Commuter Road Rally

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 Time: Pep Rally at 4:30 p.m. Departure for Lynn at 6 p.m.Location: Landon CourtyardCome out and Support your Barry University Buccaneer Men's Basketball Team at Lynn University!Commuter Student Resources invites you to take your Barry spirit on the road and represent as the Buccaneers take on rival Lynn University. There will be a pep rally at the Landon Courtyard from 4:30-6p.m. Come out for food, fun, face-painting and music before the vans leave Barry at 6 p.m. and return...

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Women's Basketball Drops Exhibition Finale To Panthers

Tyler Hardy led the Bucs with 8 points and 5 rebounds. Photo by Jason Roberts.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...

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Houston Takes Home Last SSC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Award

WINTER PARK, Fla.--Barry senior forward Yvonne Houston has claimed the final SSC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award of the season.Houston averaged 21.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steal in a pair of victories that helped the Buccaneers secure a share of the SSC regular-season title. Opening the week with a 71-66 win over fellow co-champion Rollins, Houston posted 20 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. She then tallied 23 points and two rebounds in a 71-51 victory over Saint Leo. In two contests, Houston...

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

Colette Eule scored 22 of her game-high 25 points in the second half. Photo by Jason Roberts.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...

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Collins Advances To Top-9 In Woman of the Year Competition

Grace Collins advanced to the top-9 in the NCAA Woman of the Year contest.INDIANAPOLIS—Barry’s Grace Collins advanced to the top-three in Division II for NCAA Woman of the Year on Thursday.The softball star joins runner Kate Griewisch of Lenoir-Rhyne and tennis player Verena Preikschas of California State Stanislaus as the honorees from Division II.During her time at Barry, Collins made an impact on her school and the community around her. Collins served as vice president for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and traveled to Nashville to...

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Suttington to Play Pro Basketball in Germany

Shanna Suttington was offered a one-year contract to play professionally in Germany. Photo by Mickie LewisMANASSAS, Va. -- Former Barry University women's basketball player Shanna Suttington was offered a one-year contract to play professionally with ASC Mainz, a Second Division German team.She reports to the team Aug. 8.A 5-4 guard from Manassas, Va., Suttington attended a tryout camp in Germany at the beginning of June, and impressed the Mainz coaching staff enough to give her a shot. She will become the first American player to compete for...

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Basketball Hosts Rollins College Wednesday

Damien Dwaine provides a lot of intangibles for the Bucs. Photo by Jason RobertsMIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University's basketball teams host Rollins College Wednesday in games to determine critical positioning for next week's Sunshine State Conference tournament.Former NBA star Kenny Anderson will host halftime festivities and participate in Barry Internet broadcasts. Fans can catch the games by visiting the schedule page video and audio links for both men's and women's teams.Barry's women's team hosts No. 9 Rollins at 5:30 p.m....

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Women's Basketball Knocks Off Top-Ranked Tars

Shanna Suttington tied a season-high with 21 points to lead the Bucs. Photo by Jason Roberts.MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers posted a statement win on Wednesday night in the Health & Sports Center with a 71-66 win over the number one team in the region, Rollins, in Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball action.After leading by eight at the half, the Bucs (17-8, 11-4 SSC) led by 11, 45-34, at the 14:18 mark of the second half after a layup by Yvonne Houston. But the Tars (20-5, 11-4 SSC) whittled the lead down to one and took...

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SSC Basketball Tourney Gets New Home

WINTER PARK, Fla.--The Sunshine State Conference, in partnership with the Central Florida Sports Commission and Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau, has announced that the 2013 Sunshine State Conference Basketball Championship will be held at the Silver Spurs Arena in Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. The event will be held March 6-10, 2013.All nine SSC member institutions' men's and women's basketball teams will compete in the SSC Championship. Opening-round games will be conducted Wednesday, March 6. The quarterfinals will be held...

