Weimar Paces Terriers in 51-39 Victory over Lafayette

Saturday, January 27

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

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Lafayette

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Lafayette

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Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Weimar Paces Terriers in 51-39 Victory over Lafayette

January 27, 2024 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON - Senior Caitlin Weimar posted a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds and added career highs of seven blocks and four steals to lead the Boston University women's basketball team to a 51-39 home victory on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

The Terriers broke a 14-14 tie and never trailed the rest way as they held the Leopards to 24.6-percent shooting from the floor. BU improves to 13-6 overall and 5-3 in Patriot League play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Lafayette scored the first five points of the game and BU did not score a field goal until 4:29 into the game.
Weimar's third basket of the game created a 10-10 tie with 2:26 left in the opening quarter and that score would carry on to the next quarter.
BU took the lead with the first points of the second to take its first lead but the visitors quickly scored a pair of buckets to regain the lead.
Two free throws by sophomore Alex Giannaros drew a double team to feed sophomore Anastasiia Semenova on the left block for a layup, then freshman Aoibhe Gormley's runner in the paint knotted the score at 30-30. Smith made an open layup with 18 seconds on the clock to give Army West Point the two-point halftime lead.
Two free throws by Alex Giannaros broke a 14-14 tie and kickstarted an 8-0 run as BU took the lead for good and held a 24-17 advantage at the half.
A 3-pointer by freshman Audrey Erickson created the first double-digit lead of the contest at 32-22 with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter.
BU led by at least eight points the rest of the way en route to the victory.

STATS

The Terriers made all 11 of their free-throw attempts.
BU shot 36.7 percent from the floor.
Lafayette held a slim 37-34 edge in rebounds, including 17 on the offensive glass that led to 18 second-chance points.
The Leopards had three players in double figures, led by 11 from Abby Antognoli.
Giannaros had 10 points and a team-best three assists.
Erickson and fellow rookie Aoibhe Gormley had five and four points, respectively.

NOTES

Weimar has secured a double-double in 10 of her last 11 games, giving her 14 on the year and 38 as a Terrier.
BU is now 10-1 at The Roof this season with six straight home wins.
The Terriers are now tied for third with Army West Point in the Patriot League standings.

UP NEXT

BU will visit Holy Cross on Monday (Jan. 29) in a rematch of the 2023 Patriot League title game.
The game, which starts at 4 p.m., kicks off a doubleheader with the men's squads and both contests will be televised on CBS Sports Network.