Photo of women's basketball senior Maggie Pina going for a layup against Holy Cross.
Matt Woolverton

Terriers Close Regular Season At Holy Cross On Wednesday

February 28, 2023

Boston University (22-6, 17-0 PL) vs. Holy Cross (20-8, 12-5 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Mar. 1,  2023, 7 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym, Boston, Mass.
 
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BOSTON – Aiming for another piece of history on the final day of the regular season, the Boston University women's basketball program embarks on one final road trip, heading to Holy Cross for a Turnpike Trophy duel on Wednesday (Mar. 1). Opening tip is set for 7 p.m.
 
Having already set a program record for conference wins in a season, BU vies to become the first team in Patriot League history to go 18-0 in conference play. With a win, the Terriers would join Holy Cross (1990-91 and 1996-97) and American (2011-12) as the only programs to go unbeaten in the Patriot League slate.
 
While BU has locked up the No. 1 seed for the Patriot League Tournament, the Crusaders seek to clinch the 2-seed after securing at least a top-three finish last weekend. Holy Cross is 8-4 in Worcester this year.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU captured its 17th-consecutive win, snapping Lehigh's four-game winning streak with a 78-65 road win on Feb. 25.
  • After the Mountain Hawks overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit, the Terriers went on a 22-4 run in the final 7:12 of the third quarter to secure an undefeated February.
  • Junior Caitlin Weimar posted a 24-point, 15-rebound double-double, with four blocks, on 60 percent shooting.
  • Senior Sydney Johnson collected 12 points.
  • Classmate Maggie Pina, sophomore Alex Giannaros, and freshman Sam Crispe each tallied 11 points.
  • Averaging 28 points and 11 rebounds on 65.6 percent shooting in two games last week, Weimar was named the Patriot League Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 27, her third award of 2022-23.
  • The junior now ranks 12th in the nation with a .604 field goal percentage, in addition to 21st with 10.1 rebounds per contest.
  • As a team, BU is 18th in Division I with a .461 shooting clip. The Terriers are one of 20 teams shooting 46 percent or higher from the field.
  • From deep, BU has made 39.5 percent of their shots to rank third in the country. Only Gonzaga (41.9 percent) and Iona (41.1 percent) sport a higher percentage.
  • The Terriers remain one of five teams in the nation still undefeated in conference play, joining South Carolina, South Dakota State, Gardner-Webb, and UNLV.
  • BU's 17-game winning streak is also the fifth-longest active streak in Division I behind those programs.
  • In their last four-plus seasons, the Terriers are 62-21 in the regular season against Patriot League competition.
  • Johnson enters Wednesday needing seven baskets to enter the top 10 all-time at BU. She is five points from tying Rashidat Agboola '14 for 12th place on the Terriers' scoring list, and 13 points from Katie Meinhardt '07 in 11th.
 
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
  • The Crusaders enter Wednesday's contest in second place, having already clinched a top-four seed in the Patriot League Tournament.
  • Holy Cross won two games last week: 59-51 against Loyola Maryland on Feb. 22 and 60-54 at Army West Point on Feb. 25.
  • This season, the Crusaders rank 17th in the nation by allowing just 55 points per game.
  • Bronagh Power-Cassidy paces Holy Cross with 13.5 points per game in 2022-23, averaging nearly 15 points against Patriot League opponents.
  • Janelle Allen averages 10.2 points per contest while shooting over 45 percent from the field.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Wednesday marks the 35th all-time meeting between BU and Holy Cross in a series that began in 1976.
  • The Crusaders maintain a 20-14 advantage in the rivalry.
  • BU has won eight of the last 10 contests, though each team has split the last four.
  • The Terriers are 6-10 all-time on the road at Holy Cross. Their last road win came on Feb. 20, 2021.
  • BU won the first meeting this season between the teams, 66-59, on Feb. 15.
  • The Terriers erased a 15-point, second quarter deficit, and held the Crusaders scoreless for over nine minutes in the second half. Johnson led four in double figures with 17 points along with six caroms and five steals.
 
UP NEXT
  • No. 1 BU will host its Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Monday (Mar. 6) at 6 p.m.
  • The Terriers will play the winner of the No. 8/No. 9 opening round game, with the pairing still to be determined as of writing.
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