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29th Athletic Awards Banquet

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:27:00 GMT

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The Barry University Athletic Department celebrated its 29^th Annual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, April 23 at Jungle Island in Miami. Awards were presented to athletes from every sport.

Tennis swept the athlete o f the year award, with Marco Mokrzycki taking the male award and Linda Fritschken earning the women’s.

Mokrzycki led the men’s tennis team to a Sunshine State Conference title for the second straight year and 10^th time overall. Mokrzycki, a singles and doubles All-American from 2012, is currently 12-2 and ranked fourth in singles and second in doubles, where he has a 15-3 record. He has singles wins this spring over the number one and two players in both NCAA Division II and NAIA.

Fritschken, also a singles All-American from 2012, led the women’s team to the SSC title this spring. It was the fourth straight win for the women and seventh overall. It was also the 50^th SSC title for the Bucs across all sports since joining the league in 1988-89. Fritschken is 16-1 in singles and 22-2 in doubles. She is ranked 33^rd in singles.

The Professor Neill Miller Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award was given to the male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative GPA while meeting specific criteria for academic progress and athletic participation.

Basketball junior Magne Fivelstad earned male award. He has a 3.825 GPA in finance. After a red-shirt season in 2011-12, he was one of the Bucs key players this year. He was second on the team in scoring at 10.5 points per game and second in rebounding at 5.9 per contest. He led the team in field goal shooting, hitting at a 58.8 percent clip from the floor.

Basketball also took the women’s award. Amanda Frontino, who carries a 3.943 GPA in art with a specialization in graphic design, was the winner. She had her best year as a Buc, starting 11 games and ranking first on the team in +/- stats. She averaged 5.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game and was third on the team in made three-pointers.

For the first time in program history, the women’s tennis team captured the CHAMPS/Lifeskills trophy, which has been dominated by softball and women’s soccer. Women’s soccer finished second, while softball placed third.

Volleyball's Tania Torres earned the Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin Service Award. A member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, she has been active mentoring young students in a variety of camps and clinics, and participated in National Girls & Women in Sports Day. She is also an outstanding student and is pursuing her goal of attending medical school. In addition, she has tutored students in math, physics and organic chemistry and has volunteered at the Special Olympics, Feeding South Florida and the National Beach Clean-up.

A list of all award winners is listed below:

Softball
BADIA Award	Sarah Broeseker
Rookie of the Year	Megan Copeland

Baseball
Earl S. Oster Senior Leadership Award	Tyler Kinley
Most Valuable Player	Luis Arrizurieta

Women's Soccer
Freshman of the Year	Tamara Vukovich
Leadership Award	Sofia Jakobsson

Volleyball
Red and Black Award	Tania Torres
Coach's Award	Mariana Lisboa

Men's Soccer
Jon Samford MVP Award	Thomas Coombes
Mike Mikulin Most Inspirational Award	Houghton Kinsman

Women’s Basketball
Co-Most Valuable Player	Colette Eule
Co-Most Valuable Player	Tyler Hardy

Men’s Basketball
Most Valuable Player	Justin McCoy
Cesar Odio Play Hard Award	Vladimir Raymonvil

Rowing
Co-Captain	Kristina Boncheva
Co-Captain	Kelly Harrison

Women's Golf
Player of the Year	Taylor Babcock
Team Leadership Award	Daniela Murray

Men's Golf
Carlos Velez Sportsmanship Award	Eirik Groenhaug
Player of the Year	Adam Svensson

Women's Tennis
Most Valuable Player	Linda Fritschken
Freshman of the Year	Emma Onila

Men's Tennis
Most Valuable Player	Marco Mokrzycki
Outstanding Team Leadership	Leo Vivas

Cheerleading
Most Improved	Ashley Hughes
Cheerleader of the Year	Marquet Houston

Athletic Training
Athletic Training Student of the Year	Laysa Fernandez

Professor Emerita Neill L. Miller Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Male	Magne Fivelstad (Basketball)
Female	Amanda Frontino (Basketball)

Athlete of the Year
Male	Marco Mokrzycki (Tennis)
Female	Linda Fritschken (Tennis)

Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin Community Service Award
Tania Torres (Volleyball)

CHAMPS/LifeSkills Competition
First Place	Women's Tennis
Second Place	Women's Soccer
Third Place	Softball

Buccaneers To Stream 29th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:00 GMT

MIAMI – The 29^th Annual Barry University Athletic Awards Banquet will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Jungle Island at 5:00 pm.

The ceremony honors the athletic and academic achievements of Barry’s nearly 200 student-athletes. University faculty and administrators from each school will be present to honor our graduating seniors and over 450 additional individuals will be present for this special event.

The banquet will begin at 5:00 pm with the procession and honoring of our senior Student-Athletes starting at 5:30 pm. The first award will be the Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin Service Award. That is followed by dinner, highlight videos for all 12 teams, the presentation of team awards, including all 12 varsity sports, cheerleading and athletic training. After the presentation of the trophy for the CHAMPS/Lifeskills winner, the banquet concludes with the announcement of the male and female “Professor Emerita Neill Miller Scholar-Athletes of the Year” and male and female Athletes of the Year.

For just the second time, the awards ceremony will be broadcast live on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network, powered by Stretch Internet. The live broadcast starts at 5:30 p.m. and will conclude around 8:30 p.m. on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network. Click on the GameCentral logo to access the broadcast.

Women's Basketball Bows Out in SSC Quarters

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:51:00 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Barry University women’s basketball team lost to Nova Southeastern, 83-67, Thursday in the Sunshine State Conference Championships quarterfinals at Silver Spurs Arena.

The eighth-seeded Buccaneers (15-13) finished with their second straight winning season and fifth in the past six years. Top-seeded Nova (20-7) advances to Saturday’s semifinals.

Colette Eule scored 21 points, and had seven rebounds for the Bucs, who battled the Sharks to five lead changes and three ties in the game. Tyler Hardy finished with 14 points on six of 12 shooting, and had six rebounds.

Less than six minutes into the second half, Eule grabbed an offensive rebound, scored on the putback and drew the foul. She hit the free throw to convert the three-point play, pulling Barry within 50-38 with 14:10 to play. Eule drained a triple 2:17 later as the Buccaneers trimmed the gap to 10.

Jackie Perez hit a triple with the shot clock wearing down to pull Barry within seven, 55-48, and Eule sank one of two free throws to make it a six-point game at the 10:33 mark.

After Pisconeri scored on an offensive putback with 8:45 on the clock, NSU’s Danielle Robinson hit a three, Meixandra Porter converted a three-point play, and Amanda Burakoski added another bucket to widen the lead back to 14 as part of a 10-3 NSU run.

Barry was never able to get within single figures the rest of the way, pulling within 12 twice – on a pair of free throws by Hardy at the 7:35 mark and a three-point play by Eule with 1:49 remaining. But it was too little, too late as the Sharks kept answering on the offensive end.

The Buccaneers shot 37.7 percent from the field, going 26 of 69. The Sharks hit 49.1 percent on a 27 of 55 shooting performance. Barry was 5-for-22 from beyond the three-point line. Nova was 12-for-28 from long distance.

The Bucs, who beat the Sharks, 70-65, to cap the regular season on Senior Night at Health & Sports Center in Miami Shores, outrebounded NSU Thursday, 39-37. The Bucs, who sported their red uniforms for the first time, outscored the Sharks in the paint, 34-28, and 15-9 in second chance opportunities.

Kaley Howard finished with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior Dominique Dixon had eight points, five steals, four assists and three boards. Senior Amanda Frontino had eight rebounds, five points, an assist and a steal. Perez was 2-for-6 from long range for six points.

Hardy scored on a layup at the 11:29 mark of the first half to tie the game at 18-18. Nova went on a 6-0 run before Howard’s bucket halted the Sharks’ separation push. NSU extended its lead back to 11 with 7:18 remaining in the half, but a field goal by Hardy and three-pointer by Frontino cut it to eight 3:28 later.

Hardy’s layup at the 2:07 mark of the first half made it a seven-point game, and Dixon sank two free throws 28 seconds before the buzzer as Barry cut it to 36-31. Nova’s Meixandra Porter converted a three-point play with 15 seconds left on the first half clock as the Sharks took an eight-point lead into the intermission.

Porter scored 25 points, and Robinson had 16 points and six boards for the Sharks.

The Bucs scored 13 points off turnovers as compared to the Sharks’ nine.

SSC Championships Quarterfinals
at Silver Spurs Arena

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN 83, BARRY 67
BARRY (15-13)
EULE, Colette 7-17 5-6 21; HARDY, Tyler 6-12 2-2 14; HOWARD, Kaley 4-9 1-2
9; DIXON, Dominique 3-10 2-2 8; PEREZ, Jackie 2-9 0-0 6; FRONTINO, Amanda
2-8 0-0 5; PISCONERI, Danika 2-4 0-3 4. Totals 26-69 10-15 67.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN (20-7)
PORTER, Meixandra 8-14 6-6 25; ROBINSON, Danielle 6-11 2-4 16; BURAKOSKI,
Amanda 6-10 0-0 15; JONES, Tailor 3-5 2-2 10; BUIE, Taylor 2-4 2-2 8; RUSSI,
Jessica 2-5 2-2 6; CARACH, Richelle 0-3 2-2 2; MURPHY, Alexis 0-1 1-2 1;
SALMIO, Julia 0-0 0-0 0; BLOMER, Molly 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 17-20 83.
Barry......................... 31 36 - 67
Nova Southeastern............. 39 44 - 83
3-point goals--Barry 5-22 (EULE, Colette 2-7; PEREZ, Jackie 2-6; FRONTINO,
Amanda 1-5; DIXON, Dominique 0-4), Nova Southeastern 12-28 (BURAKOSKI,
Amanda 3-7; PORTER, Meixandra 3-8; JONES, Tailor 2-2; ROBINSON, Danielle
2-5; BUIE, Taylor 2-3; BLOMER, Molly 0-1; RUSSI, Jessica 0-2). Fouled
out--Barry-HOWARD, Kaley, Nova Southeastern-None. Rebounds--Barry 39
(HOWARD, Kaley 9), Nova Southeastern 37 (RUSSI, Jessica 7; JONES, Tailor 7).
Assists--Barry 11 (DIXON, Dominique 4), Nova Southeastern 18 (JONES, Tailor
6; RUSSI, Jessica 6). Total fouls--Barry 14, Nova Southeastern 15. Technical
fouls--Barry-None, Nova Southeastern-None. A-159

Tyler Hardy Selected To SSC All-Newcomer Squad

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:37:00 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Barry’s junior guard Tyler Hardy was selected to the 2013 Sunshine State conference All-Newcomer Team by conference coaches.

Hardy, a transfer from Wayne State in Michigan, was second on the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game and led the team in rebounding at 6.8 per game.

She shot 48.0 percent from the floor and 75.0 percent from the line. In 26 games, 18 starts, she led the team in scoring nine times and rebounding 12.

The rising senior is one of 10 players expected back from the Buccaneers 14-12 (regular season record) team.

2012-13 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

FIRST TEAM
Krystal Charles, Eckerd (Sr)
Kira Harvey, Lynn (Sr)
Teresa Manigrasso, Saint Leo (Jr)
Meixandra Porter, Nova Southeastern (Sr)
Kayk Wilson, Florida Tech (So)

Player of the Year – Kira Harvey, Lynn
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Kira Harvey, Lynn
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Danielle Robinson, Nova Southeastern
Newcomer of the Year – Teresa Manigrasso, Saint Leo
Freshman of the Year – Annie Armstrong, Eckerd
Coach of the Year – Niki Washington, Lynn

SECOND TEAM
Sarah Blackburn, Rollins (Jr)
Amanda Burakoski, Nova Southeastern (Jr)
Moriah Hodge, Tampa (Sr)
Danielle Robinson, Nova Southeastern (So)
Illyssa Vivo, Tampa (Jr)

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Annie Armstrong, Eckerd (Fr)
Amanda Burakoski, Nova Southeastern (Jr)
Tyler Hardy, Barry (Jr)
Tailor Jones, Nova Southeastern (Sr)
Teresa Manigrasso, Saint Leo (Jr)

Women's Basketball Moves On Past Mocs

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:21:00 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Barry lived to see another day. The Buccaneers women’s basketball team beat Florida Southern in the opening round of the Sunshine State Conference Championships at Silver Spurs Arena, 50-44, Wednesday.

Eighth-seeded Barry (15-12) will play top-seed Nova Southeastern (19-7) in Thursday’s 2:30 p.m. quarterfinals.

“In our conference, whoever makes the plays at the end usually wins,” Barry seven-year coach Bill Sullivan said. “Fortunately, we made a few plays at the end.”

Leading by three with roughly two minutes left to play, the Bucs turned up their defensive pressure to force a Mocs turnover. Tyler Hardy then scored on an inbounds play under the basket to give Barry a 46-41 lead. Florida Southern responded to trim the gap to 46-44.

Hardy answered on a putback with 28.7 seconds remaining to push the lead back to four, and the Bucs held on to move on.

“That play was huge,” Bucs sophomore guard Jackie Perez said. “She comes up and makes plays when we need them, and that was definitely a moment we needed someone to step up.”

Hardy finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, a block, two assists and a steal. She was six of 10 from the floor, and 2-for-2 at the free throw line.

Florida Southern opened the second half with a 9-2 run after Barry led 27-20 lead at the break, knotting the game at 29-29. The Mocs jumped ahead by four with 10:17 left on the clock, but after grinding through a tough stretch, Hardy tied the game at 37-37 with five minutes remaining when she scored on a dish down low from sophomore forward/center Danika Pisconeri.

“I don’t think we would’ve won the game without Danika Pisconeri,” Sullivan said.

Perez’s three from the top of the key put the Bucs back ahead, 40-39, with 4:27 to play in a game that experienced 10 lead changes and seven ties. Florida Southern’s Mariah Harris sank two free throws 17 seconds later to give the Mocs (10-17) a one-point lead.

That’s where the score remained for the next 1:08 until Hardy was fouled, sandwiched around a timeout.

“Smart three minutes,” rang out from the Bucs bench during a brief pep talk coming out of the timeout.

Hardy sank both free throws, and junior guard Colette Eule hit two more with 2:43 on the clock to give the Buccaneers a three-point lead.

The Bucs were 12 of 14 from the line. Barry outscored FSC, 24-18, in the paint and 13-8 in second chance points. The Buccaneers also owned the edge in points off turnovers, 17-11, and bench points, 7-4. Florida Southern outrebounded Barry, 39-38.

In the end, the only number that mattered was the final score, which in this case allowed the Bucs the opportunity to play another day. That, in itself, had double meaning.

“Domo said, ‘Tomorrow, we get to play in red,’” Perez said of senior Dominique Dixon’s motivational locker room chatter after exiting the floor at Silver Spurs Arena with a victory safely tucked away.

Sullivan told his players before they left Miami Shores if they were to beat Florida Southern – a game the Bucs were forced to wear white as the designated home team – his girls would break out their new red uniforms in Thursday’s quarters. None of the players on this year’s team has ever worn the Barry Red in a game.

“I’m definitely excited,” Eule said.

Brandishing the Barry Red always brings out pride in any Buccaneer. Without question, Pisconeri played inspired basketball Wednesday.

In the first half, the Australian sophomore sank a free throw and then ripped down a big rebound on the defensive end before getting fouled. She sank two free throws to give the Bucs their largest lead, 27-17, inside the final minute of the half. On the previous possession, Pisconeri, who returned from a four-game layoff, sank a free throw to put the Buccaneers ahead eight.

“She brought a lot of energy,” Eule said. “She contributed in a lot of ways. She was playing good defensively.”

Pisconeri finished with nine rebounds, seven points, an assist and a steal. She also altered some shots on the defensive end that didn’t show up in the box score, but it limited Florida Southern additional scoring opportunities.

“I just kind of knew what kind of things I needed to do to help the team out because they have a very dominant post player in (Kirstin) McIntyre,” Pisconeri said. “I just try to transfer that energy from defense to offense. I think of myself as a stronger defensive player than offensive player, so today I was just trying to contribute on both ends of the court. My dad says I look like a different player on each end of the court. It had been so long (since I’ve played), I just wanted to go out there and do whatever I could.

“We didn’t want to leave anything out on the court. People kind of had that mentality to give it everything they had. We got this win for the team. It gives (seniors) Amanda (Frontino) and Dominique another chance to play, and we get to finally wear the red. We’re real excited about that.”

Perez went 3-for-7 from beyond the arc in the first half. She knocked down two straight triples on back-to-back setups from Eule to put Barry ahead, 24-17, with 1:55 left in the opening half. Perez finished with 12 points, two steals, three boards and two assists, hitting four of 10 triples.

“That’s what we’ve been noticing lately, we’ve been finding the person who’s hot,” Perez said, crediting Eule for recognizing she was feeling it at that point in the game. “That’s what it’s going to take for us to seal games, to find the person who’s hot.”

With three players in double figures, the Buccaneers found the balance they needed, each of them picking spots during the game to shine.

“Obviously, we’re more successful when we have more than one person contributing,” said Eule, who had 13 points, seven boards, three assists and two steals. “The fact that we did it at different times is big because it’s a game of runs, so they’re going to score. So we know we’re going to need other people to step up.”

The Bucs shot nine of 27 from the field in the first half. The Mocs were eight of 25. Barry and Florida Southern finished the game with identical 17 of 53 shooting performances for 32.1 percent.

“We know we won by the skin of our teeth,” Perez said. “We know we can play better, and we have to play better tomorrow against Nova.”

The Bucs beat the Sharks by five at home Saturday in the final regular season game.

“We didn’t play as well as we would’ve liked to, but we still won,” Eule said. “Tomorrow we need to come out with our top game. I think everyone realizes that. I think we’re all just thinking it’s another game. We just need to play to our ability.”

Sunshine State Conference Championships
Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Fla.

BARRY 50, FLA. SOUTHERN 44
FLA. SOUTHERN (10-17)
DUCOTT, Melanie 7-13 2-4 17; McINTYRE, Kirstin 6-16 2-4 15; HARRIS, Mariah
1-3 2-2 4; LINDSEY, Caitlin 1-7 0-0 2; HOCHSTETLER, Alexis 1-5 0-0 2;
LAMBERG, Morgan 1-7 0-0 2; WHEELER, Shelby 0-2 2-2 2; SANDERS, Ali 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 17-53 8-12 44.
BARRY (15-12)
HARDY, Tyler 6-10 2-2 14; EULE, Colette 4-11 5-6 13; PEREZ, Jackie 4-12 0-0
12; PISCONERI, Danika 2-4 3-4 7; HOWARD, Kaley 0-4 2-2 2; DIXON, Dominique
1-6 0-0 2; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-6 0-0 0; JENKINS, Alesha 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
17-53 12-14 50.
Fla. Southern................. 20 24 - 44
Barry......................... 27 23 - 50
3-point goals--Fla. Southern 2-13 (DUCOTT, Melanie 1-6; McINTYRE, Kirstin
1-1; LINDSEY, Caitlin 0-4; HOCHSTETLER, Alexis 0-2), Barry 4-17 (PEREZ,
Jackie 4-10; EULE, Colette 0-3; DIXON, Dominique 0-1; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-3).
Fouled out--Fla. Southern-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Fla. Southern 39
(McINTYRE, Kirstin 14), Barry 38 (PISCONERI, Danika 9). Assists--Fla.
Southern 7 (LINDSEY, Caitlin 3), Barry 10 (EULE, Colette 3). Total
fouls--Fla. Southern 15, Barry 12. Technical fouls--Fla. Southern-None,
Barry-None. A-97

Tournament Time: Women's Hoops Meet Mocs 5 p.m. Wednesday

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:46:00 GMT

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Kaley Howard awoke from her brief bus nap to talk basketball. Right away, her slumber turned to speaking about something special. Special that is, as in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament opening-round game.

