Hope Breaks 3-Point Record; Terriers Topped at Bucknell, 73-56

Saturday, February 18

Lewisburg, PA

2 PM

Boston University

11-15, 9-6PL

Bucknell

21-5, 13-2PL

Boston University

Bucknell

Hope Breaks 3-Point Record; Terriers Topped at Bucknell, 73-56

February 18, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Boston University women's basketball team had its four-game win streak come to an on Saturday in a 73-56 road loss to league-leading Bucknell.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Bucknell 73, Boston University 56
Records: BU (11-15, 9-6 PL), Bucknell (21-5, 13-2 PL)
Location: Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, Pa..
BU Leaders: Williams (13p, 8r), Irving (10p, 7r), Hauck (8p)
Bucknell Leaders: DeBoer (19p, 9r, 4a, 4s), English (13p) McGurk (12p, 4r, 3a)

TURNING POINT

Bucknell broke open a tight game early and never looked back, putting together a 17-1 run spanning the first and second quarters to take a 27-7 lead.

HOPE SETS RECORD

Senior Sarah Hope opened the second half with the 245th 3-pointer of her career, breaking the program record that was held by Chantell Alford '13.
The record-setting shot cut the Bucknell lead to nine points but that's as close as the Terriers were able to get the rest of the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers hung with the Bison for most of the opening quarter but were never able to take a lead.
BU got within a point at 7-6 before the home team began its 17-1 run.
Bucknell held an 18-12 advantage in the second quarter to take a 30-18 lead at the break.
Junior Corrine Williams led all scorers at the break with nine points and finished with a team-best 13 on the day.
The Bison kept the Terriers from getting back into the contest by putting up 25 points in the third quarter.
BU outscored Bucknell, 22-18, in the final quarter to create the 73-56 final.
Bucknell's Claire DeBoer scored 12 of her game-high 19 points after halftime and also led all players in rebounds (9), assists (4) and steals (4).

GAME NOTES

Junior Sophie Beaudry had her streak of 10 straight games scoring in double figures come to an end.
The Terriers finished with 56 rebounds, including 36 on the defensive glass. It was the first time since Dec. 9, 2014, that BU recorded over 50 boards.
Irving secured a career-high 13 rebounds and nearly had a double-double thanks to nine points.
The four-game win streak was the Terriers' longest since the 2012-13 season.
BU did not lose any ground in the race for fourth place as American also lost on Saturday. The Terriers and Eagles remained tied for fourth, three games ahead of sixth-place Colgate with three games to play.

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