Saturday, February 17
Annapolis, MD
5:30 pm
Boston University
at
Navy
Photo by: Kevin Murray
Terriers Brace for Challenge at Navy
February 15, 2018 | Women's Basketball
| Women's Basketball (10-14, 5-9 PL) at Navy (21-4, 11-3 PL) | |
|---|---|
| Date & Time | Saturday, Feb. 17 | 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue | Annapolis, Md. | Alumni Hall |
| Notes | BU |
| Watch | Patriot League Network |
| Live Stats | NavySports.com |
| @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB | |
BOSTON – Searching for a regular season split with Navy, the Boston University women's basketball will head to Annapolis for a 5:30 p.m. tip against the Mids on Saturday, Feb. 17.
PL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Nia Irving her second Patriot League Player of the Week honor of the season after averaging 21.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over the week to guide BU to back-to-back victories.
- Irving willed the Terriers to a 66-64 overtime victory against Colgate on Wednesday, notching 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with six rebounds.
- The sophomore followed with another stellar performance at Holy Cross on Saturday, posting her fifth double-double of the season with 24 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to go with a game-high 11 rebounds.
CARRYING THE LOAD
- Nia Irving leads the Patriot League with a .498 field goal percentage also leads the league with a .537 shooting mark in conference games.
- Irving has led BU in both scoring and rebounding in three of the last four games and nine games overall this season.
- The sophomore has shot above .600 percent in five Patriot League games, including three of the past four contests.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- Nia Irving leads the team in scoring (13.0) and rebounding (6.8).
- Katie Nelson ranks second in scoring (10.0) and Corrine Williams follows (8.4).
- Williams also ranks second on the team in rebounding (4.9) and is averaging 9.6 points per game over her last seven games.
- Katie Nelson ranks third in the Patriot League with 3.8 assists per game.
- The freshman also leads the league with 35.4 minutes per game.
- BU ranks third in the league with a .410 field goal percentage.
- Over the last four games, the Terriers have shot above .400 percent and are averaging a .438 percent mark from the floor.
- As a team, the Terriers lead the Patriot League with 4.4 blocks per game.
- Sophie Beaudry is tied for in the league with 1.5 blocks per game.
SCOUTING NAVY
- Navy has clinched a home game for the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals and enters Saturday's matchup with an 11-3 mark in conference play and stand at 21-4 overall.
- The Mids cruised past Lafayette on Wednesday, 59-43, to extend their win streak to five.
- Sophie Gatzounas led posted a game-high 16 points, while Taylor Dunham and Kaila Clark also reached double-digits with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
- Dunham leads the team with 15.0 points per game and leads the league with 3.9 triples per game.
- Clark holds the team lead in rebounds with an 8.7 average, which ranks fifth in the Patriot League.
- Hannah Fenske ranks second in the league with 4.5 assists per game and ranks second on the team in scoring with 12.0 points per game.
THE SERIES
- Navy has taken the last three matchups to improve to 8-2 all-time against the Terriers.
- Two of the four three matchups have been decided by three points or less.
- BU will stay on the road as it visits Lafayette on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
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