BOSTON – Aiming for its sixth win in a row, the Boston University women's basketball program heads to American on Wednesday (Jan. 10). Opening tip is set for 11:30 a.m.
 
BU (10-3, 2-0 PL), seeks its third-straight win on the road, and fourth in its last five. The Terriers will also look to start Patriot League play 3-0 for the fourth-consecutive season.
 
American (4-9, 2-0 PL) is in the midst of four home games within a five-game stretch. The Eagles seek their first three-game winning streak of the year.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU recently defeated Lafayette on the road, 62-55, on Jan. 6.
• Sophomore Anastasiia Semenova posted a career-high 21 points with a perfect 3-for-3 performance from distance, including a three with 2:45 to play to put the Terriers up 10 points.
• Senior Caitlin Weimar recorded 19 points and a season-high 17 rebounds while hitting nine free throws across 13 drawn fouls.
• After averaging 19 points and 15.5 boards in BU's 2-0 week to open Patriot League play, Weimar was tabbed as the Patriot League Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 8.
• It marks Weimar's third weekly award this year, leading the conference and matching her personal- and program-best (Patriot League era) from 2022-23.
• Weimar has five-straight games with a double-double, and is tied for ninth in the country with nine double-doubles this year. She is also fourth in Division I with 8.2 defensive caroms per game.
• In her last five matchups, Semenova is averaging 14.2 points per game on 25-for-46 (54.3 percent) shooting.
• She is now scoring 8.6 points per game this year, up from 1.6 in her rookie season.
• BU has held opponents to under 60 points nine times in 2023-24, going 8-1 in such games.
• The Terriers are also 6-1 in games decided by single digits.

SCOUTING AMERICAN

• In the opening week of conference play, the Eagles picked up wins over Lehigh (68-65) and Bucknell (58-47).
• Prior to that, American defeated Longwood and FDU in non-conference action.
• Emily Johns is the lone Eagle scoring in double figures with 10.8 points per game on 48.7 percent shooting.
• However, five different Eagles are averaging seven or more points per contest. American's 19.8 bench points per game are second in the Patriot League.
• American was projected to finish fifth in the preseason poll, garnering two first-place votes, in Tiffany Coll's second season.
• Last year, the Eagles went 9-22 on the season, going 7-11 against league foes and reaching the Patriot League quarterfinal round.

SERIES HISTORY

• Wednesday marks the 27th all-time meeting between BU and American in a series that began in 1981.
• The Eagles sport a 16-10 advantage in the rivalry, with a 12-1 record on home court.
• However, the Terriers have won five of the previous seven matchups.
• BU's first win on the road against American came in the last meeting on Feb. 8, 2023, a 59-40 win where the Eagles scored the fewest points in a game against the Terriers.
• BU swept last season's games with a 73-63 home win as well. In the two contests, Sydney Johnson was the Terriers' leading scorer with 13.5 points per game. Weimar recorded a double-double in the tilt in Boston.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers return home to face Loyola Maryland for their Girl Dad Game on Saturday (Jan. 13). Opening tip is scheduled for 2 p.m.