ST. LEO, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers dropped a 91-86 nail-biter to the Saint Leo Lions in the Bowman Center in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action on Saturday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Saint Leo 91, Barry 86
Records: SLU (6-8, 3-6 SSC); Barry (5-11, 2-7 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 51-27
SUMMARY:
- 1Q - The first quarter went back and forth, with neither team leading by more than four points, until Saint Leo's Amy Duggan converted a fast-break -and one with 1:41 left in the period to put the Lions up by five. Barry scored the last three points of the quarter. | SLU 25, Barry 23
- 2Q - Barry broke out in front to start the second quarter, scoring the first eight points. Leading by just one with 5:38 to play, the Bucs went on a 9-0 run to go up by 10, 42-32 on a basket by Jazz Cook. The Lions cut the deficit to six heading into the break. | Barry 46, SLU 42
- 3Q - After the Lions took a one-point lead with 5:50 to play in the third, Barry out-scored the Lions 22-5 over the rest of the period, closing with three straight triples from Jameria Robinson, Kornelia Ignerska and Kendall Parker in the last two minutes. | Barry 73, SLU 57
- 4Q - The Lions rallied back in the fourth quarter, out-scoring the Bucs 34-13. They took the lead for good on a layup by Jailenn Green to go up 84-83 with 1:30 left. Green followed that with a three-point play to go up by four. Barry cut it to onee, but Duggan hit the last two scores to make the final margin. | SLU 91, Barry 86
NOTEWORTHY:
- Parker led four Buccaneers in double figures with a season-high 19 points.
- Robinson also had a season-high with 16 points, while Cook added 12 and Akvile Babraityte had 10.
- Green led the Lions with a game-high 28 and Olivia Agunzo had 19 and Duggan 11.
- The Bucs set a season-high with 33 field goals and a 58.9 field goal percentage.
- They were also 8-of-16 from beyond the arc, for their best long-range shooting percentage.
- But they were only 12-of-25 from the line.
- The Lions hit four of their last five from the field, while the Bucs went just one for their last six.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs visit the Florida Tech Panthers on Wednesday, Jan. 21.