MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Barry University women’s basketball team (3-9) closed out the Barry Holiday Classic with a 65-58 loss to the Ferris State Bulldogs (7-5) earlier tonight at the Health & Sports Center.
Sandra Jansson (So., Sodertajie, Sweden) drained two early three-pointers to help get the Bucs out of the blocks with an 11-4 lead at the 16:22 mark. Ferris State’s Aubrey Freshour later converted on a lay-up attempt to notch the game at 16 points apiece with 11:46 left before the intermission. With the scored tied at 25, Barry’s Alex Fernander (Fr., Nassau, Bahamas) converted on a three-point play to pave the way for a 35-31 Buccaneer lead at the break.
In the second half, the Buccaneers held 43-39 advantage with 15:02 remaining, but the Bulldogs’ Rachel Folcik scored four consecutive points to give Ferris State a 52-48 advantage at the 6:23 mark. The Bulldogs closed out the game with a 17-10 run for the win.
Kristina Singletary (Fr., Macomb, Mich.) scored a career-high 22 points to pace the Bucs while Jansson contributed 13 points to the Bucs efforts. Fernander grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and collected four blocked shots.
Ferris State was paced by Erin Miller’s 22 points, while Folcik and Kristin Reinhart added 15 points apiece. Folcik also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds for the Bulldogs.
The Buccaneers will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 2 pm hosting Florida Tech in Sunshine State Conference play.
Newspaper Box Score
Ferris State vs Barry
12/30/05 6:00 pm at Miami Shores, FL (Health&Sports Center)
At Miami Shores, FL (Health&Sports Center)
FERRIS STATE 65, BARRY 58
FERRIS STATE (7-5)
Erin Miller 8-20 5-6 22; Rachel Folcik 7-10 1-2 15; Kristin Reinhart 4-7 6-8
15; Sam Johns 2-8 0-0 5; Jenna Guay 1-2 0-0 2; Audrey Thwing 1-5 0-0 2;
Katie Loosvelt 1-5 0-0 2; Aubrey Freshour 1-1 0-0 2; Lindsey Deyo 0-0 0-0 0;
Kelly McLaughlin 0-0 0-0 0; Teghan Thelen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 12-16 65.
BARRY (3-9)
SINGLETARY, Kristy 7-18 5-8 22; JANSSON, Sandra 5-16 0-0 13; WIRTH, Alana
4-7 0-1 8; THOMPSON, Christina 2-7 1-2 5; FERNANDER, Alex 2-10 1-1 5; PEREZ,
Melissa 1-2 0-1 2; MAGEEAN, Amanda 0-2 2-2 2; RUMPH, Ratisha 0-1 1-2 1.
Totals 21-63 10-17 58.
Ferris State.................. 31 34 - 65
Barry......................... 35 23 - 58
3-point goals-Ferris State 3-14 (Sam Johns 1-4; Kristin Reinhart 1-2; Erin
Miller 1-7; Teghan Thelen 0-1), Barry 6-22 (SINGLETARY, Kristy 3-10;
JANSSON, Sandra 3-12). Fouled out--Ferris State-None, Barry-JANSSON, Sandra.
Rebounds-Ferris State 43 (Rachel Folcik 8), Barry 39 (FERNANDER, Alex 12).
Assists-Ferris State 15 (Katie Loosvelt 5), Barry 14 (JANSSON, Sandra 3;
THOMPSON, Christina 3). Total fouls-Ferris State 15, Barry 15. A-113