TAMPA, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers fell 68-42 to the 20th-ranked Tampa Spartans on Wednesday in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action in the Martinez Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #20 Tampa 68, Barry 42
Records: Tampa (25-5, 17-3 SSC); Barry (18-9, 11-8 SSC)
All-Time Series: Tampa leads 61-23
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - Tampa grabbed an early lead, but the Bucs battled back to go up 11-8 on a three-pointer by Krystin Green with 1:11 left in the period. But Kath Van Bennekom scored all six points in a 6-2 run that put the Spartans up 14-13 at the break. | Tampa 14, Barry 13
- 2Q - After trading baskets and lead, the Spartan led 20-18 with 5:41 to play and used a 9-0 run to take the lead for good. A three-pointer by Giorgia Palmieri gave Tampa its biggest lead of the half. | Tampa, 33, Barry 21
- 3Q - The Bucs never got cloer than 13 points in the third quarter. Tampa closed the frame on a 10-0 run. | Tampa 54-, Barry 30
- 4Q - Neither mounted much offense in the fourth quarter, but the Spartans maintained a 20+ point lead | Tampa 68, Barry 42
NOTEWORTHY:
- Hayley Chiles came off the bench with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting to lead the Bucs.
- Zoe Pillar led Tampa with 20 points, while Palmieri added 14 and Van Bennekom had 16 off the bench.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs close the regular season against conference front-runner #5 Embry-Riddle on Saturday. The Bucs wil honor the 2024-25 senior class prior to the game.
