Terriers Take 54-43 Setback at Army

Sunday, January 17

West Point, N.Y.

3 PM

Boston University

5-1,5-1Patriot

Army

5-6,2-4Patriot

Boston U.

Army West Point

Maggie Pina dribbling the ball on the wing with an Army defender nearby

January 17, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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West Point, N.Y. – The Boston University women's basketball team could not find its shooting stroke as it dropped its first game of the season, 54-43, to Army Sunday afternoon at Christl Arena.

BU finished with a 27.1 (16-of-59) shooting percentage, while the Black Knights did not fare much better with a 37.8 (17-of-45) percent shooting clip.

Sydney Johnson and Katie Nelson led the Terriers with nine points apiece, while Riley Childs grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.

How It Happened

The duo of Johnson and Nelson combined for the first 10 points, scoring eight of those off turnovers, to give the Terriers a 10-5 advantage with 4:03 left in the first.
Army used a 7-0 run to take control until Maggie Pina knocked down a transition 3-pointer to put BU back in front, 13-12, at the end of the first.
BU went cold from the floor, connecting on 1-of-13 attempts in the second quarter as the Black Knights took a 25-19 command at the half.
Johnson put in BU's lone two baskets in the third as Army extended its hold, 38-23.
Down by 16 points, Pina connected from deep before Emily Esposito additionally stroked it from beyond-the-arc, cutting the deficit to single digits, 41-33.
Nelson came up with a steal on the defensive end and went for the coast-to-coast finish, sealing a 10-0 run to put the Terriers within six with 3:58 remaining.
The six-point margin would be as close as BU would get as its five-game win streak against the Black Knights ended.

Game Notes

Chiara Tibbitt set a career high for the second straight game with eight boards.
Sophie Beneventine made her first appearance as a Terrier.
BU remains at the top of the Patriot League North Division standings at 5-1, and is the only team in the division with one loss.

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