Terriers Lose To Delaware as Women's Hoop Season Ends
March 9, 2001 | Women's Basketball
BURLINGTON, VT -- Christina Rible led a second-half charge as top-seeded Delaware held off an upset bid by #8 Boston University, 67-49, in the quarterfinal round of the 2001 National Life Group America East Women's Basketball Championships at UVM's Patrick Gym on Thursday afternoon.
The Terriers, who led 27-26 at the break, were looking to become the first-ever team to knock off the top seed in the quarterfinal round. But with B.U. leading 37-34 with 14:29 to play, Rible (13 second half points) and Danielle Leyfert (10 of her 13 after halftime) triggered the deciding 13-0 run over the next six minutes as the Blue Hens cruised to their 24th win of the season.
Cindy Johnson also scored 14 points on 7-for-11 from the floor as Delaware, who shot 59.3% (16-of-27) in the second half, advances to the semifinals for the second straight season and takes on #5 Hartford tomorrow (Friday) at 6 pm.
Katie Terhune scored 18 points and Dia Dufault added 12 for the Terriers who end their season at 10-19. Alison Dixon, second all-time in scoring at Boston University, scored 10 and finishs her stellar four-year career with 1,630 points.
BOSTON UNIV. (10-19) Jones 2-8 0-0 6, Dixon 5-6 0-0 10, Moseley 0-5 0-0 0, Terhune 7-19 3-4 18, Dufault 5-6 1-2 12, Argentieri 1-5 0-0 3, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0, Tomasini 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 20-50 4-6 49.
DELAWARE (24-4) Dellegrotti 1-5 2-2 4, Johnson 7-11 0-1 14, Leyfert 4-13 5-7 13, Rible 9-13 2-3 20, Cole 1-3 4-6 6, Trapp 1-2 0-0 2, Timmins 1-3 0-0 2, Boyer 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 2-2 0-0 6, Howell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 26-53 13-19 67. Halftime Score: Boston Univ. 27, Delaware 26. Three-Point Field Goals: Boston Univ. (5-17)- Jones 2-6, Terhune 1-5, Dufault 1-1, Argentieri 1-5; Delaware (2-6)- Dellegrotti 0-3, Timmins 0-1, Davis 2-2.
Rebounds: Boston Univ. 32 (Dixon 9, Moseley 7), Delaware 30 (Rible 10, Leyfert 6). Assists: Boston Univ. 13 (Jones 3, Moseley 3, Dufault 3, Tomasini 3), Delaware 12 (Dellegrotti 5). Turnovers: Boston Univ. 20, Delaware 9. Total Fouls: Boston Univ. 20, Delaware 11. Fouled Out: none. Attendance: 660.
