BOSTON – Off to a 4-0 start in Patriot League play for the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Boston University women's basketball team looks for its fifth-straight win when it welcomes Colgate to Case Gym on Wednesday (Jan. 11). Opening tip is set for 4 p.m.
 
With a victory, BU would start league action 5-0 for a third-consecutive year. In their last 22 Patriot League regular season games at home, the Terriers are 19-3.
 
Colgate, meanwhile, searches for its fourth win in a row. The Raiders enter the matchup leading the Patriot League with a 2.07 turnover margin and a .236 three-point percentage defense.
 
Fans attending the game will be able to enjoy free pizza at the marketing table, while supplies last.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU captured its fourth-consecutive win, defeating American at home, 73-63.
• Falling behind by as many as 10 points, the Terriers scored a season-high 25 points in the third quarter, and set a season-high with a .509 field goal percentage and 19 forced turnovers.
• Sophomore Lauren Davenport scored a career-high 16 points, and collected six boards.
• Junior Caitlin Weimar tallied her ninth double-double of the year with 10 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks.
• Seniors Maggie Pina and Sydney Johnson posted 15 and 11 points, respectively.
• BU moved up to third in the nation in three-point percentage this season. The program's 41.1 percent clip trails only Colorado State (41.5) and Illinois (41.3).
• In Division I, the Terriers are 29th in defensive rebounds per game (29.3), 39th in blocks per game (4.5), 46th in assists per game (16.1), and 47th in field goal percentage defense (.364).
• Weimar is now tied for seventh in the country with nine double-doubles.
• Johnson is 17 points away from Mary O'Connor '84 for 24th place on BU's all-time scoring list. Johnson currently sits at 1,012 career points.
• BU's five wins at The Roof this season are tied for the most by a Patriot League team in its home arena this season.
• The Terriers are leading their counterparts at home games in field goal percentage (.441), three-point percentage (.433), rebounding margin (+8.14), and blocks per game (4.4).
• As of writing, BU is the only Patriot League team to have four players averaging more than 10 points per game: Weimar (14.2), Johnson (11.9), sophomore Alex Giannaros (10.5), and Pina (10.1).
• This year, the Terriers are outscoring opponents 277-211 in the third quarter. BU averages 18.5 points per game in that stanza.

 
SCOUTING COLGATE

• The Raiders enter Monday's matchup with a 9-6 record, having won three of its first four Patriot League contests.
• After falling to Loyola Maryland in its league lidlifter, Colgate has beaten Lehigh, Navy, and Army West Point for a three-game win streak.
• Colgate's nine wins are most than its previous two seasons combined.
• Taylor Golembiewski is the lone Raider averaging double digits with 13.1 points points. She also leads the team with 4.7 rebounds per game, 24 steals, and 10 blocks.
• In total, Colgate has six student-athletes averaging 6.5 or more points per game.
• Head Coach Ganiyat Adeduntan is in her second season at the helm.
• The Raiders were projected to finish seventh in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.
• In 2021-22, the Raiders tallied a 6-24 overall record, finishing 4-14 in league play.

 
THE SERIES

• Thursday marks the 26th all-time meeting between BU and Colgate in a series that began in 1989.
• The Terriers sport a 16-9 edge in the rivalry, having won eight of the last 11 matchups.
• BU is 7-4 all-time at home against the Raiders.
• The teams split the season series in 2021-22. BU won on the road, 59-45 on Jan. 29, behind Weimar's 17-point, 10-rebound double-double. Colgate took the duel at Case Gym, 64-61 on Feb. 19, as Tiasia McMillan dropped 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

 
UP NEXT

• The Terriers embark on their second road trip of 2023, traveling to Army West Point on Sunday (Jan. 15). Opening tip is scheduled for 3 p.m.