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Boston University Athletics

Women’s Basketball Hosts Senior Day, Lafayette On Saturday

February 10, 2023

Boston University (17-6, 12-0 PL) vs. Lafayette (8-14, 5-7 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 11,  2023, 2 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym, Boston, Mass.
 
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Rosters: BU | Lafayette
Schedule: BU | Lafayette

BOSTON – Honoring five members of the women's basketball class of 2023, Boston University welcomes Lafayette to Terrier Town on Saturday (Feb. 11). Opening tip is set for 2 p.m.
 
BU seeks its 18th win of the season, which would eclipse last season's win total. Riding a 12-game winning streak, a Terrier win would set a single-season record for Patriot League victories in BU's 10th season as a league member.
 
Lafayette vies to improve its place in the league standings. Entering the weekend, the Leopards are in seventh place, one game behind Colgate and Bucknell, and two away from Lehigh and Army West Point.
 
Saturday is the program's Pride Game. Fans attending can receive a free BU pride decal, while supplies last. In addition, those with a women's ice hockey and women's lacrosse ticket receive free admission.
 
Due to multiple BU home athletic competitions on Feb. 11, a parking advisory will be in effect. Fans attending the game are encouraged to park in the Agganis Arena garage. For more information, click here.
 
For Senior Day, the athletic department will honor Maren Durant, Sydney Johnson, Annabelle Larnard, Maggie Pina, and Liz Shean, as well as team manager Sarah Eckerson. The ceremony is slated to begin at 1:40 p.m.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU captured its 12th-consecutive win, defeating American on the road, 59-40, on Feb. 8.
  • Fueled with a 22-7 lead after one quarter, the Terriers forced 27 Eagles turnovers and a 28.6 shooting percentage for the home team.
  • Senior Sydney Johnson led three Terriers in double figures with 16 points, with 11 coming in the first half.
  • Sophomore Alex Giannaros collected 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting.
  • Freshman Sam Crispe went 4-for-6 from the field for 10 points off the bench.
  • Durant, a two-time Third Team All-Patriot League and All-Defensive selection, currently ranks as the program's all-time field goal percentage leader at 56.7 percent, and is second with 155 career blocks.
  • Johnson, the Preseason Player of the Year, is one of six Terriers in program history to record 1,000 career points and 300 career assists. Her 1,128 career points is 15th in the Terrier annals.
  • Larnard is a two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection. She currently holds BU's single-season three-point percentage record, nailing over 51 percent of her threes as a freshman in 2019-20.
  • Pina, the 2020 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, is fifth all-time with 175 career three-pointers. This past fall, she joined BU's field hockey team, securing a Patriot League regular season title.
  • Shean was named the program's Most Improved Player following the 2021-22 season. Entering the year, she was the program's all-time leader in three-point percentage at 43.9 percent.
  • BU has won six consecutive games at home. The Terriers are averaging 74.5 points per game at Case Gym this year.
  • Fifteen of BU's 17 wins have been by double digits, with an average margin of victory of 20.5 points.
 
SCOUTING LAFAYETTE
  • The Leopards have dropped two games in a row, most recently a 67-49 setback to Holy Cross.
  • Prior to the short losing streak, Lafayette won five of its six contests.
  • The Leopards rank third during Patriot League play in three-point percentage defense (.276) and blocks per game (3.1)
  • Makayla Andrews leads three Leopards in double figures with 13.3 points per game on 45.6 percent shooting.
  • Abby Antognoli (11.8 points per game) and Jessica Booth (10.6) also score in double digits. However, neither Leopard appeared in Wednesday's game against the Crusaders.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Saturday marks the 30th all-time meeting between BU and Lafayette in a series that began in 1985.
  • The Terriers maintain a 19-10 advantage in the rivalry, having won five of the last six games.
  • BU is 10-3 all-time at home against the Leopards, and is riding a four-game winning streak at Case Gym.
  • The Terriers took the first matchup in Easton, Pa. on Jan. 5, 66-48. That margin was the largest in a BU win since 2017.
  • Weimar scored 14 of a career-high 23 career points in the second quarter, adding 12 rebounds. Johnson scored her 1,000th-career point with a jumper early in the fourth quarter.
 
UP NEXT
  • BU hosts Holy Cross on Wednesday (Feb. 15). Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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