Terriers look for second straight conference win at Maine
December 10, 1999 | Women's Basketball
Boston University/Maine Series Today is the 40th meeting between the two schools...Maine leads the all-time series, 25-14... The Black Bears have won nine of the last 10 meetings including a 92-61 decision on February 6, 1999 at BU... Jamie Cassidy scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Black Bears... Alison Dixon added 12 points, seven rebounds, and six steals for the Terriers... The Terriers have not won in Maine since February 13, 1993, a 64-57 verdict and are 2-13 all-time at Maine... The series started in 1977.
Recapping New Hampshire - Thursday, December 9, 1999 DURHAM, NH-Sophomore Jen Tulley (Old Orchard Beach, ME) scored a career-high 24 points, 18 of which came in the second half, to lead the Terrier women's basketball team to a 61-59 overtime win over host University of New Hampshire in America East action on Thursday night... The victory ended a four-game losing streak for the Terriers, who are now 3-4 on the season... More importantly, though, it was their first league win of the year for B.U...Tulley, who was held to just six points in the first half, connected on 7-of-8 from the field in the second half, including 3-of-5 from three-point range... It would have all been for naught though had Dia Dufault (Malone, NY) and Alison Dixon (Norwood, Mass.) not made their overtime baskets or Alison Argentieri (Hornell, NY) not converted on a key free throw with 10.5 seconds to play in OT... The Terriers also played excellent defense not just in overtime but througout the game. They held the Wildcats to just 19-of-54 from the field (35.2 percent) for the game. UNH's top player, Orsi Farkas, connected on just 4-of-12 from the floor... The Terriers trailed by just a point at the half, 23-22, despite shooting 33.3 percent from the field. The Wildcats had an even poorer shooting performance, as they converted on just 25.9 percent of their shots... New Hampshire jumped to a 5-0 lead before the Terriers scored six unanswered points to lead 6-5, following a Dixon put back with 13:16 to play in the half... From then on, neither team led by more than four points, while the score was tied five times in the final 7:14 of the half... Most of the second half belonged to the Terriers in general and to Tulley in particular. Her scoring exploits helped the Terriers open a 12-point lead, 53-41, with 6:19 to play in regulation... New Hampshire, which is now 3-4 overall and 0-1 in America East, clawed back and tied the game, 56-56, on a layup by Anna Matthias with just 14.3 seconds to play in the game...In Overtime, the Terriers controlled the tap and Dufault went in for a reverse layup just 14 seconds into the OT, and they never trailed after that... Tulley was one of just four Terriers who figured in the point total. Dixon, who also had a career-high 16 rebounds and 5 steals, scored 19 points, while Dufault had 12 points... Argentieri was the only other Terrier to score and she had 6 points.
Dixon On Fast Track To 1000 With 19 points at New Hampshire on Thursday, Dixon now has 929 points to move into 12th place on the Terriers' all-time scoring list... Next up on the list is the 1000 point plateau...Mary O'Connor (84) and Alicia Charles (98) - are 10th and 11th, respectively with 1,029 career points.
For Starters Three of Boston University's five starters, Alison Dixon, Dia Dufault and Alison Argentieri are averaging more than 30 minutes of action this season... Argentieri leads the way, averaging 36.1 mpg, followed by Dixon, 35.7 mpg, and Dufault, 31.7 mpg.
Blodgett Returns To Her Alma Mater Terrier assistant coach Cindy Blodgett, who plays for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA, and starred for the Black Bears from 1994-98, led Maine to four America East conference titles and four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament...At Maine, Blodgett set 18 University of Maine records including scoring with 3005 points in 118 games for an average of 25.5 ppg... The point total currently ranks as the fifth-highest career total in NCAA Division I history... In her last collegiate game versus the Terriers, Blodgett scored 35 points on 10-of-23 shooting from the floor and 13-of-13 from the free-throw line in B.U.'s 94-77 win on February 12, 1998.
Tulley Nets Career-High In Thursday night's game at UNH, sophomore guard Jennifer Tulley (Old Orchard Beach, ME) scored a career-high 24 points on nine-of-15 shooting in the Terriers' America East opener... Tulley's 24 points were the second most scored by a Terrier this season, (sophomore Dia Dufault had 25 versus Colgate in the season-opener) and most by a Terrier in an America East conference game since February 19, 1998, when Alison Dixon netted 25 against Towson... Tulley is third on the team in scoring, 11.4 ppg, and tied with freshman Alison Argentieri for first on team in made three-point field goals with 10.
