Bucknell Staves Off Women's Basketball, 55-53

Saturday, February 29

Lewisburg, PA

2 PM

Boston University

16-12,11-6Patriot

Bucknell

22-6,15-2Patriot

Boston U.

Bucknell

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Bucknell Staves Off Women's Basketball, 55-53

February 29, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Looking to knock off the Patriot League front runner once again, the Boston University women's basketball team came up short as it dropped a 55-53 decision against Bucknell Saturday afternoon at Sojka Pavilion.

How It Happened

Bucknell hit on six of its first seven field goal attempts to stake an early 14-6 edge.
Riley Childs sunk a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first, giving BU a shot of energy as the score held at 23-13.
Katie Nelson continued the momentum, willing her way to the basket with back-to-back drives to kick off the second quarter.
Sydney Johnson put in five straight points, while Maggie Pina hit two from the free throw line to give the Terriers their first lead, 24-23, with 5:05 remaining until the break.
BU's defense was stellar in the second quarter, limiting the Bison to shoot just 7.7 percent (1-of-13) from the floor as it maintained a one-point advantage, 26-25, heading into the locker room.
Bucknell turned the tide to start the second half, using an 11-2 run to go back up by double figures, 38-28, with 3:43 left in the frame.
Pina breathed life into the Terriers, netting back-to-back triples, and Nelson sealed an 8-0 run with two makes from the charity stripe to cut the gap to 38-36 at the end of the third.
Nia Irving slotted an inbounds pass before Pina connected again from downtown, putting BU on top, 41-40, with 7:07 remaining.
Bucknell utilized a pair of 5-0 runs to go up by five, 52-47, with two minutes to go.
Following two free throws by the Bison, Pina stroked her fourth 3-pointer to put the Terriers within one with 26 seconds left.
Down to its final possession, BU was blocked on the potential game-tying shot at the buzzer.

Game Notes

Pina led the team with 17 points, while Durant led with nine rebounds.
Nelson brought her career total to 305 helpers and is now No. 10 in career assists in program history.
BU held an opponent to two points in a quarter for the third time since moving to the quarters system five seasons ago.
With Colgate's loss to Army, BU still remains in second place in the Patriot League standings.
With a win against Army on Wednesday, the Terriers would clinch the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament.

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