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Terriers Return to Case Gym for Clash with New Hampshire

November 27, 2018

Women's Basketball (2-2) vs. New Hampshire (1-5)
Date & Time Wednesday, Nov. 28 | 7 p.m.
Venue Boston, Mass. | Case Gym "The Roof"
Tickets Ticketmaster.com
Live Stats GoTerriers.com
Watch NESNplus | Patriot League Network
Twitter @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB
Notes BU | New Hampshire
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BOSTON - Following a week off from competition, the Boston University women's basketball team will return to Case Gym for a Wednesday night matchup against New Hampshire. Opening tip is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen live on NESNplus.

TERRIER TIDBITS

  • Payton Hauck notched 20 points in BU's 67-65 comeback win over Bryant Nov. 20.
  • Hauck's 20-point effort came on an efficient 8-of-10 shooting mark from the floor, with 16 of her points coming in the second half.
  • Nia Irving leads the team in scoring (13.7) and rebounding (7.0).
  • Lauren Spearman has accounted for 13 of the team's 24 makes from beyond-the-arc, good for 54.1 percent.
  • Additionally, she leads the league in 3-point field goals per game (3.3).
  • Katie Nelson leads team with 3.7 assists per game, which ranks fifth in the league.
  • She also leads the team with eight steals.
  • The Terriers have shot at least 75.0 percent from the free throw line in all four games this season.

SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE

  • The Wildcats are coming off their first win of the season, a 79-74 outcome over Bryant on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.
  • New Hampshire has one of the youngest rosters in the nation, as seven of its 13 members are freshmen.
  • Additionally, just four members who saw the floor last season returned for the 2018-19 season, and the Wildcats have replaced their entire starting lineup from last year.
  • Ashley Storey has come back strong after missing last season due to injury, as she leads the team in scoring (17.7) and rebounding (6.5).
  • Kari Brekke and Maggie Ahearn follow with 10.0 points per game apiece.
  • Amanda Torres is the team-leader in assists, handing out 3.5 per contest.

THE SERIES

  • The Wildcats have taken the last four matchups
  • BU previously rode a 13-game win streak over New Hampshire and will look for its first win in the series since 2013.
  • The former America East foes have squared off in each season dating back to the 1978-79 campaign.

UP NEXT

  • The Terriers will return to Case Gym on Sunday, Dec. 2 against Delaware.
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