Terriers Open Three-Game Homestand With Bryant

Tuesday, November 20

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

Bryant

Terriers Open Three-Game Homestand With Bryant

November 19, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Women's Basketball (1-2) vs. Bryant (2-2)
Date & Time	Tuesday, Nov. 20 \| 7 p.m.
Venue	Boston, Mass. \| Case Gym "The Roof"
Tickets	Ticketmaster.com
Live Stats	GoTerriers.com
Watch	Patriot League Network
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWBB
Notes	BU \| Bryant
Promotion	Free pizza

BOSTON - The Boston University women's basketball team will open up a three-game homestand on Tuesday, Nov. 20 as Bryant visits Case Gym for 7 p.m. tip.

TERRIER TIDBITS

The Terriers are coming off a 68-57 defeat at Marist to drop to 1-2 on the season.
Nia Irving led all scorers with 16 points, all coming in the second half, including 10 in the third quarter.
Lauren Spearman posted a team-best seven rebounds to go with four 3-pointers.
Nia Irving leads the team in scoring (13.7) and rebounding (7.0).
The sophomore has posted back-to-back 16-point games, shooting 60.0 percent from the floor in each.
Lauren Spearman has accounted for 11 of the team's 19 makes from beyond-the-arc, good for 57.8 percent.
Additionally, she leads the league in 3-point field goals per game (3.7) and is shooting .333 percent from deep.
Katie Nelson leads team with 3.7 assists per game, which ranks fourth in the league.
She is also tied with Naiyah Thompson for the team lead in steals (4).
BU put forth its best performance from the free throw line at Marist, connecting on 13-of-14 attempts.
That mark, which accounted for a 92.9 percent clip, is the best a team in the Patriot League has shot from the charity stripe this season.

SCOUTING BRYANT

Entering Tuesday with a 2-2 record, Bryant is coming off two straight losses, most recently suffering a 94-48 setback at No. 25 West Virginia on Thursday.
Sydney Holloway averages a double-double with 19.3 points and 12.8 rebounds per game, which is tied for 17th in the NCAA.
Hannah Scanlan follows in rebounds (7.5) and ranks third in points (10.0).
Haley Connors is the team's top 3-point threat with 2.8 triples per game and ranks second in scoring average (14.0).
Head coach Mary Burke is in her 28th season at the helm of the program.
Burke has a 392-394 career record at Bryant, going 246-234 at the DII level and has posted a 146-159 record since the Bulldogs transitioned to the DI level during the 2008-09 season.

THE SERIES

BU won the debut matchup in the series in Smithfield, 78-61, on Nov. 29, 2017.
The Terrier bench contributed 56 points, led by a 16-point effort by Nia Irving.

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