BOSTON – Welcoming Army to Case Gym for Senior Day, the Boston University women's basketball team completed the weekend series sweep with a 65-53 victory Sunday afternoon.

The senior trio of Mackenzie Miers, Katie Nelson and Tenisha Pressley were honored prior to opening tip, and each earned a nod in the starting lineup.

BU picked up where it left off from Saturday's rout, scorching the floor with a 62.5 percent shooting clip in the first quarter. Maren Durant led the Terriers with a 13-point effort accompanied by eight rebounds, Maggie Pina poured in 11 points, and Emily Esposito and Katie Nelson each reached the 10-point mark.

How It Happened

• Miers banked in a pair of layups to set the tone in the post as the Terriers hedged ahead, 6-5, three minutes into play.
• Pina dashed for two fast break baskets, and Nelson and Durant added to the paint total as the Terriers furthered the gap, 16-10.
• Durant converted on an and-1 opportunity to give BU a 21-17 edge, with 20 of those coming within the key, at the end of the opening quarter.
• Sydney Johnson kept the momentum alive with two straight drives to the rim before finding Pina on the fast break, widening the gap to 27-20 with 5:54 left in the half.
• Pina maintained the hot hand with five straight points before Nelson drilled a 3-pointer from the wing to send the Terriers into the break with a 36-27 advantage.
• Esposito either scored or assisted on six straight points to start the third, keeping it a nine-point game, 42-33, with 6:28 remaining.
• Army trimmed the gap to four before Esposito and Annabelle Larnard went for back-to-back layups to snap the run.
• The Black Knights made it a four-point game again until Liz Shean sparked a 6-0 streak to give BU a 10-point margin, 52-42, heading into the final frame.
• Following a slow start to the fourth, Miers took a charge that sparked the Terriers on the offensive end, as an 8-0 streak regained a double-digit gap, 60-47, with 4:09 left on the clock.
• From there, BU limited Army to just one field goal down the stretch as it coasted to its third straight win.

Game Notes

• The Terriers have matched the best start to a season through the first nine games at 8-1, the same mark as the 1978-79 team through the opening nine contests.
• BU scored its first 14 field goals in the paint and posted a 50-20 advantage in the paint for the game.

Up Next

• The Terriers will open up a three-game series with Holy Cross on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m.