Weimar Beats Buzzer To Lift Terriers Over River Hawks, 60-58

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Weimar Beats Buzzer To Lift Terriers Over River Hawks, 60-58

November 6, 2023 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON – Senior Caitlin Weimar unloaded a career-high 33 points, including a game-winning hook shot before the buzzer to guide the Boston University women's basketball team to a 60-58 victory over UMass Lowell on Monday evening at Case Gym.

In a game where BU (1-0) led by as many as 12 points, the River Hawks (0-1) tied the score with less than 21 seconds remaining, but missed the final of three foul shots. On the Terriers' last possession, freshman Aoibhe Gormley fed Weimar in the high post, with the hook shot sealing the win.

The Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. native also poured in 12 rebounds and two steals. Junior Alex Giannaros added 14 points, four assists, and three steals.

Leilani Rodriguez paced UMass Lowell with 20 points on 4-of-5 shooting from deep. Maddie Rice notched 10 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The River Hawks jumped out to an early 10-4 lead thanks to Mili Carrera's triple midway through the first quarter.
Giannaros' three, a Weimar basket, and free throws from freshman Audrey Ericksen put BU ahead 11-10 later in the stanza.
Rodriguez's three-point to ignite the second quarter made it a 15-11 ballgame in favor of the River Hawks.
From there, however, BU scored 10-consecutive points, with eight coming on a pair of Giannaros triples and a transition layup.
Freshman Inés Monteagudo Pardo's first-career three with 1:31 until halftime put the Terriers on top 34-22.
Weimar took over in the third with 10-straight points herself, the last of it giving BU a 46-35 lead.
UMass Lowell cut the gap to 48-43 after three quarters as Sydney Watkins converted a layup with 1:15 on the block.
Senior Sophie Beneventine picked off a pass to feed Giannaros for a straightaway three 43 seconds into the fourth for a 53-45 Terrier advantage.
However, The River Hawks held the Terriers scoreless for nearly seven minutes, grabbing a 54-53 lead with 3:53 to play on Rayne Durant's jumper.
Weimar made three out of four free throws for a 56-54 Terrier edge with 2:22 on the clock. Rice's second-chance jumper 40 seconds later leveled the game.
Beneventine found Weimar for a layup with 1:19 to play, giving the Terriers a 58-56 lead.

STATS

The Terriers shot 41.5 percent from the field, including 5-for-11 from beyond the arc.
UMass Lowell was also 5-for-11 from three, and 40.7 percent shooting overall.
The River Hawks won the rebounding battle, 34-32.
BU generated 15 assists on their 22 baskets. Beneventine, Giannaros, and Gormley led the Terriers with four each.
That trio also had three steals each.
Ericksen swatted a Terrier-best three shots.

NOTES

Weimar is believed to have made BU's first buzzer beater to seal a win since Sarah Hope hit the winner over Navy on Feb. 4, 2016.
The senior's 33 points set a new career-high, displacing her 32-point effort against Army West Point back on Feb. 22. Her 12 field goals matches that performance.
She also secured her 28th-career double-double, and 25th in a BU uniform. She now has 903 career points.
Giannaros' effort was her seventh-career game with four or more three-pointers. She is averaging 15 points per game across her three season openers.
Ericksen, Monteagudo Pardo, and sophomore Anete Adler scored their first points as members of the Terriers.
Gormley and Ericksen earned spots in the starting lineup, marking the first time since Nov. 8, 2019 that BU started two freshmen.
The Terriers are now 21-28 all-time in season openers.
The all-time series between BU and UMass Lowell now stands at 7-2 in the Terriers' favor, with the Terrier win streak now at four games.

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