Terriers Fall to Yale on the Road, 58-46

Tuesday, December 13

New Haven, CT

4 PM

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December 13, 2022 | Women's Basketball

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore Alex Giannaros scored 12 points on 60 percent shooting, and senior Sydney Johnson added 10 points, but the Boston University women's basketball program dropped a 58-46 decision to Yale on Tuesday afternoon at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.

After both teams combined to shoot just 14-for-55 (25.4 percent) in the first half, the Bulldogs (6-6) outscored the Terriers (5-5) 21-12 in the third quarter. Yale led by as many as 16 points, holding BU to season-lows in points scored and three-point shooting.

Senior Maren Durant collected seven points, eight rebounds, and two blocks, while classmate Maggie Pina chipped in with seven points and five boards.

Jenna Clark paced all student-athletes with 15 points and seven assists, while Haley Sabol and Kiley Capstraw posted 14 and 12 points, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU was held without a field goal for the first 5:30 of the game, as Yale executed a 9-0 run to go up 11-1.
Giannaros canned a three from the right corner, then Shean collected a loose ball and drew contact on a made layup for a nostalgic three-point play at the 4:05 mark to cut into the deficit.
Yale led 16-10 after one quarter, but the Terriers knocked down a pair of triples from Pina and Giannaros to tie the game 2:31 into the second.
BU held the Bulldogs off the scoreboard for the first 4:32 of the second, but Yale responded by keeping the Terriers away from the net for a span of over five minutes.
Clark nailed a runner from the beyond the arc as the buzzer sounded to give Yale a 25-22 advantage at halftime.
That three ignited an extended 11-2 Yale run capped with Capstraw's three with 6:48 on the clock to make it 33-24 Bulldogs.
Johnson and Crispe teamed up for six consecutive points to get the Terriers within three, 33-30.
After Crispe found Durant underneath to close BU's gap to 36-32, the Bulldogs rattled off a 10-2 burst, with five points coming from Avery Lee, to make it 46-34 entering the fourth quarter.
Johnson opened the final frame with a driving layup, but Yale countered with six consecutive points to go ahead 52-36 with 5:40 remaining, its largest advantage of the contest.
Giannaros and Pina combined for a pair of layups, then Johnson drained two consecutive buckets as part of an 8-0 Terrier run in a 1:50 span, whittling the gap down to 52-44.
BU was limited to just one field in the final three minutes, however, a Pina layup off a feed from Giannaros with 22 seconds to go to seal the final score.

STATS

The Terriers shot 32.7 percent from the field in the game, and just 3-of-12 from beyond the arc.
Yale shot 35 percent, and 6-for-17 from distance.
BU held the edge in bench points, 12-7.
The Bulldogs outrebounded the Terriers, 43-34, including a 14-7 mark in offensive boards.
Yale also sported an advantage in points off turnovers (22-16) and second-chance points (13-4).

GAME NOTES

Giannaros has scored in double figures in all three of her appearances this season, giving her 14 career games with 10 or more points.
Johnson registered her 51st-career game in double digits.
Pina is now tied for seventh place all-time at BU with 159 career three-pointers, sharing the title with Kelly Jo Gallagher '98.
Durant moved to within three blocks of fourth place and 24 rebounds of 10th place in the Terrier annals.
BU's 25 percent three-point shooting clip was its lowest since Mar. 10 in the Patriot League semifinal round at American.
The Terriers still lead the all-time series against Yale, 11-6. However, the Bulldogs have won four in a row in the rivalry.

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