WBB Game Day Lehigh

Terriers Brace For Saturday Tilt With Lehigh

January 31, 2018

Women's Basketball (8-12, 3-7 PL) vs Lehigh (12-9, 6-4 PL)
Date & Time Saturday, Feb. 3 | 2:00 p.m.
Venue Case Gym | Boston, Mass.
Notes BU | Lehigh
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Promotion National Girls & Women in Sports Day | Youth Day

BOSTON – Kicking off four straight games in Massachusetts, the Boston University women's basketball will open up its February schedule on Saturday as it welcomes Lehigh to Case Gym. Opening tip is set for 2 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Despite a 29-point effort from the bench, BU could not overcome the defending Patriot League champion, falling 67-57 to Bucknell last Saturday at Sojka Pavilion.
  • Payton Hauck tabbed 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, reaching double-digit scoring figures for the eighth time this season.
  • Naiyah 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.
  • 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.

LEAGUE LEADERS

  • Payton Hauck leads the Patriot League with a .504 field goal percentage and is the only player in the league to make more than half of their shots.
  • Hauck has proved explosive off the drive this season and has eight double-digit scoring performances.
  • Corrine Williams leads the league with a .833 shooting percentage from the free throw line.
  • Over the last five games, Williams has averaged 12.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

TERRIER TIDBITS

  • Irving leads the team in scoring (11.5) and rebounding (6.7).
  • Katie Nelson ranks second in scoring (10.5) and Corrine Williams follows (8.9).
  • Williams also ranks third on the team in rebounding (5.0) behind Sophie Beaudry (5.1).

SHARP SHOOTERS

  • In conference games, Payton Hauck and Nia Irving lead the league in shooting percentage, shooting .519 and .515 from the floor.
  • Hauck has shot at least .500 in six league contests, while Irving has shot above .600 percent in three of 10 Patriot League games.

SCOUTING LEHIGH

  • Riding a two-game losing streak, the Mountain Hawks are coming off a 53-50 defeat at Navy.
  • Lehigh has struggled on the road, posting a 3-7 record, while it is 9-1 on its home court.
  • Quinci Mann and Camryn Buhr are Lehigh's top scoring threats, averaging 14.3 and 13.1 points per game, which rank eighth and ninth among league leaders.
  • In Patriot League games, Mann ranks second in the league in scoring (16.4) and 3-point field goal percentage (.491).
  • Buhr is the Mountain Hawks top producer on the glass, hauling down 7.1 rebounds per game.

THE SERIES

  • Lehigh won the previous matchup, 74-58, Jan. 8 to even the all-time series at 6-6.
  • The second quarter was the only frame in which either team held a scoring advantage, as Lehigh outscored BU 26-10. The first and third quarters saw each team score 19 points, while both teams scored 10 points in the fourth quarter.
  • The Mountain Hawks have won six of the last eight contests.
  • BU is 2-2 at Case Gym against Lehigh.
UP NEXT
  • The Terriers will host Colgate on Wednesday, Feb. 7 for a 7 p.m. tilt.
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