Women's Basketball Set to Face Albany Saturday
January 14, 2011 | Women's Basketball
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BOSTON - The Boston University women's basketball team will look to extend its winning streak to four games when it heads to Albany on Saturday afternoon for a 3 p.m. tip-off.
THE TERRIERS: BU is off to a fast start in conference action this season, putting together three straight wins for the first time in the 2010-11 campaign. The Terriers have outscored their America East opponents by a +23.7 scoring margin and have shot 42.0 percent from the field and have held Maine and UNH to a mere 28.1 percent from the field.
Leading the way on the offense front is junior Alex Young, who is posting 13.9 ppg, and sophomore Chantell Alford with 13.1 ppg. Young also scored a single-game conference high when she poured in 30 points against BC back on Nov. 12. Since the conference slate began on Jan. 2, Alford and Young have averaged 15.7 and 10.3 ppg, while junior Caroline Stewart's offense has surged with 13.7 ppg.
Sophomore Mo Moran is the team's assist leader with 62 already on the season, including 11 helpers against Yale (Nov. 17) when she recorded a triple-double.
The duo of Stewart and senior Kerry Cashman has been a force on the boards with 8.7 and 7.1 rpg, respectively.
Head coach Kelly Greenberg is in search of her 200th career victory and she is one win away from accomplishing the feat.
BU VS. ALBANY: The Terriers lead the all-time series, 17-3, including a sweep of the 2008-09 and 2009-10 series, which including an epic overtime victory in the 2009 AE quarterfinals. Prior to that, BU had won five of the last six. Albany picked up its other two victories of the series on Jan. 29, 2006, and March 2, 2005. The rivalry began on Jan. 18, 2000 with a 68-55 Terrier win and was followed by seven consecutive BU wins. The largest margin of victory in the history of the series came on Jan. 9, 2003 in a Terrier victory, 87-56.
LAST TIME OUT VS. ALBANY (February 13, 2010): It was a tale of two halves, as the women's basketball team rallied from a 14-point deficit, backed by a 17-2 run, to claim a 69-65 victory over Albany on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at SEFCU Arena.
Chantell Alford finished with a game-high 26 points - 21 in the second half alone - and Alex Young added 14 and freshman Mo Moran chipped in 12. After shooting 28.6 percent in the first half, the Terriers found their shot in the second half, converting on 16-of-29 (.552) attempts to finish the game at 42.1 percent.
Alford, BU's America East Player of the Game, was two points shy of tying a career high and added three blocks, three steals and two assists. Sophomore Caroline Stewart had a strong presence on the boards, bringing down a career-high 13 rebounds, while Moran dished out six assists with three steals.
LAST TIME OUT (VERMONT - Jan. 9, 2011): Aided by junior Caroline Stewart's second double-double in as many games, the women's basketball team defeated Vermont, 56-43, on Sunday, January 9 at Patrick Gymnasium. Stewart poured in 16 points and brought down 11 rebounds.
Stewart earned America East Player of the Game honors for the second straight game as she shot 7-for-13 from the field with two assists, two steals, and one block. Sophomore Chantell Alford and senior Kerry Cashman also reached double figures with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Cashman also swatted a team-high three shots.
Vermont was able to get 23 points from its bench, but its 25 turnovers were costly as the Terriers scored 23 crucial points off those miscues. BU was 16-of-23 from the charity stripe, and limited UVM from going to the free throw as it went 9-for-15.
Vermont was able to get 23 points from its bench, but its 25 turnovers were costly as the Terriers scored 23 crucial points off those miscues. BU was 16-of-23 from the charity stripe, and limited UVM from going to the free throw as it went 9-for-15.
NEXT UP: BU will return to the confines of Case Gym for its first game at The Roof in two weeks when it hosts UMBC on Monday (Jan. 17) at 3 p.m.
TERRIERS ON TV: BU will play in front of a television audience in four games this season. The Terriers will host three straight TV games against Hartford (Jan. 23 - Comcast), Binghamton (Jan. 26 - Comcast), and New Hampshire (Jan. 29 - NESN) before their fourth schedule TV game on Feb. 13 at Hartford (Comcast).
GREENBERG NEARING 200: Head coach Kelly Greenberg, now in her seventh season as the Terriers' head coach and her 12th overall, is one victory away from reaching the 200-win milestone. Her current record is 199-141 for a .583 winning percentage.
ALFORD'S SCORING STREAK: In seven straight games, sophomore Chantell Alford has reached double-digit scoring. During that stretch she has averaged 16.0 ppg and earned one America East Player of the Week accolade.
ALFORD SURPASSES 600 CAREER POINTS: In just her second season as a Terrier, sophomore Chantell Alford has already surpassed 600 career points and is on pace to becoming one of the most prolific scorers in program history. Her career scoring average of 14.3 ppg is the fourth-best in school history.
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:
Sunday, January 23 - Pack the House Day: Girls and Women in Sports Day. Bring your team to the game and meet BU's female athletes. Stay after the game for an autograph session. The First 500 fans in attendance will receive a BU rally towel.
Wednesday, January 26 - Pink Zone: Help raise awareness about breast cancer with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the Terriers by wearing a pink T-shirt to the game. Get to know some breast cancer survivors at halftime. For more information please contact Kirsten Spilker at spilker@bu.edu.
