EASTON, PA – Boosted by double-digit scoring from five players, the Boston University women's basketball team rolled to a 75-58 win at Lafayette on Saturday. 
 
BU got a lift from freshman guard Vanessa Edgehill who came off the bench in a tight game and gave BU a much-needed spark with 11 points. Sophomore Naiyah Thompson matched her career high with 17 points.
 
THE RUNDOWN
 
Final Score: Boston University 75, Lafayette 58
Records: BU (8-14, 6-5 PL), Lafayette (1-22, 0-11 PL)
Location: Kirby Sports Center  - Easton, Pa.
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BU Leaders: Thompson (17p), Beaudry (14p), Hope (13p), Williams (12p),
Edgehill (11p)
Lafayette Leaders: Gumbs (19p, 11r), Ptasinski (16p)
 
TURNING POINT

• Junior Sophie Beaudry made both free throws to complete a 6-0 Terrier run to turn a 44-44 tie game into a 50-44 lead at the end of three quarters.
• BU came out in the fourth quarter and shot 70% (7-10) and out scored Lafayette, 25-14 in the final stanza to pull away for the 17-point victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• BU jumped out to an early lead on 3-pointers from senior Sarah Hope and sophomore Naiyah Thompson as Lafayette was forced to call a timeout with 7:44 to play in the first and BU up 10-0.
• BU's lead was 14-0 when Thompson hit a jumper with 6:12 to play in the first but Lafayette would go on an 11-4 run to cut the lead to 18-11 after one quarter.
• Thompson was 3-5 in the first quarter and had 7 points to help BU build the 18-11 lead.
• Junior Anna Ptasinski had six points for Lafayette on 2-3 shooting from beyond the arc to lead Lafayette in the first half as the two teams entered the locker rooms with BU in the lead 37-32.
• Freshman guard Vanessa Edgehill came off the bench to score her first career collegiate points on a 3-pointer with 55 seconds to play in the half to make the score 34-29 and provide a much needed spark in a close game. The Franklin, Mass. native later extend BU's lead to 53-44 with 9 minutes to play in the game with her second three. The Franklin, Mass. native would finish with 11 points to establish a new career high.
• Beaudry made both free throws to complete a 6-0 run for the Terriers to turn a 44-44 tie game into a 50-44 game at the end of three.
• BU came out in the fourth quarter and shot 70% (7-10) and out scored Lafayette 25-14 in the final stanza to pull away for a 17 point victory.

 GAME NOTES

• BU shot 27-56 (48.2%) from the floor and went 9-16 (56.3%) from beyond the arc while Lafayette was 20-56 (35.7%) and 6-25 (24%) from three.
• The teams were very even on the glass with Lafayette out rebounding BU 36-35.
• The Terriers limited their turnovers to just 13 while the Leopards tuned it over 17 times.

UP NEXT
 
BU will return home on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to host American at Case Gym. Game time is set for 7 p.m.