BOSTON – Returning to Case Gym for the first time in 10 days, the Boston University women's basketball program welcomes Loyola Maryland on Saturday (Jan. 13). Opening tip is set for 2 p.m.
 
BU (10-4, 2-1 PL) has won seven of its eight games at Case Gym this year, winning 35 of its last 41 games at The Roof against Patriot League foes. The Terriers look to avoid their first back-to-back losses in league play since Feb. 19-23, 2022.
 
Loyola Maryland (6-8, 1-2 PL) vies for its second conference road victory in 2024. All three of its road wins this year were by single digits.
 
Saturday is BU's Girl Dad Game, with free admission for kids in eighth grade and below. Free BU Girl Dad stickers are available at the marketing table, and postgame autographs with the Terriers will take place on the court.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU dropped a double overtime tilt at American, 91-87.
• The game featured 16 lead changes and 11 ties, with neither team leading by more than 10 points throughout.
• Junior Alex Giannaros dropped a career-high 30 points on 10-of-21 shooting across 44 minutes.
• Playing all but 43 seconds, senior Caitlin Weimar racked up 26 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks while drawing 11 fouls.
• Through the first three league game days, Giannaros' and Weimar's scoring output in that game are the highest and third-highest in a conference game so far.
• Weimar, who enters Saturday with 966 points in a BU uniform, ranks top-five in the Patriot League in scoring (first - 268 points at 19.1 PPG), rebounding (first - 10.4 RPG), blocking (first - 1.8 BPG), minutes (second - 34.9 MPG), shooting (second - .553 FG%), and free throws (first with 70, fourth on a 71.4 percent clip).
• Giannaros is second in the Patriot League with 2.2 triples per game and fourth with 2.1 steals per game. Her 14.4 points per game are sixth, and her 2.9 assists per game are tied for eighth in the league.
• BU has hit 46 percent or higher of its shots from the field in seven of its last 10 contests.
• Six Terriers who have taken at least 35 shots this year have connected on over 42 percent of them.
• The Terriers have also made 39 free throws in the past two games on 72.2 percent shooting. 

SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYLAND

• Loyola Maryland arrives to Boston after falling to Army West Point on Jan. 10, 55-45.
• After dropping a 73-65 matchup to Colgate in their league lid-lifter, the Greyhounds defeated Lehigh by that same margin on Jan. 6.
• Lex Therien paces Loyola Maryland with 17.8 points and 10.9 boards per game, ranking third and second in the Patriot League, respectively.  She paces the conference with a .567 field goal percentage.
• The Greyhounds' next leading scorer is Kelly Ratigan at 9.6 points per game, with 31 three-pointers.
• Loyola Maryland was projected to finish ninth in the preseason poll under third-year head coach Danielle O'Banion.
• Last season, the Greyhounds went 10-21, going 4-14 in league action to reach the Patriot League quarterfinal round. 

SERIES HISTORY

• Wednesday marks the 21st all-time meeting between BU and American in a series that began in 2014.
• The Terriers sport a 14-6 advantage in the rivalry, having won seven in a row and eight of the last nine matchups.
• BU is 8-3 on home court against Loyola Maryland, losing just once since 2016.
• The Terriers swept the regular season series last year with 65-57 and 100-57 wins. BU reached the century mark for the first time since 1987 in the home victory, tying the single-game record with 16 three-pointers.
• Both teams met in the Patriot League quarterfinals at The Roof, with BU triumphing, 66-52.
• Last year, Giannaros and Weimar averaged 16.3 and 14.5 points, respectively, in their appearances against the Greyhounds.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers hit the road for a trip to Bucknell on Wednesday (Jan. 17). Opening tip from Lewisburg, Pa. is scheduled for 6 p.m.