Colgate Awaits Thursday Matchup With Women's Basketball

Thursday, January 11

Hamilton, NY

12 p.m.

Boston University

Colgate

Photo by: Keith Nordstrom

Colgate Awaits Thursday Matchup With Women's Basketball

January 9, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Watch on PLN Live Stats Game Notes

Women's Basketball (7-7, 2-2 PL) at Colgate (4-11, 0-4 PL)
Date & Time	Thursday, Jan. 11 \| 12:00 p.m.
Venue	Cotterell Court \| Hamilton, N.Y.
Notes	BU
Watch	Patriot League Network
Live Stats	GoColgateRaiders.com
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWBB

BOSTON – Closing out a two-game road swing, the Boston University women's basketball will head to Colgate for a noon matchup on Thursday, Jan. 11.

LAST TIME OUT

Lehigh bested the Terriers, 74-58, on Monday night at Stabler Arena.
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.
Katie Nelson led the Terriers with 13 points, while Payton Hauck and Corrine Williams also reached double-digit scoring figures, netting 10 points apiece.
Nia Irving posted a game-high nine rebounds and Hauck dished out a team-high four assists.

HOT HAND

The Terriers rank second in the Patriot League in field goal percentage (.410) and rank third in 3-point field goal percentage (.340).
BU shot 72.7 percent (8-for-11) in the third quarter against Loyola Jan. 5, setting its highest shooting percentage in a single quarter this season. and set a season-high with a 56.1 percent (32-for-57) shooting clip for the game.

DEFENSE GETTING IT DONE

In three of its first four Patriot League contests, BU has limited its opponents to under .400 percent shooting from the floor.
The Terriers are also averaging 6.0 blocks per game in conference play.

SCOUTING COLGATE

Colgate is coming off a 70-54 loss at Navy to drop to 4-11 on the season and 0-4 against conference opponents.
Entering Thursday's contest with a seven-game losing streak, Colgate's last win came on its home court on Dec. 2, an 84-64 win over UMass Lowell.
Summer King is the top threat on both ends of the court, leading the team in scoring (9.3), rebounding (6.9) and blocks (17).
Rachel Thompson follows in scoring (8.9) and rebounding (5.3) and leads the team in steals (18).
Colgate is the lone team in the Patriot League that has yet to win a conference game.
Bill Cleary is in his second season at the helm of the Raiders and is 14-31 during his time in Hamilton.

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