Terriers Battle Towson In America East Tournament
March 7, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Boston University Probable Starters (7-20, 3-15) No. Name Yr P Ht. Hometown 1999-2000 Stats 5 Alison Dixon Jr. C 6-1 Norwood, MA 17.0 ppg and 7.1 rpg/53.5 FG % 13 Alison Argentieri Fr. G 5-7 Hornell, NY 7.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, and 3.5 apg 20 Anne Nelson So. F 6-1 Blue Bell, PA 5.8 ppg and 4.2 rpg/81.1 FT % 22 Annie Tomasini So. G 5-6 Boston, MA 2.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, and 2.1 apg 30 Dia Dufault So. F 5-11 Malone, NY 12.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg
Terrier Postseason History The Terriers have lost their last five postseason contests... B.U.'s last postseason victory occurred on February 28, 1996, when it defeated Hofstra, 85-82, in the first round... Since 1985, the Terriers have a 10-13 record in America East postseason competition... The record includes play from the Seaboard and North Atlantic Conferences.
Terriers Seeded 10th This year marks B.U.'s second consecutive appearance as a No. 10 seed in the America East Championships. Last year, the Terriers bowed to No. 7 Towson, 87-67, in the first round of the tourney... B.U. is 0-2 as a No.10 seed in the America East championships.... In 1997, the Terriers were also ranked 10th. That year, B.U. lost to Delaware, 76-65, in the first round of the championships... Since the tournament went to 10 teams four years ago, the No. 10 seed is winless.
B.U. against No. 7 Seeds The Terriers are 1-2 all-time against No. 7 seeded teams... B.U.'s last win against a No. 7 seed was in the 1990 tournament, an 88-49 win over Hartford... The Terriers' two losses are to Towson.
B.U. against No. 2 Seeds Should the Terriers defeat Towson on Wednesday, March 7th, then B.U. would play No. 2 Maine on Thursday, March 8th at 2 p.m.... The Terriers are 3-2 all-time against the No. 2 seed... The last time B.U. faced a No. 2 seed was in 1996, when the Terriers lost to Vermont, 98-60, in the quarterfinals... The last time B.U. defeated a No. 2 seed was in 1989, when the No.3 Terriers downed No. 2 New Hampshire, 73-65.
Looking Deeper into the Tournament In the event that the Terriers advance to the conference semifinals on Friday, March 10th, B.U. could face possible opponents in No. 3 Delaware, and No. 6 New Hampshire... The Terriers are 1-4 against these two teams, with its lone win coming against the Wildcats, 61-59 (OT) in Durham, NH on December 9th.
Terrier History against No. 3 and No. 6 Seeds B.U. is 0-2 against No. 3 seeds, and 1-1 against No. 6 seeds... The last time the Terriers faced a No. 3 seed was during the 1993 tournament, when they lost to No. 3 Northeastern, 65-52, in Burlington, VT... B.U. also lost to No. 3 Maine, 76-54, in 1987... As a No. 3 seed in the 1991 tournament, B.U. lost to No. 6 Northeastern 49-47... The last time B.U. defeated a No. 6 seed was in 1990, when the Terriers beat Northeastern, 57-51.
In the Other Bracket In the opposing bracket, B.U. could face No. 9 Hofstra, No. 8 Drexel, No. 5 Hartford, No. 4 Northeastern, or No. 1 Vermont, should the Terriers advance to the conference championship on Saturday, March 11th... The Terriers have a 1-9 record against these teams, with its only win coming against Northeastern on February 5th, 66-65... All-time, B.U. is a combined 4-6 against these seeds, but has never played a No. 8 seed... The Terriers are 0-1 against a No. 9, 3-1 against a No. 4, and 1-0 against a No. 5... The Terrier are 0-4 all-time in the tournament against a No. 1 seed.
Against the Tournament Field
No. 1 Vermont - (22-5, 15-3) B.U. leads, 21-18... Vermont has won nine of the last 10 meetings... The Terriers and Catamounts are 1-1 in America East Championship-play... The Catamounts won the last tournament meeting in the first round of the NAC on March 3, 1996, a 98-60 decision... The last time B.U. defeated Vermont was on February 21, 1996 at "The Roof", 71-61... McKeon is 0-2 vs. Vermont.
