Wednesday, February 19
Boston, MA
6 PM
Boston University
vs
Lafayette
Terriers Host Lafayette Wednesday at The Roof
February 18, 2020 | Women's Basketball
NEED TO KNOW
Teams: Boston University (14-10, 9-4 PL) vs. Lafayette (12-11, 8-5 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 19 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB
BOSTON - Looking for to avenge Lafayette, the Boston University women's basketball team will host the Leopards on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Case Gym. Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
TERRIER TIDBITS
Teams: Boston University (14-10, 9-4 PL) vs. Lafayette (12-11, 8-5 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 19 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB
BOSTON - Looking for to avenge Lafayette, the Boston University women's basketball team will host the Leopards on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Case Gym. Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU rolled to a 71-56 win on Senior Day over Navy for its sixth straight win.
- Nia Irving put up a dominant Senior Day performance, notching a team-best 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting to go with five rebounds.
- Vanessa Edgehill also had a memorable Senior Day, adding five points, three rebounds and two assists.
- BU is on a six-game win streak, its longest since the 2012-13 season.
- Additionally, the six-game streak is BU's longest Patriot League win streak.
- The Terries are currently tied for second place in the Patriot League standings with Colgate.
- Lafayette is in a three-way tie for fourth place with Holy Cross and Lehigh.
- Lafayette is coming off a 57-49 defeat to Holy Cross on Saturday to fall to 12-11 overall and 8-5 in conference play.
- Despite the loss, the Leopards own their most Patriot League wins since the 2013-14 season, and are one win away from reaching nine conference wins since the 1993-94 season.
- Natalie Kucowski leads the Patriot League in rebounds (13.2) and blocks (2.8) per game.
- Kucowski also leads the team in scoring average (13.7) and is one of two players in the league to average a double-double.
- Drew Freeland (9.3) and Alexis Santarelli (9.0) follow Kucowski in scoring.
- Freeland has done most of her damage from 3-point range, as she leads the Leopards with a 36.7 percent clip from downtown.
- Santarelli ranks second on the team in rebounding (4.6) and has scored in double figures in four straight games.
- The Leopards won on a buzzer-beater in the first matchup of the season in Easton, handing the Terriers a 59-57 defeat in their Patriot League opener Jan. 2.
- Each of the last six matchups have been decided by five points or less.
- The Terriers lead the all-time series 14-9, but Lafayette holds the upper hand at 8-6 since BU joined the Patriot League.
- BU will break for the road as it ventures to American for a 2 p.m. tip on Saturday, Feb. 22.
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