SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Freshman Allison Schwertner recorded team highs of 18 points and seven rebounds while senior Alex Giannaros nailed a jumper with 53.2 seconds left in regulation to help the Boston University women's basketball team post a 60-55 road win at Le Moyne on Thursday evening at Ted Grant Court.
 
BU (4-3) trailed by as many as 13 points later in the third quarter, but outscored the Dolphins (0-8) 24-11 in the final quarter to notch its first victory outside of Case Gym in the 2024-25 slate.
 
Schwertner made nine shots while also adding four steals. Giannaros finished with 13 points, while sophomore Audrey Ericksen collected 12 points.
 
Haedyn Roberts was Le Moyne's lone scorer in double figures with 23 points, knocking down five three-pointers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing 7-4 at the 4:08 mark of the first quarter, sophomore Aoibhe Gormley found freshman Channing Warren on the right block for a layup, then Schwertner converted two fastbreak layups on passes from Gormley to put BU in front, 10-7.
• However, Roberts canned two triples in the final 57 seconds of the frame to put Le Moyne in front, 13-10.
• After a Le Moyne bucket ignited the second quarter, Giannaros and Ericksen drained threes in the opening 1:32 to make it 16-15 in the Terriers' favor.
• The Dolphins retook the lead with 6:41 until halftime, but junior Anete Adler's layup and a straightaway three from sophomore Bella McLaughlin put BU back in front, 23-20.
• BU did not score again until the clock read 7:55 in the third quarter, however, allowing Le Moyne to build a 31-23 advantage that Ericksen halted with a layup that beat the shot clock.
• A pair of three-point plays from Roberts halfway through the third quarter boosted Le Moyne's edge to 40-27.
• Down 13 approaching three minutes to go in the stanza, Schwertner made a layup, then Adler's steal led to Giannaros' three off a McLaughlin dish to bring BU within eight, 42-34.
• After three offensive rebounds on the first Terrier offensive possession in the fourth quarter, Ericksen knocked down a three-pointer. She then fed Schwertner for a layup to close the gap to 44-41.
• As Gormley and Adler sank layups to whittle the distance to one point, Mia Yanogacio drilled a mid-range jumper near the foul line. However, Giannaros' right-wing three-pointer handed BU a 50-49 lead, its first since the second quarter, with 3:26 to play.
• After Roberts' and-one at the 1:51 mark, Schwertner and Yanogacio traded baskets to make it 55-55. As the clock dwindled under one minute, Giannaros hit a jumper with her foot on the three-point line with 53.2 seconds on the clock.
• Ericksen and Gormley combined for a trio of free throws as McLaughlin came up with a block on Yanogacio to help coerce a shot clock violation on Le Moyne with 22 seconds left.

STATS

• BU shot 39.3 percent for the game, but made nine of 16 shots (56.3 percent) in the fourth quarter.
• Le Moyne finished the game with a .380 field goal percentage, but nailed eight three-pointers on a 42.1 percent clip.
• The Terriers molded 22 Dolphin turnovers into 25 points. BU's 13 steals were a season best and the most since Feb. 21 against American.
• BU also sported a 34-12 edge in paint points.
• Gormley led BU with six assists as the Terriers recorded an assist on 17 of 24 baskets. 

NOTES

• Giannaros' game-winner was the first go-ahead basket for BU with under a minute left since Caitlin Weimar's last-second layup in the Patriot League quarterfinals against Army West Point on Mar. 11.
• The senior became the sixth Terrier in program history with at least 180 career three-pointers, now boasting 182 in her collegiate tenure.
• Schwertner led BU in scoring for the second time this season. She is averaging 14.3 points in her last four games after scoring 15 combined points in her first three games of the year.
• Ericksen has drained 10 three-pointers in her last three contests, averaging 13.3 points per game in that span.
• Gormley's four steals were a career high as she registered her second game this season with six assists.
• BU improved to 5-0 against NEC opponents in head coach Melissa Graves' tenure.
• The Terriers improve to 2-0 all-time against Le Moyne.

UP NEXT

• BU host UAlbany on Tuesday (Dec. 10) for its Bubble Tea Night and Pride Game. Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m.