Nelson and Tomasini Named Captains Leading the Terriers into the 21st century this season will be sophomore guard Annie Tomasini and sophomore forward Anne Nelson.
Longest Road Trip In Program History The Boston University women's basketball program is in the middle of a nine-game road trip...The trip began on Tuesday, November 23 as the Terriers defeated Harvard, 75-67, in Cambridge... The longest previous road trip occurred during the 1977-78 season, when B.U. played five games in an eight-game span... Head coach Margaret McKeon's first America East game at New Hampshire was a success as B.U. downed UNH, 61-59 in overtime... Today, Terrier assistant coach Cindy Blodgett returns to Maine as B.U. takes on the Black Bears in Augusta... On Tuesday, December 14, B.U. will travel to Columbus, OH to play the Ohio State Buckeyes... The Terriers close out the 20th century and its road trip playing at Wagner College in Staten Island, NY on December 29.
Dixon's Scoring Ranks High Alison Dixon is currently the highest-scoring B.U. player after two seasons of play... Entering this season,Dixon had 819 points in 54 career games... Dixon and Jill Sosnak (95) (791 points in 52 games) are the only two Terriers to score more than 700 points in their first two seasons.
Twenty Something Junior forward Alison Dixon has scored 20 or more points in 30-of-61 career games for the Terriers.... Last season, Dixon scored 20 or more points in a game 11 times, including a career-high 30 points vs. Dartmouth on November 23... Last December, Dixon had a string of five straight 20-point games, tying a B.U. women's record... Debbie Miller (81) also had five straight 20-point efforts in 1979-80.
Double Double Dixon recorded her second double-double of the season on Thursday night, scoring 19 points and grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds... Dixon registered three double-double effortslast season and now has seven for her career.
Dia Delivers Sophomore guard Dia Dufault is second on the team in scoring (12.2 ppg) and second in rebounding (6.8 rpg).. Against Marshall last Saturday, Dufault grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds... Then on Sunday vs. Davidson, Dufault scored a team-high 14 points... In the season-opener against Colgate, Dufault equaled a career-high with 25 points in the Terriers' 78-58 win... At Harvard on November 23, Dufault netted 15 points, grabbed five rebounds, and had a career-high five steals, in B.U.'s 75-67 win.
There's More Than One Alison On This Team Freshman point guard Alison Argentieri is quickly establishing her own identity for the Terriers... B.U. already had one Alison in Dixon, but Argentieri is certainly letting opponents know that there is more than one Alison on this team... Argentieri is leading the Terriers in minutes played (36.3 mpg), assists (36, 5.2 apg), and steals (18, 2.5 spg)... At Harvard, on November 23, Argentieri scored a career-high 21 points in leading B.U. to a 75-67 victory over the Crimson... Argentieri was 6-of-8 from the floor, 4-of-5 from three-point land, and made 5-of-6 from the free-throw line in the final :40.
Werner Named All-Tournament Freshman forward Rachel Werner scored a career-high 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting and collected a career-best seven rebounds in B.U.'s 59-52 loss to Marshall on last Saturday.. On Sunday, December 5 vs. Davidson, Werner added her second straight double figure output with 10 points and added seven more rebounds for B.U... For her efforts, Werner was named to the Davidson Roundball Invitational All-Tournament Team... Werner has been coming off the bench this season to average 8.4 ppg and 4.6 rpg... She is connecting on 48 % of her field goal attempts (24-of-50) and 64.7 % of free-throw attempts (11-of-17)... Werner is averaging 23.6 minutes per game.
Head Coach Margaret McKeon Hired on April 26, 1999, 31-year old Margaret McKeon is the fifth head coach in the history of the Boston University women's basketball program... A former standout point guard at St. John's University, McKeon brings a history of coaching success to the Terrier program... McKeon has served as an assistant coach at Arizona State (1991-93), the University of Houston (1993-95), and most recently, George Washington University (1995-99)... In four years at GW, McKeon helped the Colonials to three Atlantic 10 regular-season championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight finish in 1997 and a final number 10 ranking in the CNN/USA TODAY poll.
