BOSTON - Senior Sydney Johnson dropped a season-high 20 points, junior Caitlin Weimar added her third-consecutive double-double, and the Boston University women's basketball program won its third-straight game with a 72-61 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon at Case Gym. 

Never trailing in the game, BU (3-2) made nine of its 17 three-point shots. St. Francis Brooklyn (1-5) came within two early in the third quarter, but BU set a season-high with 23 points in the third quarter to pull away in the second half.

Johnson also collected six assists without a turnover and had five steals. Weimar notched 12 points and 13 rebounds. Sophomore Lauren Davenport and freshman Sam Crispe each tallied nine points.

Alyssa Fisher paced St. Francis Brooklyn with 19 points on 18 shots. Ella Ogier chipped in with 10 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides made just one basket in the opening three minutes, but BU proceeded to go on an extended 18-3 run that lasted 3:42. Johnson hit a pair of threes, while senior Maren Durant capitalized on a nostalgic three-point play by the right block.
• Sheridan Kavanagh and Angena Belloso converted St. Francis Brooklyn layups in the paint to cap the first quarter, trimming BU's edge to 22-14 after the first quarter.
• Crispe found the bottom of the net off a pass from Durant for BU's first field goal at the 8:55 mark of the second, but that was the last BU field goal until the midpoint of the stanza as St. Francis Brooklyn stayed within eight points.
• Ogier's triple with 2:51 until halftime whittled the BU lead to 30-26, but Johnson cashed in a floater, then fed senior Maggie Pina on the left wing for a three to make it 35-26. BU then led 35-30 at the break as Fisher scored the quarter's final four points.
• St. Francis Brooklyn's Tyra Myers opened the second half with a three to get the visitors within two points, but six BU free throws sustained an 8-0 run to give BU separation with 5:23 left in the third.
• Pina, Crispe, and senior Liz Shean then hit threes within a 1:56 span. The latter's bucket was part of a 9-2 run to cap the third, replenishing BU's advantage to 58-45.
• Both sides went scoreless for over three minutes in the fourth quarter until junior Sophie Beneventine nailed a three-pointer with 5:33 to play for a 63-45 lead.
• St. Francis Brooklyn made multiple trips to the charity stripe, but its field goal drought continued as Johnson drained multiple driving layups, her last giving BU a 67-52 edge.
• Junior Kelsi Mingo answered a Fisher three with her own from the right to push the Terriers into the 70-point range with 2:44 left.
• St. Francis Brooklyn went on a modest 6-0 run before freshman Anastassia Semenova sank a right-handed layup off a feed from Weimar.

 
STATS

• BU shot over 38 percent from the field, its lowest percentage in a win.
• St. Francis Brooklyn shot 37 percent in the game, including 37.5 percent from beyond the arc.
• The rebounding edge went to BU, 46-33, BU's third game in a row over 40 boards.
• BU racked up 19 assists on 24 baskets, just over 79 percent of their baskets.
• In addition to its nine threes, BU set a season-high with 15 made free throws.
• Durant also picked up 13 rebounds and four assists.
• For the second-consecutive contest, every BU Terrier that appeared in the game scored.

 
GAME NOTES

• Johnson's 20 points and five steals are a season-high. The latter matches her career-best, set in last season's opener against UMass Lowell on Nov. 9, 2021.
• In her career, Johnson now has 11 career games with 20-plus points.
• Weimar is averaging a double-double on the season with 13.2 points and 10.8 rebounds. Her three-straight games with 10-plus points and caroms matches her longest stretch as a Terrier.
• She also has the most rebounds per game by any women's basketball student-athlete at a Massachusetts-based program.
• With two threes in the game, Pina now moves into 10th place all-time in career three-pointers at BU with 145.
• BU has scored 70 points in consecutive games for the first time since Mar. 7-11, 2021.
• During the three-game winning streak, BU has averaged 69.3 points, 45.3 boards, and 20.3 assists per game, with an average margin of victory just under 20 points.
• Wednesday was the first all-time meeting between BU and St. Francis Brooklyn, two programs with Terriers as mascots.

 
UP NEXT

• After the Thanksgiving holiday, BU hits the road to face New Hampshire on Sunday (Nov. 27). Opening tip is scheduled for 1 p.m.