Feb. 12, 2014
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BOSTON – Senior Rashidat Agboola and sophomore Clodagh Scannell each posted a double-double to lead the Boston University women’s basketball team to a 72-68 victory over Colgate on Wednesday night at Case Gym. BU has now won back-to-back Patriot League games for the first time this season to improve to 10-16 (5-8 PL) while Colgate lost its eighth straight game to fall to 5-19 (1-12 PL).
Agboola matched her season-high with 25 points and added 11 rebounds and five assists in a career-high 40 minutes of action to lead BU while Scannell posted a career-best 21 points, including five 3-pointers, to go with 10 rebounds. It was the second time this season BU has boasted a pair of players recording double-doubles in the same game.
Freshman Sarah Hope also reached double-digits with 12 points and added two rebounds and a pair of assists while junior Mollie McKendrick finished with eight boards and six points.
Lauryn Kobiela led the Raiders with 20 points while Carole Harris notched a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Randyll Butler added 10 rebounds and nine points.
After shooting 11-of-36 in the first half, the Terriers posted a 56.0 field goal percentage in the final 20 minutes to finish with a 41.0 percent mark from the floor. BU went 9-of-27 from beyond the arc (33.3 percent) and 13-of-17 from the free throw line (76.5 percent). Colgate shot 34.7 percent from the floor (25-of-72) and went 4-of-18 from the 3-point line (22.2 percent).
The Raiders posted a 49-38 advantage in rebounds, including a 22-11 edge on the offensive boards.
The Terriers held an early 5-2 lead heading into the first media timeout of the game. Out of the break, Colgate used a 9-0 run to grab an 11-5 advantage before Agboola stopped the streak with a pair of free throws. The senior then added a pair of baskets to bring BU within one possession.
Senior Melissa Gallo got on the board with a trey to make it a one-point game, 15-14, with 8:28 to play in the half. The teams traded baskets before Hope netted a triple to tie the game at 19-19 with under five minutes to go. The Raiders responded with a 3-pointer from Catherine Lewis and a jumper from Josie Stockill but Hope got BU back within a possession with her second triple of the half.
After Colgate regained the lead Scannell hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 45 seconds to give BU a 30-27 lead heading into the break.
With an 11-3 run over the first five minutes of the second half, BU grabbed a 41-32 lead. Colgate briefly brought the margin to five points but a jumper from McKendrick started a 10-2 streak for BU to take its largest lead of the night, 53-40, following a trey from Gallo with 10:53 on the clock.
Scannell and Colgate’s Mariah Jones traded triples and the Raiders went on to score nine unanswered points to pull within four points, 59-55, with 5:20 remaining. Agboola converted a three-point play for the Terriers to gain some separation but Colgate brought the deficit back down to four points with 2:57 on the clock.
Trailing by six after a jumper from Agboola, Butler hit a shot for the Raiders who then called timeout. Scannell was sent to the line out of the break and hit both of her free throws but Harris converted a layup on the other end. Agboola and Hope then combined to go 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in the final 30 seconds to extend the margin and despite a final basket from Missy Repoli, BU claimed the 72-68 victory.
The Terriers will host their Annual Breast Cancer Awareness game on Saturday (Feb. 15) against Loyola Maryland at 1 p.m. The first 500 fans will receive a free special edition BU Basketball breast cancer awareness t-shirt, there will be raffles with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society and other exciting promotions. For more information visit GoTerriers.com/pink.
