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TONIGHT'S GAME
The Terriers return home after a two week holiday hiatus to take on cross-state rival Massachusetts in Case Gym on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m.

THE TERRIERS
BU is 3-7 on the year and is led by forwards Meghan Green (13.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg) and Mollie McKendrick (10.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg). Both are shooting exceptionally well with field goal percentages of 45.8 and 47.3, respectively.

The Terriers are strong on the boards, outrebounding opponents 43.1-38.7 so far this season. They have also managed to keep the scoring margin to a minimum despite their seven losses, being outscored by opponents just 65.0-58.2

HOME SWEET HOME
Boston U. has seen most of its success at home, going 2-1 at Case Gym. The team's only blemish was to New Hampshire, who is a dominant 7-3 on the season.

The Terriers have beaten Harvard and Vermont at home so far this year.

THE MINUTEWOMEN
UMass is off to a 5-6 start this season, its best record in the first 11 games of the year since 2009-10 when the team also went 5-6 to open its schedule.

The Minutewomen are lead by Kim Pierre-Louis who averages 17.1 points per game. Rashida Tambilla is also a key contributor, tallying 9.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest.

As a team, UMass is outpacing its opponents in rebounds (37.0-35.6), steals (8.1-7.4) and blocks (2.5-2.2) but is trailing in points (61.1-63.9) and turnovers per game (18.0-16.8).

SHEFTIC NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
After setting a career-high against Rhode Island, freshman forward Kara Sheftic matched her performance against Marist, scoring 12 points in each contest. The display was enough to earn her the Patriot League Rookie of the Week title, BU's first recipient of the season.

Meghan Green is the only other Terrier to be honored by the conference this season, earning Player of the Week distinction in the second week of competition.

GAME COVERAGE
Sunday's game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network with Joe Weil and John-Michael Sedor on the call, and is free for all to view. Fans can also listen live on Terrier Sports Radio Network or follow along on twitter with live updates on @BUGameDay.

THE SERIES
Sunday is the 27th all-time meeting between the Terriers and the Minutewomen. BU leads the series 14-12 and has claimed the last two contests including a 66-63 win last season.

A TERRIER WIN WOULD...
...Extend their win streak against UMass to three games.
...Snap their four-game losing streak.
...Continue their winning record at Case Gym this season.

LAST TIME OUT
Marist's sharp-shooting from beyond the arc in the first half was more than the Terriers could overcome and they suffered their fourth-straight loss on Dec. 13 at Marist. The Red Foxes went 13-of-16 from long range in the first 20 minutes to create a deficit the Terriers were unable to overcome.

Kara Sheftic matched her career high with 12 points including 10-of-10 shooting from the free-throw line. BU had its best-ever performance from the charity stripe, going 11-of-11 overall. Boston U.'s previous-best perfect performance from the line was 10-of-10 shooting.

BY THE NUMBERS
BU has found the most success this season when it scores over 60 points in a game, losing just one of four contests when it achieves that benchmark. The only loss it has suffered when topping 60 was to Northeastern, a game it lost by one point. The Terriers are great in sticky situations, accumulating a 3-1 record when a game is decided by five points or less.

SOPHOMORE STANDOUTS
This year's sophomore class has taken the reigns of a young Terrier team as Meghan Green and Sarah Hope are among the squad's leading scorers. Green is BU's top scorer, averaging 13.8 points per contest while Hope is close behind with 9.8 ppg.

Hope, BU's starting shooting guard, is second on the team in assists (3.1/game) while classmate Courtney Latham, BU's starting point guard, leads the team with 3.2 per contest.

Green, a starting forward, is also the team's leading rebounder, averaging 7.5 boards per game.

THANKSGIVING IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
BU spent Thanksgiving in Albuquerque, N.M. for the New Mexico Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 28-29. The Terriers came away 1-1 in the tournament, coming up short against New Mexico before beating Stephen F. Austin. It was BU's first time playing in the state of New Mexico.

PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK
The Patriot League, in collaboration with Campus Insiders, enters its second season this year. The PL will live-stream hundreds of its men and women's sporting events, add studio programming and grow distribution on multiple platforms and devices. All BU women's basketball home games, and road conference games that are not part of a television package, will be available to watch for free on the PLN.

KEEPING IT LOCAL
Boston University made its rounds with the Boston-area teams, playing all three to start the season. The Terriers began the year at Northeastern, losing a 75-74 heartbreaker before opening their home schedule with a thrilling 63-62 victory against Harvard. BU wasn't able to keep the momentum going, however, and lost at BC, 73-56 on Thursday night.

THE STEDING ERA
In its second season in a new conference, the Terriers have started yet another new era with the hiring of head coach Katy Steding. Steding comes to Boston University after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at California. Although this is her first year as a head coach in Division I, Steding spent seven years at the helm of the Warner Pacific College (NAIA) program following an impressive playing career.

Steding was part of the 1996 "Women's Dream Team" alongside Teresa Edwards, Rebecca Lobo and Sheryl Swoopes, which went 60-0 en route to an Olympic gold medal in the Atlanta Summer Olympics. Prior to her professional career, where she played in both the ABL and WNBA, Steding helped Stanford win its first National Championship and was named the CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Game.

THE STARS AMONG US
Assistant coaches Cindy Blodgett and Taj McWilliams-Franklin have both had impressive playing careers in the WNBA. McWilliams-Franklin was a 13-year WNBA veteran and six-time WNBA All-Star after being selected in the third round of the 1999 WNBA Draft by the Orlando Miracle. She won two WNBA titles, first with the Detroit Shock in 2008 and then with the Minnesota Lynx in 2011. McWilliams-Franklin is touted as one of the best post players in league history and still holds the record for career offensive rebounds with 1,062 and is second all-time in total rebounds. She is also one of just 12 players to score 5,000 career points.

Blodgett, a four-time All-American at Maine, had a four-year tour in the WNBA where she spent the 2000 season as a teammate of head coach Katy Steding. Blodgett opted to pursue coaching rather than continue her professional career, and began as an assistant coach at none other than Boston University in 1999. After spending some time at Brown, Blodgett was hired as the head coach of her alma mater, Maine, where she spent four years at the helm of the Black Bears. Most recently she served as an assistant coach at Rhode Island before returning to BU.