BOSTON – Competing in its first road game since Nov. 16, the Boston University women's basketball program travels to Le Moyne for a non-conference tilt on Thursday (Dec. 5). Opening tip from Ted Grant Court is set for 6 p.m.
 
BU (3-3) seeks its first road win on the season, having dropped contests at No. 2 UConn and New Hampshire so far. Thursday's matchup is the farthest non-conference road game for the Terriers this season before Patriot League play begins in 2025.
 
Le Moyne (0-7) hosts only its second home game to this point. The reigning NEC runner-up recently played in the Puerto Rico Clasico over Thanksgiving weekend. Four of the Dolphins' next five matchups are at home.
 
Thursday's game will air on NEC Front Row, which is free to viewers. Live statistics are available through GoTerriers.com.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers finished their three-game homestand with a 64-59 victory over Rider last Sunday (Dec. 1).
• BU posted its second wire-to-wire victory on the season, and first since Nov. 4 vs. Northeastern.
• Sophomore Audrey Ericksen dropped 17 points in the first quarter, finishing the game 6-for-6 from three-point range for a career high 20 points.
• Classmate Bella McLaughlin notched career highs as well with 15 points off seven made baskets.
• Ericksen became the first Terrier in the Patriot League era (beginning in 2013-14) to make six three-pointers without a miss in a single game.
• After scoring 11 points against the Broncs, freshman Allison Schwertner was named an honorable mention for the Patriot League weekly awards.
• Under head coach Melissa Graves, BU is 4-0 against NEC opponents.
• BU's Patriot League-leading .400 three-point percentage ranks ninth in Division I.
• At 1,058 career points, senior Alex Giannaros needs 16 more points to match Aly Hinton '10 for 22nd place on BU's all-time scoring list.
• Giannaros ranks atop the conference with a .459 three-point percentage, second with 2.8 three-pointers per game and third with a .464 field goal percentage and 15.8 points per game.

SCOUTING LE MOYNE

• The Dolphins are 0-7 to start the season, most recently falling to Southern Indiana, 71-42, on Nov. 30.
• Le Moyne is 0-1 so far at home in 2024-25, dropping a 76-51 contest to Rhode Island.
• Sierra Linnin is the lone Dolphin scoring in double figures at 10.5 points per game. Haedyn Roberts has registered 9.6 points across seven games.
• The Dolphins were projected to finish third in the NEC preseason poll under first-year head coach Nick DiPillo.
• Last year, Le Moyne reached the NEC championship in its inaugural season as a league member, posting an 18-15 record and 14-2 mark in conference play to earn a bid in the WNIT.

SERIES HISTORY

• Thursday marks just the second all-time meeting between BU and Le Moyne.
• The Terriers won the first matchup last season, 64-53,on Nov. 22, 2023.
• Giannaros led all scorers with 15 points, followed by 12 points from Caitlin Weimar and 11 points from Ericksen.
• Thursday will be the Terriers' first road game against Le Moyne. BU last played in Syracuse, N.Y. on Dec. 7, 1991 against the Orange.

LOOKING AHEAD

• BU returns home to welcome UAlbany to campus on Tuesday (Dec. 10). Opening tip is slated for 6 p.m.