The eighth-seeded Buccaneers (14-12) meet ninth-seed Florida Southern (10-16) at Silver Spurs Arena 5 p.m. Wednesday to tip off the league postseason tournament. The winner will play top-seeded Nova Southeastern (19-7) in Thursday's 2:30 p.m. quarterfinals.

"There's a lot of excitement, especially coming off that win over Nova Saturday," said Howard, a sophomore forward who is averaging 8.3 points and 5.2 rebounds, while shooting .414 from the field. "I think everybody has the same drive and desire to win right now. We found our chemistry, and we're playing our best basketball right now."

Barry beat co-conference champ Nova by five at home in the final regular season game. It marked the second straight year a Buccaneer team beat the top team in the league at the tail end of the season at Health & Sports Center to set up a tie for the SSC regular season title. Last year, the Bucs shared the league regular season title with Rollins and Florida Southern. This year, the Sharks were co-champs with Lynn.

"We're always seen as the underdog, so it feels good when the underdog can knock off the top seed," Howard said.

Saturday is in the past now, and the focus shifts to Florida Southern -- a team the Buccaneers split with during the regular season, each team winning at home by three points.

"I think we're focusing on the fact that we can play with any team in the conference," sophomore forward Danika Pisconeri said. "We just need to know when we are two or four points down and we come back, we can't stop, we can't settle."

Barry nearly erased a 17-point deficit at Rollins last Wednesday, using a 15-0 run to draw within two late, thanks to some sizzling shooting by junior guard Colette Eule, who buried back-to-back triples and went 4-for-7 from the floor in the second half.

"I think something we're doing better is recognizing the hot player on our team, like when Colette in the Rollins game was hitting those threes," said Pisconeri, who, following an injury, is returning from a four-game layoff to play in the SSC Championships.

"There was no way I was going to miss the tournament. Even if it was painful, there's no way I wouldn't try to contribute in any way possible to this team. I'm fine. I'm ready to play."

That's the mindset this Buccaneers team is taking, knowing internally at least, they've saved their best basketball for last to ensure a winning season.

"At this point in the season, it's all about heart and determination and focus, and I think everybody on the team has that right now," Howard said. "I think we're learning how to finish a game now. When we get down, we fight back."

Pisconeri, a first-year Buccaneer from Waroona, Australia, shares a fettish for Vegemite sandwiches. She also can't get enough Australian chocolate and carmel Tim Tams. Yet the biggest entree on the Bucs' plate now is the Mocs, with the sole objective being season extension.

"I think, in a good way, we're calm about it," said Pisconeri, who earlier this season had seven blocks in a game, which is tied for fourth in school history. "We know what we have to do to win, we know that we can win. I feel like we're just ready to play."

TOURNAMENT TIP-INS

Last season, the Bucs beat Rollins at home, 71-66, on Feb. 22, 2012, which helped create a tie at the top of the league standings to finish the regular season. Barry shared the regular season league title last year with Rollins and Florida Southern.
This season, the Buccaneers beat Nova Southeastern, 70-65, on Saturday, also creating a tie at the top of the league standings with NSU and Lynn.
Barry and Florida Southern’s women will play for the third time this season in the opening-round SSC Tournament game Wednesday, each team winning at home by three points.
Barry lost to Florida Southern, 47-44, in Lakeland on Jan. 5.
Barry beat Florida Southern, 64-61, in Miami Shores on Feb. 6.
Barry has two signature SSC wins this year.
The Buccaneers beat then No. 25-ranked Tampa, 64-60, in OT in Miami Shores on Jan. 26.
The Bucs other big league win is Saturday’s 70-65 win over No. 31 Nova Southeastern, the top-ranked team in the South Region.
Barry has two players from Michigan (Sr. G Dominique Dixon & Jr. G/F Tyler Hardy) and two players from Australia (Sr. F Amanda Frontino & Soph. F/C Danika Pisconeri) on team.
Buccaneers have a player from Portland, Maine (Fr. G Ella Romanas) and Elkhorn, Wisc. (Fr. C Emily Schahczinski) on roster.
Tyler Hardy has five double-doubles this season.
It was Amanda Frontino's birthday on Nov. 11 when she recorded her only career double-double with a career-high 13 rebounds and at the time career-best 12 points. She has since notched a career-high 15 points.
Stephanie Ball and Frontino share the same Nov. 11 birthday.
Aussies Amanda Frontino and Danika Pisconeri are frequent Vegemite sandwich eaters before games. Pisconeri is also an avid carmel Tim Tam and Australian chocolate eater.
Pisconeri's 7 blocks against Florida Memorial (Nov. 28) is tied for fourth in school single-game history.
Emily Schahczinski can't go a meal without drinking milk. She also is really into crochet. She's made her own purse and cell phone case.
Asst. coach Emer Foley played two years at Florida Southern, and lived in Lakeland until late October when she took the job at Barry.
Asst. coach Anisa Secerovic is a former Buccaneer player from Bosnia who believes her blue phone camera can take the best photos.
Soph. G Jackie Perez keeps her earings in her ears every game until the eight-minute warm-up mark.
Fr. G Champ Horice hails from Apopka, which is about 15-20 minutes from Kissimmee.
Jr. F Alesha Jenkins sports a different hair-do for nearly every game.
Head coach Bill Sullivan has coached six of his seven Barry teams to 14 or more wins. His 2009-10 team went a personal-best 21-10.

2013 SSC Women's Basketball Championship Schedule

Opening Round - Wednesday, March 6
Game 1 - 5:00 p.m. - No. 8 Barry vs. No. 9 Florida Southern

Women's Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 7
Game 3 - 12:00 p.m. - No. 4 Rollins vs. No. 5 Florida Tech
Game 4 - 2:30 p.m. - Opening-Round Winner vs. No. 1 Nova Southeastern
Game 5 - 5:00 p.m. - No. 2 Lynn vs. No. 7 Saint Leo
Game 6 - 7:30 p.m. - No. 3 Eckerd vs. No. 6 Tampa

Women's Semifinals - Saturday, March 9
Game 11 - 12:00 p.m. - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
Game 12 - 2:30 p.m. - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner

Women's Final - Sunday, March 10
Women's Championship - 1:00 p.m. - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner

Shark Bite: Women's Hoops Upset Top-Seeded Nova

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:14:00 GMT

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, who finished their careers at Health & Sports Center in grand fashion, provided the big lift to a team who will meet Florida Southern in Wednesday's 5 p.m. SSC Tournament opening-round game at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.

Nova (19-7, 11-5) won the league regular season title, and will await the winner of Barry-Florida Southern at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the tournament quarterfinals.

A senior from Detroit, Dixon went 8 of 14 from the floor, finishing with 17 points, seven steals and four rebounds. Frontino, a Bunbury, Australia, transplant, buried four of five field goals, going 2-for-3 from beyond the arc to trigger a Buccaneer team through a game that experienced nine ties and 12 lead changes.

The Buccaneers shot 52.8 percent from the floor, and were an effective and selective 6 of 10 from three-point range. Five players scored in double figures for Barry, which outrebounded the Sharks, 34-29.

The Buccaneers trailed, 51-48, with 8:27 to play before Colette Eule hit a three-pointer to tie it. Nova's Tailor Jones canned a three of her own at the 6:42 mark as the Sharks regained control. Barry's Jackie Perez answered with a three-ball 1:04 later to tie it once again.

Nova and Barry see-sawed again when Meixandra Porter tripled before Dixon answered with her only triple to knot it at 57-57 with 5:16 remaining. Taylor Buie's three lifted the Sharks back in front, but layups by Dixon and Tyler Hardy gave Barry a 61-60 lead with 3:51 to go.

Eule's triple at the 2:56 mark made it a two-point game, following a bucket by Nova's Amanda Burakoski to put Sharks ahead, 62-61. Dixon canned a jumper with 1:10 to go as the Buccaneers created the slimmest of separation moves to go ahead, 66-62. Porter answered with a three-ball as the Sharks stormed back within one.

But Eule sank two free throws, and Hardy dropped in another pair as the Buccaneers held on to ensure a winning season.

Kaley Howard, whose low-post game had riptide effects what with the magnitude of some of her shots, finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Hardy finished with 13 points and 10 boards for her fifth double-double of the season.

The Buccaneers trailed 41-38 with 14:19 to play after Alexis Murphy scored on a layup, but Frontino hit a jumper on an assist from Perez. After Porter scored for the Sharks, Frontino canned a big three to tie the game at 43-43 with 13:21 on the clock.

Perez scored 10 points, and had four rebounds.

The Buccaneers shot 59.1 percent from the field in the second half, going 13 of 22. Nova went 12 of 33 in the second half for 36.4 percent.

2013 SSC Women's Basketball Championship Schedule

Opening Round - Wednesday, March 6
Game 1 - 5:00 p.m. - No. 8 Barry vs. No. 9 Florida Southern

Women's Semifinals - Saturday, March 9
Game 11 - 12:00 p.m. - Game 3 Winner v. Game 4 Winner
Game 12 - 2:30 p.m. - Game 5 Winner v. Game 6 Winner

Women's Final - Sunday, March 10
Women's Championship - 1:00 p.m. - Game 11 Winner v. Game 12 Winner

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Women's Basketball's Comeback Falls Shy in Winter Park

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:20:00 GMT

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Barry women’s basketball team nearly pulled off a 17-point second half comeback before falling to host Rollins, 55-49, at Warden Arena Wednesday night.

Barry weathered a 15-0 Rollins run to start the second half, putting together a furious comeback bid that fell short after they pulled with two. The Bucs (13-12, 4-11 Sunshine State Conference) went on a 15-0 run of their own to cut the Tars’ lead to 48-46 with 3:42 to play.

But the Tars (17-8, 8-7) woke up after a long lull to hold on. Barry senior guard Dominique Dixon, a University of Detroit transfer, canned a three with 52 seconds left as the Buccaneers drew within 52-49. But Rollins’ Ashley Jones buried a triple of her own at the other end to seal it.

Barry junior guard Colette Eule hit three triples to open the second half, pulling the Bucs within four at the 16:14 mark. Rollins’ 15-0 run to build a 48-29 lead. But the Bucs went on a surge of their own, beginning with Jackie Perez’s baseline jumper. Eule sank two free throws, and then buried her fourth three of the second half to cut the gap to 10.

Kaley Howard’s bucket with 6:07 left pulled the Buccaneers within 48-40 during a stretch when Barry amped up its defense, forcing a series of Tars turnovers to get back into the game. Tyler Hardy scored off an inbounds feed from Perez from under the basket, and Eule’s two free throws made it a one-possession game.

Eule finished with 23 points, marking the sixth time this year she’s scored over 20. She went six of 13, hitting five of nine triples and was 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Hardy had her fourth double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Barry shot 29.1 percent for the game compared to Rollins 35.9 percent. The The Bucs were 11 of 12 from the free throw line with Eule and Hardy the only two Barry players to head to the line.

Barry went 1 for 11 during a seven-minute span in the first half, and found itself down, 29-21, at the break. The Bucs were eight of 31 shooting in the first half. The Tars hit 13 of 30.

The Buccaneers will honor seniors Amanda Frontino and Dixon in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. regular season home finale at Health & Sports Center when Barry hosts Nova Southeastern.

ROLLINS 55, BARRY 49
BARRY (13-12, 4-11 SSC)
EULE, Colette 6-13 6-6 23; HARDY, Tyler 4-14 5-6 13; DIXON, Dominique 2-8
0-0 5; HOWARD, Kaley 2-5 0-0 4; PEREZ, Jackie 1-8 0-0 2; FRONTINO, Amanda
1-7 0-0 2; JENKINS, Alesha 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-55 11-12 49.
ROLLINS (17-8, 8-7 SSC)
TAYLOR, Sarah 8-14 0-0 16; AARON, Tonya 3-3 0-0 9; JONES, Ashley 3-9 0-0 8;
BLACKBURN, Sarah 3-7 2-2 8; LOSCH, Ashley 3-10 0-2 6; SCHILL, Emmalee 2-7
1-3 5; GILBERT, Marie 1-1 0-0 3; COHEN, Jasmine 0-0 0-0 0; McDANIEL, Tera
0-12 0-0 0; BAILEY, Cassidy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 3-7 55.
Barry......................... 21 28 - 49
Rollins....................... 29 26 - 55
3-point goals--Barry 6-25 (EULE, Colette 5-9; DIXON, Dominique 1-4; PEREZ,
Jackie 0-7; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-4; HARDY, Tyler 0-1), Rollins 6-18 (AARON,
Tonya 3-3; JONES, Ashley 2-5; GILBERT, Marie 1-1; SCHILL, Emmalee 0-1;
McDANIEL, Tera 0-4; BAILEY, Cassidy 0-1; LOSCH, Ashley 0-1; TAYLOR, Sarah
0-2). Fouled out--Barry-None, Rollins-None. Rebounds--Barry 39 (HARDY, Tyler
13), Rollins 44 (TAYLOR, Sarah 7; GILBERT, Marie 7; BLACKBURN, Sarah 7).
Assists--Barry 10 (DIXON, Dominique 3; PEREZ, Jackie 3), Rollins 12 (JONES,
Ashley 5). Total fouls--Barry 8, Rollins 15. Technical fouls--Barry-None,
Rollins-None. A-387

Women's Basketball Drops Roadie at Tampa

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:39:00 GMT

TAMPA – Barry women’s basketball team lost to Tampa in a key positioning game Saturday, 58-47.

With a win, the Buccaneers would have jumped ahead of the Spartans in the Sunshine State Conference standings, holding the tiebreaker on head-to-head matchups. Barry (13-11, 4-9 SSC) beat then-No. 25 Tampa (16-8, 6-8) at home in January. Now the Bucs will need to win their final two regular season games in hopes of avoiding the No. 8-9 seed game to open the postseason league tournament.

Tyler Hardy scored a career-high 23 points, and grabbed seven rebounds, but she was the only Buccaneer to reach double figures. Hardy has scored in double figures in four straight games and five of her past six.

The Bucs opened the second half with a 7-0 run to take a 26-25 lead when Hardy scored on a putback with 15:44 left on the clock. The Spartans answered with a 10-2 run over the next 2:38 to go ahead by seven until Hardy scored down low on a looping shot underneath the basket.

Illyssa Vivo converted a three-point play with 10:37 remaining in the game to push the Spartans lead to 12. Amanda Frontino knocked down a three from the top of the key on a kick-out from Jackie Perez, and Hardy scored after an offensive rebound on the next possession as the Bucs cut it 45-40.

Tampa widened its lead back to 10 when Moriah Hodge converted a three-point play with 4:54 to go. Frontino buried another jumper, and Kaley Howard hit a jump hook at the 3:19 mark as Barry drew within seven. Hardy sank two free throws to make it a six-point game. But Spartans guard Shamika Williams hit a triple with 1:28 left to squash the Buccaneers’ comeback.

The Buccaneers were 18 of 53 from the field for 34 percent. Tampa was 18 of 40 for 45 percent. Barry was 2-for-13 from beyond the arc. The Spartans outrebounded the Bucs, 32-26.

Frontino finished with seven points and five rebounds. Howard and Colette Eule each had six points. Hodge and Vivo each scored 15, and had a combined 14 boards for the Spartans.

Barry led 11-3 less than five minutes into the game, but Tampa stormed back with an 18-2 surge to take a 21-15 lead at the 5:40 mark. Hardy scored twice in a 30-second span to end the Bucs’ drought and pull Barry within two with 2:31 left in the half, but Tampa took a six-point lead into the intermission.

Hardy scored 10 points in the first half as the Buccaneers went 9 of 30 from the floor. Barry was 1-for-9 from beyond the three-point line. Tampa shot 40 percent in the first half, going 8 of 20. The Spartans were 5 of 10 from long range.

The Buccaneers play at Rollins Wednesday night in Winter Park. Barry’s final regular season game is next Saturday against Nova Southeastern on Senior Night.

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Women's Basketball Plays at Tampa Saturday

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:08:00 GMT

TAMPA – Tyler Hardy knew there was no way of downplaying the significance of this game.

“This game is big,” Hardy said. “It’ll probably be the deciding factor whether we have to play into the (postseason) tournament or have the rest, so it’s a big one. “

Barry University women’s basketball team plays at Tampa 2 p.m. Saturday. The Buccaneers (13-10, 4-9 Sunshine State Conference) beat the Spartans (15-8, 5-8) in the earlier meeting when Tampa was ranked 25^th in the nation. Currently in seventh place, Tampa occupies the spot ahead of Barry in the league standings. The eighth and ninth place teams will have to play each other in the first round of the league postseason tournament Mar. 6 in Kissimmee.

The game will be broadcast HERE. Follow the game via LIVE STATS.

The Buccaneers beat the Spartans, 64-60, in overtime in Miami Shores. The Bucs overcame a nine-point deficit with 7:31 to play in the second half to force overtime. Hardy, who finished with 11 points and nine rebounds in the first meeting, hit two free throws with 32 seconds left in overtime to give Barry a six-point lead. The Bucs held on for the upset win.

“We all know Tampa wants to get back at us,” Hardy said. “I think we all would agree we need to match their energy. If we can start with energy and maintain it, we’ll be fine.”

Barry is coming off a 77-54 win over Palm Beach Atlantic Wednesday. The Bucs have held their last four opponents to 58 points or less. The Buccaneers are 2-2 in that stretch.

Tampa had four players who scored in double figures in the first game. Illysa Vivo had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Sadie Oyer scored 14, Moriah Hodge 12 and Catherine Matthews 11.

“It’s going to be a big game for our post players,” Hardy said. “We need to play some post defense. They’ve got some shooters, so we’ll have to hold our own.”

In the first meeting, the two teams battled to six ties and seven lead changes. Tampa led by as many as 11 early in the second half. Barry’s largest lead came in overtime when Hardy sank the two free throws to put the Bucs up six.

“I think we play well when we play with composure,” Hardy said. “If we can play our game, and don’t let them get us out of our comfort zone, we should be fine.”

Women's Basketball Cruises To Homecoming Win

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:55:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers cruised to a Homecoming Week women’s basketball win over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 77-54 in the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday night.

The Bucs (13-10) exploded in the second half, out-scoring the ‘Fish 47-24 in the period, after the first half ended in a 30-30 tie.

Barry opened the second half with a 17-2 run and never looked back. The Bucs shot a blistering 53.6 percent from the field, including 46.2 percent from three-point range, while holding the Sailfish to just 31.0 percent from the floor.

Jackie Perez led the Bucs with 18 points and added five assists and four steals. She also had no turnovers as the Bucs committed just seven for the game. Colette Eule added 16 points and a team-high eight assists. Amanda Frontino had 15 points and Tyler Hardy added 14. Ashley Dolberry led all players with 23 points and Kimyatta McIntosh had 14 points for the Sailfish.

The Bucs travel to Tampa on Saturday.

Newspaper Box Score
Palm Beach Atlantic vs Barry
02/20/13 5:30 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 77, PALM BEACH ATLANTIC 54

PALM BEACH ATLANTIC (5-18)
DOLBERRY 8-21 6-9 23; MCINTOSH 6-9 2-2 14; MOTYCKA 3-4 0-0 7; MASON 2-11 0-0 5; PETERSON 1-8 0-0 3; BERENATO 0-1 2-2 2; BELL 0-1 0-0 0; McCORMICK 0-0 0-0 0; MEERBEEK 0-0 0-0 0; CARVER 0-1 0-0 0; SIMS 0-1 0-0 0; RAY 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 10-13 54.

BARRY (13-10)
PEREZ 7-13 0-0 18; EULE 4-13 6-7 16; FRONTINO 6-12 1-1 15; HARDY 5-9 4-5 14; DIXON 4-9 1-3 9; BALL 1-1 0-0 2; SCHAHCZINSKI 0-0 2-2 2; HORICE 0-0 1-2 1; RAMONAS Ella 0-1 0-0 0; HOWARD 0-4 0-0 0; JENKINS 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 15-20 77.

