MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women's basketball continued their winning ways on Wednesday night at the Health & Sports Center as Christen Prasse's 21 points led the Sharks to a 67-49 over Barry University.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: W, 67-49
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern University Sharks (12-7, 8-4 SSC), Barry University Buccaneers (7-12, 5-7 SSC)
LOCATION: Health & Sports Center | Miami Shores, Fla.    
FOLLOW US: @NSUSHARKS on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
1ST QUARTER | The Sharks were the first to strike as Maria Bardeeva gave the Sharks a 2-0 lead with a jumper in the paint 17 seconds into the game. The quarter saw two ties over the next five minutes before a three-pointer by Barry's Harriet Swindells gave Barry its first lead of the game. A bucket by Bardeeva put the advantage back on NSU's side as the Sharks started to pull away, with Christen Prasse's three pushing Nova Southeastern's lead out to six (16-10) with one second left in the quarter.
 
2ND QUARTER | After almost two and a half minutes of scoreless play by the Sharks, Prasse drained her second trey of the game to give NSU a 19-13 edge. Nova Southeastern earned their first double-digit lead of the game at the 3:43 mark as Prasse continued to show her offensive strength with an and-one for a 30-19 lead. NSU was unable to score for the remainder of the frame, as Barry narrowed their lead down to five, 30-25, at the break.
 
3D QUARTER | The two teams exchanged baskets back and forth for the first 4:33 of the game before a split pair of free throws by Cheray Saunders sparked a 9-0 run by the Sharks. A three-pointer by BU's Ida Andersson represented the home team's first basket in over five minutes, and their last of the quarter as two from the line by Claire McMahon gave NSU a 49-33 lead with one frame left to go.
 
4TH QUARTER | It took the Sharks two minutes to earn their first 20-point lead of the game as Prasse sank two free throws for a 56-35 lead. A 5-0 run by Barry at the 5:09 mark cut their deficit down to 16 before free throws by Mikaya Thompson and a layup by Katie Barnard brought NSU back out to a 65-45 edge. A layup by Jordan Tully served as NSU's final score of the game, as Barry netted back-to-back layups to close out the game with the Sharks on top, 67-49.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 

• Just five assists short of her third-straight triple-double, Prasse's secured the double-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. She also had a team-high three blocks and three steals. Her game-leading 21 points came from 4-of-9 shooting from deep and 7-of-16 from the field.
• Saunders joined her in double-digit scoring, tallying 11 points from 5-of-9 shooting to go with four rebounds.
• Tully recorded nine points along with six boards and two steals while Bardeeva and Alison Hughes each registered eight points. Bardeeva also tallied seven rebounds and two blocks while Hughes had four rebounds, two steals and two assists.
• McMahon had six points with seven boards while Sarah Kelly chipped in five assists.
• The Sharks outrebounded the Bucs 57-34, including 25-8 offensively.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 

• NSU's 26 offensive rebounds were the most recorded by the Sharks since Dec. 22, 2009 (29) against New Haven.
• Prasse's 21 points were not only a season high, but her most since Feb. 22, 2017 against Lynn (20).

 
UP NEXT:
 
The Sharks will remain on the road this Saturday as they travel to Lakeland, Fla. to take on No. 13 Florida Southern at 5:30 p.m.  
 
 
SHARKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
 
Follow along with live updates on Twitter by following @NSU_WBasketball.