No. 3 BU Outlasts No. 6 Army In PL Quarterfinals, 80-74

Monday, March 7

Boston, Mass.

6 PM

Boston University

17-13,12-6Patriot

Army (PL Quarterfinals)

16-13,10-8Patriot

Army West Point

Boston U.

Caitlin Weimar goes up for a layup while an Army defender attempts the block.

Photo by: Robert Branning

No. 3 BU Outlasts No. 6 Army In PL Quarterfinals, 80-74

March 7, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score Highlights/Coach Walker/Weimar Postgame

BOSTON – Sophomore Caitlin Weimar dropped a career-high 21 points and chipped in 13 rebounds, junior Liz Shean drilled five three-pointers for 15 points, and the third-seeded Boston University women's basketball overcame No. 6 Army West Point in the Patriot League Quarterfinals to win an 80-74 thriller on Monday evening at Case Gym.

With the victory, BU (17-13) advances to play No. 2 American in Washington D.C. on Thursday (Mar. 10). Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m.

The Terriers led by as much as 17 points early in the second quarter. However, the Black Knights (16-13) dropped 30 points in the frame to trail by one at halftime. BU led 75-73 with under a minute to play, but held Army without a field goal in the final 46 seconds to seal the win.

Weimar was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, and added four assists with three steals. Senior Riley Childs and junior Sydney Johnson each scored 10 points.

Army's Alisa Fallon unloaded 37 points, the most by a Patriot League player this season, to lead all scorers. Kate Murray and Sabria Hunter had 11 and 10 points, respectively, with Hunter snagging 11 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Shean opened the game with a pair of three-pointers, and freshman Alex Giannaros later hit her own to help establish a 15-8 lead for the Terriers in the opening six-and-a-half minutes.
BU ended the first frame on a 14-2 run to increase its lead to 24-10.
Junior Maren Durant made a layup two minutes into the second that put the Terriers ahead 31-14, but Army went to the line after a foul and started a 6-0 run to cut the gap to 11.
Giannaros drained a contested layup on the right block to stop BU's scoring drought, but the Black Knights registered another 6-0 run to get within 33-27.
Weimar delivered three consecutive layups, but her last basket was the lone BU score in a 12-2 Black Knight burst that briefly gave the visitors a one-point lead.
Childs delivered a turnaround floater with 2.8 seconds on the clock that gave her 10 points and put BU on top 41-40 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Terriers boosted their lead to 54-45 after Giannaros blitzed through the paint for a right-handed layup, and Weimar converted on the block off Shean's pass at the 5:20 mark.
Pina connected on another corner three-pointer with 3:34 left in the frame to give BU their largest lead of the half, 59-47.
The Terriers were later up 61-50, but Army scored the final five points of the quarter to make it 61-55 BU entering the fourth.
Giannaros blew past multiple Black Knights for a layup that pushed BU's advantage to 66-55.
However, Fallon scored five of nine straight Army points to close the gap to 66-64, only for Johnson's right-elbow jumper to stop the run with 5:08 left.
Weimar and Fallon traded buckets, then Johnson picked off a Lauren Lithgow pass and later sank a layup for a 72-66 Terrier lead as the clock read 3:30.
Pina drilled her third triple of the night off a dish from Johnson with 2:18 remaining, providing a 75-68 cushion.
The Black Knights were awarded four free throws after two fouls, but only sank two. Fallon would drill a three, however, to make it 75-73 with 46 seconds left.
BU went 5-for-8 from the foul line from there, with Johnson making four. Fallon, Murray, and Hope Brown were unsuccessful on three-point tries in that span.

GAME NOTES

The Terriers shot .492 in the game, 11-for-28 from distance, and 11-for-14 from the free throw line. BU shot .692 in the opening quarter.
Army made 41.2 percent of their shots, but were limited to 6-for-21 shooting from deep.
The Black Knights won the rebounding battle, 36-32, but the Terriers sported a 32-26 advantage in points in the paint.
BU also assisted on 18 of their 29 baskets.
Weimar is the second Terrier this season to make at least seven shots while hitting 100 percent of her chances, joining Durant's 9-for-9 performance at Harvard. Weimar also surpassed her career-high of 19 points, done at Niagara on Jan. 23, 2021.
Shean matched her career-high with five three-pointers, done at Navy back on Jan. 15. BU has six wins this season when she makes multiple three-pointers.
Childs reached double figures for the first time since Dec. 19, 2021 at Rhode Island.
In five postseason games, Johnson has scored in double figures in four of them, for an average of 14.4 points per game. Eight of her points came in the fourth quarter.
Pina now has 134 career triples as a Terrier, which is 10 away from the top 10 all-time at BU.
The Terriers improve to 15-10 all-time against Army, and 1-1 in the Patriot League Tournament.