Thursday, March 12
Boston, MA
6 PM
Boston University
vs
Lehigh (PL Semifinals)
Women's Basketball to Contend in PL Semifinals vs. Lehigh Thursday
March 10, 2020 | Women's Basketball
NEED TO KNOW
Teams: Boston University (18-12, 11-6 PL) vs. Lehigh (19-11, 10-8 PL)
Date & Time: Thursday, March 12 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB
BOSTON - Playing in its first Patriot League Tournament semifinal game in its seven seasons as a member of the league, the Boston University women's basketball continues its postseason run against sixth-seeded Lehigh on Thursday, March 12. Opening tip from Case Gym is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
Teams: Boston University (18-12, 11-6 PL) vs. Lehigh (19-11, 10-8 PL)
Date & Time: Thursday, March 12 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB
BOSTON - Playing in its first Patriot League Tournament semifinal game in its seven seasons as a member of the league, the Boston University women's basketball continues its postseason run against sixth-seeded Lehigh on Thursday, March 12. Opening tip from Case Gym is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU battled to a 46-44 victory over American on Monday in a quarterfinal matchup.
- Maren Durant was stellar in her postseason debut, grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds to go with 12 points for her third double-double of the season.
- Riley Childs was also a force on the glass, grabbing 10 boards to help guide a 40-22 differential in rebounds over the Eagles.
- The Terriers snapped a six-game postseason skid with Monday's win over American, bringing their Patriot League Tournament record to 2-6.
- With a win on Thursday, BU would make its first title game appearance since 2011, where it fell to Hartford, 65-53, in the America East championship game.
- Home court advantage is crucial for the Terriers as they are 11-5 at Case Gym, which includes a 9-1 mark against conference opponents.
- The Terriers have won 11 of their last 12 games at home.
- BU has limited each of its last 11 opponents to under 60 points.
- The Terriers have the best rebounding defense (31.7) in the Patriot League and the third-best scoring defense (57.6).
- Lehigh, the Patriot League preseason favorite, finished as the sixth seed after posting a 10-8 conference record.
- The Mountain Hawks upset third-seeded Colgate on Monday, 69-62, to advance to the semifinal round for the second straight season.
- Cameryn Benz recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Emma Grothaus led all scorers with 18 points.
- Camryn Buhr is the team's top scoring (12.6) and rebounding (7.1) threat and has six 20-point games on the season.
- Buhr was Lehigh's lone All-Patriot League honoree as she was named to the second team.
- Grothaus is also averaging double-digit scoring figures (10.2), while Benz (6.7) and Grothaus (6.1) are also forces on the boards.
- Hannah Hedstrom is the top assist provider (3.6) and owns the fourth-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the league at 1.7.
THE SERIES
- BU took the most recent matchup, 48-47, Feb. 26 in Boston to regain the upper hand in the all-time series, 9-8, and split the regular season series.
- The Terriers have won three straight home games against the Mountain Hawks.
- Neither team has scored more than 60 points over the last four games after at least one team scored at least 60 points in the first 13 games of the series.
THE POSTSEASON SERIES
- This will be the first postseason matchup between the two schools.
- With a win, BU will advance to the Patriot League Tournament championship game, set to take place on Sunday, March 15 at noon.
- If Bucknell defeats Holy Cross, the Terriers would head to Lewisburg for the title game.
- If Holy Cross upsets Bucknell, BU would own hosting rights for the championship.
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