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Barry's Student-Athletes Reach All-Time Highs in Classroom

Barry's women's golf team scored the highest GPA among the school's 12 sports in the Fall. Photo by Dennis JezekMIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University’s athletic teams are scoring at an all-time high in the classroom.Of the 194 student-athletes enrolled on the NCAA Division II campus north of Miami, 134 recorded grade point averages for the Fall semester at a 3.0 or higher mark. That figure represents 69 percent of the 2011-12 student-athletes enrolled at Barry.Ten of Barry’s 12 athletic teams had GPAs above a 3.0 during the Fall.The university’s...

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Moonlight Madness is Back

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 1st 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...

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Women's Basketball Runs Streak To Five Straight Over Sailfish

Jen Mitchell chipped in 11 points, including a free throw with 13 seconds that iced the contest. Photo by Jason Roberts.MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to five straight with a 63-59 win over Palm Beach Atlantic Wednesday.Alexandria Zamora scored 17 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and blocked three shots as Barry (6-3) beat PBA (5-9) for the second time in three weeks. Only this time, it was a tighter outcome, despite the Sailfish playing shorthanded.Barry led by as many as 10 points in...

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Women's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker At Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla.—A strong defensive effort by the Buccaneers was not enough on a night in which Barry (9-5, 4-1 SSC) struggled offensively. The Florida Southern Mocs defeated the Bucs 63-60 in overtime Saturday afternoon in a battle of two of the top three teams in the conference. The Buccaneer’s entered the day unblemished in conference play and the Mocs held down the third spot with a 3-2 mark, but conference wins on the road are tough to come by and Barry was unable to steal one in Jenkins Field House on this night.The first half was a struggle...

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DeBerry Named Second-Team All-SSC

Danielle DeBerry was named Second Team all-conference.MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry senior guard Danielle DeBerry was named Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference as announced by the league office.DeBerry, a 5-foot-5 transfer from North Carolina Central, averaged 10.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as the Buccaneers went 18-9 overall, 12-4 in the SSC to share the conference title for the first time since 1991."She's very deserving," Buccaneers assistant coach Cassie Bro said. "She played hard every single game, both offensively and defensively."DeBerry,...

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Buc-ed Into a Tie for First

Shanna Suttington scored 10 points, had eight assists and three steals on her 22nd birthday as Barry won its sixth straight. Photo by Jason RobertsBOCA RATON, Fla. – Back on top.Barry University women’s basketball team won its league-leading sixth straight game Wednesday, beating Sunshine State Conference rival Lynn University on the road, 64-59. The win moved the Buccaneers (15-6, 9-2 SSC) into a tie with Rollins College for first place in the league.But it didn’t come easy, despite a double-digit lead the Bucs built in the opening half.Lynn...

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Women's Basketball Tabbed 8th In SSC Poll

The won a share of the conference title in 2011-12, but are picked 8th in the 2012-13 poll. Photo by Joel Auerbach.WINTER PARK, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers are coming off a share of the league title, but got no respect in the Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball pre-season poll, released on Wednesday by the conference office.Last year, the Bucs went 18-9, including a 12-4 mark in the SSC, to tie for first with Rollins and Florida Southern. But the Bucs lost all five starters and several key reserves for that squad and the voters took that...

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Women's Basketball Clamps Down To Beat Sharks

Alexandria Zamora had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bucs over the Sharks. Photo by Envision Sports Media.MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers put the defensive clamps on the Nova Southeastern Sharks, running off a 19-1 run over the last 8:38, to engineer a 47-42 win in Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball action in the Health & Sports Center on Saturday afternoon.The Bucs (12-6, 7-2 SSC) led 28-25 with 14:08 left in the second half after a jumper in the lane by Alexandria Zamora. But Nova (11-7, 4-5 SSC) countered with a...

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Women's Basketball Swats Panthers To Stay Unbeaten

Danielle DeBerry led the Bucs with 15 points. Photo by Jason Roberts.MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers used a stifling defense that swatted a school-record 18 shots to beat the Florida Tech Panthers 56-43 in Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball action in the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday night. The win kept the Bucs (9-4, 4-0 SSC) undefeated in the conference and tied for first place with Rollins.The Bucs jumped out to a 10-point lead on the first quarter of the game, leading 13-3 after a jumper by Brooke Keeton at the...