Palm Beach Atlantic........... 30 24 - 54
Barry................................. 30 47 - 77

3-point goals--Palm Beach Atlantic 4-20 (PETERSON 1-6; MASON 1-8; DOLBERRY 1-4; MOTYCKA 1-1; SIMS 0-1), Barry 8-24 (PEREZ 4-10; FRONTINO 2-7; EULE 2-3; RAMONAS 0-1; DIXON 0-2; HARDY 0-1). Fouled out—Palm Beach Atlantic-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Palm Beach Atlantic 38 (DOLBERRY 12), Barry 40 (HARDY 8). Assists--Palm Beach Atlantic 9 (MASON 3; MCINTOSH 3), Barry 19 (EULE 8). Total fouls--Palm Beach Atlantic 16, Barry 12. Technical fouls--Palm Beach Atlantic-None Barry-None. A-447

Basketball Hosts PBA on Black Out Night Wednesday

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:51:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – It’s going to be a Black Out at Barry Wednesday night.

Barry University women’s and men’s basketball teams host Palm Beach Atlantic beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Health & Sports Center on Homecoming Night. Fans are encouraged to wear black in the game being billed as a Black Out. Fans are encouraged to wear all black to both games.

“It’ll be nice to play in front of an exciting crowd,” Barry men’s assistant coach Ryan Saunders said. “Our guys like playing in front of their peers.”

During halftime of the women’s game, Barry will honor its student-athletes from the fall semester who achieved a grade point average of 4.0. During halftime of the men’s game, the king and queen will be announced from the homecoming court. A pre-game barbecue in the Landon Courtyard will kick off the homecoming game festivities at 3:30 p.m.

The Miami Heat dancers will also be on hand to perform.

The Buccaneers women’s team enters the game with a 12-10 record. Palm Beach Atlantic is 5-17. Barry beat PBA in one of its better defensive efforts earlier this season in West Palm Beach, 59-38. Amanda Frontino scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Tyler Hardy had 15 points and six boards in that game for the Bucs. PBA’s Ashley Dolberry had 12 points, and Taylor Peterson 11.

“A key factor the last time we played them was holding Dolberry to 12 points,” Bucs women’s assistant coach Emer Foley said. “Defending and keeping her from her average is going to be key to defeating the Sailfish.”

Dolberry is averaging 14.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Lynsey Poole is scoring 13 ppg. Barry’s Colette Eule is the Bucs’ leading scorer at 13.1 ppg. She ranks second all-time in school history in free throw percentage (.799). Hardy is averaging 11 points and 6.3 rebounds.

“We only have a handful of games left, and our goal as a team is a winning season,” Foley said. “So we’ve got to dig these last couple of games.”

Barry’s men’s team comes into the game with a 10-12 mark. Palm Beach Atlantic is 1-22. The Buccaneers survived an overtime scare from the Sailfish in the first meeting this year, winning 73-68.

“We can’t overlook them, based on their record,” Saunders said. “Anybody can beat anybody on any given day, and the way they are playing we have to be careful. I think we have to put them away early – build a lead and then put them away. It can’t be as close as when we played them up there. But the way they play with their confidence, anything can happen.”

The Bucs have shifted their focus from settling for outside shots to working the ball inside. Over the last four games, Barry is averaging 25.5 points in the paint. For a team that is scoring 69.9 points per game, that accounts for 36.4 percent of the Bucs’ offense, which doesn’t take into account points from the free throw line or field goals outside the lane.

Sophomore power forward Magne Fivelstad is averaging 18.7 points over his last three games. Senior small forward Filip Toric is averaging 12 points over his past four games. Sophomore forward Damien Dwaine is scoring 6.3 points over his last four games.

“We’re going to have to establish an inside presence,” Saunders said. “Magne has given us an inside presence. He’s a guy who can post up, a guy who can get to the free throw line. Really, a lot of our problems early in the year was our lack of an inside presence. The thing for Magne is he’s so unselfish. We almost had to force him to take shots. He’ll do whatever the team needs.

“Teams are doing that to us. They’re wearing us down. We’ve got to do that them.”

Senior guard Vlad Raymonvil was inserted into the starting lineup the last couple games. He’s coming off a season-high 13 points in Saturday’s loss to Eckerd.

“Vlad gives us another ball handler,” Saunders said. “He gives us some more security. On defense, Vladimir’s been here for four years. He knows what we expect. He’s a Barry guy.”

With four games remaining, the Buccaneers don’t have any margin for error the rest of the way. Especially if they want to finish with a winning record and gain a better seed in the league tournament.

“For us, it’s a must-win game,” Saunders said. “It’s a game that will help us gain momentum for the last three games of the conference season.”

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LAST TIME OUT: Barry lost 71-66 to Eckerd at home Saturday night ...
Magne Fivelstad had 18 points, and Vlad Raymonvil had 13.

SERIES RECORD: Barry is 20-4 all-time vs. Palm Beach Atlantic ... The
Bucs won the first meeting in OT in West Palm Beach earlier this year ...
Last year, the two teams split during the regular season.

EYES ON OPPONENT: The Sailfish have lost 20 in a row ... During that
span, PBA has taken three teams to overtime -- the closest loss a five-point
setback to Barry ... Marcus Hardy is averaging 15.8 ppg and 6.9 reb ...
Christian Martinez is averaging 12.7 ppg and shooting 87.7 percent from
the free throw line ... Dante Valentine is averaging 12.1 ppg and 5.6 reb.

MAGNE-FIVED: Soph. F Magne Fivelstad has sunk 10 free throws in
each of his last two games ... He had hit 18 straight free throws over a
three-game stretch before missing a pair Saturday ... Fivelstad is shooting
.808 from the line, which leads the team ... He has scored in double figures
in three straight games.

TORIC TO 10: Barry Sr. F Filip Toric has scored in double figures in
seven straight games ... He leads the team with three double-doubles ...
Toric is third on the team in scoring at 10.0 ppg.

VLAD CHASING HISTORY: Barry Sr. G Vladimir Raymonvil ranks
second all-time in school history in free throw percentage (.820) in his four
years with the Bucs ... Brent Williams (1991-93) owns the top spot at .824.
percent ... Raymonvil is 100-for-122 all-time at the stripe ... He has not
attempted a free throw in his last three games ... Raymonvil is coming off a
season-high 13 points Saturday.

VAN COTT IN THE BOOKS: Barry Sr. G Bryan Van Cott ranks fifth
all-time at Barry in free throw shooting at 79.1 percent ... He is 18th among
career leaders in three-pointers made (74), one behind teammate Chad
Renfro (75).

ASSIST-ANCE NEEDED: Barry is averaging 12.2 assists, but is turning the
ball over 15.3 times per game.

SSC TICKETS: Buy your tickets for the Sunshine State Conference tournament in Kissimmee, Fla., Mar. 6-10 at Silver Spurs Arena ... Contact associate athletics director Jamie Carrig at 305-899-4823 or jcarrig@mail.barry.edu to purchase tickets.

Women's Basketball Loses to Eckerd, 52-47

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:50:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University women's basketball team lost to Eckerd College, 52-47, Saturday night.

The Buccaneers (12-10, 4-9 Sunshine State Conference) trailed by as many as 15 in the first half, and never led in the game. But Barry rallied to tie the game late in the second half before Eckerd (11-10, 7-6) pulled away.

Barry junior guard Colette Eule's three-pointer with 5:14 to play tied the game for the first time since the opening tip. But the Bucs managed just two points the rest of the way, and the Tritons left Miami Shores with a win.

The Buccaneers were 15 of 52 from the field for 28.8 percent. Eckerd was 18 of 46 for 39.1 percent.

The Tritons built a 25-10 lead with 3:54 remaining in the first half when Krystal Charles sank a free throw. The Buccaneers went on a 12-3 run over the next three minutes to cut the gap to six on Tyler Hardy's layup. But Eckerd pushed the lead back to 10 by halftime.

Kaley Howard, who finished with 12 points, scored with 12:17 to go to pull the Buccaneers within 38-34. Howard converted a three-point play at the 9:16 mark to pull Barry within one, but the Tritons responded on its next possession when Kayla Bowlin scored on a lay-in.

Eule sank two free throws as Barry whittled the lead down to one again, but Charles answered with a pair from the stripe to keep Eckerd's lead at three. Eule's triple tied the game at 45-45, but Charles responded with a bucket on the other end, and the Tritons capped the game with a 7-2 run to put it away.

Hardy had 11 points, and Eule 10 points and four rebounds. Dominique Dixon had seven points and five rebounds, and Jackie Perez grabbed seven boards. Charles had 20 points and 11 boards for the Tritons.

Eckerd was 2 of 13 from beyond the three-point arc. Barry was 4 of 12.

The Buccaneers host Palm Beach Atlantic Wednesday. Barry's fall semester student-athletes who earned a 4.0 grade point average will be honored that night. Barry's homecoming king and queen will also be announced. The Miami Heat dancers will also be on hand for the game.

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Women's Basketball Hosts Eckerd on Pink Out Day

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:16:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University women's basketball team will hold its annual Pink Out game Saturday at 5:30 p.m. when the Buccaneers host Eckerd in a key Sunshine State Conference battle at Health & Sports Center.

The Buccaneers will wear pink shirts, as will game day staff to support breast cancer awareness and other forms of the disease for men and women.

"Our women's team and coaching staff are wearing pink shirts in recognition of all those survivors and suffering," Barry assistant coach Emer Foley said.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink to support cancer awareness.

Barry men's head coach Cesar Odio is currently battling leukemia for a second time. His foundation, the Cesar Odio Leukemia Foundation, can be supported by visiting https://www.facebook.com/CesarOdioLeukemiaFoundation.

The Buccaneers (12-9, 4-8 SSC) are coming off a tough loss at Lynn Wednesday. They host a hot Eckerd team (10-10, 6-6) that has won its last two road games, including knocking off the then-No. 1 team in the league Nova Southeastern. Barry lost to the Tritons by four in the first meeting this season in St. Petersburg.

Eckerd returns leading scorer Annie Armstrong to the lineup. She did not play against the Bucs in the first meeting. Armstrong is averaging 11.8 points per game. Liga Vente is averaging 11 points and 5.5 rebounds, and Krystal Charles is scoring 10.9 points and pulling down 8.1 rebounds, which ranks second in the SSC. Charles had 16 points and 15 boards against the Bucs in the 72-68 win last month.

"Eckerd is hot right now," Foley said. "They had a great win against Tampa on Wednesday. I think our girls are fired up. They realize the importance of these last few games we have. I think losing a close game against Lynn has put a burning urgency in them.

"Everything's kind of coming down to the wire. We're trying to get ourselves out of the bottom (of the conference) so we can try to prevent playing the No. 1 seed (in the SSC tournament Mar. 6). I think our girls are starting to realize that we've proven that we can hold our own with any of the teams in the conference."

Watch the game on the Bucs Broadcast Network. Mike Laderman will handle the call. Follow the game via LIVE STATS.

Barry Women's Basketball Falls to Fighting Knights

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:38:00 GMT

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Barry University women’s basketball team lost at Lynn, 64-55, Wednesday night.

The Buccaneers (12-9, 4-8 SSC) had a seven-point lead with 8:33 to play, but Lynn (15-7, 8-4) closed the game with a 27-11 outburst the rest of the way.

Lynn’s Kira Harvey sank two technical free throws and then hit two more from the line with 4:54 to play to give the Fighting Knights a 53-48 lead. Barry’s Tyler Hardy had a three-point play with 4:12 remaining to tie the game at 53-53.

Harvey hit a jumper with 1:27 left to put Lynn ahead, 58-53. The Knights extended their lead to nine before Hardy canned a jumper with 24 seconds left. But neither team scored the rest of the way.

Hardy finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Lynn outscored Barry, 12-0, in bench production. The game featured eight ties and seven lead changes.

Hardy’s ball fake and layup gave Barry a 28-23 lead with 15:42 to play. Harvey hit two free throws to give Lynn a 29-28 lead at the 13:30 mark before Colette Eule converted a three-point play on the other end to regain control for the Buccaneers.

Eule’s triple with 10:02 left gave Barry a 39-35 lead. Jackie Perez’s steal and successive layup in transition extended the Bucs lead to 44-37. Shatorria Baker’s three helped Lynn trim the gap to 44-2 with 6:57 to go, and Charla Nelson James’ two free throws tied the game 25 seconds later.

The Buccaneers led 22-21 at halftime. Barry and Lynn each hit nine field goals in the first half.

Eule had 15 points and five boards. Dixon had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists. Perez scored eight points and had two steals.

LYNN 64, BARRY 55
BARRY (9-13, 4-8 SSC): HARDY 8-14 3-4 19; EULE 4-13 4-5 15; DIXON 4-8
3-3 12; PEREZ 3-9 0-0 8; PISCONERI 0-2 1-2 1; FRONTINO 0-4 0-0 0; HOWARD 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 19-54 11-14 55.
LYNN (15-7, 8-4 SSC): HARVEY 5-17 12-12 23; NELSON-JAMES 6-13 2-2 14; BAKER 3-7 0-0 8; KERRISON 2-3 0-0 6; JONES 3-3 0-0 6;
BAILEY 2-4 0-0 5; TRACY 1-4 0-0 2; BAILEY 0-1 0-0
0; SCHULTZ 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 14-14 64.
Halftime: Barry 22-21. 3-point goals--Barry 6-22 (EULE 3-8; PEREZ 2-7; DIXON 1-3; FRONTINO 0-3; HARDY 0-1), Lynn 6-15 (KERRISON 2-2; BAKER 2-3; BAILEY 1-2; HARVEY 1-6;
TRACY 0-2). Fouled out--Barry-None, Lynn-None. Rebounds--Barry 31
(HARDY 7), Lynn 35 (HARVEY 8). Assists--Barry 13 (DIXON 4), Lynn 14 (HARVEY 5; BAILEY 5). Total
fouls--Barry 15, Lynn 13. Technical fouls--Barry-DIXON,
Lynn-None. A-99

Women's Basketball Tames Lions in Saint Leo

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:28:00 GMT

SAINT LEO, Fla. – Barry is finding its mojo.

The Buccaneers won their second straight game, beating host Saint Leo, 66-58, Saturday at the Bowman Center.

The Bucs improved to 12-8 overall, 4-7 in the Sunshine State Conference.

Barry junior guard Colette Eule had 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and sophomore guard Jackie Perez finished with 17 points, hitting 5 of 6 three-pointers. It was Eule’s second double-double of the season.

“I think all of our guards go into every game just trying to contribute,” Eule said.

Barry shot 20 of 55 from the field for 36.4 percent. Saint Leo (10-11, 5-6 SSC) was 19 of 54 for 35.2 percent.

Perez canned a three from the corner to give Barry a 43-37 lead with 12:42 remaining. Saint Leo responded to take a 46-45 lead, but Perez hit another three from the opposite corner, using a screen from Amanda Frontino, to push Barry back in front, 48-46.

Perez, who pointed to Dominique Dixon at the top of the key to swing the ball to Eule on the wing, ran the offense from her catch-and-shoot spot. Dixon fed Eule, who swung it to the corner to Perez, who casually then knocked down the three to put Barry ahead 52-46 with just over six minutes remaining.

Eule’s putback with 1:43 left gave Barry a seven-point lead. Following a stout defensive stand at the other end, Perez sank two free throws to make it 58-49. Dixon sank two free throws with a little over a minute left. Eule hit two free throws, and Tyler Hardy sank another to help salt the game away from the line.

“We go into every game saying, ‘Basketball is a game of runs,’” Eule said. “That was what I was really happy with – the way we played when it was close. We finished well, finished our free throws, and did it when it mattered.”

Hardy had seven points and seven rebounds. Dixon had six points and six boards. Danika Pisconeri finished with five points.

Saint Leo’s Kinnara Lewis had 15 points, and Keishara Green had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Teresa Manigrasso had 10 points and five assists.

The Buccaneers hit 11 of 31 field goals in the first half. Saint Leo was 11 of 26. The Lions outscored the Bucs, 22-14, in the paint. The Lions outscored Barry, 21-14, in bench points.

“I think everybody has in their minds that we want to keep stringing wins together,” Eule said. “Everybody stepped up. It feels great. Having a long bus ride, it feels good to go back with a win.”

BARRY 66, SAINT LEO 58
BARRY (12-8, 4-7 SSC)
EULE, Colette 5-13 6-7 17; PEREZ, Jackie 5-7 2-2 17; HOWARD, Kaley 3-10 2-2
8; HARDY, Tyler 1-7 5-6 7; FRONTINO, Amanda 2-5 0-0 6; DIXON, Dominique 2-6
2-2 6; PISCONERI, Danika 2-6 1-2 5; JENKINS, Alesha 0-1 0-0 0; BALL,
Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-55 18-21 66.
SAINT LEO (10-11, 5-6 SSC)
LEWIS, Kinnara 5-13 0-0 15; GREEN, Keishara 7-13 0-2 14; MANIGRASSO, Teresa
2-9 6-6 10; CONNELLY, Chelsea 1-7 5-5 7; WILLIAMS, Chelsea 2-2 2-4 6;
CLYBURN, Elise 1-5 1-2 3; WINANS, Sarah 1-4 0-0 3; GRANVILLE, Christina 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 19-54 14-19 58.
Barry......................... 28 38 - 66
Saint Leo..................... 32 26 - 58
3-point goals--Barry 8-19 (PEREZ, Jackie 5-6; FRONTINO, Amanda 2-5; EULE,
Colette 1-3; DIXON, Dominique 0-3; HARDY, Tyler 0-2), Saint Leo 6-21 (LEWIS,
Kinnara 5-9; WINANS, Sarah 1-4; MANIGRASSO, Teresa 0-2; CONNELLY, Chelsea
0-3; CLYBURN, Elise 0-3). Fouled out--Barry-None, Saint Leo-None.
Rebounds--Barry 36 (EULE, Colette 10), Saint Leo 37 (GREEN, Keishara 11).
Assists--Barry 10 (EULE, Colette 6), Saint Leo 12 (MANIGRASSO, Teresa 5).
Total fouls--Barry 12, Saint Leo 16. Technical fouls--Barry-None, Saint
Leo-None. A-355

Women's Hoops Trying to String Together Another 'W' at Saint Leo

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:50:00 GMT

SAINT LEO, Fla. -- Jackie Perez had to undergo a transformation. It's what the Buccaneers needed.

Perez, Barry University women's basketball team's sophomore guard, had grown used to her customary spot on the wing, waiting for someone else to get the ball to her so she could knock down a three. But midway through the season, the Buccaneers coaching staff moved Perez to point guard.

It was an adjustment for the streaky shooting Perez.

"My focus had to switch. I look at it as helping the team whichever way I can, being a versatile player," said Perez, who leads the team with 37 three-pointers. "Even it's an assist, I feel like I'm contributing."

Perez's transformation has been a process. It's an adjustment she and the Bucs have to work through. In the same way, the Bucs have had to change on the fly as well, adjusting as they prepare for a better postseason seed. Barry's win over Florida Southern bumped the Buccaneers out of the basement in the Sunshine State Conference.

Now they hope to string another win together at Saint Leo, where Barry (11-8, 3-7 SSC) meets the Lions (10-10, 5-5) at 2 p.m. Saturday. Saint Leo will be playing its annual Pink Out game to support breast cancer awareness.

Watch the game by clicking HERE. Follow the game via LIVE STATS.

Barry beat Saint Leo last month in Miami Shores, 81-68, for the Bucs' first conference win. Teresa Manigrasso had 15 points, Keishara Green and Chelsea Connelly each had 11 as five Lions scored in double figures in that game. The Lions went on to win three of their next four before dropping its past two since that game in Miami Shores.

