Maggie Pina holds the ball at the top of the arc against an American defender.
Kyle Prudhomme

Women’s Basketball Welcomes Army To Case Gym On Wednesday

January 11, 2022

Boston University (7-7, 3-0 PL) vs. Army West Point (7-5, 2-1 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, 6 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym, Boston, Mass.

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BOSTON – In the midst of its longest winning streak of the season, the Boston University women's basketball team looks to maintain its perfect start to Patriot League play with a mid-week matchup against Army West Point on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at Case Gym. Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
BU is 3-0 to begin league action for the second consecutive season, and the third in the previous four campaigns. During its current three-game winning streak, the Terriers have averaged 71.7 points on 43.1 percent shooting, 49 rebounds, and six blocks per game, all tops among PL teams.
 
Meanwhile, Army aims to climb the standings, having defeated Bucknell and Colgate and falling to defending PL champion Lehigh to start league play. Since Dec. 1, the Black Knights have alternated wins and losses, and have lost two in a row on the road.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • In its last contest, the Terriers dispatched American 69-46 on Saturday, Jan. 8 in Beantown.
  • The Terriers set season-bests by holding the Eagles to 46 points on 27.1 % shooting.
  • Sophomore Caitlin Weimar totaled season-highs of 16 points and four blocks and a career-high 18 rebounds for her second BU double-double.
  • Junior Sydney Johnson notched 13 points and six assists, and freshman Alex Giannaros added 11 points.
  • Senior Riley Childs posted nine points and nine boards.
  • BU's defense has surrendered more than 60 points just once across its last eight games, and twice in its previous 11.
  • Patriot League opponents have scored just 51.7 points per game on 31.3 percent shooting against the Terriers, who also have a plus-42 margin on the glass in that stretch.
  • BU is the only Patriot League team that has multiple student-athletes averaging 7.5 or more rebounds per game this year. Childs ranks seventh in the league at 7.9, Weimar is eighth with 7.8, and junior Maren Durant ranks ninth at 7.6.
  • During Patriot League play, Johnson is averaging 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. In that same timeline, Weimar has registered 14.3 points and 12.3 rebounds on 55.2 percent shooting, and Giannaros is scoring 14 points per game, having made eight three-pointers.
  • Durant is two blocks away from 10th place in the Terrier annals, currently sporting 93 rejections in her career.
  • The Terrier bench, currently averaging 20 points per game and having reached that mark in six straight games, has accounted for 30.4 percent of the team's scoring in 2021-22. That is an increase from 23.9 percent in 2020-21 and 18.1 percent in 2019-20.
 
SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
  • Army has started its season 7-5, most recently taking down Colgate at home, 66-63.
  • The Black Knights have played two common opponents with BU to this point, defeating Maine, 87-81, back on Nov. 26 but falling to Yale, 68-50, on Dec. 28.
  • Army leads the Patriot League with 8.67 steals and 41.6 rebounds per game, and ranks second with 66 points per game and 6.8 made three-pointers per contest.
  • Alisa Fallon paces the Black Knights and ranks top 10 in the conference with 14.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
  • Three other Black Knights average double figures in points: Trinity Hardy (13.4), Sabria Hunter (11.4 with 10.1 rebounds per game), and Kate Murray (10.1).
  • Missy Traversi is in her first season as head coach after replacing the program's all-time wins leader, Dave Magarity.
  • Last season, Army went 9-11, including 6-8 in the Patriot League North Division to reach the PL Quarterfinals.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Wednesday marks the 23rd meeting all-time between BU and Army.
  • The Terriers sport a 12-10 advantage in the series, and have won seven of the last eight matchups. BU has also won four consecutive home duels vs. Army.
  • The Black Knights are the first Patriot League foe this year that BU also played during the altered 2020-21 season.
  • Playing four contests, two at each school, the Terriers went 3-1 against the Black Knights. Each game in that series was won by double digits.
  • Most recently, BU dispatched Army 65-53 at Case Gym on Feb. 14, 2021. Durant led the Terriers with 13 points and eight caroms off the bench as four scored 10-plus points.
  • In the four games a year, Pina led all returners with 10.5 points per game.
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