Terriers Withstand Northeastern, 74-73, in Season Opener

Friday, November 10

Boston, MA

5:30 pm

Boston University

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Northeastern

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Northeastern

Boston University

Photo by: Steve Babineau

Terriers Withstand Northeastern, 74-73, in Season Opener

November 10, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON – Taking the floor at "The Roof" at Case Gym to open the 2017-18 season, the Boston University women's basketball team won its first season opener in five years as it held on against Northeastern, 74-73, Friday night.

How it Happened

Northeastern had the hot hand to open the game, connecting on its first two shots from beyond-the-arc to grab a 10-4 advantage after the first four minutes.
Kara Sheftic powered the Terriers though the first quarter, scoring six points to go with three rebounds, though the Huskies shot 50 percent from beyond-the-arc to hold a 17-12 advantage at the of the first.
BU's offense started to click as it opened the second quarter with an 8-0 run to take its first lead of the game at 20-17.
The Huskies battled back to tie it up at 22-all, but BU connected on 58 percent (10-17) of its shots from the floor, while Payton Hauck chipped in eight points during the quarter to put the Terriers ahead, 32-27, at the break.
The Huskies started the second stanza with an 8-2 run to tie the game up at 35-35. Following a Nia Irving jumper, Katie Nelson reeled off three triples and fellow freshman Tenisha Pressley added in five points to guide the Terriers to a 60-49 lead at the end of the quarter.
Northeastern stroked an 18-5 run to make it a one-possession game at 67-65 with just under three minutes to go.
Sophie Beaudry hit back-to-back layups, including converting on and and-1, to give BU a five-point cushion.
Following a pair of Husky free throws, Hauck put BU's lead back to five after a drive to the basket, though the Huskies cut the lead to one with 22 seconds to go.
The Huskies missed their ensuing shot before Beaudry swatted the follow-up shot with six seconds left. Northeastern would have one more chance, but its final shot rimmed out as BU held on for the win.

Game Notes

Payton Hauck set a new career-high with 15 points, hitting on 66.7 percent (6-9) from the floor and 75 percent (3-4) from 3-point range.
Beuadry followed Hauck with 14 points, while Sheftic finished with 10 points. Beaudry also posted a game-high four blocks.
Nelson and Pressley netted half of BU's 28 points in the third quarter, as they combined to go 6-for-6 shooting from the floor.
Nelson led the Terriers with a game-high eight assists and added in nine points.
Corrine Williams led the team with nine rebounds.
BU snapped a five-game losing streak to the Huskies and earned its first season-opening victory since 2012.
Head coach Katy Steding earned her first season-opening victory at the helm of the Terriers.
Steding also picked up her first win against Northeastern head coach and fellow Oregon native Kelly Cole, who is also in her fourth season.
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