Stout Defensive Effort Leads BU Atop PL Standings With 58-45 Drubbing of Lehigh

Saturday, January 12

Boston, MA

4 PM

Boston University

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Lehigh

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Lehigh

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Stout Defensive Effort Leads BU Atop PL Standings With 58-45 Drubbing of Lehigh

January 12, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON – Following holding Lehigh to just two points in the first quarter, the Boston University women's basketball team motored past the Mountain Hawks, 58-45, Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

With the win, BU takes sole possession of first place in the Patriot League standings and is the lone undefeated team remaining in conference play.

How It Happened

BU fired on all cylinders to start the game, putting up a 9-0 run as four different Terriers got on the scoreboard.
Equally dominant on the defensive end, BU held the Mountain Hawks to shoot just 9.1 percent from the floor in the first to surge ahead, 14-2.
Riley Childs and Payton Hauck took over in the second quarter, combining for 10 of the team's 13 points to send the Terriers into the half with a 27-10 command.
Nia Irving kept the momentum rolling by starting off the third quarter converting on an and-1 to make it a 20-point game.
Lehigh flipped the switch, using a 17-5 run to trim BU's command to 35-27, but a drive by Naiyah Thompson in the waning seconds of the third quarter put the Terriers back ahead by double digits, 38-27.
Looking to regain the momentum, the Terriers used the free throw advantage to get back in rhythm, using four straight makes to go up 46-34 midway through the fourth.
BU continued to work the charity stripe as it closed out the game from the line to secure its fourth straight win.

Game Notes

The two points were the fewest points the Terriers have surrendered in a quarter since allowing just two points at Loyola in the second quarter on Feb. 11, 2017.
BU held the Mountain Hawks to shoot just 27.5 percent, their lowest shooting percentage of the season.
Irving led the team with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Childs made her presence known after missing the past two games due to injury, putting up 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go with seven rebounds.
Nelson also reached double figures for the fourth straight games with a 10-point effort.
The Terriers pushed their win streak to four, their longest since the 2016-17 season.

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