ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Lauryn Vieira set the program record for career assists at 426 to lift the Eckerd women's basketball team over Barry 89-60 on Sunday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
A back-and-forth start to the game was brief before Eckerd took over. After the score was knotted at 10 halfway through the opening frame, the Tritons began to pull away on a pair of threes by Hannah Wentworth and Chance Bucher, working to a 13-point favor at the end of the first 10 minutes. Wentworth added another five unanswered points to open the second quarter, starting an eight-point run. The Tritons closed the frame on a seven-point run for a comfortable 52-33 favor heading into the break.
A three-point play by Vieira extended Eckerd's favor to 22, a mere 15 seconds into the half. EC worked to a 26-point lead before heading into the final frame leading 74-49. Eckerd outscored Barry 15-11 in the final frame to solidify the 89-60 victory.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 89, Barry 60
RECORDS: Eckerd 7-4 (2-2 SSC); Barry 6-5 (1-2 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Vieira's nine assists tonight puts her career total to 427 to set the program record previously held by Michelle Voison with 425 from 1985-89.
- Wentworth led Eckerd with a season-high 22 points. Viera followed behind with 21, including 11 made free throws.
- Vieira padded her stat line with a career-high seven steals. The most in a contest since Victoria Vine had seven versus Florida Tech on November 16, 2016.
- Martyna Kowalska and Bucher rounded out the double-digit scoring with 16 and 10 points respectively. Kowalska's 16 points were a career-high.
- The Tritons shot 42.9 percent from distance, with Wentworth going 5-for-10 from beyond the arc.
- EC outscored BU off turnovers 30-15.
- Eckerd shot 50 percent in the game, including a blistering 70.59 field goal percentage in the opening frame.
UP NEXT
The Tritons hit the road on Wednesday, traveling to Lynn for a 5:30 PM tipoff.