"We can't take 'em lightly," Perez said of the Lions. "Just because we beat them the first time doesn't mean we're going to beat them again."

Dominique Dixon scored 20 for the Bucs in the first game against the Lions. Colette Eule and Perez each had 16 points. The three of them combined to dish out 14 assists. Now the distributing role is another Perez has embraced. And she's added some defense to her game as well.

Perez finished with a career-high six steals, matched her career-high with six assists and had 10 points without hitting a three in Wednesday's win. Her game is evolving into more of a complete player.

"I feel like (teams) are expecting the threes," Perez said. "I want to be a player that can provide in whichever way."

More than anything, she and her Bucs teammates want to keep winning. If the season ended today, Barry would be playing in the SSC Tournament play-in game in Kissimmee, Fla., on March 6. The eighth and ninth seeds meet each other in the play-in game. Separated by a half-game from Tampa for the seventh spot, Barry will need wins to avoid the play-in game and keep climbing in the league standings.

"It's hard to play when you're losing," Perez said. "I think (Wednesday's win) switched for most of us that we have to play with heart. I think we realized we could beat any team in this conference. We've been close in every game, but we're finally learning how to put teams away. The coaches do a great job of letting us know our mistakes and our weaknesses. I think we're prepared mentally, more than anything."

Women's Basketball Claws Out Big Win Over Mocs

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:45:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers snapped back into the win column on Wednesday night, as they clawed out a 64-61 victory over the Florida Southern Moccasins in Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball action in the Health & Sports Center.

The Bucs (11-8, 3-7 SSC) took a 10-9 lead on a three-pointer by Dominique Dixon with 15:11 left in the first half and held the lead until the 6:43 mark of the second period when Alexis Hochstetler tied it for the Mocs at 53-53 with a pair of free throws.

Barry led 53-45 at the 9:45 mark after a Jackie Perez layup. But Hochstetler’s free throws were part of 10-0 run that put the Mocs up 55-53 at the 5:46 mark. After a Colette Eule trey gave the Bucs back the lead at 56-55, the teams swapped baskets until Barry went up 62-59 on a bucket by Kaley Howard with 2:10 remaining. A basket by Melanie Ducott cut the lead the one, but Dixon hit two free throws with 0:10 seconds left to seal the win for the Bucs.

Tyler Hardy led the Bucs with 13 points and seven boards, while Dixon chipped in 12 points and Perez added 10. Southern’s Hochstetler led everyone with 18 points, but fouled out with 4:21 left, and Morgan Lamberg added 14 points.

The Bucs travel this Saturday to Saint Leo to face the Lions.

Newspaper Box Score
Florida Southern vs Barry
02/06/13 5:30 pm at Miami Shores FL
At Miami Shores FL

BARRY 64 FLORIDA SOUTHERN 61

FLORIDA SOUTHERN (8-12 2-8 SSC)
HOCHSTETLER 7-9 2-2 18; LAMBERG 6-9 2-2 14; LINDSEY 2-9 3-4 7; HARRIS 2-5 3-3 7; McINTYRE 3-7 0-1 6; FOSTERLING 1-11 2-2 5; DUCOTT 2-5 0-0 4; SANDERS 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 12-14 61.

BARRY (11-8 3-7 SSC)
HARDY 5-11 2-2 13; DIXON 4-10 2-2 12; PEREZ 3-10 4-4 10; FRONTINO 3-4 1-1 9; HOWARD 3-5 2-4 8; EULE 3-10 1-3 8; PISCONERI 1-5 2-2 4; SCHAHCZINSKI 0-0 0-0 0; JENKINS 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 22-56 14-19 64.

Florida Southern.............. 34 27 - 61
Barry.............................. 39 25 - 64

3-point goals--Florida Southern 3-13 (HOCHSTETLER 2-2; FOSTERLING 1-6; LINDSEY 0-1; McINTYRE 0-1; DUCOTT 0-2; LAMBERG Morgan 0-1) Barry 6-14 (FRONTINO 2-3; DIXON 2-3; EULE 1-2; HARDY 1-1; PEREZ 0-5). Fouled out--Florida Southern-HOCHSTETLER Barry-None. Rebounds—Florida Southern 43 (LINDSEY 9; LAMBERG 9) Barry 27 (HARDY 7). Assists--Florida Southern 13 (DUCOTT 4) Barry 12 (PEREZ 6). Total fouls--Florida Southern 17 Barry 16. Technical fouls--Florida Southern-None Barry-None. A-153

Barry University Wants Your Feedback!

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:45:00 GMT

Barry University is participating in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Barry receives a report on all feedback that is provided by our students, so we want to hear from you! Look for the “Barry University Wants Your Feedback” email in your student email account.

To thank you for your time, all Barry students who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a new Apple iPad Mini or one of four gift cards with a value of $50 each. The drawing will be held on April 30, 2013, and the winner will be notified through their student email account.

Barry Women's Hoops Comeback Falls Short

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:40:00 GMT

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Barry put together a strong second-half comeback bid, but the Buccaneers couldn’t get over the top.

The Buccaneers lost to host Florida Tech, 59-52, Saturday at Clemente Center.

It was a game that witnessed 16 lead changes and three ties in a nip-and-tuck affair, featuring a series of runs.

Junior guard Colette Eule’s three-pointer with 12:22 left gave the Buccaneers a 38-37 lead before Florida Tech’s Kayk Wilson answered with one of her own on the next possession. Tech (15-4, 7-2 SSC) increased its lead to eight with an 11-2 run before two Eule free throws at the 7:35 mark end the Panthers’ spurt.

Trailing by eight, Barry coach Bill Sullivan opted to switch to a 2-3 zone. His move paid off as the Bucs forced five straight stops on the defensive end to trigger an 8-0 Buccaneers run. Dominique Dixon scored off a steal in transition to tie the game at 48-48 with 5:31 remaining.

Eule scored with 1:16 left to pull Barry (10-8, 2-7) within three. But the Panthers sank four straight free throws down the stretch to wrap it up.

Barry shot 18 of 56 from the field for 32.1 percent. Florida Tech hit 40.4 percent of its shots, going 23 of 57. The Buccaneers outrebounded the Panthers, 40-35.

Florida Tech outscored Barry, 32-16, in the paint. The Panthers scored 15 points in transition to the Bucs’ six.

Barry took a 28-27 lead in the second half on Kaley Howard’s basket just inside the 16-minute mark. That completed a 7-0 run as the Bucs’ took their first lead of the second half. But Tech responded when Rosie Hynes scored on the next trip down the floor.

Barry was 11 of 11 from the free throw line.

Howard had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Eule finished with 14 points and nine boards. Dominique Dixon scored nine points, had eight rebounds and three steals. Jackie Perez was 3 of 5 from beyond the three-point arc, finishing with nine points and five rebounds.

FLORIDA TECH 59, BARRY 52
BARRY (10-8, 2-7 SSC)
EULE, Colette 5-19 3-3 14; HOWARD, Kaley 5-7 4-4 14; PEREZ, Jackie 3-6 0-0
9; DIXON, Dominique 3-13 2-2 9; HARDY, Tyler 2-8 2-2 6; JENKINS, Alesha 0-1
0-0 0; PISCONERI, Danika 0-1 0-0 0; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-56
11-11 52.
FLORIDA TECH (15-4, 7-2 SSC)
WILSON, Kayk 5-15 5-6 16; HYNES, Rosie 6-10 3-4 15; GUSTAFSSON, Ida 4-7 0-0
8; SMITH, Peggy 2-5 0-0 6; ACEVEDO, Rita 2-7 1-2 5; STEINERT, Morgan 1-1 1-1
3; DAVIS, BreAnn 1-2 0-0 2; CHAPPELL, Jami 1-5 0-0 2; FLAGLER, Tiesha 1-5
0-0 2; ECHOLS, Melissa 0-0 0-0 0; HAMPTON, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-57
10-13 59.
Barry......................... 21 31 - 52
Florida Tech.................. 23 36 - 59
3-point goals--Barry 5-19 (PEREZ, Jackie 3-5; DIXON, Dominique 1-7; EULE,
Colette 1-6; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-1), Florida Tech 3-12 (SMITH, Peggy 2-3;
WILSON, Kayk 1-6; GUSTAFSSON, Ida 0-1; CHAPPELL, Jami 0-2). Fouled
out--Barry-None, Florida Tech-None. Rebounds--Barry 40 (HOWARD, Kaley 10),
Florida Tech 35 (GUSTAFSSON, Ida 10). Assists--Barry 6 (DIXON, Dominique 2),
Florida Tech 10 (ACEVEDO, Rita 4). Total fouls--Barry 16, Florida Tech 11.
Technical fouls--Barry-None, Florida Tech-None. A-298

Eule and Perez Earn Women's Basketball Academic All-South Region

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:33:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—Colette Eule and Jackie Perez each earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-South Region honors announced on Thursday.

Eule currently leads the Bucs (10-7, 2-6 SSC) and is eighth in the Sunshine State Conference with 13.2 points per game, while chipping in 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. She carries a 3.93 GPA in biology.

Perez is third on the team in scoring at 9.5 points per game and adds 4.2 rebounds a 2.1 assists. She is tied for fourth in the SSC at 2.0 made three pointers per game. She carries a 3.95 GPA in education.

The pair will now go on to the national ballot to compete for Academic All-America honors.

NCAA Division II -- South Region
Name	School	Class	Hometown	GPA	Major
Colette Eule	BARRY	Jr.	Lutz, Fla.	3.93	Biology
Ashley Dolberry	PALM BEACH ATLANTIC	Sr.	Plano, Tex.	3.96	Biology
Natalie Kelley	ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE	Sr.	Hanceville, Ala.	3.76	Biology
Brittney Nelson	VALDOSTA STATE	Gr.	Rochester, Mich.	3.70	Mathematics
Jackie Perez	BARRY	So.	Miami, Fla.	3.95	Education
Moriah Hodge	TAMPA	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio	3.33	Business Management
Morgan Duncan	ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE	Sr.	Red Bay, Ala.	3.85	Biology

Women's Hoops Beaten by No. 23 Sharks

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:28:00 GMT

DAVIE, Fla. – Back in the summer, Barry coach Bill Sullivan suspected Nova Southeastern would be the team to beat in the Sunshine State Conference.

His Buccaneer women’s basketball team found out the hard way Wednesday as Barry lost to the host Sharks at University Center, 89-43.

Barry (10-7, 2-6 SSC) had an early first-half lead, but No. 23 Nova Southeastern (14-4, 6-2) turned up its defense and got hot from beyond the three-point arc.

The Bucs fell behind 53-23 when Nova’s Richelle Carach scored with 15:23 left. Barry’s Ella Ramonas came in and knocked down a three-pointer, and the Bucs forced a shot clock violation with stout defense. Champ Horice then answered at the other end for a layup as the Bucs cut the deficit to 25.

Nova widened its lead to 71-33 before Barry’s Stephanie Ball converted a three-point play with 6:29 left. But Nova never took its foot off the pedal, running away with it.

The Sharks hit 13 of 30 three-pointers, and shot 55 percent overall from the field. Barry was 3 for 10 from beyond the arc, and hit 33 percent of its shots from the floor.

Barry led 10-7 when Tyler Hardy scored with 14:57 to play in the first half. But Nova went on a 27-7 run over the rest of the half to take a 34-17 lead at intermission.

The Buccaneers hit six of 26 field goals in the first half for 23 percent. The Sharks were 13 of 27 for 48 percent. Barry outrebounded Nova, 18-17, in the opening half.

Nova had 10 first-half assists. Barry was credited with just one. The Buccaneers finished with five assists. Nova was given credit for 27.

Hardy had 14 points. Kaley Howard had six points and eight rebounds. Ramonas had six points.

Barry will play at Florida Tech 2 p.m. Saturday in Melbourne.

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN 89, BARRY 43
BARRY (10-7, 2-6 SSC)
HARDY, Tyler 6-14 2-2 14; HOWARD, Kaley 3-11 0-0 6; RAMONAS, Ella 2-4 0-0 6;
DIXON, Dominique 1-2 2-2 5; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 2-2 0-0 4; EULE, Colette 0-3
3-4 3; BALL, Stephanie 1-3 1-1 3; HORICE, Champ 1-3 0-0 2; PISCONERI, Danika
0-0 0-0 0; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-0 0-0 0; JENKINS, Alesha 0-2 0-0 0; PEREZ,
Jackie 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 16-48 8-9 43.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN (14-4, 6-2 SSC)
PORTER, Meixandra 7-13 1-2 19; BUIE, Taylor 6-11 1-2 17; BURAKOSKI, Amanda
4-6 0-0 10; JONES, Tailor 4-5 2-2 10; CARACH, Richelle 4-6 2-2 10; BLOMER,
Molly 2-3 2-2 8; ROBINSON, Danielle 3-9 2-2 8; RUSSI, Jessica 1-3 0-0 3;
SALMIO, Julia 1-2 0-0 2; MURPHY, Alexis 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-60 10-12 89.
Barry......................... 17 26 - 43
Nova Southeastern............. 34 55 - 89
3-point goals--Barry 3-10 (RAMONAS, Ella 2-4; DIXON, Dominique 1-2; EULE,
Colette 0-1; PEREZ, Jackie 0-3), Nova Southeastern 13-30 (BUIE, Taylor 4-8;
PORTER, Meixandra 4-7; BURAKOSKI, Amanda 2-4; BLOMER, Molly 2-3; RUSSI,
Jessica 1-3; MURPHY, Alexis 0-1; ROBINSON, Danielle 0-3; JONES, Tailor 0-1).
Fouled out--Barry-None, Nova Southeastern-None. Rebounds--Barry 28 (HOWARD,
Kaley 8), Nova Southeastern 33 (CARACH, Richelle 8). Assists--Barry 5 (BALL,
Stephanie 2), Nova Southeastern 27 (JONES, Tailor 8). Total fouls--Barry 14,
Nova Southeastern 10. Technical fouls--Barry-None, Nova Southeastern-None.
A-251

Tickets For SSC Basketball Tournament Available For Sale

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:58:00 GMT

The 2013 Sunshine State Conference Basketball Championships will be held March 6-10 at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. All nine men's and women's teams from each member institution will participate in the neutral-site tournament. Get your tickets to be part of a new March tradition!

You can only purchase advance sale tickets through the member schools. Tournament booklets (full pass) are $8 and available only as pre-sale. Individual game tickets are $8 for advance sale and will be $10 at the door. No regular season passes will be honored for the tournament and there will be no pass lists.

Students attending SSC institutions (with proper ID) and children under six will be admitted free of charge.

To get more information and to purchase tickets from Barry University, contact associate director of athletics, Jamie Carrig at (305) 899-4823 or via email at jcarrig@mail.barry.edu.

Come support the Bucs by getting your tickets early.

Location
Silver Spurs Arena
1875 Silver Spur Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34744

2013 SSC Basketball Championship Schedule
Opening Round - Wednesday, March 6
Game 1 - 5:30 pm - #9 Women v. #8 Women
Game 2 - 8:00 pm - #9 Men v. #8 Men

Women's Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 7
Game 3 - 12:00 pm - #5 Women v. #4 Women
Game 4 - 2:30 pm - Game 1 Winner v. #1 Women
Game 5 - 5:30 pm - #7 Women v. #2 Women
Game 6 - 8:00 pm - #6 Women v. #3 Women

Men's Quarterfinals - Friday, March 8
Game 7 - 12:00 pm - #5 Men v. #4 Men
Game 8 - 2:30 pm - Game 2 Winner v. #1 Men
Game 9 - 5:30 pm - #7 Men v. #2 Men
Game 10 - 8:00 pm - #6 Men v. #3 Men

Men's & Women's Semifinals - Saturday, March 9
Women's
Game 11 - 12:00 pm - Game 3 Winner v. Game 4 Winner
Game 12 - 2:30 pm - Game 5 Winner v. Game 6 Winner
Men's
Game 13 - 5:30 pm - Game 7 Winner v. Game 8 Winner
Game 14 - 8:00 pm - Game 9 Winner v. Game 10 Winner

Men's & Women's Final - Sunday, March 10
Women's Championship - 1:00 pm - Game 11 Winner v. Game 12 Winner
Men's Championship - 3:30 pm - Game 13 Winner v. Game 14 Winner

SSC Posts Top Division II ASR for 6th Straight Year

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:11:00 GMT

GRAPEVNE, Texas -- For the sixth consecutive year, the Sunshine State Conference has posted the top NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate.

The Academic Success Rate for all 23 Division II conferences was released at the NCAA Convention, which was held in Grapevine, Texas, Jan. 16-19. SSC member institutions posted an ASR of 86 percent to again lead all conferences. The Northeast-10 Conference placed second in the rankings with an ASR of 85 percent. The leagues have claimed the top two spots in the conference-by-conference comparison each year since the ASR performance rankings were first released in January 2008.

"We are very excited to again receive the distinction of having the highest ASR rate of any Division II conference," SSC Commissioner Jay Jones said. "This is a special honor for our coaches, student-athletes and administrators and it speaks to the value that our member schools put on success in the classroom. They work hard to maintain this distinction year after year and we are very proud of those efforts."

Data for the 2012 version of the ASR was compiled by following the progress of the 2002-05 cohort. The national four-year ASR for all DII student-athletes remained steady at 72 percent. SSC student-athletes performed well above that average with a composite ASR of 86. All told, 89 percent of the 123 teams that were counted for SSC member institutions exceeding the national average of 72.

A number of SSC teams posted a perfect 100 percent Academic Success Rate, and each member institution had at least one program achieve a perfect mark. They included:

- Barry softball;
- Eckerd softball;
- Florida Tech men's golf, women's golf, women's tennis, and men's track;
- Florida Southern men's tennis, women's tennis, and softball;
- Lynn men's basketball, women's golf, softball, men's tennis, and volleyball;
- Nova Southeastern women's golf;
- Rollins men's swimming, women's swimming, women's basketball, women's soccer, volleyball, women's tennis, men's track, and women's track;
- Saint Leo women's tennis; and
- Tampa women's tennis.

Along with the Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), the ASR is a tool used by the NCAA to measure the academic progress of student-athletes competing within the Association. The NCAA developed the Division II ASR at the request of college and university presidents who believed the federal graduation rate was flawed. Both the Division I GSR and the DII ASR take into account transfer students. However, given the partial-scholarship model of Division II, the ASR also includes student-athletes not receiving athletically-related financial aid. The ASR also removes students from the cohort who left the institution while academically eligible to compete.

Top Ten NCAA Division II ASR Conferences
1. Sunshine State Conference - 86%
2. Northeast-10 Conference - 85%
3. Great Lakes Valley Conference - 80%
4. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference - 78%
5. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference - 77%
T6. East Coast Conference - 75%
T6. Great Northwest Athletic Conference - 75%
8. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference - 74%
9. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference - 73%
T10. Conference Carolinas - 72%
T10. Pacific West Conference - 72%

Women's Basketball Works Overtime To Knock Off Tampa

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:14:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry women’s basketball team pulled off a 64-60 upset of the 25^th-ranked Tampa Spartans in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday in the Health & Sports Center. The Bucs rallied from 11 points down to force the extra period, and then dominated the Spartans in the bonus frame.

The game was tied 19-19 with 6:12 left in the first period after Alesha Jenkins hit one of two free throws for the Bucs (10-6, 2-5 SSC). But the Spartans closed the period on an 8-5 runs to take a 27-24 lead into the break.

The Spartans (12-4, 3-4 SSC) came out hot and quickly built an 11-point lead after a three-point play by Moriah Hodge with 16:47 remaining. They still led by 11, 49-38, with 8:05 left.

But Barry coach Bill Sullivan put on a full court press that stymied the Spartans and the Bucs trimmed the lead to just one point over the next four minutes. Trailing by two points with 0:11 second left, Dominique Dixon stepped to the line and sank a pair of free throws to knot the game at 55-55.

