Athletic News
No. 1 Men's Golf Runner-up at St. Edward's Invitational
AUSTIN, Texas -- Barry University's No. 1-ranked men's golf team won the runner-up trophy at the St. Edward's Invitational Tuesday, finishing 14 strokes behind No. 2 Nova Southeastern. The Buccaneers, which won their first tournament of the spring, shot 293-287-308 -- 888 on the 6.909-yard Grey Rock Golf Club, battling through tougher conditions... read more
Women's Golf Takes 5th at Peggy Kirk Bell
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- Barry University women's golf team finished fifth at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Tuesday after shooting a final round 308 for a 925 54-hole total in the 11-team, three-round tournament hosted by Rollins College. The Buccaneers were 61-over on the 6,089-yard Tuscawilla Country Club course. Nova Southeastern won the... read more
Bucs Men's Golf 4 Strokes in Back of NSU
AUSTIN, Texas -- Three Barry University men's golfers shot under par in the first two rounds of the St. Edward's Invitational Monday, and the No. 1-ranked Buccaneers are within four strokes of co-leaders No. 2 Nova Southeastern and No. 5 Abilene Christian. Freshman Adam Svensson is tied for fifth at 3-under 141, senior Marcus Segerstrom is a... read more
Bucs Bounce Back in Peggy Kirk Women's Golf Tournament
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- Barry University women's golf team shot 316-301 -- 617 in the opening two rounds of the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Monday hosted by Rollins College. After a first round in which the Buccaneers occupied the seventh spot on the team leaderboard following play in poor conditions on the par-72, 6,089-yard Tuscawilla Country... read more
Wimmer Earns 2nd SSC Player of Week Award
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Barry University senior men's tennis player Max Wimmer was named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, presented by VALIC. It is Wimmer's second weekly league-wide award of the season. He earned his first exactly a month ago in the opening week of the season. Wimmer, a Brenau, Germany, native, won three doulbes... read more
Twelker Wins SSC Women's Tennis Player of Week
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Barry University women's tennis player Kimmy Twelker was named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, presented by VALIC. Twelker went 3-0 in singles and 4-0 in doubles in four matches last, beginning with Bucs fifth-year coach Avi Kigel's milestone 100th career victory over Nova Southeastern Wednesday. A Bad... read more
Just Peachy: Women's Tennis Goes 3-0 in Georgia
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Barry finished off an impressive weekend in the Peach state on a weekend where cold climates were more apt to bear icicles than fruit, beating Clayton State, 5-0, Sunday. It marked Barry's second win over a ranked opponent this weekend. The Buccaneers (10-0) beat the likes of 10th West Florida, Valdosta State and 50th-ranked... read more
Weekend 'Statement': Men's Tennis Handles Business
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Dr. George Samuel and the men's tennis program has always been one of the nation's best. This weekend they made darn sure of it. Barry beat Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, 8-1, to win three matches over the past three days. Now the Buccaneers return to Miami Shores to play a pair of Division I schools at Buccaneer Tennis... read more
Shark Bite: Women's Hoops Upset Top-Seeded Nova
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Dominique Dixon and Amanda Frontino looked the part. As a result, the Buccaneers knocked off the top team in the Sunshine State Conference Saturday with a 61-57 win over Nova Southeastern. It was the second straight year Barry (14-12, 5-11 SSC) has played inspired basketball to close the regular season. Dixon and Frontino,... read more
Men's Hoops Fall Flat to NSU
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University men's basketball team overcame an uphill battle in a second-half comeback bid only to fall short, 61-57, to Nova Southeastern Saturday in the final regular season game. The Buccaneers (13-13, 6-10 Sunshine State Conference) will play Florida Southern (21-5, 12-4) at 5 p.m. Friday in the league tournament... read more
