Women's Basketball Set to Play Marist Saturday Night
December 10, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 10, 2010
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BOSTON - In its final game before a 17-day holiday break, the Boston University women's basketball team (3-7) will travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to face off with Marist (5-2) on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
THE TERRIERS: The Terriers recently snapped a four-game skid with a convincing 66-49 victory over in-state foe Massachusetts at Case Gym on Wednesday night. Still in search of their first road victory of season, they enter Saturday's game with three Terriers at the top of the America East standings in four statistical categories. Sophomore Mo Moran is the league leader in assists (4.2 pg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4), while juniors Alex Young and Caroline Stewart rank first in 3-point field goals made (2.5 pg) and defensive rebounds (6.1 pg), respectively.
Young is currently one of two Terriers averaging double-figure scoring with 15.0 ppg as she is joined by sophomore Chantell Alford with 10.9 ppg. Senior Kerry Cashman is BU's leading rebounder (8.7 rpg) and shot blocker (16). Cashman needs to swat away just one more shot to break into the program's top 10 career leaders in that category.
BU VS. MARIST: The Terriers and Red Foxes are tied, 3-3, in the all-time series record, however, Marist has won three of the last four contests, including last year's 81-73 decision at Case Gym.
BU VS. THE MAAC: The Terriers own a 16-8 (.696) advantage over Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponents all-time, and have faced a MAAC team in each of the last five seasons. BU owns winning records over four of the seven teams it has faced in the league.
BU'S RECORD VS. MAAC SCHOOLS:
Canisius (1-1)
Fairfield (3-3)
Iona (1-0)
Loyola (0-0)
Manhattan (1-0)
Marist (3-3)
Niagara (2-0)
Rider (0-0)
Saint Peter's (0-0)
Siena (5-1)
LAST TIME OUT VS. MARIST (Dec. 12, 2009): Four Terriers reached double figures, led by Mo Moran's team-high 20 points, however, the women's basketball team dropped an 81-73 decision to Marist on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at Case Gym. Classmate Chantell Alford had a standout game as she contributed 18 points to go along with five assists, five blocks and two steals.
Moran also dished out five assists, while Alford earned America East Player of the Game honors after she poured in 18 points and brought down an additional six boards. Alex Young netted 17 points on 6-for-16 shooting, while Aly Hinton ('10) was the fourth Terrier in double figures with 13 points. Hinton also collected a team-high eight rebounds.
For the game, BU shot 42.6 percent, 36.0 percent from behind the arc and it went 12-for-15 (.800) from the charity stripe. The Terriers were ahead by one, 69-68, with three minutes remaining, however, the Red Foxes outscored BU 13-4 in the final minutes of the contest.
LAST TIME OUT (UMASS - Dec. 8, 2010): Led by a 20-point performance from sophomore guard Mo Moran, the women's basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak as it cruised past Massachusetts with a 66-49 victory. Moran led three Terriers in double figures.
The Terriers' trio of guards all reached double figures with Moran leading the charge with a season-high 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting. Junior Alex Young dropped in 14 points - including 12 from behind the arc - and sophomore Chantell Alford added 13. Additionally, Moran dished out seven assists and three steals to earn America East Player of the Game honors.
On the boards, senior Kerry Cashman hauled in nine rebounds to go along with two blocks as she is now within just one blocked shot of breaking into BU's career top ten for that category. The Terriers also got a big performance off the bench from freshman Rashidat Agboola who nearly turned in her first double-double with career highs for points (8) and rebounds (8).
The Terriers snapped out of their losing skid with a strong defensive effort as they forced the Minutewomen into 22 turnovers to net 25 points off the miscues. BU also had its best shooting game from the field since Yale (.486) on Nov. 17 - hitting 44.1 percent of its shots.
NEXT UP: BU will enjoy a 17-day break before closing out its non-conference slate with Richmond (Dec. 28) and Providence (Dec. 31) - both on the road.
CASHMAN NEARING ANOTHER MILESTONE: After recently joining the 300-rebound mark, senior Kerry Cashman is also nearing another milestone as she needs just one more block to break into BU's top 10 all-time leaders for blocked shots.
