ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The fifth-seeded Barry Buccaneers bowed out of the Sunshine State Conference women's basketball tournament, falling 61-51 to the fourth seed, Eckerd, in the McArthur Center on Tuesday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Eckerd 61, Barry 51
Records: Eckerd (19-8, 13-7 SSC); Barry (19-10, 12-8 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 40-34
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The Tritons jumped out to an early lead, leading 10-3 after the first four minutes and maintained the margin through the break. | Eckerd 15, Barry 9
- 2Q - After a pair of free throws by Jaylen Ostenson with 7:13 left in the half, the Tritons held a double figure lead into the break. | Eckerd 31, Barry 17
- 3Q - Barry cut the lead to 10 twice in the third period, but could get no closer. | Eckerd 44, Barry 32
- 4Q - Barry scored the first three points of the fourth quarter to cut the lead to nine with 7:56 left, and then traded baskets for the next five minutes. Barry went on a 9-3 run over a two minute stretch that trimmed the margin to just six, 57-51 with 0:39 second left. But Barry could not score and Ieva Korzane hit 4-for-4 from the free throw line to seal the win for the Tritons. | Eckerd 61, Barry 51
NOTEWORTHY:
- Chance Bucher popped off for 30 points to pace the Tritons, who only played seven players in the game. She also grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
- Ostenson chipped in 11 points and Korzane had 10.
- Kaliyah Morales led the Bucs with 18 points, while Audrey Jennings had 11 and Aijah Palmore had 11 and 10 rebounds.
- The Tritons out-rebounded the Bucs 45-37, although 18 of Barry's came on the offensive end, leading to a 12-6 edge in second-chance points.
- Barry hit just 12-of-20 from the free throw line, while the Tritons was 11-of-13.
- But the big difference came from beyond the arc, where Eckerd shot 10-for-26, including 7-of-11 for Bucher, while Barry was just 3-for-12.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs await bids for the NCAA Regional, which will be announced on Sunday, Mar. 9.
