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Teams: Boston University (11-10, 6-4 PL) at Holy Cross (13-8, 6-4 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 8 | 1 p.m.
Venue: Hart Center | Worcester, Mass.
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BOSTON - Ready for its second tilt with Holy Cross in a two-week span, the Boston University women's basketball team will head to Worcester on Saturday, Feb. 8 for a rematch against its Turnpike Trophy rival. Opening tip against the Crusaders is scheduled for 1 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- Riley Childs was named the Player of the Week, while Maggie Pina was tabbed the Rookie of the Wee on Monday.
- Childs and Pina marked the first time BU has earned a sweep of the Patriot League's weekly awards.
- Childs notched 18 points, including 12 straight between the end of the second quarter and the start of the third, and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds as BU topped Bucknell, 52-48, on Saturday.
- Pina also was lights-out shooting the basketball, adding 15 points on a 6-of-9 clip from the floor, while Nia Irving poured in 11 points.
- BU currently holds a 7-2 grip in the 2019-20 Turnpike Trophy series over Holy Cross.
- The Holy Cross women's basketball team took all three matchups in last year's series, though BU dominated with a 21-3 record against the Crusaders during the 2018-19 series.
- Now in its fifth year, the Terriers are 90-14 in Turnpike Trophy games.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
- Holy Cross has dropped two of its last three, with its most recent outcome being a 71-60 defeat at the hands of Colgate.
- The Crusaders own a 7-1 record at home, yet fare a 6-7 mark in away contests.
- Lauren Manis is tied for third in the NCAA with 14 double-doubles on the season.
- Manis leads the league in scoring (17.5), 3-point field goal percentage (47.7) and ranks second in rebounding (11.2).
- Avery LaBarbera ranks sixth in the league in scoring (13.7) and assists per game (3.2).
- Madalyn Smith is the top assist provider in the league (5.2), while fellow guard Avery LaBarbera ranks fourth in the league with 2.1 triples per game.
- LaBarbera additionally ranks second on the Crusaders in scoring (13.7) and Megan Swords is right behind (12.4) to go with 8.7 rebounds per game.
THE SERIES
- BU earned a dramatic 76-70 overtime victory in the first matchup of the season Jan. 25 in Boston.
- The Terriers erased an 18-point deficit in the second quarter to snap a three-game skid to the Crusaders.
- Maggie Pina led all scorers with 23 points, netting 10 of those in the extra frame.
- Four of BU's seven wins in the series have taken place at Case Gym.
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