Terriers Improve to 3-0 in PL with 69-46 Victory over American

Saturday, January 8

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Terriers Improve to 3-0 in PL with 69-46 Victory over American

January 8, 2022 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON - Sophomore Caitlin Weimar grabbed a career-best 18 rebounds to go along with 16 points and four blocks to push the Boston University women's basketball team to a convincing 69-46 victory over American on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

The Terriers stay undefeated in Patriot League play at 3-0 and now have an even overall record of 7-7. The Eagles move to 8-4 on the year with a 1-1 conference record.

Junior Sydney Johnson tallied 13 points and a game-best six assists while freshman Alex Giannaros chipped in 11 points. Senior Riley Childs was just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

The Eagles were paced by Taylor Brown and Jade Edwards, who notched 15 and 10 points, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After American scored the first basket of the game, the teams traded 6-0 runs, resulting in an early 8-6 edge for the visitors.
BU then closed out the first quarter with eight straight points, capped by a buzzer-beating lay-up from Sophie Beneventine, to take a lead it would not relinquish.
A 3-pointer by senior Riley Childs in the final minute of the opening half gave the home lead its largest lead yet at 32-16.
The Terriers limited the Eagles to eight second-quarter points and added 14 of their own to take a 14-point lead into the break.
American put together a solid third quarter with 17 points but BU held its ground and scored 16 during the frame to maintain a 13-point cushion at 48-35.
The Eagles got a bucket on their first possession of the fourth, but BU squashed any hopes of a comeback by reeling off nine straight points, capped by a fast-break 3-pointer from sophomore Liz Shean, to take a commanding 57-37 lead.
BU executed an impressive and efficient final quarter, shooting 6-of-8 from the floor while limiting American to a 5-for-21 effort.

GAME NOTES

Weimar had a double-double by halftime with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The Terriers limited the Eagles to 15-percent shooting (3-for-20) from behind the arc.
BU has now won its first three Patriot League contests for the second time in as many years
The Terriers have now won four of their past five meetings with American.

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