Terriers Cap Regular Season With Crucial Duel vs. Army Wednesday

Wednesday, March 4

Boston, MA

6 PM

Boston University

Army

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Terriers Cap Regular Season With Crucial Duel vs. Army Wednesday

March 2, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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Teams: Boston University (16-12, 11-6 PL) vs. Army (8-20, 4-13 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 4 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWBB

BOSTON - With one game left in the regular season, the Boston University women's basketball team will host Army on Wednesday, March 4 at 6 p.m. Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PUSH

BU stands in second place in the Patriot League standings with an 11-6 record.
With a win on Wednesday, BU would lock up the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament and retain homecourt advantage through the semifinals.
The Terriers would also be able to clinch the No. 2 seed should both Lafayette and Colgate lose.
Additionally, the Terriers would clinch their first 12-win season in Patriot League play since joining the conference in 2013.
Home court advantage will be crucial for the Terriers, as they are 9-5, which includes a 7-1 mark against conference opponents.
The Terriers have won nine of their last 10 games at Case Gym.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU came up short as it dropped a 55-53 decision against Bucknell at Sojka Pavilion on Saturday.
Maggie Pina led the Terriers with 17 points, netting 12 of those in the second half.
Maren Durant grabbed nine rebounds for the third time in four games and swatted three shots.
Katie Nelson chipped in 10 points and handed out a team-best four assists.
Riley Childs and Maren Durant are tied for sixth in the league in rebounds per game (7.6) in conference games.
Sydney Johnson ranks fourth on the team in scoring (7.5) and ranks second in assists per game (2.5).
Nia Irving ranks third on the team in scoring (9.1) and rebounding (4.7).

SCOUTING ARMY

The Black Knights are coming off a 81-67 win over Colgate and have won three of their last four.
Army tied its program record with 14 makes from beyond-the-arc against the Raiders, while Natalie Stralkus and Sarah Bohn each set career highs with 21 and 20 points, respectively.
Kamryn Hall was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the third time this season on Monday after averaging 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds for the week.
Alisa Fallon is the top scoring threat, averaging 12.0 points per game and also leads the team with 2.5 assists per contest.
Lindsey Scamman follows in scoring (11.8) and Sabrina Hall is the top rebounder (8.6).
Bohn ranks third in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.424) and seventh in 3-pointers per game (1.9).

THE SERIES

BU has won five of the last six matchups with Army and took first game of the season series, 72-66, Jan. 12 in West Point.
Childs led the Terriers with her first double-double of the season with 11 rebounds and 10 points.
Army won the first eight matchups against the Terriers since they joined the Patriot League, but six of BU's eight wins in the series have been decided by double digits.

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