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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team (13-10, 5-8 SSC) couldn’t find its rhythm as they dropped a Sunshine State Conference game to Barry University (11-13, 4-13 SSC), 78-59, Wednesday night in the Health and Sports Center in Miami Shores, Fla.

Despite the Sharks hitting a season-high 10 three’s, NSU was held to 21-for-52 (40 percent) from the field as Barry shot an impressive 50 percent (28-for-56) from the field.

Stephanie Sarosi (Sr., Mims, Fla.) was NSU’s leading scorer at 13 and Quinessa Johnson (Jr., West Chester, Ohio) added 10.

Yvonne Houston paced Barry with 21 points as Shanna Suttington and Jen Mitchell added 12 and 11, respectively. The 78 points by the Bucs was the most they have scored the entire season.

The first half was not the prettiest 20 minutes NSU has played as the Sharks found themselves down at half, 34-22. Nova Southeastern was held to 8-for-23 from the floor. Barry shot 44 percent (14-for-32) as Houston and Suttington both tallied in double-figures at 10 apiece.

In the first five minutes, both teams struggled to convert a basket as the Bucs took a 5-4 lead. Baskets by Sarosi and freshman Kristina Cabrera (Miami, Fla.) allowed NSU to take its first lead of the game, 9-8.

BU finished the second half on an 8-2 run as the Sharks was down by a 12-point deficit.

NSU found themselves down by 23 but three’s by Cabrera and junior Jessica Walter (Knoxville, Tenn.) trimmed the lead to 10 but that was the closest the Sharks found themselves.

Cabrera was the bench’s leading scorer with nine, all coming from behind the arc.

The Sharks will continue their road trek as they head to Tampa to tacked the Spartans on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.