No. 2 Maine - (18-9, 14-4) Maine leads, 27-14, and has won the last four meetings... The Black Bears have a 4-2 advantage in America East Championship-play... Maine defeated B.U., 54-40, in the last meeting on February 24th at "The Roof"... The Terriers last victory over the Black Bears was a 94-77 decision on February 12, 1998... Head coach Margaret McKeon is 0-2 vs. Maine.
No. 3 Delaware - (20-7, 13-5) Delaware leads, 9-13, and has won the last five meetings... The Terriers are 1-1 against the Blue Hens in America East Championship action... B.U. defeated Delaware, 62-60, in the quarterfinals of the NAC Tournament on March 6, 1994... Delaware won the last Tournament meeting, 76-65, in the first round on February 27, 1997... McKeon is 0-2 vs. Delaware. No. 4 Northeastern - (16-12, 11-7) Northeastern leads,27-23... The Huskies lead 3-5 in America East Championship action... B.U.'s last tournament win over Northeastern was a 57-51 semifinal victory on March 9, 1990... McKeon is 1-1 vs. Northeastern.
No. 5 Hartford - (14-13, 9-9) B.U. leads, 19-13... B.U. also leads 1-0 in America East Championship action... In their only Tournament match-up, the Terriers defeated the Hawks 88-49 in the quarterfinals of the NAC Championships on March 8, 1990... Hartford won the last meeting, 66-52, on February 17th at Hartford... The last time the Terriers defeated the Hawks was on February 10, 1996 at "The Roof", a 78-71 decision... McKeon is 0-2 vs. Hartford.
No. 6 New Hampshire - (13-14, 8-10) New Hampshire leads, 22-19... B.U. is 2-0 against UNH in America East Championship-play... The Terriers defeated the Wildcats, 62-39, in the consolation round of the Seaboard Conference Championships on March 2, 1985, and again in the semifinals of the SCC on March 1, 1989, 73-60... New Hampshire won the last meeting this season, 70-66, on February 26th at "The Roof"... McKeon is 1-1 vs. New Hampshire.
No. 7 Towson - (9-18, 7-11) Towson leads, 6-4, and has won the last five meetings... The Tigers lead 1-0 in America East Championship-play... Towson defeated B.U., 87-67, in the first round of the 1999 Tournament on March 3rd... The Terriers' last win over the Tigers was on February 19, 1998, a 70-58 verdict at "The Roof"... McKeon is 0-2 vs. Towson.
No. 8 Hofstra - (11-15, 5-13) B.U. leads, 8-6... Hofstra has won the last three meetings... The two teams are 1-1 in America East Championship-play, including an 85-82 Terrier win in the first round of the tournament on February 28, 1996... The Dutchwomen defeated the Terriers in the last meeting, 50-48, on January 28th at Hofstra Arena... McKeon is 0-2 vs. Hofstra. No. 9 Drexel - (9-19, 5-13) Drexel leads, 12-7... The Terriers won the last meeting, 76-64, on January 30 in Philadelphia... The Dragons last win over the Terriers was a 60-59 win at "The Roof" on January 2nd... The two teams have never met in the America East Championships... McKeon is 1-1 against Drexel.
Individual Postseason Statistics Junior forward Alison Dixon is averaging 19 ppg and 9. 5 rpg in two America East tournament games... Last season against Towson, she scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 37 minutes... Dia Dufault added 12 points and 6 rebounds... Jen Tulley is the only other active Terrier that has postseason experience, as she scored 6 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds versus the Tigers.
Terriers Await "New Season" B.U. can't wait to start the America East tournament... The "new season" awaits, as the Terriers ended the regular season on a season-high seven game losing streak... B.U. hasn't won a game since February 5th, when the Terriers defeated Northeastern 66-65.
Team Statistics During Losing Skid The Terriers are shooting 41.8 percent from the field, 67.4 percent from the free throw line, and 26.2 percent from three point range... B.U. is averaging 55.4 ppg, while opponents are averaging 68.1 ppg... The Terriers are getting outrebounded 37.3 rpg to 34.1 rpg... Opponents are attempting an average of 19.1 free throw attempts, while B.U. is getting to the line an average of 12.7 times a game... Three of the seven losses have been by seven points or less... In this seven-game stretch Alison Dixon and Dia Dufault are averaging almost two points lower than their season averages, at 15.3 ppg, and 10.3 ppg, respectively.
