Women’s Basketball Clashes With Loyola Maryland On Saturday

Saturday, February 24

Baltimore, MD

5 PM

Boston University

Loyola Maryland

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Women’s Basketball Clashes With Loyola Maryland On Saturday

February 23, 2024 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON – In the penultimate road game of the regular season, the Boston University women's basketball program heads to Loyola Maryland on Saturday (Feb. 24). Opening tip is slated for 5 p.m.

BU (16-9, 8-6 PL) currently sits tied for second place in the Patriot League standings with Army West Point and Loyola Maryland (13-12, 8-6 PL), and just one game back of Holy Cross. The Terriers are 4-7 away from home in 2023-24.

The Greyhounds will host Senior Day and Alumnae Day as part of its second-to-last home contest in the regular season. Loyola is 6-6 at home this year, but has won three of its last four in Baltimore.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU secured its third win in a row with a 58-56 triumph over American on Wednesday (Feb. 21) at Case Gym.
Trailing 51-40 with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Terriers' defense forced the Eagles to miss eight of their final nine shots, while freshman Audrey Ericksen hit the game-deciding free throw with six seconds on the clock.
Senior Caitlin Weimar posted 20 points, six rebounds, and five blocks, all team-highs.
Junior Alex Giannaros nailed a trio of three-pointers in the second half to record 14 points.
After going 0-4 in games decided by five points or less a season ago, BU is 4-4 in such contests.
Fourteen of BU's 15 victories against Division I teams this year have been by 11 or fewer points, with 11 by single digits.
Weimar, now third in program history with 158 blocks as a Terrier, is averaging 4.7 rejections in her last seven appearances. She has 51 blocks against Patriot League foes at 3.9 per game; the next-closest student-athlete in the conference has 32.
Entering Friday (Feb. 23), she is one of two Division I student-athletes averaging at least 18 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game. Wisconsin's Serah Williams is the other.
Giannaros needs three more three-pointers to match Cheri Raffo for 10th place in the Terrier record book.
BU is 4-1 this year in the rematch against Patriot League teams, defeating American, Army West Point, Lafayette, and Navy. The lone loss came to Bucknell.
A win would guarantee that BU finishes Patriot League play with a .500 record or better for the sixth-straight season. The Terriers have achieved that feat in conference action twice in program history.

SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYLAND

The Greyhounds recently suffered a 53-51 road loss at Navy on Feb. 21
Prior, Loyola Maryland won four games in a row, ignited with a 60-47 result over first-place Holy Cross.
Overall, Loyola has won six of its previous eight contests.
During Patriot League play, the Greyhounds are second with 62.9 points per game on 44.2 percent shooting.
Lex Therien is the lone Greyhound scoring in double figures with 16.7 points per game, earning Patriot League Player of the Week honors on Monday (Feb. 19) following a 44-point outburst against Lehigh on Feb. 17.
Laura Salmerón and Kimmie Hicks are averaging 11.6 and 10.4 points per league game, respectively.

SERIES HISTORY

Saturday marks the 22nd all-time meeting between BU and Loyola Maryland in a series that began in 2014.
The Terriers sport a 15-6 edge in the rivalry, having won eight in a row and 12 of the previous 14.
BU is 6-3 on the road at Loyola Maryland, winning five of the last six matchups.
In the first meeting on Jan. 13, the Terriers captured a 55-48 victory in Boston.
The Terriers led for all but 16 seconds in the game. Sophomore Anastasiia Semenova collected her first collegiate double-double at 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Weimar added 13 points, 12 caroms, and six blocks.

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