In the extra frame, the Bucs sprinted out to a six-point lead and held off a late charge by the Spartans.

Colette Eule led the Bucs with a game-high 20 points. Kaley Howard posted her best game of the season with 18 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Dixon and Tyler Hardy each had 11 points and nine boards. Illyssa Vivo led four Spartans in double figures with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Sadie Oyer added 14 points, but fouled out with 0:11 seconds left in regulation to set up Dixon’s tying free throws. Catherine Matthews added 11 points and Hodge had 12.

The Bucs travel to Nova Southeastern on Wednesday, Jan. 30 to take on the Sharks in the Taft Center at 5:30 pm.

Newspaper Box Score
Tampa vs Barry
01/26/13 4:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 64, TAMPA 60

TAMPA (12-4, 3-4 SSC)
VIVO 5-14 3-4 15; OYER 6-7 2-5 14; HODGE 4-8 3-3 12; MATTHEWS 3-5 2-2 11; CAVALLARO 2-8 0-0 6; JONES 1-6 0-4 2; JONES 0-0 0-0 0; BARTKUTE 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 10-18 60.

BARRY (10-6, 2-5, SSC)
EULE 7-12 3-5 20; HOWARD 8-15 2-2 18; DIXON 4-10 3-4 11; HARDY 3-8 5-6 11; PEREZ 1-6 0-0 3; JENKINS 0-1 1-2 1; PISCONERI 0-4 0-0 0; FRONTINO 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 23-59 14-19 64.

Tampa......................... 27 28 5 - 60
Barry........................... 24 31 9 - 64

3-point goals--Tampa 8-21 (MATTHEWS 3-5; VIVO 2-7; CAVALLARO 2-5; HODGE 1-4), Barry 4-18 (EULE 3-4; PEREZ 1-6; DIXON 0-4; HARDY 0-1; FRONTINO 0-3). Fouled out--Tampa-OYER; CAVALLARO , Barry-None. Rebounds--Tampa 33 (VIVO 11), Barry 36 (HOWARD 9; DIXON, 9; HARDY, Tyler 9). Assists--Tampa 12 (VIVO 6), Barry 8 (HARDY 3). Total fouls--Tampa 19, Barry 15. Technicalfouls--Tampa-None, Barry-None. A-231

Women's Basketball Scuttled By Tars

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:37:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers were scuttled 55-43 by the Rollins Tars in Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball action in the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday.

The Bucs (9-6, 1-5 SSC) had won two of their last three games coming in, but got man-handled on the boards, as the Tars held a 48-30 edge on the glass, including 17-5 on the offensive end. The edge led to a 14-2 advantage in second chance points.

The Bucs led 6-0 after the first two minutes, as Colette Eule’s jumper with 17:52 left gave the Bucs their biggest lead of the game. But they went stone cold from the floor, missing their next nine shots as the Tars rolled off 13 straight points. Eule’s jumper with 8:36 left finally snapped the skid and a pair of free throws by her made it 25-22 Tars with 1:10 to play.

But Ashley Losch hit a jumper at the buzzer to end the half and the Tars scored the first six points of the second period to go up 33-22. The Bucs clawed back to within five, 45-40, on a layup by Kaley Howard with 5:05 remaining. But another cold stretch doomed the Bucs, as they connected on just one shot, a Jackie Perez three-pointer, over the last five minutes.

The Bucs will host the Tampa Spartans on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 4:00 pm.

Newspaper Box Score
Rollins vs Barry
01/23/13 5:30 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

ROLLINS 55, BARRY 43

ROLLINS (11-5, 2-4 SSC)
LOSCH 6-13 0-0 13; JONES 2-7 4-5 9; BLACKBURN 3-9 2-2 8; TAYLOR 3-8 1-2 7; GILBERT 3-3 0-0 6; McDANIEL 1-8 3-4 5; SCHILL 1-5 2-2 5; AARON 1-3 0-0 2; BRENNAN 0-2 0-0 0; COHEN 0-1 0-0 0; FARRELL 0-1 0-0 0; BAILEY 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-61 12-15 55.

BARRY (9-6, 1-5 SSC)
PEREZ 4-7 2-2 12; HARDY 5-8 1-2 11; EULE 3-6 2-2 8; PISCONERI 2-4 1-1 5; HOWARD 2-11 0-0 4; FRONTINO 1-10 0-0 3; DIXON 0-7 0-0 0; JENKINS 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-54 6-7 43.

Rollins....................... 27 28 - 55
Barry......................... 22 21 - 43

3-point goals--Rollins 3-21 (JONES 1-4; SCHILL 1-2; LOSCH 1-5; McDANIEL 0-3; AARON 0-2; FARRELL 0-1;
BAILEY 0-1; TAYLOR 0-1; BLACKBURN 0-2), Barry 3-11 (PEREZ 2-4; FRONTINO 1-4; DIXON 0-3). Fouled
out--Rollins-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Rollins 48 (BLACKBURN 11), Barry 30 (HOWARD 9). Assists--Rollins 15 (McDANIEL 7), Barry 11 (DIXON 4). Total fouls--Rollins 12, Barry 9. Technical fouls--Rollins-None, Barry-None. A-137

Women's Basketball Tripped up by Tritons

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:48:00 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – In a game where momentum swung back and forth, Barry University women’s basketball finally succumbed to host Eckerd College Saturday.
 
Barry nearly overcame a 14-point second-half deficit, but couldn’t get over the hump in the closing minutes, falling 72-68 at McArthur Center.
 
The loss dropped the Buccaneers to 9-5 overall, 1-4 in the Sunshine State Conference. Eckerd improved to 7-6, 4-2 in the SSC.
 
Barry trailed 59-45 after Eckerd’s Rana Thomas knocked down a jumper at the 11:15 mark. But the Bucs responded with a 6-0 run to draw within eight after Amanda Frontino scored on a layup. 
 
Frontino, who checked into the game midway through the second half, hit four straight field goals to pull the Buccaneers back in it. Frontino’s jumper with 8:02 left pulled Barry within five. The Buccaneers cut it to four when Kaley Howard knocked down a jumper with 3:58 remaining. But Eckerd widened its lead back to seven on Krystal Charles’ jumper.
 
Colette Eule scored on a layup with nine seconds remaining to pull Barry within 72-65. The Bucs pressure forced a turnover, giving Barry possession with eight seconds to go. But the Buccaneers couldn’t knock down a three or the follow-up.
 
Eule sank one of two free throws with three seconds on the clock, but Barry didn’t get another crack on the offensive end, and the Tritons held on.
 
Barry shot 22 of 54 from the field for 40.7 percent. Eckerd was 23 of 49 for 46.9. Barry outrebounded Eckerd, 35-30.
 
Barry opened the game with a sizzling shooting performance as the Buccaneers knocked down seven of their first eight field goals to take a 20-10 lead. The Buccaneers 88 percent shooting start was their best to open a game all season.
 
Tyler Hardy, who had 12 first-half points, sank a pair of free throws at the 13:38 mark to put the Bucs up 10. But Eckerd turned the tables after the Bucs shooting cooled off. The Tritons got hot and gained control, taking a 40-34 lead into halftime.
 
The Tritons hit eight of 14 triples in the first half for 57.1 percent.
 
Hardy finished with a game-high 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Krystal Charles had 16 points and 15 boards for Eckerd, who went 15 of 16 from the free throw line.
 
Eule had 13 points, and Dominique Dixon and Kaley Howard each had 10 for the Bucs, who turned the ball over just six times. Frontino finished with nine points. Eckerd’s Taylor Bestry had 19.
 
Barry will host Rollins Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Health & Sports Center in Miami Shores.

ECKERD 72, BARRY 68
BARRY (9-5, 1-4 SSC)
HARDY, Tyler 6-10 7-10 20; EULE, Colette 3-5 5-6 13; DIXON, Dominique 4-16
0-0 10; HOWARD, Kaley 4-7 2-6 10; FRONTINO, Amanda 4-7 0-0 9; PEREZ, Jackie
1-7 3-4 6; PISCONERI, Danika 0-1 0-0 0; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 0-0 0-0 0;
JENKINS, Alesha 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 17-26 68.
ECKERD (7-6, 4-2 SSC)
BESTRY, Taylor 5-10 4-4 19; CHARLES, Krystal 6-12 3-3 16; VENTE, Liga 4-13
4-4 13; THOMAS, Rana 4-6 2-2 12; BOWLIN, Kayla 2-4 2-3 8; STAUERE, Kristiana
1-1 0-0 2; BUCCILLA, Amy 1-2 0-0 2; JACKSON, Kaitlin 0-1 0-0 0; KOTNIK,
Katja 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-49 15-16 72.
Barry......................... 34 34 - 68
Eckerd........................ 40 32 - 72
3-point goals--Barry 7-20 (DIXON, Dominique 2-7; EULE, Colette 2-2; HARDY,
Tyler 1-2; PEREZ, Jackie 1-5; FRONTINO, Amanda 1-4), Eckerd 11-23 (BESTRY,
Taylor 5-9; THOMAS, Rana 2-4; BOWLIN, Kayla 2-3; CHARLES, Krystal 1-4;
VENTE, Liga 1-2; JACKSON, Kaitlin 0-1). Fouled out--Barry-None,
Eckerd-VENTE, Liga. Rebounds--Barry 35 (HARDY, Tyler 11), Eckerd 30
(CHARLES, Krystal 15). Assists--Barry 12 (DIXON, Dominique 4), Eckerd 20
(VENTE, Liga 5). Total fouls--Barry 14, Eckerd 16. Technical
fouls--Barry-None, Eckerd-None. A-149

Triton Test: Basketball Heads to St. Pete

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:42:00 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Barry University women's and men's basketball teams play at Eckerd Saturday in a return to conference action.

The Bucs women's team plays at 2 p.m. The men's game will follow. Fans can see the game on a pay-per-view basis by clicking HERE. Listen to both games on the Bucs Broadcast Network. Follow the women's game via WOMEN'S LIVE STATS. Follow the men's game via MEN'S LIVE STATS.

The Buccaneers women's team has won its past two, and takes a 9-4 overall, 1-3 Sunshine State Conference record into the game with the Tritons, who are 6-6 overall, 3-2 in the SSC.

Eckerd's Liga Vente is scoring 13.6 points per game and pulling down 6.1 rebounds per game. Annie Armstrong is averaging 11.2 ppg and 4.1 reb.

Colette Eule leads the Bucs in scoring (13.8 ppg) and is pulling down 4.9 rebounds. Jackie Perez is averaging 10.8 ppg and 4.8 reb. Tyler Hardy has scored in double figures in three of her past five games, and is averaging 9.8 ppg and 6.3 reb. Dominique Dixon is averaging 8.2 ppg and 5.2 reb. Kaley Howard has given the Bucs a lift lately, and is averaging 9.4 ppg and 5.0 reb.

The Tritons are 3-3 at home this year, and are holding teams to 59.2 ppg. Barry is averaging 64.2.

"They're a good shooting team, and they have a lot of good size," said Barry forward Amanda Frontino, who hit her first five shots in Wednesday's game and had 15 points and eight rebounds. "They're always moving in their offense, so we have to play defense for the whole 30 seconds."

Barry's men's team won two of three games against the Tritons last year. But this is a new year.

"This game will be a war," Barry assistant coach Ryan Saunders said. "Eckerd is one of the more physical teams in the conference year-in and year-out. They do a great job of getting the ball inside and rebounding around the basket. We must 'man-up,' and bring it on both ends for 40 minutes in order to pull out a win on the road. If we can win and avoid overtime that would be great, but I'll take a W however we can get it."

Barry's tension meter is high this year after playing in five overtime games already this season.

This game will feature the league's top two rebounders in Eckerd's Darrien Mack, the two-time SSC Player of the Week, and Barry's Filip Toric. Mack is averaging 7.8 rebounds per game, while Toric is pulling down 7.6.

Mack is scoring 16.7 ppg. Guard Alex Bodney is averaging 11.7.

The Buccaneers are coming off their first road win of the season in the overtime victory at Palm Beach Atlantic Wednesday.

Bucs Women's Hoops Cruise to Win at PBA

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:20:00 GMT

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) held Palm Beach Atlantic (4-13) to 15 of 50 field goal shooting, and committed just nine personal fouls. The Bucs were in control the entire way.

“We’re definitely getting our chemistry on the floor,” Frontino said. “We’re making sure we cohesively play together.”

Tyler Hardy scored with 16:50 to go to give the Buccaneers a 12-point lead. Hardy pushed the lead to 15 at the 12:56 mark on a feed from Jackie Perez. Dominique Dixon scored on a fastbreak with 12:21 to go to put Barry ahead 41-24.

Alesha Jenkins scored with 8:16 to go to give Barry a 48-31 lead. The Bucs extended their lead to 21 with 6:21 to play when Colette Eule sank a free throw, but the Sailfish trimmed it to 52-35 on Kimyatta McIntosh’s layup.

The Bucs outrebounded the Sailfish, 46-26.

Barry shot 48 percent in the second half, hitting 12 of 25 field goals.

Frontino and Hardy each scored 15 points. Perez had 11. Frontino grabbed eight rebounds. Perez had three assists. PBA’s Ashley Dolberry scored 12 points and had nine rebounds.

Frontino hit her first five shots, helping Barry get out to an eight-point lead in the first half. Frontino scored 13 points in 12 minutes the first half, going 5 of 8 from the field.

“It’s always good to contribute in points,” Frontino said. “I think I came out here today calm and relaxed and ready to hit some shots finally.”

Barry outrebounded Palm Beach Atlantic, 23-14, in the opening half. The Bucs shot 8 of 26 from the floor for 30.8 percent. PBA was 6 of 24 for 25 percent.

The Sailfish attempted only 10 free throws, going 4 for 10. Barry was 13 for 26.

Newspaper Box Score
At West Palm Beach, Fla. (Rubin Arena)
BARRY 59, PALM BEACH ATLANTIC 38
BARRY (9-4)
HARDY, Tyler 6-8 3-3 15; FRONTINO, Amanda 6-11 0-0 15; PEREZ, Jackie 4-9 0-0
11; DIXON, Dominique 2-9 2-4 6; HOWARD, Kaley 1-4 4-6 6; JENKINS, Alesha 1-2
1-2 3; EULE, Colette 0-7 2-5 2; BALL, Stephanie 0-0 1-2 1; HORICE, Champ 0-0
0-2 0; RAMONAS, Ella 0-0 0-0 0; PISCONERI, Danika 0-1 0-0 0; SCHAHCZINSKI,
Emily 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 20-51 13-26 59.
PALM BEACH ATLANTIC (4-13)
DOLBERRY, Ashley 4-18 4-6 12; PETERSON, Taylor 4-8 0-0 11; MCINTOSH,
Kimyatta 4-6 0-2 8; MASON, Kristie 1-5 0-0 3; WALLER, Juliet 1-1 0-0 2;
ALESSI, Christina 1-2 0-0 2; SIMS, Mary 0-0 0-0 0; RAY, Kayla 0-3 0-0 0;
BELL, Taylor 0-1 0-0 0; MEERBEEK, Becky 0-0 0-0 0; McCORMICK, Janeen 0-0 0-0
0; POOLE, Lynsey 0-3 0-0 0; MOTYCKA, Mallory 0-3 0-2 0; BERENATO, Chrissy
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-50 4-10 38.
Barry......................... 22 37 - 59
Palm Beach Atlantic........... 17 21 - 38
3-point goals--Barry 6-22 (FRONTINO, Amanda 3-7; PEREZ, Jackie 3-7; EULE,
Colette 0-3; DIXON, Dominique 0-5), Palm Beach Atlantic 4-16 (PETERSON,
Taylor 3-6; MASON, Kristie 1-3; RAY, Kayla 0-1; BELL, Taylor 0-1; POOLE,
Lynsey 0-2; MOTYCKA, Mallory 0-1; DOLBERRY, Ashley 0-2). Fouled
out--Barry-None, Palm Beach Atlantic-DOLBERRY, Ashley. Rebounds--Barry 46
(FRONTINO, Amanda 8; DIXON, Dominique 8), Palm Beach Atlantic 26 (DOLBERRY,
Ashley 9). Assists--Barry 11 (PEREZ, Jackie 3; DIXON, Dominique 3), Palm
Beach Atlantic 11 (MCINTOSH, Kimyatta 4). Total fouls--Barry 9, Palm Beach
Atlantic 20. Technical fouls--Barry-None, Palm Beach Atlantic-None. A-122

Women's Basketball Rebounds With Win Over Lions

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:20:00 GMT

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 into intermission.

In the second half, however, the Bucs shot a blistering 52.6 percent from the field and out-scored the Lions 23-4 at the free throw line.

Dominique Dixon, who led all players with 20 points, nailed a three-pointer on the Bucs’ first possession of the second period and they did not trail the rest of the game.

Colette Eule and Jackie Perez back up Dixon with 16 points each, while Kaley Howard came off the bench with 14 points. Teresa Manigrasso led the Lions with 15 points, while Keishara Green and Chelsea Connolly each had 11 and Kinnara Lewis and Chelsea Willams each chipped in 10.

The Bucs travel out of the conference on Wednesday, Jan. 16 as they visit Palm Beach Atlantic.

Newspaper Box Score
Saint Leo vs Barry
01/12/13 2:00 pm at Miami Shores, Fla.
At Miami Shores, Fla.

BARRY 81, SAINT LEO 68

SAINT LEO (7-7, 2-2 SSC)
MANIGRASSO 7-19 0-0 15; CONNELLY 3-12 3-4 11; GREEN 5-8 1-1 11; LEWIS 4-14 0-0 10; WILLIAMS 4-13 2-3 10; WINANS 2-6 2-2 8; CLYBURN 1-3 0-0 3; GRANVILLE 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-79 8-10 68.

BARRY (8-4, 1-3 SSC)
DIXON 4-7 8-9 20; EULE 3-12 8-8 16; PEREZ 6-7 0-0 16; HOWARD 6-12 2-3 14; HARDY 3-5 2-6 8; PISCONERI 1-3 3-4 5; SCHAHCZINSKI 1-1 0-0 2; RAMONAS 0-0 0-0 0; FRONTINO 0-2 0-0 0; JENKINS 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 23-30 81.

HALFTTIME: Saint Leo 36, Barry 35. 3-point goals--Saint Leo 8-28 (LEWIS 2-7; WINANS 2-6; CONNELLY 2-5; MANIGRASSO 1-7; CLYBURN 1-3), Barry 10-22 (DIXON 4-7; PEREZ 4-5; EULE 2-8; FRONTINO 0-2). Fouled out--Saint Leo-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Saint Leo 40 (CONNELLY 11), Barry 40 (PEREZ 8; PISCONERI 8). Assists--Saint Leo 16 (CONNELLY 5), Barry 19 (EULE 5; DIXON 5). Total fouls--Saint Leo 21, Barry 14. Technical fouls--Saint Leo-None, Barry-None. A-114

Barry Student-Athletes Post Record Highs

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:59:00 GMT

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 women’s golf team had a 3.678 cumulative GPA in the semester. Volleyball posted a 3.497. Men’s soccer had a 3.319. Men’s tennis had a 3.278.

“We are very proud of our student-athletes and their academic achievements,” Barry Athletic Director Mike Covone said. “All 12 of Barry University’s programs have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with nearly 75 percent of all student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA or higher, as well. That is outstanding!”

The average term grade point average for student-athletes was 3.307 – also a Barry University high. The university previous high was a 3.273 during the fall of 2011.

The average team cume GPA rose to 3.298 with women’s golf leading the way at 3.674. Men’s soccer was the highest of the male sports at 3.354.

A total of 5.5 percent of all student-athletes recorded 4.0 GPAs, earning them President’s List honors.