Dog Bites B.U. is 3-12 away from home this season... Five of the Terriers' 12 losses were by seven points or less... The Terriers are averaging 56.5 ppg in 15 road and neutral site contests this season... B.U. is shooting 41.4 percent from the field away from "The Roof".
Dixon's Been Dominant In her last 10 games, Alison Dixon is averaging 17.4 ppg and 6.1 rpg, while shooting 56.7 percent (76-of-134) from the field... At Vermont on February 19th, Dixon recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The double-double was the 10th of her career... Against Northeastern on February 5th, Dixon scored a season-high 25 points... Dixon has reached double figures in all 10 games.
Terriers Keeping It Close Despite her team's 7-20 record this season, first-year head coach Margaret McKeon has her team playing competitive basketball... The Terriers are 2-6 in games decided by four points or less this season.
Tulley Returns To Action With 12:45 remaining in the first half versus Maine on February 24th, sophomore guard Jen Tulley made her first appearance since sustaining a foot injury at Ohio State on December 14th.. Tulley had three points, five rebounds, two assists, and a steal in the game... Against New Hampshire on February 26th, Tulley had 12 points, and posted career-highs in both assists (7) and steals (4)... The Maine native also played against Northeastern in the regular season finale, scoring 3 points and handing out a team-high 5 assists.
Dixon Fifth On Terriers' All-Time Scoring List Junior forward Alison Dixon is currently fifth on B.U.'s all-time scoring list with 1,275 career points.... Dixon now trails Julie Schmidt ('95), who totaled 1,346 points in her career... Against Drexel on January 2nd, Dixon became the second fastest Terrier to reach the 1,000-point plateau as she reached the milestone in her 65th career game... B.U.'s all-time scoring leader, Debbie Miller (81), reached 1,000 points in 54 games.
Dixon Reaches 1,000-Point, 500-Rebound Club Alison Dixon surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in early January and, she became the eighth Terrier to accumulate 1,000 points and 500 career rebounds when she collected seven rebounds at Hartford on February 17th... Currently, Dixon has 1,275 career points and 526 career rebounds... Julie Schmidt (95) was the last to achieve the feat, and she did it in her senior year.
Twenty Something For The 36th Time With 25 points vs. Northeastern on February 5th, Alison Dixon has now scored 20 or more points seven times this season... She has reached 20 or more points in 36-of-78 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 23rd... 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.
Dixon In The Terrier Record Books Alison Dixon has already made news this season with her scoring exploits, and is approaching other B.U. career leader records... She currently has 304 free throw attempts, fifth on B.U.'s all-time list... Dixon has 220 made free throws, to move past Pam Trainor ('84), into fourth place on the all-time list. Trainor had 215 made free throws.... Dixon just passed Jill Sosnak ('95) into fourth place on the all-time field goals made list with 525... Her current 49.1 field goal percentage (525-of-1068) ranks third all-time, and her current 16.3 ppg average ranks fourth for the highest scoring average in a season.
Terriers 4-0 When Scoring 70 or More Points B.U. is 4-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game... At Drexel on January 30th, the Terriers scored 76 points in a 76-64 win, and at Wagner on December 29th the Terriers scored a season-high 83 points in an 83-64 win... B.U. opened the season with back-to-back wins vs. Colgate on November 20th, 78-58 , and at Harvard on November 23rd, a 75-67 decision.
Terriers Among America East Statistical Leaders Junior forward Alison Dixon is second in the conference in field goal percentage (53.5 percent), fifth in the conference in scoring (17.0 ppg), and sixth in free throw percentage (70.4 percent)... Sophomore guard Dia Dufault is 10th in scoring averaging 12.0 ppg... Freshman point guard Alison Argentieri is seventh in assists per game at 3.5 apg... As a team, B.U. is fourth in the conference in free throw percentage connecting on 68.9 percent of its attempts, and fifth in field goal percentage defense holding opponents to a 40.4 field goal percentage
Argentieri On Pace To Become Third Freshman To Start All Games Freshman point guard Alison Argentieri has started all 27 games for the Terriers this season, and is on pace to become the first freshman to start every game since Julie Schmidt started all 28 games during the 1991-92 season... Schmidt had the most starts with 28, followed by Jill Sosnak, who started all 27 in 1990-91, Andrea Ashuck, who started 25-of-28 games in 1985-86, and Cheryl Johnson, who started 23-of-28 games back in 1984-85... Schmidt and Sosnak are the only freshmen to start every game during their first season.
