Lady Bucs let lead slip in loss to Colts

B-U point guard Jessica Feronti (5) drives to the basket for a fast-break layup during the first quarter of Wednesday’s Big Ten Conference matchup against Philip Barbour. Feronti posted 10 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists in the Lady Bucs’ 39-36 loss. Photo by ANDREW REINER/The Record Delta

TENNERTON — Missed opportunities to pad a second-half lead came back to cost the Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buccaneers Wednesday in a 39-36 loss to the Philip Barbour Lady Colts.

B-U led Wednesday’s Big Ten Conference basketball matchup by as many as six points early in the third quarter, but suffered a field-goal drought of 4:33 in the third quarter that allowed the visiting Lady Colts to climb back into the game. The Lady Bucs entered the fourth quarter with a three-point lead, but Philip Barbour outscored B-U by a 15-9 spread over the final eight minutes.

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