CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Contending in its third straight road game in a six-day span, the Boston University women's basketball team dropped an 80-70 decision to Harvard Tuesday night at Lavietes Pavilion.
 
How it Happened

• Harvard took advantage of an early trio of BU turnovers to grab a 10-6 advantage midway through the first quarter.
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week Katie Nelson heated up to close the quarter, ripping nine of BU's next 11 points to give the Terriers the early command, 17-12.
• The Crimson shifted the momentum on its side to start the second, reeling off an 8-2 run to take its first lead of the game two minutes into the quarter.
• Corrine Williams netted the next four points for the Terriers to knot it at 23-all with six minutes left before the half, though Harvard responded with a 7-2 run to head into the locker room with a 35-29 advantage.
• Harvard stayed hot to start the second half, streaking a 16-6 run to lead 51-35 midway through the third quarter.
• Williams sparked BU in the third as she netted seven points, including the last five of the quarter, but Harvard held the score in its favor at 60-46 heading into the fourth.
• Payton Hauck opened the fourth with a drive through the lane before Williams and Naiyah Thompson drilled back-to-back 3-pointers buckets to reduce the deficit to two possessions, 54-60, with nine minutes to go.
• Hauck converted on a runner in the lane to put BU within five with just over a minute left, but that would be the closest the Terriers would get.

Game Notes

• Harvard picked up its third straight win against the Terriers, matching its longest streak in the series, and earned its fifth straight victory at Lavietes Pavilion against BU.
• The Crimson outscored BU 22-12 in the second quarter and connected on 72.7 percent (8-11) of its shots from the field.
• BU reeled off a 14-0 run from the end of the third to the start of the fourth quarter that lasted 4:25.
• Williams finished with a season-high 17 points, scoring 13 in the second half, and grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
• Nelson led the Terriers in scoring for the second straight game, pouring in 19 points to go with a team-best five assists.
• Hauck also reached double-digits for the fourth straight game, amassing 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the floor.

Up Next

• The Terriers will return to Case Gym to kick off a doubleheader with the men's team on Sunday, Nov. 26 with a 1 p.m. contest against Boston College.