Boston University (13-6, 8-0 PL) vs. Colgate (10-9, 4-4 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, 7 p.m.
Venue: Cotterell Court, Hamilton, N.Y.
 
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BOSTON – In the midst of its longest winning streak in 11 years, the Boston University women's basketball program vies for its ninth-straight win when it heads to Colgate on Wednesday (Jan. 25). Opening tip is set for 7 p.m.
 
BU entered the week as one of just 21 teams in the country to be undefeated in conference play so far. During the streak, the Terriers have won four games on the road, outscoring teams by an average margin of 16.7 points.
 
Colgate seeks to improve to 6-4 on home court this year. Its last win at Cotterell Court came on Jan. 8 against Army West Point. During Patriot League play, the Raiders are 2-2 in Hamilton, N.Y.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU captured its eighth-consecutive win, defeating Loyola Maryland on the road, 65-57, on Jan. 21.
• BU's eight-game winning streak is the longest in a single season since the Terriers have joined the league.
• Senior Sydney Johnson scored 15 of her team-high 21 points in the second half, adding three assists and five steals.
• Junior Caitlin Weimar and sophomore Alex Giannaros each totaled 13 points.
• Senior Maren Durant secured 13 rebounds and three blocks.
• The Terriers are ranked second in the league with a NET of 139. Holy Cross, the other 8-0 team in the PL, is first at 136.
• The Patriot League is one of two conferences in the nation that feature two programs with an undefeated league record with eight or more wins. The SEC is the other.
• BU is second in the nation in three-point percentage at 41.16 percent. Gonzaga is ahead by just three-hundredths at 41.19 percent.
• Entering Wednesday, the Terriers pace the Patriot League during league action in average scoring margin (20.0), rebounding margin (7.6), made baskets (214), field goal percentage (.471), three-point percentage (.409), assists per game (16.1), assist/turnover ratio (1.25), and blocks per game (5.5).
• Johnson needs 10 points to enter the top 20 in program history in career points. At 1,065 points, she trails Aly Hinton '10 (1,074).
• Senior Maggie Pina, who has 170 career three-pointers, needs two to tie Katie Terhune '04 for fifth place in the Terrier annals.
• As of Sunday morning (Jan. 22), Giannaros ranked fourth in the country in three-point efficiency, a metric calculated by Cerebro Sports that combines three-point volume and efficiency. The sophomore was one of four student-athletes to score 95 or higher.

 
SCOUTING COLGATE

• The Raiders enter the week with a 10-9 record, going 4-4 in league action.
• Colgate has lost three of its last four games, most recently falling to Holy Cross (59-49 on Jan. 18) and American (59-57 on Jan. 21).
• The Raiders started league play winning three of its first four, including a comeback victory over Lehigh, who sits ahead of Colgate in the standings by one game.
• Taylor Golembiewski is the lone Raider averaging double digits this year with 12.7 points per game.
• Morgan McMahon has scored 10.9 points per game against Patriot League foes.
• During league play, Colgate is first with a .270 three-point percentage defense and a +3.13 turnover margin.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Wednesday marks the 27th all-time meeting between BU and Colgate in a series that began in 1989.
• BU maintains a 17-9 edge in the rivalry, having won five of the last six contests.
• The Terriers are 9-5 all-time on the road against the Raiders, winning six straight. BU's last loss at Colgate was on Jan. 18, 2017.
• In the first meeting between the schools on Jan. 11, the Terriers triumphed, 72-51.
• BU shot nearly 53 percent from three-point range, tying a season-high with 11 triples. Four of those baskets came from Pina.
• Durant tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and two steals in the win.

 
UP NEXT

• BU returns home to host Lehigh on Saturday (Jan. 28). Opening tip is scheduled for 4 p.m.
• This weekend marks Alumni Day for the program. The Department of Athletics will honor returning alumni from across the team's six decades of history with a pregame ceremony.