MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers came back from break just like they left, dominating the Johnson & Wales Wildcats 86-63 in women’s basketball action from the Health & Sports Center on New Year’s Eve.
The Bucs (6-3) won their third straight behind 25 points from Tyler Hardy and 16 from Colette Eule. Barry turned a close game into a rout with an 8-0 run midway through the first half. They extended the lead to as many as 19 in the period, leading 38-19 after a three-pointer by Eule with 2:46 to play, but settled for a 12-point margin at the break.
The Wildcats (7-6) closed to within eight, 56-48, on a jumper by Myia Russell with 11:49 left in the game. The Bucs responded with a 22-10 run over the next eight minutes to go up by 20 and pushed the lead to 26, 86-60, after a free throw by Alesha Jenkins with 0:50 to play.
In addition to Hardy and Eule, Kaylia Richardson had 12 points and Jenkins led the team with nine rebounds. Russell led the Wildcats with a game-high 27 points, while Porscha Williamson had 11 and Joanne Tran added 10.
The Bucs get back into Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday, Jan. 4 when they travel to Florida Southern to face the Mocs.
Newspaper Box Score
Johnson & Wales vs Barry
12/31/13 2:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL
BARRY 86, JOHNSON & WALES 63
JOHNSON & WALES (7-6)
RUSSELL, Myia 13-21 1-3 27; WILLIAMSON, Porscha 4-16 1-2 11; TRAN, Joanne 3-15 2-2 10; BRIDGES, Kristina 2-9 3-3 8; MITCHELL, Tahsha 1-4 1-2 3; MITCHELL, Kiaundra 1-2 0-0 2; COLEMAN, Travaniece 0-4 2-2 2; McCALLUM, Khiyandra 0-0 0-0 0; PATTERSON, Jojo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-72 10-14 63.
BARRY (6-3)
HARDY, Tyler 8-13 9-14 25; EULE, Colette 5-7 3-4 16; RICHARDSON, Kaylia 5-8 2-2 12; KERIN, Ines 3-6 0-0 9; JENKINS, Alesha 3-8 2-4 8; PORCHER, Nyjah 3-6 0-0 6; PISCONERI, Danika 1-3 4-6 6; RAMONAS, Ella 1-2 0-0 2; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 1-2 0-0 2; RICHARDSON, Lynae 0-2 0-0 0; BRADSHAW, Amari 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 20-30 86.
Johnson & Wales............... 30 33 - 63
Barry...................................... 42 44 - 86
3-point goals--Johnson & Wales 5-25 (WILLIAMSON, Porscha 2-8; TRAN, Joanne 2-11; BRIDGES, Kristina 1-5; MITCHELL, Kiaundra 0-1), Barry 6-13 (KERIN, Ines 3-5; EULE, Colette 3-4; RICHARDSON, Lynae 0-2; BRADSHAW, Amari 0-1; HARDY, Tyler 0-1). Fouled out--Johnson & Wales-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Johnson & Wales 33 (MITCHELL, Tahsha 8; BRIDGES, Kristina 8), Barry 50 (JENKINS, Alesha 9). Assists--Johnson & Wales 16 (BRIDGES, Kristina 5), Barry 23 (KERIN, Ines 7). Total fouls--Johnson & Wales 17, Barry 12. Technical fouls--Johnson & Wales-None, Barry-None. A-123