BOSTON – Concluding its three-game homestand on Sunday (Dec. 1), the Boston University women's basketball team hosts Rider at Case Gym. Opening tip from The Roof is set for 1 p.m.
 
BU (2-3) looks to improve to 3-1 at home this season. The Terriers have scored 60-plus points in three consecutive games, and four of their five matchups this year.
 
Rider (1-4) aims to halt its three-game losing streak. The Broncs previously played Patriot League foe Navy on Nov. 4, dropping a 74-52 contest.
 
Sunday's game is the first of a BU basketball doubleheader, with the men's basketball program hosting Sacred Heart at 4 p.m. Fans attending the game have the opportunity to receive a free BU-themed Jibbitz shoe charm, the first of five different charms that will be available at BU basketball games throughout the season.
 
The women's basketball game airs on ESPN+, with Brian Maurer (COM'07), Jack Hughes and Caitlin Beal on the call. Live statistics and an audio-only broadcast are on GoTerriers.com, while the Patriot League provides an international stream.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers sustained a 69-61 loss to the reigning BIG EAST runner-up Georgetown on Wednesday (Nov. 27).
• BU trailed by as many as double digits to pull within one possession midway through the fourth quarter before the Hoyas closed the game on a 7-1 run.
• Senior Alex Giannaros drained eight of her 11 shots for a season high 24 points, hitting 5-of-7 from deep.
• Sophomore Bella McLaughlin posted 12 points and a career best six assists.
• Giannaros is one point away from 23rd place on BU's all-time scoring list, and 23 from 22nd place.
• The senior is 10th in Division I with 3.4 three-pointers per game, 12th with a .531 three-point percentage and 23rd with a .929 free throw percentage.
• As a team, BU's .415 three-point percentage is good for eighth in the nation.
• McLaughlin has scored 26 points in her last two games, averaging 3.5 rebounds and three assists in that stretch.
• BU has won the opening tip in all five of its games this year.
• In the last three seasons, the Terriers have gone 12-7 in the month of November. 

SCOUTING RIDER

• The Broncs are 1-4 on the season, most recently dropping a 75-60 contest at VCU on Nov. 24.
• Gabby Turco leads Rider with 16.4 points per game on 50.9 percent shooting.
• Rider's defense is forcing 20.4 turnovers per game from opponents.
• The Broncs were projected to finish ninth in the MAAC preseason poll under 18th-year head coach Lynn Milligan.
• Last year, Rider went 10-21 overall, going 6-14 in conference play and reaching the MAAC quarterfinal round.

SERIES HISTORY

• Sunday marks just the second all-time meeting between BU and Rider.
• The Broncs won the first matchup last season, 58-55,on Nov. 18, 2023.
• Audrey Ericksen paced the Terriers with 13 points, while Anete Adler snagged 12 rebounds.
• The Terriers' last win against a MAAC school was against Monmouth on Nov. 24, 2013.

LOOKING AHEAD

• BU plays its first road game since Nov. 16, and third overall in 2024-25, when it travels to Le Moyne for the first time in program history on Thursday (Dec. 5). Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m.