Mackenzie Miers
Kevin Murray

Terriers Brace for Challenge at Navy

February 15, 2018

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
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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.
UP NEXT
  • BU will stay on the road as it visits Lafayette on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
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