Midweek Test at UMass Next up for Terriers

Wednesday, December 12

Amherst, MA

7 pm

Boston University

UMass

Photo by: Rich Gagnon/Boston University At

December 10, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Women's Basketball (4-3) at UMass (6-4)
Date & Time	Wednesday, Dec. 12 \| 7 p.m.
Venue	Amherst, Mass. \| William D. Mullins Center
Live Stats	UMassAthletics.com
Watch	ESPN+
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWBB
Notes	BU \| UMass

BOSTON - Returning to the floor after a week off from competition, the Boston University women's basketball team will head to UMass for a midweek test on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Opening tip is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen live on ESPN+

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU dropped its third straight road game, falling 64-44 at Dartmouth last Wednesday.
Freshman Riley Childs impressed in her first career start, posting a game-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor
Fellow freshman Chiara Tibbitt also made her first start, marking the first time BU has had two rookies in the starting lineup since 2015.
Payton Hauck led the Terriers with six rebounds and six assists apiece.
Lauren Spearman is tied for the Patriot League lead in 3-pointers per game (3.0) and leads the conference in minutes (38.3).
Spearman ranks second on the team with 10.4 points per game and has accounted for 21 of the team's 39 makes from beyond-the-arc, good for 53.8 percent.
Katie Nelson leads team with 4.0 assists per game, which ranks second in the league.
The Terriers have shot at least 70.0 percent from the free throw line in all seven games this season.
Additionally, the Terriers rank second in the league with a 77.2 shooting clip from the line.

SCOUTING UMASS

The Minutewomen are coming off a 71-59 win over Incarnate Word to push their overall record to 6-4, which includes a 4-1 mark at home.
Junior Hailey Leidel posted her third double-double of the season, registering 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Leidel leads the team in scoring (14.3) and rebounding (7.9).
Bre Hampton-Bey follows in scoring average (13.5) and rebounding (5.7).
The sophomore also leads UMass with 4.1 assists per game and steals (18).

THE SERIES

BU won the most recent matchup, 64-60, on its home floor Dec. 14, 2016 to regain the edge in the series, 15-14.
Neither team has won more than two straight games over 12 contests since 1993.
The Terriers have taken four of the last seven matchups this decade and will seek their first win in Amherst since 2013.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will travel down Comm Ave to Boston College on Sunday, Dec. 16.
BU outlasted the Eagles, 61-57, last season to snap a four-game skid to its crosstown rival.
Sunday's contest will be the 25th meeting between the two Boston foes.