Women???s Basketball Announces 2005-06 Schedule
September 15, 2005 | Women's Basketball
2005-06 Women's Basketball Schedule
BOSTON ??? Highlighted by contests with as many as eight schools that participated in the NCAA or NIT tournaments a year ago, the 2005-06 schedule for the Boston University women???s basketball team has been released. The Terriers and second-year head coach Kelly Greenberg will kick off the season on Friday, Nov. 18, at St. John???s before taking on Northeastern in their home opener on Monday, Nov. 21.
BU will face at least four teams that qualified for the 2005 NCAA tournament, including Canisius, Boston College, Holy Cross and conference rival Hartford, who defeated the Terriers 52-50 in last year???s America East championship game.
Canisius, the defending MAAC champions, will host BU on Wednesday, Nov. 30, while the Terriers will visit cross-town rival BC on Sunday, Dec. 18. BU will close out the non-conference portion of its schedule in the Cavalier Classic at Virginia on Dec. 28-29, where it will face defending Patriot League champion Holy Cross in the first round before facing either Yale or the host Cavaliers, who reached the NCAA tournament last season as an at-large bid.
In addition to St. John???s, the Terriers will face two other opponents who were selected for the postseason NIT last spring, including a home matchup with Delaware on Nov. 27 and two America East contests with Maine. The home contest against the Black Bears will be BU???s lone appearance at Agganis Arena. The Terriers only other non-conference home tilt will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3, when it faces Long Island.
BU???s three other non-conference games will take place in early December, as the squad travels to Brown on Dec. 7 before making the trip to Indiana, where it will face the Hoosiers at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis on Dec. 10. The Terriers will also tangle with Harvard in a road game on Dec. 13.
Once the calendar turns to 2006, the Terriers will commence their 16-game America East schedule, beginning with road contests against UMBC and Harford on Jan. 7 and Jan. 11, respectively. BU???s conference home opener will take place on Saturday, Jan. 14, against Binghamton.
The Terriers will welcome the Boston area schoolchildren to Case Gym for a Field Trip Day on Tuesday, Jan. 24, when it welcomes Albany for a contest beginning at noon. The game against the Great Danes starts a season-long three-game home stand, including the contest at Agganis Arena with Maine and a matchup with New Hampshire.
For the fifth consecutive year, Hartford will host the Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Women???s Basketball Championship at the Reich Family Pavilion on March 9-12. The Terriers have reached the title game each of the past three years, winning the championship during the 2002-03 season. BU returns three starters and eight letter winners from last year???s squad, which finished with a record of 15-16.
