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Looking for its fifth straight win and sixth in its last seven games, the red-hot Boston University women's basketball team will visit Patriot League-leading Bucknell on Saturday with tip-off slated for 2 p.m.
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The Terriers are currently tied for fourth place with American in the PL standings at 9-5 with four games remaining. The Bison are tied for first place at 12-2 alongside Navy.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Junior Sophie Beaudry recorded her fourth double-double of the season with (12p, 10r) as the Terriers defeated Colgate, 65-51on Wednesday night at Case Gym.
- Leading 12-5 late in the first quarter, BU went on a 15-2 run capped by a Sarah Hope 3-pointer with 7:19 to play in the second stanza to go ahead by 20, 27-7.
- Colgate outscored BU, 16-11, in the fourth quarter but never truly threatened as the Terriers maintained their double-digit lead and cruised to the 14 point victory.
RECORD FOR HOPE
- Senior Sarah Hope is now tied for the program lead in career 3-pointers after she made a pair of treys vs. Colgate. She now has 244 3-pointers, matching 2013 graduate Chantell Alford's mark.
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SCOUTING THE BISON
- Bucknell is currently tied for first place in the PL with Navy at 12-2.
- The Bison lead the PL in scoring defense, allowing just 57.1 ppg.
- Senior Claire DeBoer is one of three Bison who average double digit points with a team leading 16.0 ppg., second best in the PL. Sophomore Kaitlyn Slagus (12.9 ppg.) and senior Sune Swart (11.4 ppg. ) round out the Bison's offensive attack.
- Slaugus is the team leader in rebounds with 9.4 rpg., which ranks second in the league.
SERIES HISTORY
- Bucknell and Boston University will meet for the eighth time. The Bison hold a 6-1 series lead after the Bison defeated the Terriers, 65-50 at Case Gym on Jan. 21.
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UP NEXT
- After Saturday's contest, BU returns home to face Army West Point on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
