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Bucs pull of a road conference win

The Barry Buccaneers picked up another Sunshine State Conference road win in the Bowman Center on Saturday, 73-63 over the Saint Leo Lions.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPFinal:  Barry 73, Saint Leo 63Records: Saint Leo (9-10, 2-9 SSC), Barry (10-9, 5-6 SSC)All-Time Series: Barry leads 50-23

SUMMARY:

• 1Q - Barry jumped out on top early. Trailing 4-3 early in the first period, the Bucs ran off a 10-2 run to go up by seven, 13-6 with 4:02 left in th frame. They closed the period on a 6-2 run to take a nine-point edge into the break.  | Barry 19, SLU 10
• 2Q - Dasiah Thornton scored six points in an 11-4 run to open the second quarter, building the lead to 16 with 3:52 left until half. But the Lions responded with an 11-3 run of their own, led by six points from Amanda Ulrich.  | Barry 33, SLU 25
• 3Q - Saint Leo busted out of the loccker room, using some good work at the line, to out-score the Bucs 18-9 and take their only lead of the game 43-42 on a layup by Alex Button with 4:14 left in the period. But Barry would not be denied, re-taking the lead and then closing the period on a 8-0 run, incluing three-pointers by Thornton and Camilla Flefil. | Barry 57, SLU 47
• 4Q - The teams mostly traded runs in the fourth quarter. Another layup by Button to start the period and a three-pointer by her with 0:34 second left, cut the lead to eight points, but the Lions could get no closer, as Ashia Pool went 4-for-4 from the line to seal the win for the Bucs. | Barry 73, SLU 63

NOTEWORTHY:

• Pool poured in a season-high 19 points to pace the Bucs, while Thornton added 16 points, which marks a career-high.
• Taylor Fowler grabbed 10 rebounds, leading Barry to a 40-24 edge on the boards.
• Barry shot an impressive 56.0 percent from the floor, including 53.8 from three-point range.
• They held the Lions to 37.1 percent from the floor and just 16.7 percent (3-for-18) from beyond the arc.
• Barry's bench, led by nine points from K'Nari Holliday and eight from Flefil, made a big difference in the game, out-scoring Saint Leo's reserves 22-13.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs host the Embry-Riddle Eagles on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

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