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Kevin Murray

BU Hits The Road To Face Harvard

November 26, 2021

Boston University (2-3) vs. Harvard (1-4)
Date & Time: Saturday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m.
Venue: Lavietes Pavilion, Cambridge, Mass.

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BOSTON, Mass. – With the Thanksgiving leftovers packed away, the Boston University women's basketball team starts a three-game road swing by crossing the Charles River to take on Harvard on Saturday, Nov. 27. Opening tip is slated for 2 p.m.
 
The Terriers play their first road game since Nov. 14 after three games at home. During BU's upcoming stretch, the Terriers will only travel approximately 30 miles, squaring off against three opponents in Massachusetts. The Terriers also aim to snap their two-game losing streak.
 
The Crimson also seek to stop a two-game slide, having dropped a pair of road contests to Rutgers and URI, the latter of whom BU will visit on Dec. 19. Saturday begins a short, two-game homestand for Harvard, their first of the year.
 
Fans who wish to attend the game are required to follow Harvard's Indoor Attendance Policy, which can be found here.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU most recently dropped a 57-51 decision to Yale on Wednesday, Nov. 24.
  • Juniors Sydney Johnson and Liz Shean paced the Terriers with 12 points each, while sophomore Caitlin Weimar added 10 points, nine boards, and three steals.
  • The Terriers led by as much as seven points towards the end of the second quarter, but the Bulldogs snagged a lead after three periods, then shot 70 percent in the fourth to stave off BU.
  • The result marked the first time since Jan. 18-22 that BU lost two straight, and the first time falling in consecutive games at home since Dec. 11-15, 2019.
  • Against Yale, BU's bench accounted for 23 points, marking the third performance with 20-plus points and two straight from the reserves.
  • In all five games so far, the Terrier bench has combined for double figures in scoring.
  • Shean has scored 23 combined points in her last two games after notching 27 points in her first 16 games as a Terrier.
  • In her last 14 games dating back to Feb. 7, Johnson has tallied 12 double-digit scoring performances, averaging 13.9 points per game. BU is 8-4 in that stretch when she eclipses double figures.
  • Weimar, who celebrates her birthday on Friday, Nov. 26, is shooting 52.6 percent from the field in her last three games after starting the season 2-for-14 from the field. During this three-game span, she has snagged 7.3 boards per game and scored 10 points twice.
  • BU is 9-1 in its last 10 games against teams from the state of Massachusetts.
  • Six of the Terriers' next seven contests take place away from Case Gym, with the lone home matchup coming on Dec. 13.
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON
  • Harvard sports a 1-4 record on the season, with its lone win coming at home against Northern Illinois back on Nov. 14.
  • The Crimson fell to the Rams 70-46 in its most recent contest on Nov. 23.
  • Harvard has three student-athletes scoring 10 or more points per game, led by Lola Mullaney's 12.8 mark. McKenzie Forbes and Tess Sussman score 11.8 and 10.2 points per game, respectively.
  • As a team, the Crimson score 62.4 points per game, but give up 71.4 points on the defensive end.
  • In its last full season in 2019-20, Harvard went 15-12 overall, going 6-8 against Ivy League foes. The program was selected to finish fifth in this year's preseason poll, one spot behind Yale and trailing the favorite, Princeton.
  • Head Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith is in her 40th season at Harvard, holding the all-time wins record at Harvard with 618 victories.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • BU and Harvard meet for the 36th time in the rivalry.
  • The Crimson lead the series 20-15, and have won five in a row.
  • In the most recent installment back on Nov. 26, 2019, Harvard won soundly, 66-39.
  • Maggie Pina paced the Terriers with 12 points off the bench.
  • BU's last win in the rivalry came on Nov. 17, 2014. Meghan Green and Troi Melton notched 19 and 11 points, respectively, in a 63-62 triumph.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Terriers return to the east side of the Charles River and visit Northeastern on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Opening tip is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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