MIAMI SHORES, Fla.— The Barry University women’s basketball team won an important game on Saturday afternoon, beating Rollins College (21-4, 11-4 SSC) 57-47 in the Health & Sports Center on Senior Day.
The game stayed close through the opening minutes of the first half as the score was 6-5 with 14:52 remaining.
Barry (15-10, 6-8 SSC) went on to open up a 13 point lead with 3:25 remaining in the first as Princess Bailey hit a layup. The Bucs stayed sharp through the final minutes of the first half, and entered halftime up 26-15.
In the second half, the Tars worked to trim the lead down, getting within two when Paris Moore hit two free throws with 9:05 remaining. However, that was the closest the Tars would come as Bailey, Shanna Suttington and Kristy Singletary hit big threes to push the lead to 45-37. The Bucs would go on to win 57-47.
For the Buccaneers, Bailey had 15 points, while Suttington and Mariessa Greene had 11 apiece.
The Buccaneers return to action on Tuesday, Feb 25 at Lynn at 5:30 pm.
Newspaper Box Score
Rollins vs Barry
02/21/09 2:00 pm at Miami Shores, Fla.
At Miami Shores, Fla.
BARRY 57, ROLLINS 47
ROLLINS (21-4, 11-4 SSC)
PRESSLEY, Jessica 5-13 0-0 14; BRADLEY, Jasmine 3-8 3-3 9; MOORE, Paris 2-10
5-6 9; DAIGER, Brittainy 2-9 2-3 6; MALATESTA, Rachael 1-1 0-0 3; TEUMA,
Ines 1-3 0-0 2; KIRKWOOD, Erin 1-4 0-0 2; JEAN, Wideline 1-2 0-0 2; BERRY,
Kourtnie 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 16-57 10-12 47.
BARRY (15-10, 6-8 SSC)
BAILEY, Princess 3-8 7-8 15; GREENE, Mariesa 2-5 7-14 11; SUTTINGTON, Shanna
3-7 3-4 11; PALMER, Kia 2-6 4-6 8; SINGLETARY, Kristy 2-10 0-1 6; SANFORD,
Alisha 1-2 0-0 2; MARTINEZ, Lucy 0-3 2-2 2; HENRI, Alexandra 1-2 0-0 2;
O'MALLEY, Tara 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 14-45 23-35 57.
Rollins....................... 15 32 - 47
Barry........................... 26 31 - 57
3-point goals--Rollins 5-22 (PRESSLEY, Jessica 4-11; MALATESTA, Rachael 1-1;
MOORE, Paris 0-2; DAIGER, Brittainy 0-1; KIRKWOOD, Erin 0-1; BERRY, Kourtnie
0-4; BRADLEY, Jasmine 0-2), Barry 6-24 (SUTTINGTON, Shanna 2-5; SINGLETARY,
Kristy 2-8; BAILEY, Princess 2-6; MARTINEZ, Lucy 0-2; HENRI, Alexandra 0-1;
O'MALLEY, Tara 0-2). Fouled out--Rollins-None, Barry-None. Rebounds--Rollins
32 (TEUMA, Ines 5; BRADLEY, Jasmine 5), Barry 45 (GREENE, Mariesa 10).
Assists--Rollins 8 (MOORE, Paris 6), Barry 11 (MARTINEZ, Lucy 4). Total
fouls--Rollins 23, Barry 12. Technical fouls--Rollins-None, Barry-None.
A-856