RELEASE DATE: 12/20/09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Frigid first half dooms Mansfield in 86-51 loss to Barry

Box Score

BOCA RATON, FL – A frigid first-half doomed Mansfield in an 86-51 loss to Barry University in the opening round of the Doubletree Guest Suites Classic at Lynn University Sunday evening.

Mansfield led 13-5 five minutes into the game on a 3-pointer by Chris Pender, but the Mountaineers would score just two points over the next 10 minutes and Barry went on a 21-2 run to take a 26-15 lead with just over five minutes remaining in the first half. Barry extended that lead to 38-22 at halftime.

Mansfield connected on just 1-of-15 shots from the floor during that span while going 1-for-6 on free throws and turned the ball over seven times during Barry’s first half run. Mansfield on just 6-of-33 attempts from the floor in the first half.

Although Mansfield connected on 37.5% of its shots in the second half, the Mountaineers couldn’t match Barry’s torrid 54.8% second half accuracy. Mansfield’s shot a season low 27.7% from the floor (18-65) and also shot season lows in 3-point field goals (4-25, 16%) and hit just 55% from the free throw line.

Mansfield turned the ball over 18 times during the game while the Mountaineers 51 points were the fewest points scored in a game since Mansfield dropped a 75-48 decision at Millersville in 2002.

Yuseff Carr had a double-double with a team-best 14 points along with season-high 15 rebounds. Senior guard Ryan Callahan was the only other Mountaineer in double figures with 10 points.

Zack Trapp led Barry (8-2) with a game-high 25 points including seven 3-pointers. Tony Dennison scored 16 points while Erick Nsangou had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Mansfield (4-3) plays host Lynn University Monday evening starting at 7 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score

Mansfield University vs Barry

12/20/09 5 pm at Boca Raton, Fla. (de Hoernle Center)

At Boca Raton, Fla. (de Hoernle Center)

BARRY 86, MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY 51

MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY (4-3)

CARR, Yuseff 4-12 6-10 14; CALLAHAN,Ryan 3-11 2-5 10; FANNICK, Tony 3-12 3-4

9; DERRISON, Anthony 4-9 0-1 8; HENNEGHAN, Cory 2-3 0-0 5; PENDER, Chris 1-5

0-0 3; SIMMONS, Justin 1-7 0-0 2; TOTH, Adam 0-0 0-0 0; SMITH, Brandon 0-0

0-0 0; LYONS, Donny 0-3 0-0 0; ROACH, Breland 0-0 0-0 0; OWENS, Lavail 0-3

0-0 0. Totals 18-65 11-20 51.

BARRY (8-2)

TRAPP, Zack 9-15 0-0 25; DENNISON, Tony 4-9 7-9 16; NSANGOU, Erick 4-13 4-4

12; WHITE, Evan 3-7 0-0 9; BENDEKE, Julien 4-4 1-2 9; GOODEN, Shevaur 2-2

2-2 6; CHIVERTON, Bryan 2-5 0-0 4; RAYMONVIL, Vladimir 1-2 0-0 2; BISHOP,

Chad 1-5 0-0 2; VISINKIS, Bartas 0-0 1-2 1; MORRIS, Jeran 0-0 0-0 0; TERRY,

Terrell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-64 15-19 86.

Mansfield University..........   22   29  -   51

Barry.........................   38   48  -   86

3-point goals--Mansfield University 4-25 (CALLAHAN,Ryan 2-7; PENDER, Chris

1-4; HENNEGHAN, Cory 1-2; SIMMONS, Justin 0-1; LYONS, Donny 0-2; OWENS,

Lavail 0-3; DERRISON, Anthony 0-1; FANNICK, Tony 0-5), Barry 11-23 (TRAPP,

Zack 7-11; WHITE, Evan 3-7; DENNISON, Tony 1-2; BISHOP, Chad 0-2; TERRY,

Terrell 0-1). Fouled out--Mansfield University-None, Barry-None.

Rebounds--Mansfield University 44 (CARR, Yuseff 15), Barry 45 (NSANGOU,

Erick 11). Assists--Mansfield University 9 (FANNICK, Tony 3), Barry 18

(NSANGOU, Erick 6). Total fouls--Mansfield University 21, Barry 16.

Technical fouls--Mansfield University-None, Barry-None. A-124

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