Photo of women's basketball senior Liz Shean shooting a three-pointer while the Terrier bench looks on.
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BU Seeks Sixth Win In A Row On Sunday At Army West Point

January 14, 2023

Boston University (10-6, 5-0 PL) vs. Army West Point (4-11, 2-3 PL)
Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 15,  2023, 3 p.m.
Venue: Christl Arena, West Point, N.Y.
 
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BOSTON – Aiming to match its program record for longest winning streak in Patriot League play, the Boston University women's basketball program heads to Army West Point on Sunday (Jan. 15). Opening tip is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
Sunday's contest is the lone game on the Patriot League schedule, with the eight other teams having played on Saturday (Jan. 14). BU aims to keep pace with Holy Cross, who improved to 6-0 in league play with a win over Lafayette. The Terriers started league action 6-0 in 2021-22, and had a six-game winning streak in the PL in 2019-20 as well.
 
Army looks for its third win in its last five matchups. The Black Knights have yet to win two games in a row this season. With a win, Army would secure fifth place in the league standings.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU captured its fifth-consecutive win, defeating Colgate at home, 72-51.
  • The Terriers recorded season-highs with a .519 shooting percentage and 11 three-pointers, leading by as many as 24 points.
  • Senior Maren Durant filled the stat sheet with 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and two steals.
  • Classmate Maggie Pina drilled four three-pointers for 12 points.
  • For the third-consecutive season, BU has started Patriot League play 5-0, outscoring its opponents by an average of 18.6 points.
  • The Terriers have hit nearly 46 percent of their shots, compared to just 33 percent for its foes, during Patriot League action. Both feats lead the conference.
  • Nine of BU's 10 wins this season have come by double digits. The Terriers have won six games this year by 20 or more points; last season, they had three such games.
  • Entering the weekend, the Terriers are the top three-point shooting team in Division I, nailing 42 percent of their attempts.
  • BU is one of just four teams in the nation making 40 percent or more shots from beyond the arc. Illinois, Colorado State, and Gonzaga are the other programs.
  • Pina is averaging 12.3 points per game on 14-for-26 shooting (53.8 percent) in her last three appearances. She is six three-pointers away from matching Katie Terhune '04 for fifth place on BU's career three-pointers list.
  • Durant has paced the Terriers in assists in seven games this year, a team-high. Her 49 assists in 2022-23 are already a career-best.
  • Senior Sydney Johnson's next shot will be her 1,000th field goal attempt. She needs three more baskets to reach 400 in her career, and nine points to move into 24th place on the Terriers' all-time scoring list.
 
SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT
  • The Black Knights enter Sunday's matchup with a 4-11 record, going 2-3 in Patriot League play so far.
  • Army has picked up wins over Lafayette and, most recently, a 77-56 triumph over American.
  • The Black Knights' other victories this year have come over Sacred Heart and Emmanuel.
  • Sabria Hunter paces Army with 13.2 points per game and a league-leading 11.5 rebounds per game. She joins Weimar and Lehigh's Frannie Hottinger as the only Patriot League student-athletes averaging a double-double in 2022-23.
  • Lauren Lithgow, Kamryn Hall, and Reese Ericson each score over eight points per game as well.
  • Head Coach Missy Traversi is in her second season at the helm.
  • The Black Knights were projected to finish fifth in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.
  • In 2021-22, Army tallied a 16-13 overall record, finishing 10-8 in league play.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Sunday marks the 26th all-time meeting between BU and Army West Point in a series that began in 1980.
  • The Terriers sport a 15-10 edge in the rivalry, having won the last five matchups.
  • BU is 7-5 all-time on the road against the Black Knights.
  • The Terriers swept the season series in 2021-22, winning three games.
  • BU won at Case Gym, 64-56, on Jan. 12, 2022 thanks to a career-high 24 points from Giannaros.
  • In the rematch at West Point on Feb. 9, Shean's 18 points and Weimar's 16-point, 14-board double-double powered a 69-56 Terrier win.
  • Weimar would then unload for 21 points and 13 rebounds in the Patriot League Quarterfinal Round as No. 3 BU defeated No. 6 Army 80-74 in Boston on Mar. 7.
 
UP NEXT
  • In its first Patriot League rematch of the season, the Terriers welcome Navy to Case Gym on Wednesday (Jan. 18). Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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