Women's Basketball Drops Army, 65-53, on Senior Day

Sunday, February 14

Boston, Mass.

1 PM

Boston University

8-1,8-1Patriot

Army

9-10,6-8Patriot

Army West Point

Boston U.

The players of the women's basketball team huddled around each other with senior day jerseys in the middle

Women's Basketball Drops Army, 65-53, on Senior Day

February 14, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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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.

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