Women's Basketball Wins Season Opener
November 20, 1999 | Women's Basketball
BOSTON, MA (Nov. 17) - Sophomore guard Dia Dufault (Malone, NY) tied a career-high with 25 points and junior forward Alison Dixon (Norwood, MA) added 24 points and 10 rebounds as Boston University downed Colgate, 78-58, in the season opener for both teams before 543 on the Roof this afternoon.
The win was B.U.'s first season-opening win since 1996-97.
The Terriers (1-0) jumped out to an early 9-4 lead and held the lead until Colgate (0-1) tied the game, 18-18, with 10:21 to play in the first half. The Red Raiders held the lead until Boston University sophomore guard Jen Tulley (Old Orchard Beach, ME) connected on a jumper to tie the game at 28-28 with 6:08 remaining in the first half.
B.U. went ahead, 31-28, on a three-pointer field goal from junior guard Pilar Prassas (Haddonfield, NJ) that sparked a 7-0 run.
Colgate managed to go on a 9-2 run to close out the half and go into halftime tied at 37-37.
In the second half, the lead changed hands three times, before the Terriers pulled away.
With Colgate leading 50-49 with 13:46 to play in regulation, B.U. went on a 17-2 run to take a commanding 66-52 lead with 7:56 to play. The run was highlighted by nine points from Dufault and four from freshman forward Rachel Werner (Glendale, Arizona).
The Red Raiders, who shot 33 % in the second half (9-of-27), managed just two field goals in the final 11 minutes.
The Terriers closed out the game with a 10-2 run, and had its biggest lead at 78-57 with 1:33 to play.
B.U. outscored Colgate, 41-21, in the second half and shot 53 % (18-of-34) in the final 20 minutes.
Colgate's Hollie Young (Lockport, NY) led four Red Raiders in double figures with 13 points.Senior Leanne Nassar (Windham, NH), sophomore Sarah Parks (Wilmington, DE) and freshman Colleen McCaffrey (West Springfield, MA) each scored 12 points.
The Terriers will look for its second win of the season, on Tuesday, November 23 at 6 p.m., when they travel to Cambridge to play local rival Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion.
Game Notes: Today's game marked the first for head coach Margaret McKeon... B.U.'s 20-point win was its biggest margin of victory since a 92-61 win at Towson on January 26, 1997... Dia Dufault equalled her career-high of 25 points... Alison Dixon recorded her fifth career double double and scored 20 or more points for the 30th time in 55 career games... Dixon now has 843 career points, tying her with Andrea Higgins 93 for 17th place on the Terriers all-time scoring list.
