Women's Basketball Hosts Marist on Alumni Day

Saturday, December 9

Boston, MA

2 pm

Boston University

Marist

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Women's Basketball Hosts Marist on Alumni Day

December 7, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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Women's Basketball (5-2, 0-0 PL) vs Marist (2-7, 0-0 MAAC)
Date & Time	Saturday, Dec. 9 \| 2:00 p.m.
Venue	Case Gym "The Roof" \| Boston, Mass.
Tickets	Ticketmaster.com
Game Notes	BU
Watch	Patriot League Network
Live Stats	GoTerriers.com
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWBB
Promotions	Alumnni Day

BOSTON – The Boston University women's basketball will open up a two-game homestand and look for its fourth straight win as it hosts Marist on Saturday, Dec. 9 for a 2 p.m. tilt.

LAST TIME OUT

Behind a 19-point and 14-rebound effort from Nia Irving, BU earned its third straight victory with a 57-41 decision over Vermont Sunday at Patrick Gymnasium.
Irving scored 14 straight points for the Terriers off the bench in the first half en route to notching her second doulbe-double of the season.
Sophie Beaudry also overpowered Vermont with 12 rebounds and fell one point shy of a double-double.
Katie Nelson reached double digits for the fourth time in the last five games with 12 points and dished out a game-high six assists.
BU held Vermont to just 28.0 percent shooting (14-of-50) from the floor, marking the lowest opponent shooting percentage of the season.

LEADING THE PACK

Nia Irving has led the Terriers in scoring in each of the last two games, shooting a combined 61.5 percent (16-for-26) from the floor.
Irving has done most of her damage in the first half, as she has scored 30 of her last 35 points in the first half on 82.3 percent (14-of-17) shooting.
The sophomore from Fairfield, Maine ranks second on the team with 13.7 points per game.

STRONG START

BU is off to its first 5-2 start since the 2005-06 season.
With a win against the Red Foxes, the Terriers would move to 6-2 for the first time since the 2001-12 season.

BLOCK PARTY

Sophie Beaudry leads the Patriot League with 2.4 blocks per game.
The senior led the league with 2.1 blocks per game a season ago and was named to both the All-Patriot League First Team and the All-Defensive Team.
As a team, the Terriers lead the Patriot League with 5.57 blocks per game.

FROM THE FLOOR

As a team, the Terriers lead the Patriot League in field goal percentage (.440) and 3-point field goal percentage (.366).
Katie Nelson leads the league in triples per game (3.0) and 3-point field goal percentage (.447).
BU holds the third-best scoring margin (2.7) in the league and has held each opponent to shoot under .500 percent.

FLOOR GENERAL

Katie Nelson leads the Patriot League with 5.4 assists per game.
The freshman also ranks second in the league with a 1.8 assists to turnover ratio and leads the league with 36.8 minutes per game.

SPARK PLUGS

The bench has accounted for 60 percent (81-of-135) of BU's scoring output over the last two games.

TERRIER TIDBITS

Katie Nelson leads the team and all freshmen in the league with 13.7 points per game.
Irving follows with 10.3 points per game and Payton Hauck rounds out the team's double-digit scorers with an average of 10.0 points per game.
Hauck leads the team with a .540 shooting percentage, while Naiyah Thompson follows with a .500 percent shooting clip.
On the boards, Sophie Beaudry leads the team with 6.4 rebounds per game and Irving follows right behind with a 6.3 average.
BU has used the starting lineup of Beaudry, Hauck, Nelson, Kara Sheftic and Corrine Williams all seven games.

SCOUTING MARIST

The Red Foxes cruised past Rhode Island, 64-42, on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak and move to 2-7 on the season.
Maura Fitzpatrick posted game-highs of 16 points and eight rebounds against the Rams.
Fitzpatrick owns the team lead with 6.7 rebounds per game and ranks second 2.2 per game.
Rebekah Hand leads the team with a 15.9 scoring clip and ranks second with a 6.3 rebound average.
16th-year head coach Brian Giorgis has led the Red Foxes to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and 10 MAAC Championships.

THE SERIES

Sophie Beaudry dropped 20 points in last season's contest in Poughkeepsie, but Marist held the lead throughout the game and came away with a 76-57 decision.
The Red Foxes have won each of the last four matchups and hold an 8-5 lead in the all-time series.
BU's last victory came in a 62-56 overtime contest at home Dec. 8, 2012.
The Terriers are a split 3-3 in home games against Marist.

ALUMNI DAY