Feb. 8, 2012
Box Score
ORONO, Maine - The Boston University women’s basketball game extended its winning streak with a 73-50 victory over Maine in Orono, Maine, on Wednesday night. The Terriers, winners of 11-straight games, move to 18-6 on the season and 11-0 in the America East.
Junior Chantell Alford led BU with 18 points off a career-best six made three-pointers, Young added a trio of treys, giving her 208 made three-pointers for her career, which ties Kristi Dini (2005-08) for the most made three-pointers in program history.
Sophomore Rashidat Agboola added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Terriers while senior Caroline Stewart posted her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Mo Moran matched her career-high with 11 assists while adding six rebounds and five points.
Leading 5-4 early in the game, BU went on a run in which the Terriers connected on seven-straight three-pointers. Alford hit four treys in a row to give BU a 17-8 lead with 12:50 play. Then, Young connected on three shots from beyond the arc to put BU on top, 28-15 with 8:32 remaining in the first half.
The Terriers were unable to score another field goal over the next eight and a half minutes, as Maine used a 12-2 run to close out the half, with BU’s only points coming off a pair of free throws by Stewart. The teams went into halftime with the Terriers holding on to a 30-27 lead.
BU shot 25.0 percent (9-of-36) from the field and 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from beyond the arc in the first half, while Maine shot 38.5 percent (10-of-26) and 25.0 percent (1-of-4). The Black Bears had 27 boards at the half compared to the Terriers’ 18 rebounds.
The Terriers came out in the second half and out-scored Maine 43-23. BU opened the second period with an 8-2 run including two more 3-pointers for Alford. The Black Bears brought the deficit down to seven, 38-31 with a layup by Ashleigh Roberts before the teams traded baskets on the next few possessions.
Agboola gave BU a double-digit lead, 47-36, at 13:12 that the Terriers never relinquished. After a four-minute span without a field goal, Agboola put BU back on the board with a 15-point advantage, 51-36. Maine brought the margin down to 12 against with jumpers from Brittany Williams and Corinne Wellington, before junior Kristen Sims hit her first of two 3-pointers.
The Terriers used an 11-2 run to go up, 66-44, with 2:46 to play. Rookie Troi Melton then provided a spark for BU off the bench, scoring on two consecutive fast-break layups and the Terrier’s last seven points, as BU went on to win 73-50.
BU ended the game with a 38.2 percent (26-of-68) mark from the floor and connected on 11-of-22 (50 percent) of its three-point attempts. Maine finished with a 36.5 percent (19-of-52) clip from the floor while shooting just 28.6 percent (4-of-14) from beyond the arc. After trailing in rebounds at the half, BU finished with 48 boards and Maine concluded with 33 rebounds.
BU will return to Case Gym on Saturday, Feb. 11, to host Stony Brook. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. Saturday’s game will be BU’s Play4Kay Breast Cancer Awareness Game. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and the Facing Cancer Together Organization Visit goterriers.com/play4kay for more details.
