Nov. 27, 2012
Box Score
KINGSTON, R.I. - The Boston University women’s basketball team posted a 54-29 victory over Rhode Island Tuesday night at the Ryan Center. BU improves to 4-3 on the season while URI drops to 2-4.
The Rams’ 29 points was the lowest point total allowed by the Terriers since their 56-31 victory over Stony Brook on Feb. 11, 2012. The last time BU held an opponent to under 30 points was on Dec. 3, 1994, when the Terriers defeated Lafayette, 79-29.
Senior Chantell Alford led the Terriers with 17 points and classmate Mo Moran added 13 points and a team-high eight assists. Junior Rashidat Agboola grabbed 14 rebounds and tallied eight points.
The Rams were led by Samantha Tabakman’s nine points and game-high 15 rebounds. Emilie Cloutier added six points for URI.
BU ended the game with a 39.3 field goal percentage (22-of-56) and a 46.2 percent clip from beyond the arc (6-of-13). URI shot 18.9 percent (10-of-53) and went 2-for-6 (33.3 percent) from the 3-point line. BU out-rebounded URI, 46-39.
The teams got off to a slow start with URI scoring the first basket of the game at 16:57. BU responded with 14 unanswered points, including four 3-pointers from four different players, to grab a 14-2 lead at 9:43 following a trey from Alford. The Rams got their second field goal of the game, and first basket in over seven minutes, with a layup from Tati Johnson at the 9:22 mark.
The Terriers continued their 3-point scoring streak with a pair of treys from Moran and Alford to take a 20-6 lead with 4:07 remaining in the half. Agboola tallied the first points in the paint for BU off a layup with 2:12 to play and the Terriers took a 22-9 lead into the break.
BU opened the second half by driving to the basket, as the Terriers first six field goals of the second period were layups that gave BU a 34-13 lead with 13:54 to play. The Rams connected on their first 3-pointer of the game off the hands of Tayra Melendez at the 12:14 mark to spark a quick 5-0 spurt for URI. Moran ended the streak with a jumper from Moran.
The Terriers pushed their lead to 20 points with a layup from Danielle Callahan at 8:05 to ignite a 5-0 run for BU. URI connected on its second 3-pointer of the game, and first field goal in over seven minutes, with 1:21 to play and closed the game with a pair of free throws from Megan Straumann, as BU claimed the 54-29 victory
The Terriers return to Case Gym for the first time in over two weeks on Saturday (Dec. 1), when they host St. John’s. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Saturday’s game is NCAA Take A Kid to the Game Day. Fans will receive a free kid’s ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket (offer valid at Box Office only). There will be a postgame Terrier Kid’s Conference where kids will have the opportunity to ask their favorite players questions along with Basketball BINGO during the game with great prizes being given out to fans.