“As an NCAA Division II institution and members of the Sunshine State Conference, we are committed to a comprehensive, balanced program of students as learners and student-athletes that compete at the highest level,” Covone said. “Through the leadership of our administrators, coaches and staff, the department has created an environment that encourages and supports these types of accomplishments by all student-athletes, which is excellence in both academics and athletics.”

Barry has won nine national championships.

BARRY UNIVERSITY
Team Rankings

FOR FALL, 2012 TERM

                                      TERM GPA                                           CUM GPA
Women’s Golf               3.678            Women’s Golf               3.674
Volleyball                      3.497             Volleyball                       3.471
Women’s Basketball     3.469             Women’s Basketball    3.432
Men’s Soccer               3.319             Men’s Soccer                 3.354
Softball                        3.309              Softball                           3.316
Men’s Tennis               3.278              Women’s Soccer           3.280
Men’s Basketball         3.276             Men’s Tennis                 3.264
Women’s Rowing         3.271             Women’s Tennis            3.227
Women’s Tennis         3.221               Women's Rowing          3.195
Baseball                      3.167              Men’s Basketball         3.184
Women’s Soccer        3.108                Baseball                         3.117
Men’s Golf                   3.096              Men’s Golf                      3.065

Team - Average Term GPA 3.307 Team - Average Cum GPA 3.298

• 74.3 % of all student-athletes had a Fall term GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• 5.5 % of all student-athletes had a 4.0 Fall term GPA.
• 74.3 % of all student-athletes had a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher following Fall 2012 term.
• 12 of 12 TEAMS have TERM & CUM GPA’s of 3.0 or HIGHER

Women's Basketball Falls To Rival Knights

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:32:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers dropped to 0-3 in Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball after falling 72-54 to arch-rival Lynn in the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday.

The Knights (9-3, 2-1 SSC) jumped out to a big lead, 12-2, in the first five minutes. Barry rallied to trim the lead to one, 23-22, at the 5:54 mark of the first half on a jumper by Emily Schahczinski. But the Knights closed the period on a 15-2 run and the Bucs (7-4, 0-3 SSC) never got closer than 13 points in the second half.

Kira Harvey led four Knights in double figures with a game-high 21 points, while Charla Nelson-James added 16 points and nine rebounds. Tylar Tracy and Amanda Schultz each chipped in 10 points. Kaley Howard was a bright spot for the Bucs, tallying a season-high 14 points off the bench. Colette Eule added 10 points.

The Bucs host the Saint Leo Lions on Saturday at 2:00 pm. The game will be carried live on GoBarryBucs.com through the GameCentral portal and the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network.

Newspaper Box Score
Lynn vs Barry
01/09/13 5:30 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

LYNN 72, BARRY 54

LYNN (9-3, 2-1 SSC)
HARVEY, Kira 21; NELSON-JAMES, Charla 16; TRACY, Tylar 10; SCHULTZ, Amanda 10; BAILEY, Zachara 3; BAZUA, Karolina 3; BAILEY, Tashina 3; KERRISON, Tifani 2; JONES, LaKendra 2; SPARKS, Jayde 2; OZOLINA, Anna 0; BAKER, Shatorria 0. Totals 25-51 15-21 72.

BARRY (7-4, 0-3 SSC)
HOWARD, Kaley 14; EULE, Colette 10; PEREZ, Jackie 8; DIXON, Dominique 5; BALL, Stephanie 5; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 4; RAMONAS, Ella 3; FRONTINO, Amanda 2; PISCONERI, Danika 2; HORICE, Champ 0-0 1-2 1; HARDY, Tyler 0; JENKINS, Alesha 0. Totals 20-59 10-17 54.

Lynn.......................... 38 34 - 72
Barry......................... 24 30 - 54

3-point goals--Lynn 7-17 (HARVEY, Kira 4-7; TRACY, Tylar 2-4; BAZUA,
Karolina 1-5; KERRISON, Tifani 0-1), Barry 4-15 (PEREZ, Jackie 2-4; BALL,
Stephanie 1-2; EULE, Colette 1-6; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-2; DIXON, Dominique
0-1). Fouled out--Lynn-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Lynn 43 (NELSON-JAMES,
Charla 9), Barry 29 (EULE, Colette 4). Assists--Lynn 19 (BAILEY, Zachara 5),
Barry 10 (EULE, Colette 3). Total fouls--Lynn 11, Barry 17. Technical
fouls--Lynn-None, Barry-None. A-104

Women's Basketball Falls at Florida Southern

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:47:00 GMT

LAKELAND, Fla. – In a game the Buccaneers led most of the way, Barry let one slip away Saturday at Florida Southern.

Barry went cold down the stretch and fell to the host Moccasins, 47-44.

Kaley Howard scored in the paint with 13:39 to play to give the Bucs a nine-point lead. Florida Southern cut it to five, but Colette Eule converted a three-point play to push Barry’s lead back to eight.

Florida Southern’s Morgan Lamberg scored at the 8:33 mark to pull the Mocs within 40-36. FSC’s Kirstin McIntyre split a pair from the free throw line to cut it to two. Eule scored as the shot clock wore down to pad the Buccaneers lead back to four with 4:51 remaining. Kaley Howard canned a jumper to make it 44-39.

The Mocs took the lead, 45-44, with 1:41 left on the clock when Lamberg scored off a steal. Melanie Ducott scored to give Florida Southern a three-point lead with 20 seconds remaining. And Barry couldn’t convert on its final possession.

Eule scored 13 points on 4 of 11 field goals and 5 of 6 free throws. Tyler Hardy finished with 10 points and six rebounds, scoring eight in the first half. Howard had seven points and six boards.

Lamberg scored 13 for the Mocs. McIntyre and Tracy Fosterling each had 10.

The Buccaneers (7-3, 0-2 Sunshine State Conference) shot 30.8 percent from the field, converting 16 of 52. Florida Southern (7-4, 2-0) were 16 of 47 for 34 percent.

Barry couldn’t get a field goal to fall in the final 4:06.

The Bucs and Mocs each grabbed 37 rebounds.

Hardy scored on a low-post spin at the 4:00 mark to give Barry a 22-13 lead in the first half.

Barry forced Florida Southern into four shot clock violations in the first half, using tight defense to cause fits for the Moccasins on the offensive end. The Buccaneers held the Mocs to 6 of 23 field goal shooting in the first half. Florida Southern was 0 of 5 from three-point range in the first half.

The Bucs outscored the Mocs, 16-8, in the paint in the first half.

BOX SCORE

Women's Basketball Out-Guns High-Flying Riverhawks

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:51:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers closed out 2012 with an 80-71 win over the high-flying Riverhawks of Massachusetts-Lowell on Sunday in the Health & Sports Center.

The ‘Hawks, who came in as the number five offensive team in the country averaging 83.1 points per game, were held to just 31.3 percent shooting and 19.6 percent from three-point range.

The Bucs (7-2) got off to a hot start and led 9-2 after the first four minutes, but UML had already set a tone for the game by playing 15 different players over that stretch.

Though they never got on top, the ‘Hawks stormed back to tie the game at 20-20 on jumper by Bianca Simmons, the nation’s number two scorer, with 11:36 to play. The Bucs pushed the lead back to double figures, 42-32, by halftime.

The Riverhawks (5-4) came out of the locker room on fire and cut the lead in half in the first minute as Danielle Depierro hit a three-pointer and Sarah Illingworth had a put-back. But once again the Bucs had an answer, with an 18-8 run over the next nine minutes to take a 60-45 lead on a pair of free throws by Danika Pisconeri at the 10:17 mark which gave them their biggest lead.

After the ‘Hawks cut the margin to three, 69-66 on a three-point play by Simmons with 3:51 remaining, the Bucs slowly stretched the lead back out to double figures by hitting 8-of-12 from the line.

Tyler Hardy led the Bucs with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Colette Eule added 20 points and eight boards and Jackie Perez had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Simmons led the Riverhawks with 20 points, though that was four under her average, and nine assists.

The Bucs travel to Lakeland, Fla., to take on the Florida Southern Moccasins on Saturday, Jan. 5, then return home for games against Lynn (Jan. 9) and Saint Leo (Jan. 12).

Newspaper Box Score
Mass-Lowell vs Barry
12/30/12 2:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 80, MASS-LOWELL 71

MASS-LOWELL (5-4)
Bianca Simmons 20; Danielle DePierro 12; Jennifer Gonsalves 8; Lindsey Doucette 7; Ashley Rivera 6; Sarah Illingworth 6; Melissa Frase 6; Amra Elezovic 3; Bianca Langford 2; Brianna Calver 1; Sarah Bennett 0; Whitney Wilson 0; Brianna Wilson 0; Lauren Fiola 0; Erika Sjoberg 0. Totals 26-83 10-15 71.

BARRY (7-2)
HARDY, Tyler 21; EULE, Colette 20; PEREZ, Jackie 16; HOWARD, Kaley 6; JENKINS, Alesha 6; DIXON, Dominique 5; PISCONERI, Danika 4; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 2; BALL, Stephanie 0. Totals 20-62 34-45 80.

Mass-Lowell................... 32 39 - 71
Barry............................. 42 38 - 80

3-point goals--Mass-Lowell 9-46 (Melissa Frase 2-8; Jennifer Gonsalves 2-6;
Danielle DePierro 2-7; Lindsey Doucette 1-3; Bianca Simmons 1-6; Amra
Elezovic 1-5; Lauren Fiola 0-1; Erika Sjoberg 0-3; Brianna Calver 0-4;
Ashley Rivera 0-3), Barry 6-21 (PEREZ, Jackie 3-9; EULE, Colette 2-5; HARDY,
Tyler 1-3; DIXON, Dominique 0-4). Fouled out--Mass-Lowell-None, Barry-None.
Rebounds--Mass-Lowell 53 (Lindsey Doucette 8; Sarah Illingworth 8), Barry 52
(HARDY, Tyler 14). Assists--Mass-Lowell 15 (Bianca Simmons 9), Barry 12
(PEREZ, Jackie 6). Total fouls--Mass-Lowell 27, Barry 14. Technical
fouls--Mass-Lowell-None, Barry-None. A-104

Women's Basketball Drops One to Drury

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:18:00 GMT

DAVIE, Fla. – A tough shooting performance in the first half contributed to Barry’s 63-51 loss to Drury Monday at the Cruzin’ Classic at Nova Southeastern.

The Buccaneers (6-2) went 1 of 15 from three-point range for 6.7 percent, but turned a 23-point deficit into a respectable defeat in the second half after they applied stifling defensive pressure.

Now the Bucs will have 13 days off for the holidays before hosting UMass-Lowell on Dec. 30 in Miami Shores.

Barry’s Jackie Perez canned a triple from the corner, and then converted a three-point play to pull the Bucs within 35-23 inside the first five minutes of the second half, but Drury (5-3) turned the 12-point lead into a six-point swing when Katie Pritchard scored and sank three free throws following a Bucs personal foul and technical foul.

Pritchard hit a triple to give Drury a 48-25 lead with 11:42 remaining. Stephanie Ball sank two free throws, and Colette Eule converted a three-point play to pull Barry within 48-29. The Buccaneers cut it to 15 when Ball found Tyler Hardy for a basket in transition with 9:20 to go. Eule drove baseline for a bucket with just over six minutes left to cut the gap to 14. Ball came up with a steal and layup with 3:49 left to pull Barry to within 13. Amanda Frontino’s follow-up pulled the Buccaneers within 12 with 2:02 left on the clock.

But it was too much for the Bucs to recover from in the late going.

Barry fell behind 20-12 with roughly six minutes left in the first half. Bucs senior guard Dominique Dixon sank a free throw with 4:18 remaining to pull Barry within 22-15. Drury went ahead 27-15 inside the last minute to take a 12-point lead into the intermission.

The Bucs hit 5 of 25 field goals for 20 percent in the first half. Barry was 0 for 7 from three-point range in the first half. Barry was outrebounded 28-18 in the first half.

The Bucs shot 40 percent in the second half, going 12 of 30, and finished the game 17 of 55 for 30.9 percent. Barry managed just three assists. The Bucs forced 22 turnovers, coming up with 13 steals, three of which belonged to Frontino.

Perez finished with 12 points and five rebounds. Eule had nine points. Hardy finished with eight points and five boards. Pritchard had 18, and Kylie Williamson 13 for Drury.

BOX SCORE

Women's Basketball Shakes Off Rust To Best Wildcats

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:01:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers shook off the rust from a 13-day layoff to beat the Johnson & Wales Wildcats 70-55 in women’s basketball action in the Health & Sports Center on Friday.

The Bucs (6-1), who had not played since Dec. 1, jumped out to a big lead, gave most of it away and then pulled away at the end to get back in the win column.

Barry led 12-1 after the first three minutes and maintained an 8-13 point lead for most of the rest of the period. But Dominique Dixon and Stephanie Ball combined to hit three treys in the last 1:32 to stretch the lead to 36-16 at the break. Alesha Jenkins, making her first start of the year, pumped in 11 points to lead the way.

In the second half, the Wildcats (3-10) slowly chipped into the lead, pulling to within four points, 48-44, on a jumper by Shikina McMillan with 8:18 to play. But the Bucs pushed the lead back to double figures over the next four minutes, out-scoring the ‘Cats 12-4, as Dixon capped the run with another trey.

Colette Eule led all players with 22 points. Dixon chipped in 17, while Jenkins had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Myia Russell led the Wildcats with 19 points, while Quamisha Spence added 17 and McMillan had 10.

The Bucs take on the 4-3 Lady Panthers of Drury in the Cruzin Classic, hosted by Nova Southeastern, on Monday, Dec. 17 at 4:00 pm.

Newspaper Box Score
Johnson & Wales vs Barry
12/14/12 5:30 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 70, JOHNSON & WALES 55

JOHNSON & WALES (3-10)
RUSSELL, Myia 19; SPENCE, Quamisha 17; McMILLAN, Shikina 10; MITCHELL, Kiaundra 5; COLEMAN, Travaniece 2; BRIDGES, Kristina 2; INNOCENT, Tationa 0; LIFSHITZ, Danielle 0. Totals 23-56 5-9 55.

BARRY (6-1)
EULE, Colette 22; DIXON, Dominique 17; JENKINS, Alesha 15; HARDY, Tyler 8; FRONTINO, Amanda 3; BALL, Stephanie 3; PEREZ, Jackie 2; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 0; PISCONERI, Danika 0. Totals 24-67 16-23 70.

Johnson & Wales............... 16 39 - 55
Barry.................................. 36 34 - 70

3-point goals--Johnson & Wales 4-12 (SPENCE, Quamisha 2-5; McMILLAN, Shikina
1-2; MITCHELL, Kiaundra 1-1; LIFSHITZ, Danielle 0-1; BRIDGES, Kristina 0-2;
COLEMAN, Travaniece 0-1), Barry 6-26 (DIXON, Dominique 3-5; EULE, Colette
2-6; BALL, Stephanie 1-2; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-2; PEREZ, Jackie 0-10; HARDY,
Tyler 0-1). Fouled out--Johnson & Wales-None, Barry-None. Rebounds—Johnson
& Wales 36 (BRIDGES, Kristina 7), Barry 43 (JENKINS, Alesha 10).
Assists--Johnson & Wales 15 (COLEMAN, Travaniece 4; BRIDGES, Kristina 4),
Barry 15 (PEREZ, Jackie 5). Total fouls--Johnson & Wales 17, Barry 13.
Technical fouls--Johnson & Wales-None, Barry-None. A-112

Women's Basketball Falls Flat to Florida Tech

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:52:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- In a game the Buccaneers used so much effort to recover, things didn't fall their way Saturday.

Barry lost the Sunshine State Conference opener to Florida Tech, 77-56, at Health & Sports Center -- the first loss of the season for the Bucs.

The Bucs (5-1, 0-1 SSC) cut a 15-point first half deficit down to six when Tyler Hardy scored with 1:25 to play. But the momentum quickly shifted back to the Panthers (4-2, 1-0) when Jasmire Brown answered on the other end and with a pair of free throws following one of Barry's 14 turnovers to push the lead back to 10 entering the break.

Barry was outscored, 23-5, in points off turnovers.

Hardy was 8 of 10 from the field in the first half, providing over half of the Bucs' offense. She scored all of her 17 points in the first half.

Florida Tech stretched its lead to 20 at the 15:31 mark of the second half. Barry cut it to 16 when Jackie Perez hit a three-pointer with 9:27 remaining, but Brown hit a layup at the 6:15 mark to push the lead back to 21. Colette Eule's layup brought the Buccaneers within 15, but it was too little too late with 2:12 remaining.

Brown led all scorers with 26 points, and had six boards and five steals. Kayk Wilson scored 23 points and had seven boards for the Panthers, who outscored Barry, 12-0, in transition.

Perez, Amanda Frontino and Dominique Dixon each had nine points for Barry, which shot 41.1 percent from the field. Perez and Dixon each had five boards. Eule had eight points.

Barry is off until Dec. 14 when the Buccaneers host Johnson & Wales at 5:30 p.m. at HSC.

BOX SCORE

Women's Basketball To Tipoff Sunshine State Conference Play

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:36:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.--In a rematch of the Sunshine State Conference quarterfinals from last year, the women's basketball team tips off league play on Saturday hosting the Florida Tech Panthers at 2:00 pm in the Health & Sports Center.

The Bucs (5-0) are off to a great start on the season and currently are one of the four teams in the SSC with an undefeated record. Junior Colette Eule and sophomore Jackie Perez have been the catalysts for the surge. Eule leads the Bucs scoring 16.0 points per game and dishing out 4.4 assists per game, while grabbing 6.4 rebounds per contest. Perez has been right behind her scoring 12.6 points per game and she is tied with Eule and Dominique Dixon for the lead in steals. Between Eule and Perez, they have led the team in scoring all five games, three for Eule, one for Perez and one where they tied. Dixon has been the team's top rebounder at 7.4 per game, while also averaging 4.0 assists and 7.4 points. Amanda Frontino is chipping in 9.6 points and 5.0 rebounds.

The Panthers started out hot, winning their first three games, but have dropped their last two by a combined 51 points. Junior 5-9 forward Jasmire Brown lead the team in scoring at 14.2 per game, followed by 5-7 sophomore guard Kayk Wilson at 12.8 per game. Freshman BreAnn Davis (5-10) leads the team in rebounding at 4.4, but six other Panthers are grabbing at least three board per game.

The Buccaneers and Panthers hosted similar opponents in Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras and Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in the opening non-conference portion of their schedule. Barry torched UPR-Rio Piedras by a score of 76-42, while having four players in double fi gures. The Panthers knocked off UPR-Rio Piedras in their season opener by a score of 85-37 with 12 of 13 available players contributing on the scoresheet. Against UPR-Mayaguez, Barry raced out to a 35-17 halftime lead before knocking off the Janes, 68-43. FIT also took a large halftime lead, 45-22, and went on to defeat UPR-Mayaguez by a score of 81-46.

The game will be carried live on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network, powered by Stretch Internet, through the GameCentral portal on GoBarryBucs.com. Will Sanchez handles the play-by-play and with Jim McCurdy providing insights on the action.

Women's Basketball Stays Perfect With Win Over Lions

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:01:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers improved to 5-0 on the season with an 83-62 win over the Florida Memorial Lions in women’s basketball in the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday night.

The game was an odd one, as the Bucs scored a season-high in points, despite shooting just 38.9 percent from the floor, the second-lowest total of the season. They also allowed a season-high points to the Lions, despite holding them to 25.4 percent shooting, a season-best mark.

The Bucs (5-0) jumped out to a 15-3 lead after the first four minutes and the Lions (0-5) never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way. They took their largest lead of the half, 44-18, on a layup by Champ Horice with 1:17 remaining in the period.

Up 44-20 at the break, the Bucs extended the lead to 33 points, 53-20, on a fast-break basket by Colette Eule with 16:54. The Lions went to a press and sliced into the lead, pulling to 70-57 with 3:24 left on a pair of free throws by Brittany Starling. But the Bucs closed out on a 13-5 run to push the lead back to 21.

