Photo of women's basketball senior Kelsi Mingo looking at a three-pointer swishing in the net.
Matt Woolverton
48
Loyola Maryland Loyola 6-9,1-3 Patriot
55
Winner Boston U. BU 11-4,3-1 Patriot
Loyola Maryland Loyola
6-9,1-3 Patriot
48
Final
55
Boston U. BU
11-4,3-1 Patriot
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Loyola Maryland Loyola 8 7 19 14 48
Boston U. BU 17 15 10 13 55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Terriers Outlast Greyhounds in Home Win, 55-48

BOSTON – Senior Caitlin Weimar and sophomore Anastasiia Semenova each supplied double-doubles to help power the Boston University women's basketball program to a 55-48 triumph over Loyola Maryland on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.
 
BU (11-4, 3-1 PL) came out strong defensively on the Grreyhounds (6-9, 1-3 PL), limiting the visitors to six field goals on less than 21 percent shooting in the first half. Though Loyola Maryland made it a two-possession game on multiple occasions in the second half, the Terriers hung on for their eighth home win in the 2023-24 season.
 
Semenova captured her first collegiate double-double with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 11 rebounds. Weimar recorded 13 points, 12 boards, and matched her career-high with six blocks. Senior Kelsi Mingo added 11 points off the bench.
 
Kelly Ratigan paced Loyola Maryland with eight points. Lex Therien, entering the day top-three in the Patriot League in scoring and rebounding, collected five points and 10 boards in 18 minutes before fouling out.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • BU scored the first 10 points of the contest with help from Giannaros and Semenova threes, coaxing a Greyhound timeout just 2:35 into the first quarter.
  • Salmeron's jumper whittled the gap to 14-8, but Mingo delivered a three-pointer in transition from the left to wing to make it 17-8 Terriers after one quarter.
  • The Terriers opened the second on a 7-2 run when Mingo canned another three, Semenova made a layup, and junior Alex Giannaros converted off her own miss. The latter pushed the lead to 24-10.
  • Though BU was limited to zero field goals in the final 4:43 of the first half, foul shots from Semenova and freshman Audrey Ericksen provided a 32-17 cushion for BU at the break.
  • A three-pointer from Kelly Ratigan and a jumper from Ava Therien ignited the third quarter for Loyola Maryland, prompting a Terrier timeout 1:14 into the stanza with a 12-point lead.
  • Semenova made a pair of buckets near the hoop, while Beneventine knocked down a 12-foot jumper along the left baseline to put BU ahead 38-22 at the 5:35 mark of the third.
  • BU went up 40-25 with 3:48 on the clock, but the Greyhounds ripped off nine-straight points to bring the game within two full possessions. Cristina Garcia supplied the final five points in the spurt.
  • Senior Sophie Beneventine fed Semenova on the right block for a layup to halt the run, but the Terriers didn't score again until the clock read 6:10 in the fourth, where Ericksen sank a runner through the paint for a 44-36 advantage.
  • Lex Therien got a right-wing three-pointer to fall to cut the deficit to five, but Mingo and Weimar delivered consecutive layups for breathing room with four minutes left in regulation.
  • Ratigan made a triple with 3:13 to play, but Mingo cashed in her own three over a minute later to make it 52-42, helping seal the Terrier win. 
STATS
  • BU shot just over 38 percent in the game, sparked with a 50 percent clip in the third quarter.
  • Loyola Maryland made 31 percent of its shots, but had 14 baskets in the second half.
  • The Terriers limited the Greyhounds to 23.5 percent shooting (4-of-17) on three-point attempts.
  • BU sank 14 of its 23 free throws, the third-straight contest recording 20-plus chances.
  • The rebounding battle went to the Terriers, 36-33.
  • Points in the paint favored BU, 24-22, while the Greyhounds had the edge in bench points, 20-11. 
NOTES
  • Semenova has reached double figures in scoring in five of her last seven games. She is averaging 12.8 points in that span.
  • In four Patriot League games, Weimar is averaging 19.3 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks. She has 11 blocks in her last two matchups.
  • Mingo scored double digits for the third time this year, surpassing her combined total from her first three seasons.
  • Semenova and Weimar became the first Terrier duo to rack up double-doubles in the same game since Weimar and Maren Durant did so on Mar. 9, 2023 against Army West Point in the Patriot League semifinal round.
  • Dating back to Feb. 26, 2022, the Terriers have won 12-consecutive home games against Patriot League competition.
  • BU won a game while scoring 55 or fewer points for the first time since Feb. 7, 2021 at Lafayette.
  • The all-time series now stands at 15-6 in the Terriers' with eight-straight wins for BU.
UP NEXT
  • BU treks to Bucknell for a Patriot League clash on Wednesday (Jan. 17). Opening tip is slated for 6 p.m.
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