Saturday, January 13
Boston, MA
2 pm
Boston University
vs
Holy Cross
Women's Basketball Hosts Turnpike Trophy Matchup Saturday
January 12, 2018 | Women's Basketball
| Women's Basketball (8-7, 3-2 PL) vs Holy Cross (7-9, 2-3 PL) | |
|---|---|
| Date & Time | Saturday, Jan. 13 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Venue | Case Gym | Boston, Mass. |
| Notes | BU | Holy Cross |
| Watch | Patriot League Network |
| Live Stats | GoTerriers.com |
| @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB | |
| Tickets | Ticketmaster.com |
| Promotion | Season Ticket Holder Appreciation |
BOSTON – The Boston University women's basketball returns to Case Gym following a five-day road trip, welcoming Holy Cross for a Turnpike Trophy matchup on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
- BU topped Colgate, 62-49, Thursday afternoon at Cotterell Court.
- Payton Hauck and Naiyah Thompson paced the Terriers with 13 points apiece.
- Nia Irving also reached double-digit scoring figures with 10 points.
- The defense surrendered just 17 points in the first half, setting a season-low for points allowed in a half.
DEFENSE GETTING IT DONE
- In four of its first five Patriot League contests, BU has limited its opponents to under .400 percent shooting from the floor.
- BU has limited two of its last three opponents to shoot under 28 percent from the floor for the game.
- In Patriot League play, BU ranks third with a .362 field goal percentage defense.
- The Terriers are also averaging 5.4 blocks per game in conference play.
HOT HAND
- Payton Hauck leads the Patriot League with a .515 shooting percentage.
- Hauck recorded a season-high .714 shooting clip (5-for-7) at Colgate on Thursday.
- The junior from York, Pennsylvania has shot at least .500 in five of the last six games.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
- The Crusaders fell to Navy, 65-58, to drop to 2-3 in Patriot League games and 7-9 overall.
- Lauren Manis leads the league with 18.1 points per game and ranks sixth with 8.4 rebounds per contest.
- Infiniti Thomas-Waheed follows, as she ranks second in the league in scoring (16.8) and ranks 12th in rebounding (5.9).
- Holy Cross boasts the second-highest scoring offense in the league (71.8), but ranks eighth in scoring defense (66.0).
- Sarah Hope '17 is in her first season as the Crusader's director of operations. Hope set the BU all-time 3-point record with 253 career makes.
THE SERIES
- BU swept Holy Cross last season for the first time since joining the Patriot League and won back-to-back games against the Crusaders for the first time since 1977.
- Holy Cross holds the all-time series command, 13-5, and has won five of the eight matchups since BU joined the Patriot League.
- Sophie Beaudry was named the Turnpike Trophy in last season's matchup after recording 21 blocks and five blocks en route to a 68-56 victory at Case Gym on Feb. 25.
TURNPIKE TROPHY
- BU holds a 5.5-1.5 lead in this year's Turnpike Trophy series.
- The Terriers dominated with a 21-1 record in Turnpike Trophy games in 2016-17.
- Overall, BU leads 46.5-6.5 in the all-time Turnpike Trophy series.
- BU will return to the road for a 7 p.m. matchup at American on Wednesday, Jan. 17.
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