Fantastic Fourth Quarter Paces BU to 68-50 Win over Lafayette

Sunday, January 8

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

5-10, 3-1PL

Lafayette

1-15, 0-4PL

Lafayette

Boston University

Photo by: Kevin Murray

Fantastic Fourth Quarter Paces BU to 68-50 Win over Lafayette

January 8, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON - Junior Corrine Williams scored a career-high 21 points and was one of three Terriers in double figures as the Boston University women's basketball team defeated Lafayette, 68-50, on Sunday afternoon at Case Gym.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Boston University 68, Lafayette 50
Records: BU (5-10, 3-1 PL), Lafayette (1-15, 0-4 PL)
Location: Case Gym - Boston, Mass.
Watch Replay: PatriotLeague.tv
BU Leaders: Williams (21p, 9r), Hope (15p, 4-of-7 3FG), Irving (13p, 9r)
Lafayette Leaders: Stipa (15p, 5r, 3a), Gumbs (12p, 3r)
Highlights

THE TURNING POINT

Lafayette hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the Terrier lead to 48-41 after three quarters.
BU outscored the Leopards, 20-9, in the final 10 minutes thanks to Williams tallying 10 of her 11 fourth-quarter points during a 12-2 Terrier run to open the stanza.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Thanks to five points from freshman Nia Irving and four more from junior Sophie Beaudry, BU led the Leopards, 14-11, after the opening quarter.
Senior Sarah Hope went 3-of-4 from 3-point range in the first half, with her third trey from well beyond the arc giving the Terriers their largest lead of the first half at 32-20. The Leopards got a point back at the free throw line and BU went to the locker room up by 11, 32-21.
It was more of the same for the Terriers to begin the third quarter, as they opened the frame on a 7-2 run that was capped by a bucket from Irving to give them a 39-23 lead.
Hope (12 pts) and Williams (10 pts) each reached double figures through three quarters, but Lafayette hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the Terrier lead to 48-41 after three quarters.
BU shot 50 percent from the field in each of the final two quarters and held Lafayette to just 16.7 percent shooting over the final 10 minutes.

GAME NOTES

The Terrier defense held Lafayette to 29.3% shooting on Sunday, marking the first time they have held a team below 30 percent from the floor since Feb. 17, 2016, when BU kept Colgate to a 28.8% mark.
Hope reached double figures for the second straight contest and for the fourth time in the last five games.
BU out-rebounded the Leopards, 38-32, and outscored Lafayette in the paint, 34-14. The Terriers also collected 13 second-chance points.
Sunday's 18-point win is the largest victory of the season and the Terriers' biggest win since a 19-point victory on Feb. 18, 2014.

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