Defense Guides Terriers Past River Hawks, 50-47

Saturday, November 22

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

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UMass Lowell

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UMass Lowell

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Photo by: Dan Koerner

Defense Guides Terriers Past River Hawks, 50-47

November 22, 2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Highlights Postgame Audio - Melissa Graves, Anete Adler, Rose Azmoudeh

BOSTON – Senior Anete Adler dropped 18 points, sophomore Rose Azmoudeh scored a career-high 12 points and the Boston University women's basketball program picked up a 50-47 victory over UMass Lowell on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

BU (3-3) surrendered just 13 points in the first half, allowing the River Hawks (2-3) to shoot just 5-for-26 from the field in that stretch. UMass Lowell got as close as one point during the fourth quarter, but the Terriers never relinquished their lead.

Adler made nine of her 16 shots while collecting six rebounds and three blocks. Azmoudeh nailed four three-pointers off the bench.

Sabrina Larsson led all scorers and UMass Lowell with 19 points. Paris Gilmore added 12 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

UMass Lowell's first points arrived on Larsson's three-pointer 1:50 into the contest, but BU held the visitors without a field goal for the next 8:08 to establish an 11-5 lead that featured sophomore Hildur Gunnsteinsdóttir's nostalgic three-point play and buckets from Adler and sophomore Taylor Williams.
Klimentina Modeva and Maddie Rice scored on the ends of the first quarter break to cut BU's lead to two, but junior Sisi Bentley drove through the paint to score her first points of the year and create a 13-9 lead with 7:17 left in the second frame.
Senior Anastasiia Semenova's right-wing three-pointer was the only basket either team scored four the next four-and-a-half minutes as BU nursed a 16-9 lead.
In the first half's final 2:34, Azmoudeh nailed three consecutive corner triples to hand the Terriers a 25-13 halftime lead.
The Terriers' largest lead of the day came when Adler responded to Larsson's layup with two of her own to stake BU to a 29-15 lead 1:40 into the third quarter.
Consecutive River Hawk and-1 plays sliced the gap to single digits, but two more Adler baskets and Azmoudeh's right-wing triple replenished BU's edge to 36-23 with 3:12 left in the stanza.
Gilmore's jumper and a Larsson three with 1:37 on the timer made it a seven-point affair before Azmoudeh found Adler on the block for a layup, making it 38-29 heading into the fourth quarter.
UMass Lowell pulled within one possession on an 8-0 run, all from Larsson, during the beginning of the frame. Junior Audrey Ericksen halted her burst with a three at the 5:50 mark for a 43-37 lead.
Larsson drained another three, then Rice got a bucket to go plus a foul. However, she missed the potential tying free throw with 4:51 to play.
Ericksen nailed two foul shots as BU's defense forced five straight River Hawk misses. Out of a Terrier timeout, Adler fought off her defender for a layup with 1:33 left to extend the lead to 47-42.
With under 35 seconds to go, Gilmore stole a Terrier inbound for a layup to return the game to a one-possession difference.
Adler blocked Rice's potential game-tying three-point shot with 27 seconds on the clock, and Ericksen once again made two free throws.
Gilmore countered with a conventional three-point play with 11 seconds left. Junior Bella McLaughlin hit a foul shot with 7.1 seconds on the timer, then Ericksen drew a charge on UMass Lowell's final possession.

STATS

BU shot 36.7 percent from the field compared to UMass Lowell's .304 clip.
The Terriers limited the River Hawks to 5-for-26 shooting from distance.
BU assisted on 14 of its 18 baskets. Gunnsteinsdóttir and Williams each tallied four assists.
Bench points (19-0) and paint points (24-18) favored the Terriers.
BU won the rebounding battle, 38-35, and led the game for 37:51.

NOTES

In her last four games, Adler is averaging 16 points per game on 52 percent shooting.
Azmoudeh surpassed her previous personal bests from her performance against Dartmouth. Saturday marked her first game in double figures.
Bentley made her season debut, playing nearly 13 minutes and finishing second on the team with five boards.
BU collected its first win at home this season while allowing a season low in scoring.
The all-time series improves to 9-2 in the Terriers' favor.

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