Lafayette Outlasts Terriers, 47-45

Wednesday, January 24

Boston, MA

7 pm

Boston University

8-11, 3-6PL

Lafayette

8-11, 4-5PL

Lafayette

Boston University

Photo by: Steve Babineau

January 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score Highlights

BOSTON – The Boston University women's basketball held a six-point advantage to start the fourth quarter, but saw its lead slip in the final minutes to Lafayette, falling by a final score of 47-45 Wednesday night at Case Gym.

How it Happened

Katie Nelson connected on back-to-back triples to guide BU to an early 8-5 edge.
Corrine Williams tallied the next four points to spark an 8-0 run, putting the Terriers ahead, 16-8, at the end of the opening quarter.
Lafayette hit on its first three 3-point attempts to start the second stanza, fueling an 11-5 run to knot the score at 21-all with 6:55 left before the half.
Nelson stayed hot from deep, hitting her third 3-point of the first half to put BU back in front and Kara Sheftic followed with an and-1 to make it a 29-25 game.
The Leopards closed out the half by snapping their sixth 3-pointer, making it a one-point game at 29-28 at the break.
After a slow start to the third quarter, Sophie Beaudry sparked an 8-2 run to cushion BU's command to 39-32 with 3:24 left in the frame.
The Terriers' defense stifled the Leopards, holding them to shoot just 30 percent (3-for-10) from the floor and 0-for-5 from deep to push the scoreboard in its favor, 40-36, heading into the fourth.
Lafayette opened the fourth with a 10-2 run to take the lead, 44-42, with 5:04 remaining.
Naiyah Thompson swung the lead back the Terriers with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession.
However, Lafayette would take the lead, 46-45, on a layup with 3:24 on the clock.
The Terriers would miss on their final seven shots, including two 3-point attempts in the final seven seconds, to drop its fourth straight contest.

Game Notes

Vanessa Edgehill made her first career start.
Nelson connected on at least three makes from beyond-the-arc for the 10th time this season and finished with a team-best 12 points, all from 3-point range.
Thompson finished with 10 points, marking her fifth double-digit scoring performance of the season.
Nia Irving collected a team-best eight rebounds to go with seven points.
The Terriers connected on 7-of-10 from the floor in the second quarter.
After shooting a combined 46.6 percent (14-for-30) in the first half, BU went cold from the floor, shooting just 21.4 percent (9-for-14) in the second half.

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