Athletic News
Overtime Again: Men's Basketball Outlasts PBA on Road
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – This year has extra-time tension written all over it. Barry men's basketball team survived another overtime game, holding off host Palm Beach Atlantic, 73-68, Wednesday night at Rubin Arena. It marked the fifth overtime contest of the season for the Buccaneers, who are 3-2 in those games. “We make it too close... read more
Bucs Women's Hoops Cruise to Win at PBA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Barry is starting to put it together. The Buccaneers collected their ninth win of the season, beating host Palm Beach Atlantic, 59-38, Wednesday at Rubin Arena. “It was a solid win,” Barry senior forward Amanda Frontino said. “I thought we played really good defensively.” The Buccaneers (9-4)... read more
Bucs Tabbed Third in SSC Softball Pre-season Poll
WINTER PARK, Fla.—The 2013 Sunshine State Conference softball pre-season poll has a real 2012 feel to it. Every team in the poll is ranked in exactly the same spot they finished last year. Tampa was selected as the favorite to win the SSC softball title for the second consecutive year, though only five points separated the teams chosen to finish... read more
Soul Searching: Men's Basketball Heads to PBA
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Ryan Saunders tossed a tension ball around his office. "We haven't hit the panic button yet," Barry's assistant men's basketball coach said. No, but after three straight losses, something needs to change. For the Buccaneers, that opportunity starts 7 p.m. Wednesday when they play at Palm Beach Atlantic. The men's game follows... read more
SSC Releases Pre-season Baseball Poll
WINTER PARK, Fla. – Barry University's baseball team was tabbed fifth in the Sunshine State Conference preseason poll. A year after finishing 23-22, including a 13-9 mark that was good for third in the league, the Bucs will play the underdog roll entering the 2013 season. In a poll conducted among the SSC's head baseball coaches, Tampa... read more
Men's Golf Adds 3 New Players
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University men's golf coach Jimmy Stobs announced the signing of three new players for the spring season. The No. 2-ranked Buccaneers added Adam Svensson, Alvaro Beltran and Gianmaria Mazzetto. All are enrolled in classes this semester. Svensson won the 2012 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, shooting 75-69-75-64 --... read more
Men's Basketball Drops Double OT Game to Lions
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry nearly snatched away a big win from the league's best. Instead the Buccaneers suffered their third straight loss, this time a double-overtime setback to Saint Leo, 84-79, Saturday. The Buccaneers (6-6, 1-3 Sunshine State Conference) played the league leader man-up for 49 minutes, but it got away from them in the last... read more
Women's Basketball Rebounds With Win Over Lions
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers rebounded from back-to-back losses with an 81-68 win over the Saint Leo Lions in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action in the Health & Sports Center on Saturday. The Bucs (8-4, 1-3 SSC) led by 10, 21-11, with 9:18 left in the first period. But the Lions bounced back to take a 36-35 lead int read more
Barry Student-Athletes Post Record Highs
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University's student-athletes established a new academic high in the fall semester as 74.3 percent of the Buccaneers athletes posted grade point averages of 3.0 or better. Each of Barry's 12 teams had GPAs above 3.0 for the fall semester. It marks the first time all 12 sports had team GPAs above 3.0. The Bucs... read more
Men's Hoops Hope to End Skid vs. Lions
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry men's basketball will host Saint Leo at 4 p.m. Saturday, following the women's game. The Buccaneers (6-5, 1-2 Sunshine State Conference) have dropped their past two games. Saint Leo (10-2, 3-0) is riding a seven-game winning streak. The game will be broadcast by Will Sanchez on the Bucs Broadcast Network. The game can... read more
