Terhune Carries Terriers to Win Over Yale
December 5, 2001 | Women's Basketball
New Haven, CT - Sophomore guard Katie Terhune (Port Murray, NJ) scored 14 of her career-high 33 points in the final eight minutes of the game to lead the Terrier women's basketball team to a 76-67 victory over Yale in New Haven on Wednesday night (Dec. 5).
B.U. led 43-25 at the half before the Bulldogs went on a 19-5 run to open the second period. Yale's Tory Mauseth hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc to tie the game at 54-54 with less than six minutes remaining.
Terhune answered, hitting two jumpers and 8-of-10 free throws to halt the Yale comeback.
"We told our girls to get Katie the ball and get out of the way," said head coach Margaret McKeon, who at 6-2 is enjoying the best start in her three seasons at the helm.
Terhune shot 4-for-8 from the field in the second half, and hit 14-of-16 from the free throw line in the game.
"They couldn't guard her, no one could," said McKeon. "We let her take us home with a victory."
The Terriers had a nearly flawless first half, converting on 7-of-10 three-point attempts and 10-of-10 from the free throw line. B.U.'s zone defense held the Bulldogs to shooting just 27.3 percent from the field and forced 13 Yale turnovers.
"We came in focused and ready to play," said McKeon. "We did play a great first half. I went into the locker room at the half with almost nothing to say."
Terhune, who has led the Terriers in scoring in seven of their eight games, scored 17 points in the first half, connecting on 3-of-4 from three-point range.
With less than eight minutes left in the first half, Larissa Parr (Eau Claire, WI) grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in strong against the glass, sparking a 21-9 Terrier run to end the first half. Parr shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the field in the first half, scoring eight points with seven rebounds.
"Parr is the type of athlete that can really rebound the ball," said McKeon. "She's physical, has a good sense of her surroundings under the basket, and is real active on the glass."
Led by a balanced scoring attack, the Bulldogs outscored the Terriers, 42-33, in the second half but were unable to reclaim the lead.
"I knew Yale wasn't going to roll over for us," said McKeon. "We were real flat to start the second. But, we're a young and inexperienced team, and we can work on not letting this happen."
Yale's Christina Phillips scored eight of her team-high 11 points during the second half rally. Phillips converted on 6-of-6 from the free throw line while teammate Caitlin Bair scored all eight of her points in the second stanza.
The Terriers had the advantage on the boards, out-rebounding the Bulldogs, 42-35. Parr grabbed a team- and career-high 10 rebounds.
Junior guard Alison Argentieri (Hornell, NY) joined Terhune in double-figure scoring with 12 points while dishing out a team-high six assists.
With the win, the Terriers lead the all-time series against Yale, 8-1, and avenged last year's season-opening 80-61 loss to the Bulldogs in the first round of the B.U. Invitational.
