Women’s Basketball Welcomes UNH To Case Gym On Friday

BOSTON – Continuing its three-game homestand to open the year, the Boston University women's basketball program hosts New Hampshire on Friday (Nov. 10). Opening tip is set for 5 p.m.

BU (1-0) comes off a thrilling 60-58 triumph over UMass Lowell on Monday (Nov. 6). Dating back to 2019-20, the Terriers have won 43 of their last 53 home contests.

UNH (1-0) plays its first Division I opponent in the 2023-24 campaign after opening against the University of New England. Three of the Wildcats' next four matchups are on the road.

Friday is BU's Military Appreciation Game. Admission is free for veterans coming to the game.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU collected its 21st season-opening victory in program history with Monday's win over the River Hawks.
Senior Caitlin Weimar poured in a career-high 33 points, including the game-winning hook shot to beat the buzzer, along with 12 rebounds.
Weimar's 33 points were the second-most from a Division I student-athlete on the opening day of the year. It also marked the first 30-point effort from a Terrier in the season lidlifter since Alex Young on Nov. 12, 2010.
Entering Friday, Weimar needs eight more baskets to reach 300 in a Terrier uniform.
Junior Alex Giannaros made four three-pointers in a 14-point performance.
She needs six more triples for 100 in her career. Her .459 career percentage from deep is the best in program history.
BU shot 45.5 percent from beyond the arc vs. the River Hawks. Last year, the Terriers hit over 45 percent of their three-pointers 11 times.
Giannaros, senior Sophie Beneventine, and freshman Aoibhe Gormley each posted four assists and three steals against UMass Lowell.
BU has already won a game this year by less than five points after going 0-4 in such contests in 2022-23.

SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE

UNH dispatched the University of New England 73-39 in the Wildcats' season opener on Nov. 6.
Avery O'Connor was the lone Wildcat in double figures with 18 points.
Kenzie Matulonis filled the stat sheet with eight points, six assists, and five steals.
New Hampshire was projected to finish eighth in the America East preseason poll after finishing 7-21 in 2022-23, sporting a 2-14 mark against conference foes.
O'Connor is UNH's leading returning scorer, averaging 12 points per game a year ago.

SERIES HISTORY

Friday marks the 78th all-time meeting between BU and UNH in a series that began in 1978.
New Hampshire is the Terriers' second-most commonly faced opponent, only to Northeastern (80 matchups).
BU sports a 44-33 edge in the series, having won four in a row. Those four matchups have an average margin of victory of 21 points.
At home, the Terriers are 22-16.
Last year, BU triumphed 78-42 in Durham. Maggie Pina led the Terriers in scoring with 13 points, as 10 Terriers made at least one shot.

UP NEXT

The Terriers cap their home swing against Yale on Tuesday (Nov. 14). Opening tip is slated for 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Sophie Beneventine

Alex Giannaros

Aoibhe Gormley

Maggie Pina

Caitlin Weimar

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