The women's basketball starting lineup huddles before the opening tip against UMass Lowell.
Matt Woolverton
40
Boston U. BU 1-1,0-0 Patriot
69
Winner Princeton PRIN 3-0,0-0 Ivy Leag
Boston U. BU
1-1,0-0 Patriot
40
Final
69
Princeton PRIN
3-0,0-0 Ivy Leag
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Boston U. BU 8 10 8 14 40
Princeton PRIN 17 12 21 19 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Drops Road Contest To Princeton

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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