BOSTON – Four Terriers scored in double figures, but Colgate used a strong second half to push past the Boston University women's basketball team, 70-61, Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.
Maren Durant recorded her first career double-double, setting season highs of 12 rebounds and 10 points.
Sydney Johnson led the Terriers with 18 points, while
Maggie Pina (13) and
Katie Nelson (10) also scored in double-digits.
BU led by eight at the break, but the Raiders outscored the Terriers 44-27 in the second half to snap BU's four-game home win streak.
How It Happened
- Durant knocked down a pair from the line before Pina hit from deep to give BU an initial 5-0 edge.
- The Terriers erupted from distance, as Johnson, Nelson and Pina went for three straight triples to put the score at 20-11 at the end of the first quarter.
- Nelson kept the hot hand with five straight points to start the second, while Durant furthered the run to 7-2 to give BU a 27-14 command.
- Colgate started to heat up, using a 6-2 run to get back in the game, though Johnson knocked down another 3-point to send BU into the break with a 34-26 advantage.
- Pina and Riley Childs attacked the paint to start the third, putting the Terriers back up by double-digits, 38-28.
- The Raiders started to shift the momentum, reeling off a 13-3 streak to tie the game, 41-41, with just under four minutes left in the frame.
- BU and Colgate went back-and-forth to close the third, with the freshman duo of Durant and Johnson combining for six straight points as the Terriers remained in front, 47-46.
- The Raiders took their first lead to start the fourth, but Childs notched four straight points, while Johnson added a pair from the charity stripe to reclaim the upper hand, 53-50.
- Once again, Colgate tied up the game after a 5-0 run, but Pina drilled a 3-pointer to put the Terriers back in front, 56-55, with 2:38 remaining.
- From there, the Raiders struck with back-to-back makes from distance as they outscored the Terriers 15-5 down the stretch of the game.
Game Notes
- Johnson was stellar off the bench for the second straight game, hitting on 3-of-5 from 3-point range, and was three points shy of matching her season high.
- BU's freshman class poured in 41 points.
- The away team has come away with the win in four of the last five matchups.
Up Next
- The Terriers will head back on the road for a 7 p.m. tip at Navy on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
