BOCA RATON, Fla.— The Sacred Heart University women's basketball team fell to Butler, 64-39, in the first game of the Florida Atlantic University Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday.
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-5
Butler: 3-2
 
Top Performers
Olivia Tucker: 13 points
Ny'Ceara Pryor: 10 points, 10 rebounds
 
Of Note
Butler jumped out to a 16-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. First year Ny'Ceara Pryor made a layup at the 4:39 mark of the second quarter, sparking an 11-7 Sacred Heart run to bring the score to 29-23 going into halftime.
 
But that was as close as the Pioneers could get as the Bulldogs went on to outscore them 35-16 in the second half.
 
Butler shot 23-of-52 (44.2%) from the field while Sacred Heart was limited to 16-of-60 (26.7%) overall and 3-of-22 from behind the arc. The Bulldogs also scored 32 points from the paint.
 
Senior Olivia Tucker led the Pioneers with season-high 13 points. Pryor notched her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Up Next
The Pioneers conclude the tournament with a matchup against host FAU on Saturday at 4 p.m.