WINTER PARK, Fla.—The Barry University women’s basketball lost in the first round of the BlueCross and BlueShield SSC Basketball Tournament on Wednesday evening, falling to Rollins 67-50.
The Bucs got out to a slow start, going down 9-0 within the first five minutes with the help of five points by Brittainy Diager. Barry’s first points came off a Lucy Martinez field goal with 14:08 remaining in the half.
Five points by Shanna Suttington in 20 seconds didn’t help much, as the Tars still held a nine point lead for the next seven minutes, up 19-10 with 7:26 remaining in the half. In the last six minutes of the first half, the Tars (23-4, 12-4 SSC) outscored the Bucs 15 to seven to go into halftime with a 36-20 lead.
In the second half, the Tars opened up a 24 point lead in the first ten minutes, outscoring the Bucs 14 to six to go up 50-26. Over the next three minutes, Princess Bailey scored eight of eleven Buccaneer points to help the Bucs cut the lead to 53-37.
A late offensive charge led by Suttington, Bailey and Martinez wasn’t enough; as the Tars went on to win 67-50.
For the Buccaneers, Bailey had 17 points While Suttington added 10.
With the loss, the Bucs end their season with a 15-12, (6-10 SSC) regular season record.
Newspaper Box Score
Barry vs Rollins
03/04/09 5:30 p.m. at Winter Park, Fla. (Warden Arena)
At Winter Park, Fla. (Warden Arena)
ROLLINS 67, BARRY 50
BARRY (15-13)
BAILEY, Princess 6-14 2-5 17; SUTTINGTON, Shanna 3-6 3-3 10; MARTINEZ, Lucy
3-12 2-3 8; SINGLETARY, Kristy 2-10 0-0 5; HOUSTON, Yvonne 1-2 1-2 4;
DUNCAN, Kisa 1-4 0-2 2; SMITH, Raina 1-2 0-0 2; GREENE, Mariesa 1-3 0-0 2;
O'MALLEY, Tara 0-0 0-0 0; PALMER, Kia 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 18-56 8-17 50.
ROLLINS (24-4)
MOORE, Paris 4-5 4-6 13; TEUMA, Ines 3-8 6-10 12; PRESSLEY, Jessica 4-10 0-0
10; MALATESTA, Rachael 3-7 0-0 9; DAIGER, Brittainy 4-5 0-0 9; BERRY,
Kourtnie 2-5 2-2 6; KIRKWOOD, Erin 2-4 0-0 4; BRADLEY, Jasmine 1-4 0-0 2;
JEAN, Wideline 1-4 0-0 2; DEVAUL, Janelle 0-0 0-0 0; BARKER, Jessica 0-2 0-0
0. Totals 24-54 12-18 67.
Barry......................... 20 30 - 50
Rollins....................... 36 31 - 67
3-point goals--Barry 6-20 (BAILEY, Princess 3-6; SINGLETARY, Kristy 1-6;
SUTTINGTON, Shanna 1-4; HOUSTON, Yvonne 1-1; DUNCAN, Kisa 0-1; MARTINEZ,
Lucy 0-2), Rollins 7-22 (MALATESTA, Rachael 3-5; PRESSLEY, Jessica 2-7;
MOORE, Paris 1-1; DAIGER, Brittainy 1-1; BRADLEY, Jasmine 0-3; BARKER,
Jessica 0-2; KIRKWOOD, Erin 0-1; BERRY, Kourtnie 0-2). Fouled
out--Barry-None, Rollins-None. Rebounds--Barry 23 (SMITH, Raina 5), Rollins
54 (TEUMA, Ines 12). Assists--Barry 8 (BAILEY, Princess 2; SINGLETARY,
Kristy 2; SUTTINGTON, Shanna 2), Rollins 13 (MOORE, Paris 4). Total
fouls--Barry 14, Rollins 15. Technical fouls--Barry-None, Rollins-None.
A-173
2009 BlueCross & BlueShield of Florida Women's Basketball Championship
Quarterfinal - No. 1 Rollins vs. No. 8 Barry
No. 1 Rollins advances to play No. 4 Nova Southeastern Saturday