Quoting McKeon "It will obviously be a rebuilding year, but the team will be motivated and prepared. There are some young players on this team with good futures."
New Staff in Place McKeon has hired three assistants on her coaching staff - Jerry McLaughlin (Flagler 77) - Gabrielle Butler (Franklin & Marshall 85) and Cindy Blodgett (Maine 98)... A former head coach at Siena and Alaska-Anchorage, McLaughlin has also coached at Temple, New Mexico State, and Kentucky... Butler comes to B.U. after spending eight seasons as an assistant coach - the last four with Margaret McKeon - at George Washington University... Blodgett, who plays for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA, led Maine to four America East conference titles and four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament...At Maine, Blodgett set 18 University of Maine records including scoring with 3005 points in 118 games for an average of 25.5 ppg... The point total currently ranks as the fifth-highest career total in NCAA Division I history.
Terriers Ink Five Recruits in Early Signing Period Boston University women's basketball coach Margaret McKeon has annouced that five players - forward Ashley Carr (Milwaukee, WI), guard Courtney Jones (Lafayette Hill, PA), guard Lashaunda Mitchell (Oyster Bay, NY), forward Marisa Moseley (Springfield, MA) and guard Katie Terhune (Port Murray, NJ) - signed national letters on intent during the early signing period from November 10 to November 17... Carr, a forward/center from Divine Savior Holy Angels, has led her team to a 32-12 record over the last two years, with two Greater Metro Conference Championships an two trips to the Wisconsin State Tournament... Jones, a 5-8 point guard from Mount Saint Joseph Academy, averaged 14.8 ppg, 4.0 apg, 4.0 spg and 3.0 rpg last season. She is also an outstanding student with a 3.923 grade point average... Mitchell, a guard from St. Dominic High School, led her squad to the 1998 New York State Class B Catholic Championship with a 20-7 record. She was a Newsday All-Long Island Second Team selection... Moseley, a forward from Longmeadow H.S., averaged 14.0 ppg and 8.9 rpg last season, as she led Longmeadow to the Western Massachusetts semifinals...Terhune, a 5-11 guard from Warren Hills H.S. (N.J.), averaged 20.5 ppg and 7.9 rpg last season... She was a First Team All-Conferecne, All-Area, All-West Jersey, and All-County selection last season and was only the second female to score over 1000 career points at Warren Hills during her junior season.
Terriers On The Radio All Boston Univerity women's basketball games, with the exception of the game at Wagner on December 29 will be broadcast by WTBU-89.3 FM... WTBU is Boston University's radio station...Play-by-play this season will be done by John Chandler, while Morgan Hook will provide the color analysis... If your not within the listening range of WTBU, check them out on the web at www.bu.edu/wtbu.
America East Leaders in Today's Game Scoring 2. Jamie Cassidy, Maine 17.2 ppg 6. Alison Dixon, B.U. 15.4 ppg 10. Amy Vachon, Maine 13.0 ppg 16. Dia Dufault, B.U. 12.1 ppg 18. Jen Tulley, B.U. 11.4 ppgRebounds 1. Jamie Cassidy, Maine 10.4 rpg 4. Alison Dixon, B.U. 8.4 rpg
Steals 4. Alison Argentieri, B.U. 2.57 spg 7. Alison Dixon, B.U. 2.29 spg 10. Amy Vachon, Maine 2.20 spg
Blocks 2. Jamie Cassidy, Maine 1.60 bpg
Field Goal Percentage 2. Amy Vachon, Maine 51 % (26-of-51) 4. Alison Dixon, B.U. 48.4 % (45-of-93) 10. Jamie Cassidy, Maine 43.6 % (34-of-78)
Assists 1. Amy Vachon, Maine 6.2 apg 4. Alison Argentieri, B.U. 5.1 apg 9. Jamie Cassidy, Maine 3.0 apg
3-PT Field Goal Percentage 2. Lacey Stone, Maine 44.4 % (8-of-18)
Free Throw Percentage 3. Alison Dixon, B.U. 75 % (18-of-24) 7. Jamie Cassidy, Maine 69.6 % (16-of-23)
