nailed a three-pointer and the Tritons never trailed the rest of the way. They closed the period on a 8-2 run. | Eckerd 23, Barry 15
- 2Q - The Teams traded baskets in the second period, until Ieva Korzane hit a layup at the buzzer to give the Tritons a 10-point lead at half. | Eckerd 43 Barry 33
- 3Q - The Tritons hit the first bucket coming out of the halftime, to go up by 12. But Barry seven straight points to cut the lead to five on a jumper by Kendall Parker with 4:59 left in the frame. Leading by six, the Tritons hit back-to-back three-pointers by Emma Egan and Korzane to make the lead 12 at the break. | Eckerd 58, Barry 46
- 4Q - Barry shot just 4-for-10 in the fourth quarter, while the Tritons connected on 10 of 18, scoring the last eight points to make the final margin 27. | Ecekrd 81, Barry 54
NOTEWORTHY:
- Parker led the Bucs with 16 points, while freshman Izzy Brenzil scored a season-high 14 points, shooting 4-of-7 from behind the arc.
- Korzane led four Tritons in double-figures with 19 points, while Kailyn Terrell, who shot 4-of-9 from three-point range added 18 off the bench.
- Egan had a double-double for Eckerd with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
- The Tritons out-scored the Bucs 36-16 in the paint.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs visit St. Petersburg, Fla., after the holiday, to play in the Eckerd Thanksgiving Classic, facing South Carolina-Beaufort and Cedarville, in a pair of regional matchups.
