MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Barry University women’s basketball team (3-7) dropped the final game of the 2005 Cruzin’ Classic 59-73 to the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (5-4) earlier tonight at the Health & Sports Center.
Early in the contest, the Buccaneers claimed a 23-22 led on a converted lay-up from Princess Bailey. However, Panther leading scorer Mary Czarnecki retuned the favor :40 seconds later on a two-pointer that ignited a 15-9 scoring run that led to a 39-31 Kentucky Wesleyan lead at the break. The Panthers continued lead the rest of the game extending their lead to as much as 18 in the second half for the win.
Bailey rattled the opposition for at team-high 12 points, while Amanda Mageean contributed 10 points and five rebounds to the Bucs’ efforts. Alex Fernander pulled down a team-best nine rebounds.
The Panthers were led by Czarnecki with 19 points. She also completed the double-double collected 11 rebounds. Laura McCintic followed with 17 points and LaTasha Mauzy added 10 off the bench.
The Buccaneers will return to action at the Barry Holiday Classic on Thursday, Dec. 29 hosting Millersville at 6 pm.
Newspaper Box Score
Kentucky Wesleyan vs Barry
12/19/05 7:00 pm at Health&Sports Center (Miami Shores, FL)
At Health&Sports Center (Miami Shores, FL)
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 73, BARRY 59
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (5-4)
Czarnecki, Mary 8-20 3-4 19; McClintic, Laura 6-15 2-2 17; Henry, LaTasha
2-6 6-9 10; Fletcher, Megan 3-7 0-0 7; Espenlaub, Whitney 3-5 0-0 7;
Stewart, Lauren 3-10 0-2 6; Mills, Holly 1-3 2-2 4; Waddell, Whitney 1-2 0-0
2; Mauzy, Elizabeth 0-0 1-2 1; Brown, Amanda 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-68 14-21
73.
BARRY (3-7)
BAILEY, Princess 5-12 2-2 12; MAGEEAN, Amanda 5-8 0-0 10; WIRTH, Alana 4-12
1-1 9; SINGLETARY, Kristy 2-9 2-2 8; FERNANDER, Alex 3-8 2-2 8; RUMPH,
Ratisha 3-8 0-0 6; PEREZ, Melissa 1-2 1-2 3; JANSSON, Sandra 1-6 0-0 2;
THOMPSON, Christina 0-3 1-2 1; GOELZ, Amanda 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-68 9-11
59.
Kentucky Wesleyan............. 39 34 - 73
Barry......................... 31 28 - 59
3-point goals-Kentucky Wesleyan 5-14 (McClintic, Laura 3-7; Espenlaub,
Whitney 1-3; Fletcher, Megan 1-2; Stewart, Lauren 0-2), Barry 2-13
(SINGLETARY, Kristy 2-6; JANSSON, Sandra 0-4; THOMPSON, Christina 0-1;
BAILEY, Princess 0-2). Fouled out--Kentucky Wesleyan-None, Barry-None.
Rebounds-Kentucky Wesleyan 42 (Czarnecki, Mary 11), Barry 45 (FERNANDER,
Alex 9). Assists-Kentucky Wesleyan 17 (McClintic, Laura 4; Fletcher, Megan
4), Barry 17 (JANSSON, Sandra 6). Total fouls-Kentucky Wesleyan 15, Barry
15. A-73