Barry Current Students News
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
Victorious Over Valdosta: Men's Tennis Wins Again
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Leo Vivas, Romain Costamagna and Max Wimmer all won two matches as No. 4 Barry beat Valdosta State, 7-2, Saturday in the second of three men's tennis matches this weekend. Vivas and Wimmer were 8-4 winners at No. 2 doubles. Ollie Lemaitre and Costamagna were 8-2 winners at No. 3. Barry's No. 2 nationally-ranked doubles team of... read more
Women's Tennis Continues to Roll
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Barry University women's tennis team swept Valdosta State, 5-0, Saturday to remain unbeaten. The Buccaneers (9-0) swept the doubles matches, and picked up singles wins from Emma Onila at No. 3 and Akemi Maehama at No. 6, both by identical 6-0, 6-1 scores. Onila, who paired with Elisabeth Abanda at the No. 1 flight to outlast... read more
Baseball Takes Two, Completes Three-Game Sweep Of Saint Leo
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University's baseball team completed a three-game sweep over Saint Leo Saturday with a pair of wins, 9-3 and 14-6. It was the Buccaneers' third three-game sweep over an opponent on the season but this one carried more weight having come in Sunshine State Conference play. GAME ONE Barry (12-7, 4-2 SSC) fell read more
Softball Salvages Split On Saturday At Saint Leo
ST. LEO, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers salvaged a split in the Saturday Sunshine State Conference softball doubleheader at Saint Leo's University Stadium. The Lions took game one 5-3, but the Bucs rallied for a 4-2 win in the nightcap. Trailing 2-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Barry (12-7, 1-2 SSC) rallied for four runs, including a three-run... read more
German Greatness: Men's Hoops Alum Whitfield Shining
Former Barry University forward Willie Whitfield is leading ASC Mainz Second Division German professional team in scoring. Whitfield is averaging 16 points per game and 1.0 steals as his team is tied for second, a game in back of first place. Whitfield ranked seventh in the nation in rebounds as a senior with the Buccaneers, pulling down 10.6... read more
Softball Drops SSC Opener
ST. LEO, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers dropped their Sunshine State Conference softball opener to the Saint Leo Lions 7-1 at University Stadium on Friday night. The Bucs (11-6, 0-1 SSC) jumped out on top in the first inning. Megan Copeland singled and stole second and came around on an RBI triple from Sarah Broeseker. But that would be all the offense... read more
Baseball Snaps Skid With Win Over Saint Leo
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University's baseball team snapped a three-game skid with a 4-2 win over Saint Leo at Feinbloom Field Friday night. Barry (10-7, 2-2 SSC) dropped the final two games of the series against Alabama-Huntsville last weekend and lost to Division I Miami Wednesday, in a hard-fought game, but the Bucs were able to rebound... read more
Half-Dozen Finale: 6 Seniors, Men's Basketball Meet Nova SE
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University has the tendency to become a cozy place to those who choose to go to school here. Saturday, for six seniors and a surging men's basketball team, emotions will run high when the Buccaneers meet cross-town rival Nova Southeastern at 5:30 p.m. in the home finale. "It is my last couple glory days of playing... read more