Eule led the Bucs with 22 points and added 11 rebounds and seven assists. Jackie Perez added 12 points, while Amanda Frontino chipped in 10. Dominique Dixon also nearly had a triple-double with nine points, a team-best 12 rebounds and seven assist. Danika Pisconeri tied for fourth all-time in Barry history with seven blocked shots. The Lions (0-5) did not have a starter score in double figures, although both Ty’Tetania McClenney and Dominique Jackson came off the bench with 13 points each.

The Bucs jump into Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday as they host the Florida Tech Panthers at 2:00 pm in a rematch of last season’s quarterfinal game of the SSC Tournament. The Panthers won that game 71-68.

Newspaper Box Score
Florida Memorial vs Barry
11/28/12 7:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 83, FLORIDA MEMORIAL 62

FLORIDA MEMORIAL (0-5)
McCLENNY, Ty'Tetania 13; JACKSON, Dominique 13; BATTLE, Kalicia 9; STARLING, Brittany 8; BOWE, Yushanda 7; ANDERSON, Tiarra 3; FISHER, Nicole 3; LEAF, Khadijah 2; COLBROOK, Diamond 2; WEST, Tyesha 2; SANCHEZ, Melissa 0; O'NEAL, Ashley 0. Totals 17-67 23-37 62.

BARRY (5-0)
EULE, Colette 22; PEREZ, Jackie 12; FRONTINO, Amanda 10; DIXON, Dominique 9; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 9; HORICE, Champ 8; BALL, Stephanie 5; PISCONERI, Danika 3; JENKINS, Alesha 3; RAMONAS, Ella 2. Totals 28-72 23-35 83.

Florida Memorial.............. 20 42 - 62
Barry.............................. 44 39 - 83

3-point goals--Florida Memorial 5-19 (FISHER, Nicole 1-2; ANDERSON, Tiarra
1-1; BOWE, Yushanda 1-4; BATTLE, Kalicia 1-3; McCLENNY, Ty'Tetania 1-6;
LEAF, Khadijah 0-2; STARLING, Brittany 0-1), Barry 4-20 (PEREZ, Jackie 3-11;
BALL, Stephanie 1-2; DIXON, Dominique 0-2; FRONTINO, Amanda 0-2; EULE,
Colette 0-3). Fouled out--Florida Memorial-WEST, Tyesha; STARLING, Brittany,
Barry-JENKINS, Alesha. Rebounds--Florida Memorial 51 (JACKSON, Dominique
10), Barry 58 (DIXON, Dominique 12). Assists--Florida Memorial 5 (FISHER,
Nicole 2), Barry 21 (EULE, Colette 7; DIXON, Dominique 7). Total
fouls--Florida Memorial 24, Barry 27. Technical fouls—Florida
Memorial-WEST, Tyesha, Barry-None. A-277

Balanced Attack Propels Women's Basketball To 4-0

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:15:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers improved to 4-0 with a 68-43 win over the Janes of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in the Health & Sports Center on Friday.

For the second game in a row against a team from the island, the Bucs (4-0) handled the opposition with ease. Though the Bucs led throughout, the Janes (1-5) closed the gap to one point, 10-9, with 11:18 left in the first period. But Barry responded with a 9-0 run, as Jackie Perez hit three free throws and a three-pointer, to take its first double-figure lead at 19-9.

The Bucs stretched it to 18 points at the half, 35-17, and the Janes never got closer than 16 points the rest of the way. Emily Schahczinski’s put-back basket with 3:02 left gave Barry a 68-35 lead, it’s biggest of the game. The Janes scored the final eight points against the Bucs’ reserves.

The Bucs put together a very balanced performance. Colette Eule led the way with 13 points, but six players scored at lead seven points. Perez added 12 and Tyler Hardy had 10 points off the bench. Five different players had at least three assists and four different players grabbed at least five rebounds. Yashira Vega led the Janes with 11 points.

The Bucs take a 12-day break now, returning to action on Wednesday, Nov. 28 against the Florida Memorial Lions. The Lions lost to the Janes 77-47 on Thursday, Nov. 15. The Barry/FMU game will be broadcast live on the Buccaneer Broadcast Network, powered by Stretch Internet.

Newspaper Box Score
Puerto Rico-Mayaguez vs Barry
11/16/12 3:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 68, PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ 43

PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ (1-5)
VEGA, Yashira 11; MARGUEZ, Stephanie 8; FERMIN, Ashley 5; CHAVES, Laishka 5; RODRIGUEZ, Stephanie 4; VAZQUEZ, Celeste 2; RODRIGUEZ, Marta 2; QUINONEZ, Yaileen 2; PEREZ, Adriana 2; ROBLES, Yisbelmarie 2. Totals 19-57 1-2 43.

BARRY (4-0)
EULE, Colette 13; PEREZ, Jackie 12; HARDY, Tyler 10; FRONTINO, Amanda 9; JENKINS, Alesha 8; DIXON, Dominique 7; PISCONERI, Danika 5; CHAHCZINSKI, Emily 4; RAMONAS, Ella 0; HORICE, Champ 0; BALL, Stephanie 0. Totals 26-58 10-12 68.

Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.......... 17 26 - 43
Barry................................... 35 33 - 68

3-point goals--Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 4-22 (VEGA, Yashira 3-12; FERMIN, Ashley
1-3; RODRIGUEZ, Stephanie 0-1; RODRIGUEZ, Marta 0-2; QUINONEZ, Yaileen 0-3;
PEREZ, Adriana 0-1), Barry 6-16 (PEREZ, Jackie 3-6; FRONTINO, Amanda 1-4;
DIXON, Dominique 1-2; EULE, Colette 1-3; BALL, Stephanie 0-1). Fouled
out--Puerto Rico-Mayaguez-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
29 (CHAVES, Laishka 5; MARGUEZ, Stephanie 5), Barry 40 (PISCONERI, Danika
8). Assists--Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 10 (RODRIGUEZ, Stephanie 3; RODRIGUEZ,
Marta 3), Barry 17 (PEREZ, Jackie 4). Total fouls--Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 12,
Barry 9. Technical fouls--Puerto Rico-Mayaguez-VEGA, Yashira, Barry-None. A-117

Women's Basketball Powers Past The Jerezanas

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:17:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry women’s basketball team opened their home schedule with a 76-42 win over Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras on Wednesday night.

The Bucs (3-0) scored 38 points in each half and never trailed in the game. After opening the game with an 11-0 run, Barry carried a 12-point lead into halftime. The Bucs slowly extended the lead in the second half. They pushed the lead to 21 on a jumper by Dominique Dixon at the 17:38 mark and hit 30 points on a free throw by Champ Horice at 3:17. Ella Ramonas’ layup on the fast break with 1:07 gave the Bucs their biggest lead at 74-40 and the teams swapped baskets for the final margin.

Colette Eule led the Bucs with 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Jackie Perez also chipped in 13 points, while Amanda Frontino added 12 and Tyler Hardy had 10. Dixon narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. Zahira Montes led the Jerezanas (0-4) with 10 points.

The Bucs play host to the Janes of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on Friday at 3:00 pm. The game will be carried live on the Buccaneer broadcasting Network, powered by Stretch Internet.

Newspaper Box Score
Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras vs Barry
11/14/12 7:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 76, PUERTO RICO-RIO PIEDRAS 42

PUERTO RICO-RIO PIEDRAS (0-3)
MONTES, Zahira 10; COLON, Irmarie 8; RODRIGUEZ, Shakira 7; HUERTAS, Keiry 6; VENTURA, Elissa 4; RAMOS, Lirielys 4; REYES, Sheila 3; CAMBRELEN, Yelanie 0; MELENDEZ, Cristina 0; MALAVE, Ivette 0; NIEVES, Andrea 0; BAEZ, Jesica 0. Totals 17-51 5-10 42.

BARRY (2-0)
PEREZ, Jackie 13; EULE, Colette 13; FRONTINO, Amanda 12; HARDY, Tyler 10; DIXON, Dominique 9; JENKINS, Alesha 6; PISCONERI, Danika 6; HORICE, Champ 3; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 2; RAMONAS, Ella 2; BALL, Stephanie 0. Totals 28-64 14-18 76.

Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.......... 24 18 - 42
Barry..................................... 38 38 - 76

3-point goals--Puerto Rico-Rio Pied 3-21 (COLON, Irmarie 2-5; RODRIGUEZ,
Shakira 1-4; VENTURA, Elissa 0-2; RAMOS, Lirielys 0-1; REYES, Sheila 0-2;
NIEVES, Andrea 0-1; BAEZ, Jesica 0-2; HUERTAS, Keiry 0-4), Barry 6-19 (EULE,
Colette 2-4; FRONTINO, Amanda 2-6; PEREZ, Jackie 2-6; BALL, Stephanie 0-2;
HARDY, Tyler 0-1). Fouled out--Puerto Rico-Rio Pied-None, Barry-None.
Rebounds--Puerto Rico-Rio Pied 23 (RAMOS, Lirielys 5; BAEZ, Jesica 5), Barry
49 (DIXON, Dominique 9). Assists--Puerto Rico-Rio Pied 9 (REYES, Sheila 3),
Barry 21 (EULE, Colette 7). Total fouls--Puerto Rico-Rio Pied 16, Barry 12.
Technical fouls--Puerto Rico-Rio Pied-None, Barry-None.

Barry Hosts 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney to Support Leukemia

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:57:00 GMT

Barry University's Department of Campus Recreation & Wellness and the men's and women's basketball teams will host a Layups for Leukemia 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament to support the Cesar Odio Leukemia Foundation on Saturday, Dec. 8 in the Health & Sports Center.

In April, Barry men’s basketball head coach Cesar Odio was diagnosed with Leukemia for the second time. Odio has coached with the Buccaneers’ program for 18 years, directing Barry to three NCAA Division II National Tournaments and establishing a school record for wins (23) in a season twice.

“Coach Odio has been there for so many of us throughout his 18 years here at Barry,” Bucs assistant men’s basketball coach Ryan Saunders said. “We need to come together and show our support for him as he has done for us over the years. He is a fighter, a winner and an unbelievable coach. He truly cares for each and every one of his players, and it is his personal goal to see that his players succeed on the court and in life.”

The tournament is open to Barry students, staff, alumni, members of the community, and friends and family of Odio. Teams of no more than five players will be separated into three divisions:

NBA – players with former college experience
NCAA – anyone without collegiate varsity experience
WNBA – women players

Registration is $75 per team. Donations to the Cesar Odio Leukemia Foundation are also being accepted.

Players will receive t-shirts and gift bags. Winners from each division in both the team and three-point individual competitions will receive trophies. Lunch and drinks will be available.

Additionally, a silent auction will be held at the tournament for a chance to win NBA World Champion Miami Heat and Miami Marlins tickets, Miami Dolphins items, Baccus Global LLC, Nike items, a foursome golf outing at a local course, restaurant gift cards and a seven-night Caribbean cruise with balcony accommodations for two.

For more information, or to register for the tournament, click here. Interested participants may also contact Andy Havens at ahavens@mail.barry.edu, or call 305-899-4776.

Visit the Cesar Odio Leukemia Foundation Facebook page.

Women's Basketball Rains (Threes) on West Florida's Parade

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:20:00 GMT

PENSACOLA, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers rained three-pointers on the West Florida Argonauts’ parade, rallying from an 11-point halftime deficit for a 58-55 win in the final game of the McDonald Fleming Moorhead Tip-Off Classic on Saturday at the UWF Field House.

The Bucs (2-0) were tied 8-8 after a jumper by Emily Schahczinski with 10:43 left in the first period, but went cold from the field as the Argonauts (0-2) went on an 14-3 run to close the half and took an 11-point lead into the locker room.

But in the second half, the Bucs came out firing, hitting 6-of-7 from three-point range in the first 3:30 minutes to take a 29-25 lead. After another three-pointer by Jackie Perez at the 13:57 mark, the Bucs led 32-27, their biggest of the game.

The game turned into a nip-and-tuck affair down the stretch, with eight ties and seven lead changes. With the game knotted at 53-53 with 1:51 remaining after Emily Erland hit one of two from the line, the Bucs regained the lead on their next possession as Danika Pisconeri hit a pair of free throws.

Down by three, 56-53, after a free throw from Barry’s Amanda Frontino, the Argos had the ball and a chance to tie, but Jackie Perez came up with a big steal and Colette Eule dribbled out0:13 seconds on the clock before being fouled with 5.1 seconds left. She calmly stepped to the line and sank a pair of free throws to ice the game. The Argos got a layup at the buzzer to make the final margin.

Eule led all scorers with 25 points, 22 in the second half. Perez chipped in 14, while Frontino added 12 points and 13 rebounds. Baylie Bridges led the Argos with 12 points off the bench. Jaymie Druding was the only starter for UWF in double figures with 10 points.

The Bucs return home to host the Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Jerezanas on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 pm.

Newspaper Box Score
Barry vs West Florida
11/10/12 2:00 p.m. at Pensacola, Fla.
At Pensacola, Fla.

BARRY 58, WEST FLORIDA 55

BARRY (2-0)
EULE, Colette 25; PEREZ, Jackie 14; FRONTINO, Amanda 12; DIXON, Dominique 2; PISCONERI, Danika 2; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 2; JENKINS, Alesha 1; HARDY, Tyler 0. Totals 17-66 14-20 58.

WEST FLORIDA (0-2)
Bridges, Baylie 12; Druding, Jaymie 10; Erland, Emily 9; Vette, Hanna 8; Miller, Raquel 6; Wigfall, Jasmine 6; Johnson, Toynetta 4; Gradel, Sarah 0; Hughes, Kelseigh 0. Totals 21-65 9-12 55.

Barry............................. 11 47 - 58
West Florida.................. 22 33 - 55

3-point goals--Barry 10-28 (PEREZ, Jackie 4-11; FRONTINO, Amanda 3-8; EULE,
Colette 3-5; HARDY, Tyler 0-1; DIXON, Dominique 0-3), West Florida 4-21
(Bridges, Baylie 2-7; Vette, Hanna 2-8; Erland, Emily 0-1; Johnson, Toynetta
0-5). Fouled out--Barry-None, West Florida-Erland, Emily. Rebounds--Barry 48
(FRONTINO, Amanda 13), West Florida 51 (Johnson, Toynetta 13).
Assists--Barry 13 (DIXON, Dominique 5), West Florida 12 (Johnson, Toynetta
6). Total fouls--Barry 9, West Florida 17. Technical fouls--Barry-None, West
Florida-None. A-221

Women's Basketball Weathers Hurricanes For Win In First Game

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:20:00 GMT

PENSACOLA, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers weathered the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes for a 55-49 win in the opening game of the McDonald Fleming Moorhead UWF Tip-Off Classic at the UWF Field House on Friday.

The Bucs (1-0) trailed by three at the half, but hit 50 percent from the field in the second period to pull away for the six-point win.

The Bucs trailed 41-38 after a three-pointer by Jasmine McSwain at the 9:37 mark of the second half. But they responded with a 13-2 run over the next 7:24, taking a 51-43 lead on a layup by Danika Pisconeri. They went on to ice the game at the line, with Dominique Dixon connecting on four-of-six in the final 0:44 seconds.

Jackie Perez led the Bucs with 12 points, including eight in the second half on perfect three-for-three shooting. Tyler Hardy came off the bench with a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. Dixon chipped in with 10 points.

Jasmine McSwain led all scorers with 20 points, 14 in the first half as the ‘Canes built a 29-26 lead at the break. Stormey Smith added 10 points.

The Bucs now face the host Argonauts at 3:00 pm Eastern. The game will be carried live on the Buccaneer broadcasting Network, powered by Stretch Internet.

Newspaper Box Score
Georgia Southwestern vs Barry
11/09/12 12 pm at Pensacola, FL
At Pensacola, FL

BARRY 55, GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN 49

GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN (0-1)
Jasmine McSwain 20; Stormey Smith 10; Danisha Green 9; Danyelle Jones 6; Briana Walker 2; Ottishia Burden 2; Kabrina Merriweather 0; Kwante'sha Love 0; Shaniece Sheffield 0; Kelli Morrow 0. Totals 19-63 6-10 49.

BARRY (1-0)
PEREZ, Jackie 12; HARDY, Tyler 11; DIXON, Dominique 10; PISCONERI, Danika 8; EULE, Colette 7; FRONTINO, Amanda 5; JENKINS, Alesha 2; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 0; BALL, Stephanie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-44 11-19 55.

Georgia Southwestern.......... 29 20 - 49
Barry.................................. 26 29 - 55

3-point goals--Georgia Southwestern 5-19 (Danyelle Jones 2-3; Jasmine
McSwain 2-3; Stormey Smith 1-1; Kabrina Merriweather 0-2; Shaniece Sheffield
0-1; Kelli Morrow 0-1; Briana Walker 0-4; Danisha Green 0-4), Barry 4-12
(PEREZ, Jackie 2-5; EULE, Colette 1-2; FRONTINO, Amanda 1-3; DIXON,
Dominique 0-1; HARDY, Tyler 0-1). Fouled out--Georgia Southwestern-None,
Barry-None. Rebounds--Georgia Southwestern 35 (Briana Walker 8), Barry 39
(HARDY, Tyler 10). Assists--Georgia Southwestern 11 (Stormey Smith 4), Barry
10 (DIXON, Dominique 3). Total fouls--Georgia Southwestern 17, Barry 9.
Technical fouls--Georgia Southwestern-None, Barry-None. A-86
McDonald Fleming Moorhead Tip-Off Classic

Emer Foley Joins Women's Basketball Staff

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:46:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—Emer Foley joins the women’s basketball staff this season as the lead assistant under head coach Bill Sullivan, replacing Cassie Bro who left to coach at Centennial High in Boise, Idaho.

Foley spent the last three years at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy teaching physical education. She also coached the Dreadnaughts at Lakeland High for two seasons.

Foley was a star at conference rival Florida Southern, helping the Lady Mocs to a 33-23 mark over her two years. She finished her career with 1,023 points and 665 rebounds 85 games between FSC and Southern Mississippi.

Foley played in 41 games in two seasons with the Mocs and made 33 starts at forward. She scored a total of 551 points in two seasons, including averaging 14.4 points as a junior in 2007-08 and 11.6 points as a senior in 2008-09. Additionally, she pulled down a total of 354 rebounds and averaged 8.6 boards per game. She earned Second-Team All-SSC honors as a junior in 2007-08. She scored a career-high 30 points against Puerto Rico-Bayamon on Nov. 11, 2007 and had a career-high 19 rebounds versus Flagler on Dec. 8 that year. She shot 48.5 percent from the floor.

Her college basketball career began at The University of Southern Mississippi. She received Conference USA player of the week, Southern Mississippi Student- Athlete of the week and led her team in rebounding and was second in scoring. As a forward in her freshman year, she scored a career-high 27 points off the bench on 10-of-12 shooting from the field, also pulling down a game-high 12 rebounds against East Carolina University. She grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against University of New Orleans. She scored in double-figures in nine of the last 10 games that season and averaged a double-double in those 10 games.

She was selected for the Irish International Basketball Team at age fourteen and represented her country on the Irish International Team Under-15, Under-16, Junior Women, Under-21 and at the World University Games in 2005. During this time she competed in European Championship Tournaments in Portugal, Madera and Lithuania. She also competed in prep tournaments in France and Ireland. She competed in the Four Countries Tournament (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) in Newcastle, United Kingdom. She also competed in the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey. She attended the Five Star Basketball Camp in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 2001 where she received MVP of the camp.

Her international awards range from being named Irish School Girl of the Year 2001, International Championship Tournament Under-16 Tournament Top Rebounder 2002 in Portugal, Irish Player of the Year 2003 and named Irish Team MVP in the European Championships in Lithuania 2006.

