The BU women's basketball team celebrates as a team before the matchup against Bucknell.
Robert Branning

No. 3 Women’s Basketball Meets No. 6 Army In PL Quarterfinals

March 6, 2022

No. 3 Boston University (16-13, 12-6 PL) vs. No. 6 Army West Point (16-12, 10-8 PL)
Date & Time: Monday, Mar. 7, 2022, 6 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym, Boston, Mass.

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BOSTON – After finishing up its fourth consecutive regular season with double-digit league victories, the third-seeded Boston University women's basketball program enters the postseason with hopes of winning its first Patriot League title, and hosts No. 6 Army West Point in the quarterfinal round on Monday (Mar. 7). Opening tip is set for 6 p.m.
 
BU captured the third seed with a 12-6 record in league action. The 12 wins equals a single-season program record for Patriot League victories, also reached in 2019-20. The Terriers look to advance to the Patriot League semifinals for the third consecutive season.
 
Army slotted into sixth place in the league with its 10-8 record, the most wins in league play for the Black Knights since 2016-17.
 
The first 50 students to the game will receive a free BU t-shirt, and all students can take part in a free Raising Cane's tailgate, while supplies last.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU secured the third seed following a 59-48 loss at Holy Cross on Wednesday (Mar. 2).
  • The Terriers totaled a season-low two assists, allowing the Crusaders to shoot over 58 percent from three-point range.
  • Freshman Alex Giannaros led the team with 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting from deep. Junior Maren Durant added a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
  • Classmate Sydney Johnson recorded 13 points and three steals, while sophomore Caitlin Weimar posted 12 boards.
  • On Friday, the Patriot League announced the 2022 All-Patriot League awards, as four Terriers earned recognition. For more information, click here.
  • The Terriers are 4-7 all-time in the Patriot League Tournament, but have won three of their last four games.
  • BU is 2-2 in the Patriot League quarterfinal round, and 3-5 in their opening round of a PL Tournament.
  • In four PL Tournament games, Johnson is averaging 15.5 points per game, capturing All-Tournament honors in 2021.
  • In its last four years, BU has gone 45-21 against league foes in the regular season.
  • BU is 10-4 in Beantown this season, averaging 66.4 points per game in Case Gym. In those 10 wins, the Terriers' scoring margin is +16.5.
  • The Terriers went 6-2 at Case Gym in 2020-21, and sport a 22-5 mark against conference opponents, postseason included, on Commonwealth Ave. since the start of the 2019-20 campaign.
 
SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
  • Army comes into the matchup as the 6-seed, going 10-8 in Patriot League play and 16-12 overall.
  • Most recently, the Black Knights defeated Loyola Maryland 63-55 in the regular season finale.
  • Army is .500 in its last eight games
  • The Black Knights had two All-PL selections in Alisa Fallon (Second Team) and Sabria Hunter (Third Team). Fallon led the team with 12.2 points per game and 63 assists, while Hunter had a squad-high 9.4 rebounds per game and 33 blocks, scoring 11 points per game.
  • This season, Army paces the Patriot League in rebounding. The Black Knights rank 25th and 30th in Division I, respectively, with 14.8 offensive rebounds and 41.1 boards per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Monday marks the 25th meeting all-time between BU and Army West Point.
  • The Terriers have won four in a row in the series, nine of the last 10 matchups, and sport a 14-10 advantage overall.
  • BU swept the regular season series with 64-56 (home) and 69-56 (road) victories.
  • In the contest at Case Gym on Jan. 12, Giannaros set career-highs with nine buckets for 24 points as the Terriers utilized a 24-8 run in the second half to separate themselves from the Black Knights.
  • In the rematch in New York on Feb. 9, BU shot 18-for-26 in the second half and 10-for-10 in the fourth quarter, outscoring Army 43-22 in the final two frames. Shean paced the Terriers with 18 points, while Weimar recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
  • Giannaros averaged 18 points per game in the two meetings, while Johnson averaged 15.
  • BU shot over 42 percent against the Black Knights, who were held to under 26 percent from distance.
  • The two sides have squared off in the Patriot League Tournament one other time.
  • In 2014, BU's first appearance in the PL Tournament, No. 2 Army knocked off the No. 7 Terriers 49-45 in the quarterfinals. The Black Knights went on to win the Patriot League title that year.
 
UP NEXT
  • The winning team will advance to play the winner of No. 2 American and No. 7 Lafayette on Thursday (Mar. 10).
  • The higher seed will determine the location.
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