Sunday, December 16
Chestnut HIll, MA
4 PM
Boston University
at
Boston College
Photo by: Rich Gagnon/Boston University At
Terriers Trek Down Comm Ave to Boston College Sunday
December 14, 2018 | Women's Basketball
| Women's Basketball (4-4) at Boston College (8-2) | |
|---|---|
| Date & Time | Sunday, Dec. 16 | 4 p.m. |
| Venue | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Conte Forum |
| Live Stats | BCEagles.com |
| Watch | WatchESPN |
| @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB | |
| Notes | BU |
BOSTON - Seeking its first road win of the season, the Boston University women's basketball team will head down Comm Ave on Sunday, Dec. 16 to square off against crosstown rival Boston College. Opening tip from Conte Forum set for 4 p.m. and can be seen live on WatchESPN.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU saw its road woes continues as it dropped its fourth straight road game at UMass on Wednesday, 66-55.
- Naiyah Thompson led the Terriers in points (15) and rebounds (6).
- Chiarra Tibbitt and Lauren Spearman followed with 14 point-efforts each.
- Lauren Spearman leads the Patriot League lead in 3-pointers per game (3.1) and minutes (38.5).
- Katie Nelson leads team with 4.3 assists per game, which ranks second in the league.
- BU has averaged 67.8 points per game at Case Gym and has won by an average margin of 13.8 points.
- In road games, the Terriers have averaged just 51.7 points per game and have lost by an average of 18.0 points.
- BU is 4-0 when scoring more than 60 points.
SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE
- Entering Sunday's contest with an 8-2 record, the Eagles are coming off a 77-69 defeat to Minnesota last Sunday.• Taylor Ortlepp connected on six 3-pointers en route to posting a season-best 25 points.
- Ortlepp is averaging a team-best 4.1 assists per game.
- Marnelle Garraud leads the team in scoring (12.7), while Emma Guy holds the top average in rebounding (7.2), and also ranks second in scoring (12.4).
- BC is outscoring opponents by an average margin of 20.5 points per game.
- Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is in her first season at the helm of the Eagles after guiding Albany to back-to-back 20-win seasons.
THE SERIES
- Sunday's contest will be the 25th meeting between the two Boston foes.
- BU snapped a four-game skid to the Eagles last season, taking a 61-57 decision behind 19 points from Katie Nelson.
- BC leads the all-time series, 13-11.
UP NEXT
- BU will close out the fall semester at Harvard on Friday, Dec. 21. at 4 p.m.
- Next Friday's matchup will also mark the end of the Terriers' non-conference slate.
- Following a 12-day layoff, BU will open up Patriot League play on Thursday, Jan. 3 against Army West Point at Case Gym.
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