MELBOURNE, Fla. – The women's basketball team had a tight game going into the second but would fall to Barry 88-58. Despite having fewer rebounds than the Buccaneers, the Panthers outscored them in second-chance points.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 58, Barry 88
Records: Florida Tech (6-15, 3-12 SSC), Barry (15-8, 8-7 SSC)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
 
FIRST QUARTER:

• Barry got off an early 7-0 lead, but Tai Roberts ended the Buccaneer's run with an 8-foot turnaround jumper. In the next possession, Dalma Ehmann forced a foul for a made free throw.
• After a Barry turnover, Mikayla Morin pushed a defender back for a layup off the glass as the Panthers cut their deficit to two points.
• The Buccaneers bounced back with a 6-0 run before the media timeout.
• Morin hit a baseline jumper, and then Emily Acampora grabbed the ball from a Barry player.
• Nadine Johnson drove for a layup, immediately transitioning to defense for a steal.
• However, the Panthers were down 22-15 after 10 minutes played.

SECOND QUARTER:

• Sarah Liberatore got things going to start the second, dropping in a layup, making the game a five-point difference. On the defensive end, Jessica Lange swatted a ball away from the hoop.
• Neither offense could score for about two minutes until Ehmann saw more action, putting in two tough layups and having Tech down just 23-21.
• Thirty seconds later, Ehman made her presence known again in the paint with another layup for her sixth point in less than a minute.
• At 30-27, Barry went on an 8-3 stretch to end the half up 38-30.

 THIRD QUARTER:

• The Buccaneers increased their lead to 50-34
• Liberatore had a solid third quarter, recording five points, four of which occurred about halfway through the third.
• Barry went into the fourth, leading 66-38.

 FOURTH QUARTER:

•  Ehmann continued to play well, adding her second block and four more points in the first three minutes of the quarter.
• Following the media timeout, down 82-51, Johnson hauled in a defensive rebound and finished at the rim, creating a three-point play when she made the free throw.
• Defensively, Remingtyn Smith stole the ball twice, and Deirdre Miller grabbed another late in the game, helping the offense score a few more points before it was all wrapped up.
• The Panthers fell to the Buccaneers

NOTABLE PANTHERS:

• Dalma Ehmann recorded a team-high 12 points. It marks the fifth double-digit scoring game of the season and the second consecutive. Ehmann also had two rebounds and two blocks
• Mikayla Morin also tallied double figures with ten points and five rebounds
• Remingtyn Smith swiped three steals while also grabbing four rebounds. Nadine Johnson also registered three steals.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• The Panthers are 46-38 against Barry all-time.
• Tech is 24-15 all-time at home vs. Barry, with their last win against the Buccaneers being a 76-66 victory at Clemente on February 13, 2021. Their previous home win vs. Barry in front of fans was a 77-61 triumph on February 2, 2019. 

 
 UP NEXT: Florida Tech travels to Lynn for their season's second matchup on Wednesday, February 12. The tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. ET.
 
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