Terriers Welcome Colgate to The Roof Wednesday

Wednesday, January 16

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

Colgate

Terriers Welcome Colgate to The Roof Wednesday

January 15, 2019 | Women's Basketball

Watch on PLN Live Stats Tickets Game Notes

Women's Basketball (8-6, 4-0 PL) vs. Colgate (6-8, 2-2 PL)
Date & Time	Wednesday, Jan. 16 \| 7 p.m.
Venue	Boston, Mass. \| Case Gym "The Roof"
Tickets	Ticketmaster.com
Live Stats	GoTerriers.com
Watch	Patriot League Network
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWBB
Notes	BU \| Colgate
Promotion	Cradles to Crayons Drive

BOSTON - Riding a four-game win streak, the Boston University women's basketball team will host Colgate on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Case Gym. Tip-off from The Roof is scheduled for 7 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

BU is in first place in the Patriot League standings for the first time since joining the conference six years ago.
First-year head coach Marisa Moseley is the only first-year head coach in NCAA DI women's basketball to own an unblemished record in home games.

TERRIER TIDBITS

In a matchup of the two undefeated teams in the Patriot League on Saturday, the Terriers held Lehigh to a season-low 27.5 percent shooting mark en route to a 58-45 win to stand atop the conference standings.
Nia Irving led the Terriers in points (15) and rebounds (8), while Riley Childs made her return from a two-game absence with 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
BU pushed its win streak to four, its longest since the 2016-17 season.
Irving has scored in double figures in 10 straight games, scoring at least 15 points in four of those contests, and has two double-doubles on the season.
Lauren Spearman has accounted for 39 of the team's 73 makes from beyond-the-arc, good for 53.4 percent.
Payton Hauck has nearly doubled her scoring average from last season (6.9) and has also been looking for her shot more from deep, connecting on 8-of-20 attempts.
The Terriers have averaged 65.3 points per game at Case Gym and have won by an average margin of 13.3 points.
BU is 7-0 when scoring more than 60 points and when leading at the half.

SCOUTING COLGATE

Coming off a 62-49 defeat to Navy, Colgate enters Wednesday's matchup with an even 2-2 record in conference games and stands at 6-8 overall.
Mylah Chandler notched a double-double with 13 rebounds and 14 points against the Mids.
Chandler ranks second in the league in blocked shots per game (1.3) and third in field goal percentage (51.6).
Rachel Thompson is averaging team-bests of 11.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
Summer King is right behind with 10.2 points per game and ranks third in the team in rebounding (5.1).
The Raiders are just 2-6 in road games.

THE SERIES

BU has won the last three matchups to tie its longest winning streak against Colgate.
Overall, the Terriers lead the all-time series 11-6 and have won four of the last six games, while two of the last four have gone into overtime.
Additionally, the Terriers are 6-1 against at home and are 6-5 against Colgate since joining the Patriot League.
The Raiders were the lone Patriot League opponent that the Terriers swept last season.

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