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

Bill Sullivan looks to lead the Buccaneers back to the NCAA tournament in 2013. Photo by Jason Roberts.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...

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Emer Foley Joins Women's Basketball Staff

Emer Foley (second from left) joins the women's basketball staff this season. Photo by Jason Roberts.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...

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Women's Basketball Weathers Hurricanes For Win In First Game

Jackie Perez scored a team-high 12 points as the Bucs beat the Hurricanes to open the season. Photo by Jason RobertsPENSACOLA, 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...

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Barry Athletics Excels in Classroom

Women's golf posted the highest GPA of Barry's athletic teams during the spring.MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — A trend of academic excellence that began more than a decade ago continues for Barry Athletics as the Buccaneers combined to post a 3.237 grade point average in the Spring '12 semester. The term was the 18th straight in which the department has been above 3.0, and with a 3.268 GPA, it was the 21st straight with a cumulative GPA above 3.0.The Bucs set a number of records in the spring. There were 17 undergraduates and one graduate student with a...

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Women's Basketball Lands A Big Win Against The Sharks

Jackie Perez led the Bucs with 19 ponts, six assists off the bench. Photo by Jason Roberts.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...

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45 Buccaneers Earn D2ADA Academic Achievement Award

CLEVELAND -- The Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2011-12 recipients of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the NCAA Division II level.A record number of institutions (118) and student-athletes (4,492) are being recognized for the 2011-12 Academic Achievement Awards. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Association had 557 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Great Lakes...

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Buccaneers Women's Basketball Await Selection Show

The Bucs' body of work warrants consideration for a national tournament bid. Photo by Envision Sports MediaBarry University will learn its fate when the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball National Tournament field is announced at 10 p.m. tonight.The Selection Show will be streamed at www.ncaa.com under the women's basketball Division II links.Barry, ranked No. 7 in last week's South Region poll, finished the season with an 18-9 mark, which included a 12-4 record in the Sunshine State Conference. The Buccaneers were crowned co-SSC champs,...

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

Barry will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for males and females Dec. 8 to benefit the Cesar Odio Leukemia Foundation.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’...

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Women's Basketball Dominates Spartans To Snap Streak

Brooke Keeton hit 5-of-5 from the field to score a career-high 10 points. Photo by Richard Lewis.MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers smothered the Tampa Spartans 63-40 to grab a share of the lead in Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball in action in the Health & Sports Center on Saturday.The Bucs (8-4, 3-0 SSC) held the Spartans to just 16 points in the first half on 4-of-23 shooting and ran the lead to as much as 26 in the second half before settling for the 23-point win. The win snapped a 10-game streak in the series by the Spartans...

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Women's Basketball Win Streak Ends In Loss To Warriors

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University’s five-game winning streak came to an end in a 64-60 non-conference loss to Wisconsin Lutheran Thursday.In a game that witnessed eight lead changes and three ties, Wisconsin Lutheran overcame a six-point second half lead by the Buccaneers to win its seventh game in nine tries this year. Barry, which fell to 6-4, will resume conference play Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. when Lynn University visits Miami Shores.Barry led by six with 12:01 in the second half, following a layup by Danielle DeBerry. But Wisconsin Lutheran’s...

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Florida Southern Stuns Buccaneers

Brooke Keeton (43) blocked three shots and hit three of four field goals Saturday. Photo by Jason RobertsMIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- This is not what the Buccaneers were expecting. Not a loss. Not by 30.Rather, the Sunshine State Conference frontrunning Barry University women's basketball team was hoping to maintain its perch atop the league standings with No. 11 Rollins College. But after suffering an 80-50 home loss to Florida Southern Saturday, the Bucs dropped a game behind the Tars in the league race.Rollins beat Saint Leo, 86-50.Barry (15-7, 9-3...

