MELBOURNE, FL. – Juniors Lucy Martinez (14 pts), Christina Thompson (12) and Princess Bailey’s double-double (11 pts, 10 rebs) catapulted the Buccaneers (14-6, 5-4 SSC) in a 52-48 come from behind win. Down by as many as 15 points, Barry poured it on and stifled host Florida Tech on the road.
Down 11-3, the Bucs bounced back behind three-pointers from Lisa Fors, Kristy Singletary and Christina Thompson. During that span, Barry went on a 9-2 run to make the score 13-12 before taking a short lived 13-14 lead on a Fors layup. With 7:29 left in the half, the Panthers took control and did not let the Buccaneers score another point for the remainder of the half to take a 26-14 lead.
With 2:00 remaining in the contest a Bailey three-pointer put the Buccaneers within one. On the following possession, Thompson nailed another three which gave the Bucs the 46-48 lead. Florida Tech’s Kristen Heminger drew a foul with 1:01 left and converted both shots to tie it up at 48. On a breakaway, senior Amanda Mageean’s layup sealed the victory 48-52.
Tech was led by Lynisha Nelson with a game-high 16 point performance. Heminger netted 12 points.
The Buccaneers return to action on Wednesday, February 6th when they play host to Eckerd in a SSC match-up. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.
Barry vs Florida Tech
02/02/08 2:00 p.m. at Melbourne, Fla. - Clemente Center
At Melbourne, Fla. - Clemente Center
BARRY 52, FLORIDA TECH 48
BARRY (14-6, 5-4 SSC)
MARTINEZ, Lucy 6-14 0-2 14; THOMPSON, Christina 3-9 4-6 12; BAILEY, Princess
4-8 2-3 11; MAGEEAN, Amanda 3-8 0-0 6; FORS, Lisa 2-6 0-0 5; SINGLETARY,
Kristy 1-4 0-0 3; PALMER, Kia 0-2 1-2 1; SANFORD, Alisha 0-0 0-0 0; PAUL,
Grace 0-0 0-0 0; HENRI, Alexandra 0-1 0-0 0; O'MALLEY, Tara 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 19-53 7-13 52.
FLORIDA TECH (10-9, 2-6 SSC)
NELSON, Lynisha 5-13 4-7 16; HEMINGER, Kristin 5-9 2-2 12; DIXON, Kristen
2-3 3-4 7; RUSSELL, Casselle 1-1 1-4 3; ALLEN, Amanda 1-3 0-0 3; JONES,
Sabrina 0-4 2-2 2; WILLIAMS, Ashley 1-3 0-0 2; CRIMI, Kassie 1-2 0-0 2;
CHASE,Tenisha 0-5 1-2 1; DEVEAUX, Amanda 0-1 0-1 0; MUNS, Amanda 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 16-44 13-22 48.
Barry......................... 14 38 - 52
Florida Tech.................. 26 22 - 48
3-point goals--Barry 7-21 (MARTINEZ, Lucy 2-5; THOMPSON, Christina 2-4;
FORS, Lisa 1-4; SINGLETARY, Kristy 1-3; BAILEY, Princess 1-3; HENRI,
Alexandra 0-1; O'MALLEY, Tara 0-1), Florida Tech 3-9 (NELSON, Lynisha 2-5;
ALLEN, Amanda 1-2; DEVEAUX, Amanda 0-1; HEMINGER, Kristin 0-1). Fouled
out--Barry-None, Florida Tech-None. Rebounds--Barry 35 (BAILEY, Princess
10), Florida Tech 35 (CRIMI, Kassie 7). Assists--Barry 11 (SINGLETARY,
Kristy 3), Florida Tech 9 (NELSON, Lynisha 3; CRIMI, Kassie 3). Total
fouls--Barry 20, Florida Tech 15. Technical fouls--Barry-None, Florida
Tech-None. A-192