Terriers Eclipse Win Total From Last Season... Two Better Than A Year Ago With its 66-65 win over Northeastern on February 5th, B.U. is two wins ahead of last season's win total of five... B.U. eclipsed its win total of last season with a 76-64 win at Drexel on Sunday, January 30th... B.U. was 5-22 a year ago... On January 18th, the Terriers equaled its win total of a year ago with a 68-55 win over Albany... Last season, it took the Terriers 25 games to reach five wins.
Terriers On The Defensive On January 18th, in a 68-55 win over Albany, the Terriers held the Great Danes to just 29.7 percent shooting from the field (19-of-64)... It marked the first time that B.U. had held an opponent under 30 percent shooting in a game since November 22, 1997 against Marist... B.U. defeated the Red Foxes, 76-42, as Marist shot 16-of-57 for 28.1 percent from the field.
Balanced Offense Also in the win over Albany, four Terriers reached double-digits for the second time this season and the first time since December 29th at Wagner... Alison Dixon led the attack with a game-high 20 points, followed by Dia Dufault's 16 pts, Alison Argentieri with 14 pts, and Anne Nelson with 12 pts... In the win at Wagner, Dufault had 24 pts, Dixon added 22 pts, Annie Tomasini had a career-high 18 pts, and Argentieri had 10 pts.
Dia Delivers Sophomore forward Dia Dufault is averaging 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, and 2.4 spg in her last 10 games... She led the Terriers in scoring inthe regular season finale at Northeastern with 16 points...Dufault has led the Terriers in scoring seven times, and has led her team in assists and rebounding on eight, and 10 occassions, respectively.
Solid Rookie Season With four assists on February 26th, freshman point guard Alison Argentieri broke Cheryl Johnson's ('88) record for the most assists in a season by a freshman with 95.... Argentieri leads the Terriers in assists with 95 for a 3.5 apg average... ... Her 33 three-point field goals leads the Terriers and is the 10th highest single-season total in team history... In fact, the 33 three-pointers and her 36.7 three-point field goal percentage are the most and highest ever by a B.U. freshman... Kelly Jo Gallagher ('98) had 25 three-pointers during her freshman season in 1994-95... On December 29th at Wagner, the 5-9 point guard dished out a career-high 11 assists in the Terriers' 83-64 win... Her 11 assists were the most by a Terrier since Cara Millett (99) handed out 12 assists at Maine on February 12, 1998.
Freshman Has Hot Hand In her last 10 games, freshman guard Alison Argentieri is averaging 8.1 ppg, and shooting 45.0 percent (18-of-40) from three-point territory, and 73.3 percent from the free throw line... At Harvard, on November 23rd, 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 range, and 5-of-6 from the free throw line inthe final 40 seconds.
Captain Leadership Sophomore co-captain Anne Nelson scored a career-high 15 points versus New Hampshire on February 26th... In her last 5 games, Nelson is shooting 42.9 percent (21-of-49) from the field, and averaging 9.4 ppg and 4.4 rpg... The 6-2 forward/center set a career best for rebounds with 11 at Hofstra on January 28th... Nelson also added career highs in blocked shots with three in back-to-back games vs. Hartford on January 22nd, and at Hofstra on January 28th... Nelson is averaging 5.8 ppg, and 4.2 rpg this season... She leads the team in free-throw accuracy at 81.1 percent (30-of-37).
Verde Nets Career-High Sophomore guard Pilar Verde scored a career high 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting, inclduing three three-point field goals, vs. Northeastern on February 5th... The 5-7 guard from Madrid, Spain joined the team just after the new year... In 16 games, she is averaging 5.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg... In her last seven games, Verde is averaging 8.0 ppg and 2.5 apg.
Joe Tompkins Tribute A long-time Boston University employee, Joe Tompkins was a great friend of all Boston University athletes, and a special friend the Boston University basketball... This season, the Boston University women's basketball team is wearing black bands on their uniform in tribute... Joe died suddenly at work on Tuesday, July 13, 1999.
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-Conference, All-Area, All-West Jersey, and All-County selection last season and was only the second female to score over 1,000 career points at Warren Hills during her junior season.