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Bucs Women's Hoops Trip Tritons on Last-Second Shot

Yvonne Houston hit the gamewinner with two seconds left in Barry's win Saturday. Photo by Jason RobertsST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Yvonne Houston scored off an alley-oop feed from Shanna Suttington with two seconds left as Barry knocked off Eckerd on the road Saturday, 63-62.In a game that was tight the entire second half, Barry saved its best heroics for the closing seconds to win its eighth road game of the season. The Bucs and Tritons battled to 14 lead changes and six ties in a back-and-forth game worth the price of admission.The Buccaneers (16-8,...

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Former Bucs Houston, Bailey Making it Rain in Miami

Yvonne Houston and Princess Bailey, former Bucs, are making a splash with the Miami Rain. Photos courtesy of Miami RainMIAMI — Former Barry University women’s basketball players Yvonne Houston and Princess Bailey are making their mark in Miami in the professional circuit.Both began playing for the Miami Rain of the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League in May.Primarily a weekend league that runs into late July, the WBCBL is a semi-pro operation, featuring teams from all parts of the country. The Rain play a 10-game regular season schedule against...

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Basketball Hosts Florida Southern Saturday

Kaley Howard's presence has given the Bucs another low-block stabilizer during this six-game win streak. Photo by Jason RobertsMIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University's basketball teams host Florida Southern Saturday afternoon at Health & Sports Center in a bid to position themselves for the Sunshine State Conference tournament. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.Barry's women's team has won a league-best six straight games, and is tied with No. 11 Rollins College for first place in the conference. The Buccaneers (15-6, 9-2) have not lost since...

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Women's Basketball Brings In Trio To Strengthen Frontcourt

L-R Danika Pisconeri, Emily Schahczinski and Alesha Jenkins.MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—After restocking the backcourt earlier in the summer, Barry women’s basketball coach Bill Sullivan has some reinforcements for the front court on the way now as well.The Bucs will have two new transfers and one freshman to help in the post when fall semester opens in Alesha Jenkins, Danika Pisconeri and Emily Schahczinski.Jenkins, a 5-11 product out of Coconut Creek High in Broward County, brings two years of NCAA Division I experience from North Carolina Central.“Alesha...

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Women's Basketball Sinks Tritons On Perez's Career Day

Jackie Perez hit five three-pointers and scored a career-high 16 points. Photo by Jason Roberts.MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers rode the hot shooting of Jackie Perez and Colette Eule to a 65-53 Sunshine State Conference women’s basketball win over the Eckerd Tritons in the Health & Sports Center on Saturday.The Tritons (10-5, 4-3 SSC) grabbed a 7-4 lead out of the gate when Katie Rausberg hit a three-pointer with 14:55 left in the first period. But the Bucs (10-6, 5-2 SSC) responded with a 9-2 run over the next four minutes, with Perez...

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Women's Basketball Powers Past The Jerezanas

Colette Eule had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Photo by Jason Roberts.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...

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Saturday Senior Day Honors Hoops Heroes

Tasheema Lewis and six others will be honored Saturday at 2 p.m. Photo by Jason RobertsMIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University men's and women's basketball teams will honor its seniors Saturday when the Bucs host Saint Leo in the regular season finale.Barry's women tip off at 2 p.m. in Health & Sports Center. Forwards Glaucia Lehn and Yvonne Houston, centers Alex Zamora and Tasheema Lewis, and guards Jen Mitchell, Shanna Suttington and Danielle DeBerry will play their final regular season home game.The Buccaneers (17-8,...

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Bucs Claim Share of SSC Women's Basketball Title

The Buccaneers cut down the nets and enjoyed the spoils of a co-SSC title. Photo by Emily WolfeMIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Glaucia Lehn had a smile on her face that summed up the story.Barry had the nets to prove it.The Buccaneers beat Saint Leo, 71-51, Saturday in the final regular season home game to give Barry women's basketball a share of the Sunshine State Conference title."It's been amazing," Lehn said after a cluster of departing Bucs seniors gathered around for a post-game celebration. "It's been a great senior year."Barry earned the No. 3 seed...

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Women's Basketball Schedule Is More "Home" Friendly

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...

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