Terriers Falter to UCF, 47-32

Wednesday, December 13

Boston, MA

7 pm

Boston University

5-4

UCF

6-4

UCF

Boston University

Photo by: Steve Babineau

December 13, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON – Taking the floor at Case Gym for the final time of 2017, the Boston University women's basketball team dropped a 47-32 decision to UCF Wednesday night.

How it Happened

UCF opened the game with a 7-2 run before Corrine Williams netted five straight points to put BU within one possession.
Vanessa Edgehill knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Terriers the upper hand at 10-9 with four minutes left in the quarter.
The Terriers matched UCF basket-to-basket down the stretch, though the Knights eked out a 13-12 lead at the end of the opening frame.
BU went cold from the floor in the second quarter, missing all 10 of its shots from the floor as UCF pushed ahead, 23-14, at the end of the first half.
Nia Irving snapped BU's scoring drought to cut the Knight's lead to seven two minutes into the third.
The Terriers stymied UCF in the third quarter, holding it to connect on just 25 percent (3-of-12) from the floor, though the Knights stretched their command to 36-21.
Sophie Beaudry, Katie Nelson and Tenisha Pressley kicked off the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run to cut UCF's lead to single digits.
However, the nine-point differential was the closest BU would come as it fell by a final tally of 47-32.

Game Notes

Williams led BU in scoring for the first time this season, notching 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
Beaudry notched a team-high five rebounds and tied for the team lead in assists (2) with Williams.
BU was held scoreless for the final 8:08 of the second quarter.
UCF struggled against BU's imposing defense, hitting on just 34 percent (17-of-50) of its shots from the floor and 30 percent (3-of-10) from beyond-the-arc.
BU held the Knights to just nine assists, marking the first time this season an opponent has recorded single digit-assist figures.

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