Women's Basketball Drops Road Contest To Princeton

Sunday, November 14

Princeton, NJ

1 PM

Boston University

1-1,0-0Patriot

Princeton

3-0,0-0Ivy Leag

Boston U.

Princeton

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Women's Basketball Drops Road Contest To Princeton

November 14, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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PRINCETON, N.J. – In its first road game of the 2021-22 campaign, the Boston University women's basketball program (1-1) fell to undefeated Princeton (3-0) 69-40 on Sunday afternoon at Jadwin Gymnasium.

The Tigers, who have won 25 games in a row, led for all but 45 seconds of the game, regaining the lead three minutes in and maintaining control the rest of the way.

Redshirt senior Emily Esposito buried a pair of three-pointers and notched a team-best 11 points. Juniors Maren Durant and Sydney Johnson registered nine points each.

Julia Cunningham dropped a double-double with game-highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds. Abby Meyers added 15 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Esposito canned a three-pointer to give BU a brief 5-4 edge in the opening minutes, but the Tigers responded with a 13-3 run midway through the first to take a 17-8 lead after 10 minutes.
Princeton scored the first four points of the second, but Johnson responded with a straightaway three-pointer to close the gap to 21-11.
As the Terrier defense held Princeton scoreless for over 2:45 in the second, BU got to within 22-15 as Durant found senior Chiara Tibbitt underneath for the right-handed finish.
Down 25-15 approaching the minute-mark until halftime, freshman Alex Giannaros split multiple defenders with a euro step layup through the paint. Princeton took a 29-18 advantage into the locker room.
On a baseline out-of-bounds play, Esposito lowered her shoulder to get free for a layup while drawing contact to cut the deficit to 31-21 two minutes into the third.
Princeton ripped off an 13-1 run over the final 5:17 of the third to extend their lead to 50-26.
BU started the fourth with five straight points as Durant converted a layup, then Johnson intercepted a Tiger pass and sank a driving layup with contact, completing the old-fashioned, three-point play.
From there, Princeton capped the game on an extended 19-9 spurt.

GAME NOTES

The Terriers were limited to 33 percent shooting, including 21 percent from downtown.
BU limited Princeton to 37 percent shooting in the first half, but the Tigers hit 15 of their final 26 shots.
Senior Riley Childs paced the Terriers with eight boards. Durant totaled five caroms.
Esposito has started the season 5-for-9 from deep.
With her 50 percent shooting performance, Johnson is 45-for-97 (.463) from the field in her last eight games, dating back to Feb. 17.
Princeton goes up 1-0 in the all-time series following Sunday's first meeting between the schools.

UP NEXT

The Terriers begin a three-game homestand with a date against Boston College on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Opening tip from Case Gym is set for 6 p.m.
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