Maren Durant in the post with a defender
Al Sermeno - KLC fotos
34
Boston U. BU 6-8,1-2 Patriot
51
Winner Lehigh Lehigh 11-3,3-0 Patriot
Boston U. BU
6-8,1-2 Patriot
34
Final
51
Lehigh Lehigh
11-3,3-0 Patriot
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Boston U. BU 10 12 6 6 34
Lehigh Lehigh 10 16 19 6 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Lehigh Overmatches Women's Basketball, 51-34

BETHLEHEM, Pa. –  Taking on the Patriot League preseason favorite and current front runner, the Boston University women's basketball team struggled to get into rhythm as it fell to Lehigh, 51-34, Wednesday night at Stabler Arena.
 
Lehigh used the 3-point shot to remain atop the Patriot League standings, as 12 of its 19 field goals came from distance. Comparatively, the Terriers missed all 12 of their 3-point attempts and turned the ball over a season-high 21 times.

How It Happened
  • Nia Irving and Annabelle Larnard worked the paint to open the game as both teams struggled to find their footing through the opening five minutes.
  • Sydney Johnson went coast-to-coast before Maggie Pina and Vanessa Edgehill worked a give-and-go in transition to close the quarter, evening the score at 10-all.
  • The Terriers started to click offensively in the following stanza, as Irving and Katie Nelson attacked the paint for the first eight points, putting the score at 18-16 in favor of BU.
  • Lehigh used the 3-point shot to respond, pushing out a 7-0 run to force a Terrier timeout with 4:08 left before the break.
  • Maren Durant hustled for four straight points to close the half, trimming the deficit to 26-22.
  • The Mountain Hawks continued to click from beyond-the-arc, pushing out a 32-22 lead to force another timeout with 6:26 left in the frame.
  • Johnson broke up a 9-0 run with a drive through the lane, but Lehigh responded with another pair of 3-pointers en route to outscoring BU 19-5 in the third.
  • BU started the fourth with a 5-3 streak, but the deficit proved too much to overcome as it fell to 0-2 in conference road games.
Game Notes
  • BU held an opponent to shoot 25.0 percent or less from the floor in a quarter for the fifth time this season.
  • Irving is now nine points from reaching the 1,000-career points milestone.
  • The Terriers outrebounded their opponent for the fourth time in the last five games.
  • Durant went 3-for-3 from the floor and led the team with eight points.
Up Next
  • BU will cap its week on the road on Sunday, Jan. 12 at Army West Point for a 1 p.m. tilt.
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