She also received academic awards such as The University of Southern Mississippi Academic Honors (2004-2005) GPA 3.2, Division II Academic Achievement Award and was a member of the Sunshine State Conference Commissioners’ Honor Roll 2007-2009 and graduated cum laude from FSC with a 3.6 GPA. She received her master’s degree in educational leadership and administration in one year and four months, graduating with a 4.0 from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla.

In her time as a middle school physical education teacher, she has organized fundraisers, t-shirt sales and applied for grants to raise money for the physical education program. In 2010, she was awarded a bronze medal from Discovery Education and the USADA True Sports, for her exemplary program and curriculum. She also received a $2000 grant from “Catch” for new equipment in 2011. She established the girl’s volleyball team and also coached the girl’s middle school basketball team.

Her coaching experience began in 2005 at The Lady Eagles basketball camp in Mississippi, The Gormanstown Basketball Academy in Dublin Ireland 2009, The Kilkenny Basketball Academy in Killkenny Ireland 2010 and Florida Southern Individual Skills Basketball Camp 2012.

Re-built Women's Basketball Team Has Eyes On The Post-Season

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:01:00 GMT

To say that the 2012-13 edition of the Barry University women’s basketball team is “re-built” might be an understatement. All five starters from last season’s squad which tied for first in the Sunshine State Conference are gone, along with several key reserves. In fact, only three players who played in at least 20 games return.

“This should be a very interesting year for our women’s basketball team,” head coach Bill Sullivan said. “For the first time ever, we have more newcomers than returners on the roster. Only four of our players return and we have added nine new ones. With all five starters graduated from our 2011-12 SSC Co-Champion team, we certainly need to rely on several of our newcomers to play significant roles this year.”

The Bucs return only 23.1 percent of their scoring and 20.0 percent of their rebounding from last year. The returning players did shoot 37.2 percent from the floor, including 31.9 from three-point range, and 64.2 percent from the line.

“We are excited about our four returners and we believe we have brought in several immediate impact players,” Sullivan said. “With a talented blend of players both new and old, one of our team strengths should be our depth and size at the guard positions. Even though we may not be the most experienced squad, our goal is to work hard to become a very competitive team by the time we begin conference play.”

PERIMETER

As much as anywhere, the Bucs’ strength lies on the perimeter. In addition to three returning players, the Bucs have three transfers and three freshmen vying for time in the backcourt.

“We feel we have a lot of depth at the guard positions,” Sullivan said. “Since we have several excellent three-point shooters, expect to see a large number of our shots coming from long range. Our perimeter players will certainly be given the ‘green light’ from beyond the arc this year.”

Senior Amanda Frontino has played in 42 games as a Buccaneer, by far the most on the roster. A very intelligent player, now in her third year in the system, her experience will be invaluable to integrating the newcomers.

Junior Colette Eule played in all 27 games a year ago and is the top returning scorer on the squad. An outstanding shooter, she connected on 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81.3 percent at the line.

Sophomore Jackie Perez was second on the team last year in made three-pointers with 26 and her 37.1 shooting percentage was seventh in the league.

The Bucs’ three transfers all led their teams in scoring after having played at all levels of NCAA basketball.

Senior Dominique Dixon averaged 12.1 points per game for Detroit-Mercy, ranking 17th in the NCAA Division I Horizon League. She chipped in 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists, while shooting 31.0 percent from three-point range.

Junior Tyler Hardy topped the Warriors at Wayne State (Mich.) at 14.6 points per game in the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. She shot 47.5 percent from the field and 81.3 percent from the line. She added 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

Both Dixon and Hardy bring great size to the backcourt.

The three freshmen all bring very different skills sets.

Stephanie Ball was a scoring machine at Lincoln Park Academy where she pumped in over 1,400 points and led the Greyhounds to four straight district titles. As a senior, she averaged 18 points, 3.8 assists and 4 steals per game to earn First-Team All-State selection by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches.

Champ Horice was an athletic prodigy at Apopka High. The 5-8 guard set school records in rebounding (18) and blocked shots (9). As a senior, she averaged 9.1 points and 9.0 rebounds, three assists and three steals per game to earn a spot in the UNCF All-Star Game.

Ella Ramonas is a big guard with a great basketball IQ. She led Deering High in Maine to a 74-10 mark over her four years, including one state title. She led the Rams in scoring (18 ppg), rebounding (8 rpg), assists (4 apg) and steals (4spg) to earn All-Southern Maine Activities Association honors and a spot in the McDonald’s Maine All-Star Game.

POSTS

With only sophomore Kaley Howard returning in the post, newcomers figure to play a very prominent role this season.

Howard averaged 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a rookie last year and was the only player, other than the five normal starters, to log at least two starts. She shot a very respectable 40.9 percent from the field.

“Although we will be fairly young and inexperienced at the forward and center positions, we believe we have added some talented posts who will prove to be high-quality players,” Sullivan said. “We realize there will be a learning curve but they are a hard-working group and once they get some game experience we expect them to be solid contributors to our team.”

A Division I transfer and a pair of freshmen round out the contingent in the post.

Junior Alesha Jenkins spent two seasons with the Eagles of North Carolina Central. As a sophomore, she averaged 4.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, shooting 40.1 percent from the field and 63.3 percent from the line. She was a Broward County All-Star selection and a Miami Herald Second-Team honoree at Coconut Creek High.

Emily Schahczinski and Danika Pisconeri are the tallest members of the squad at 6-1.

Schahczinski averaged 14.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game and was selected MVP for the Elkhorn High Elks in Wisconsin as a senior. She was selected to the Division II All-Star Team by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and helped lead her club team, the Wisconsin Lakers AAU, to the United States Junior National championship in 2012.

Pisconeri hails from Western Australia, like teammate Frontino, and won a bronze medal in the Under-20 Australian National Championships with her club team, the Waves. A solid defender, she was ranked in the top-10 in the national tournament in rebounds and blocked shots.

In addition, some of the perimeter players have the size and ability to help out in the post, including Frontino, Ramonas and Hardy.

Women's Basketball Drops Exhibition Finale To Panthers

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:45:00 GMT

MIAMI – The Barry Buccaneers hung tough with the FIU Panthers for 22 minutes, before the Panthers pulled away late for a 68-38 exhibition win in women's basketball action at the U.S. Century Bank Arena on Friday night.

The Panthers led 30-25 at the half after the Bucs shot a very respectable 9-of-20 from the field in the first half. Barry knotted the game at 30-30 with just 2:07 gone in the second period by going 5-of-6 from the free throw line.

But the Bucs hit just 4-of-18 from the field the rest of the way and made just one more trip to the line as the Panther defense clamped down.

FIU's Jerica Coley led all scorers and rebounders with 17 points and 10 boards on the night, also chipping in with game-high marks of six assists and four blocks, and adding two steals. Finda Mansare chipped in with 12 points. Tyler Hardy led the Bucs with eight points and five rebounds.

Barry opens the regular season on Friday, Nov. 9 at the West Florida Tip-off Classic in Pensacola, Fla., against the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes.

Newspaper Box Score
BARRY vs FIU
11/02/12 5:30 PM at Miami, FL (US Century Bank Arena)
At Miami, FL (US Century Bank Arena)

FIU 68, BARRY 38

BARRY
HARDY, Tyler 3-8 2-4 8; EULE, Colette 3-10 2-4 8; PISCONERI, Danika 2-4 2-2
6; PEREZ, Jackie 2-7 0-0 6; FRONTINO, Amanda 2-2 0-0 6; DIXON, Dominique 1-6
2-6 4; RAMONAS, Ella 0-1 0-0 0; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 0-0 0-0 0; HORICE, Champ
0-2 0-0 0; JENKINS, Alesha 0-0 0-0 0; BALL, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-40 8-16 38.

FIU
Coley, Jerica 6-18 4-5 17; Mansare, Finda 6-8 0-0 12; Idom, Kamika 3-8 2-2
9; Epnere, Katrina 2-4 4-4 8; Ashmore, Diamond 2-5 3-3 7; Durant, Arielle
2-5 2-2 6; Davydova, Marita 1-2 2-2 4; Miloglav, Carmen 1-4 1-2 3; Shade,
Taylor 1-4 0-0 2; McKinzie, Tynia 0-1 0-2 0; Labady, Zsofia 0-2 0-0 0;
Bodlovic, Aleksandra 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 18-22 68.

BARRY......................... 25 13 - 38
FIU................................ 30 38 - 68

3-point goals--BARRY 4-13 (PEREZ, Jackie 2-5; FRONTINO, Amanda 2-2; DIXON,
Dominique 0-2; HORICE, Champ 0-1; EULE, Colette 0-2; HARDY, Tyler 0-1), FIU
2-17 (Coley, Jerica 1-5; Idom, Kamika 1-2; Durant, Arielle 0-2; Miloglav,
Carmen 0-3; Shade, Taylor 0-3; Labady, Zsofia 0-2). Fouled out--BARRY-None,
FIU-None. Rebounds--BARRY 27 (HARDY, Tyler 5), FIU 44 (Coley, Jerica 10).
Assists--BARRY 3 (DIXON, Dominique 2), FIU 16 (Coley, Jerica 6). Total
fouls--BARRY 17, FIU 11. Technical fouls--BARRY-None, FIU-None.

Women's Basketball Lands A Big Win Against The Sharks

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:50:00 GMT

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers came out firing on all cylinders, as they opened the preseason with an 83-46 win over Miami-Dade in the Health & Sports Center on Tuesday night in women’s basketball action.

The Bucs (1-0 in the preseason) trailed 6-5 early after a jumper of Adenike Dawdou at 15:54 of the first period. But Jackie Perez and Colette Eule came off the bench to spark a 9-0 run over the next four minutes to give Barry 14-6 lead.

The Bucs pushed the lead to ten points, 22-12, on a jumper by Dominique Dixon and, after an exchange of baskets, never led by less. Perez hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to send Barry into the locker room up 39-21.

After Amanda Frontino hit a jumper on the Bucs’ first possession of the second half, they led 41-21 and the Sharks never got closer. Tyler Hardy’s layup at 10:45 pushed the lead to 30, 61-31, and the Bucs took their biggest lead 81-40 on a fast-break basket by Stephanie Ball with 3:18 left to play.

Perez led five Bucs in double figures with 19 points. Eule followed with 18, Frontino and Hardy each had 11 and Ball added 10. Vernessa Hinnant had 10 to lead the Sharks.

Barry plays their next two preseason games on the road, at Northwood on Oct.28 and at FIU on Nov. 2, before opening the regular season at the West Florida Tip-off Tournament in Pensacola, Fla.

Newspaper Box Score
Miami-Dade vs Barry
10/23/12 7:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL
At Miami Shores, FL

BARRY 83, MIAMI-DADE 46

MIAMI-DADE
HINNANT, Vernessa 10; BURGER, Jasmin 9; HARRIS, AnnMarie 8; DAWODU, Adenike 6; DAVIS, Channel 6; HANNA, Amber 3; LARK, Sierra 2; DJUKIC, Tijana 2; HOWARD, Monique 0; BROWN, Eboni 0; RIMSLEY, Jakia 0; WILLIAMS, Latesha 0; CRAWLEY, Jessica 0. Totals 17-56 10-23 46.

BARRY
PEREZ, Jackie 19; EULE, Colette 18; FRONTINO, Amanda 11; HARDY, Tyler 11; BALL, Stephanie 10; DIXON, Dominique 7; JENKINS, Alesha 4; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 2; PISCONERI, Danika 1; RAMONAS, Ella 0; HORICE, Champ 0. Totals 32-76 9-17 83.

Miami-Dade.................... 21 25 - 46
Barry.............................. 39 44 - 83

3-point goals--Miami-Dade 2-15 (HANNA, Amber 1-2; DAVIS, Channel 1-6; HOWARD, Monique 0-1; WILLIAMS, Latesha 0-1; HINNANT, Vernessa 0-5), Barry 10-26 (PEREZ, Jackie 5-10; EULE, Colette 3-4; FRONTINO, Amanda 2-4; DIXON, Dominique 0-4; RAMONAS, Ella 0-1; BALL, Stephanie 0-3). Fouled out--Miami-Dade-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Miami-Dade 44 (DAVIS, Channel 9), Barry 44 (PISCONERI, Danika 9). Assists--Miami-Dade 7 (BURGER, Jasmin 2), Barry 22 (PEREZ, Jackie 6). Total fouls--Miami-Dade 16, Barry 19. Technical fouls--Miami-Dade-None, Barry-None.

Moonlight Madness is Back

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:27:00 GMT

The Madness is Back!!! Join the 2012-2013 Barry University men’s and women’s basketball teams as they ring in the new season with the Bucs’ traditional Moonlight Madness celebration Thursday, November 1^st beginning at 9:00pm.

The evening will kick off with a tailgate party in the Landon Courtyard from 9:00-10:00pm with FREE food, music, games and prizes. At 10:00pm the Madness will continue in the gym with performances by the the Xtreme Team Dunk Show, the Barry Dance Team, Cheerleaders, the Barry Step Team and more.

In addition, there will be a variety of contests with prizes including FREE books for a semester and tickets to see Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat. Don’t miss out on the Madness. Admission is FREE for all Barry University students, faculty and staff.

Women's Basketball Schedule Is More "Home" Friendly

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:44:00 GMT

For the first time in several years, the Barry women’s basketball team will not be road warriors, as the Bucs will have 14 of 26 games at home in 2012-13.

“For the past several years the majority of our non-conference games have been away from home,” head coach Bill Sullivan said. “Last year, for example, we started the season playing six of our first seven games on the road. This season, with such a young team, we are thrilled that we will be playing most of our games in November and December here at Barry in front of our home fans.”

The Bucs tip-off the season at the West Florida Tip-off Classic, taking on Georgia Southwestern from the Peachbelt Conference and the host Argonauts from the Gulf South. The Hurricanes, coming off an 18-9 campaign that ranked third in the PBC West, have to replace their top five scorers. The Argonauts, with two returning starters, went 10-17 last year and finished tied for fourth in the GSC.

After the long trip up to Pensacola, the Bucs spend the rest of the semester in South Florida, including six of the next seven games at home. For the first time since Sullivan’s second season in 2006-07, the Bucs will face off against a pair of teams from Puerto Rico as the Jerezanas from Rio Piedras and Janes from Mayaguez visit the Health & Sports Center on Nov. 14 and 16 respectively.

Sandwiched by a pair of local NAIA teams in Florida Memorial (Nov. 28) and Johnson & Wales (Dec. 14), Barry gets Sunshine State Conference play started as they host the Panthers of Florida Tech on Dec. 1. It will give the Bucs a chance to avenge their SSC Tournament loss from a year ago, as the Panthers ended the Bucs’ season with a 71-68 win in the HSC.

Closing out the first semester, the Bucs will play in the Cruzin’ Classic at Nova Southeastern against Drury. The Panthers won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Eastern Division and played in the NCAA Tournament after going 20-8 last year.

Coming out of the holiday break, the Bucs host the Riverhawks of Massachusetts-Lowell on Dec. 30. The Riverhawks return four of their top five scorers from an 11-16 team.

In January, the Bucs jump into the heart of SSC play with trips to Florida Southern (Jan. 5), Eckerd (Jan. 19) and Nova Southeastern (Jan. 30), while hosting Lynn (Jan. 9), Saint Leo (Jan. 12), Rollins (Jan. 23) and Tampa (Jan. 26). In addition, they will make their annual pilgrimage to the Greene Complex to take on Palm Beach Atlantic.

In February, the schedule flips, with Bucs making trips to Florida Tech (Feb. 2), Saint Leo (Feb. 9), Lynn (Feb. 13), Tampa (Feb. 23) and Rollins (Feb. 27). Florida Southern (Feb. 6) and Eckerd (Feb. 16) make their return trips to Miami Shores, as do the Sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic. The regular season closes out on Mar. 2 as the Bucs host the Nova Southeastern Sharks.

The Sunshine State Conference Tournament (Mar. 6-10) has a new look this season. For the first time since 2007, all 18 SSC men’s and women’s basketball teams will compete in the tournament, which will be hosted at a neutral facility for the first time since 2001. The SSC Basketball Championship, hosted at The Lakeland Center from 1995-2001, had been conducted at campus sites since that time. The tournament winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Bucs get the preseason started with three exhibition games, facing Miami-Dade College at home on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 pm, Northwood in West Palm Beach on Oct. 29 and FIU at U.S. Century Bank Arena on Nov. 2.

ATHLETICS - W Basketball

29th Athletic Awards Banquet

Buccaneers To Stream 29th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet

Women's Basketball Bows Out in SSC Quarters

Tyler Hardy Selected To SSC All-Newcomer Squad

2012-13 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

Women's Basketball Moves On Past Mocs

Tournament Time: Women's Hoops Meet Mocs 5 p.m. Wednesday

Shark Bite: Women's Hoops Upset Top-Seeded Nova

Women's Basketball's Comeback Falls Shy in Winter Park

Women's Basketball Drops Roadie at Tampa

Women's Basketball Plays at Tampa Saturday

Women's Basketball Cruises To Homecoming Win

BARRY 77, PALM BEACH ATLANTIC 54

Basketball Hosts PBA on Black Out Night Wednesday

Women's Basketball Loses to Eckerd, 52-47

Women's Basketball Hosts Eckerd on Pink Out Day

Barry Women's Basketball Falls to Fighting Knights

Women's Basketball Tames Lions in Saint Leo

Women's Hoops Trying to String Together Another 'W' at Saint Leo

Women's Basketball Claws Out Big Win Over Mocs

BARRY 64 FLORIDA SOUTHERN 61

Barry University Wants Your Feedback!

Barry Women's Hoops Comeback Falls Short

Eule and Perez Earn Women's Basketball Academic All-South Region

NCAA Division II -- South Region

Women's Hoops Beaten by No. 23 Sharks

Tickets For SSC Basketball Tournament Available For Sale

SSC Posts Top Division II ASR for 6th Straight Year

Women's Basketball Works Overtime To Knock Off Tampa

BARRY 64, TAMPA 60

Women's Basketball Scuttled By Tars

ROLLINS 55, BARRY 43

Women's Basketball Tripped up by Tritons

Triton Test: Basketball Heads to St. Pete

Bucs Women's Hoops Cruise to Win at PBA

Women's Basketball Rebounds With Win Over Lions

BARRY 81, SAINT LEO 68

Barry Student-Athletes Post Record Highs

Women's Basketball Falls To Rival Knights

LYNN 72, BARRY 54

Women's Basketball Falls at Florida Southern

Women's Basketball Out-Guns High-Flying Riverhawks

BARRY 80, MASS-LOWELL 71

Women's Basketball Drops One to Drury

Women's Basketball Shakes Off Rust To Best Wildcats

BARRY 70, JOHNSON & WALES 55

Women's Basketball Falls Flat to Florida Tech

Women's Basketball To Tipoff Sunshine State Conference Play

Women's Basketball Stays Perfect With Win Over Lions

BARRY 83, FLORIDA MEMORIAL 62

Balanced Attack Propels Women's Basketball To 4-0

BARRY 68, PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ 43

Women's Basketball Powers Past The Jerezanas

BARRY 76, PUERTO RICO-RIO PIEDRAS 42

Barry Hosts 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney to Support Leukemia

Women's Basketball Rains (Threes) on West Florida's Parade

BARRY 58, WEST FLORIDA 55

Women's Basketball Weathers Hurricanes For Win In First Game

BARRY 55, GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN 49

Emer Foley Joins Women's Basketball Staff

Re-built Women's Basketball Team Has Eyes On The Post-Season

PERIMETER

POSTS

Women's Basketball Drops Exhibition Finale To Panthers

FIU 68, BARRY 38

Women's Basketball Lands A Big Win Against The Sharks

BARRY 83, MIAMI-DADE 46

Moonlight Madness is Back

Women's Basketball Schedule Is More "Home" Friendly