Terriers Fall to Mids, 60-47, Clinch 8-Seed in PL Tournament

Wednesday, March 5

Annapolis, MD

5:30 PM

Boston University

11-18,5-13Patriot

Navy

19-10,11-7Patriot

Boston U.

Navy

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Terriers Fall to Mids, 60-47, Clinch 8-Seed in PL Tournament

March 5, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Junior Anete Adler scored 12 points and sophomore Audrey Ericksen collected 11 points, but the Boston University women's basketball program ended the 2024-25 regular season with a 60-47 loss to Navy on Wednesday evening at Alumni Hall.

After surrendering 24 points in the second quarter, BU (11-18, 5-13 PL) whittled the deficit to as close as seven points, but the Mids (19-10, 11-7 PL) forced the Terriers to shoot 8.3 percent in the fourth quarter to seal the double-digit result.

With the loss, the Terriers secure the 8-seed in the Patriot League Tournament and will host 9-seed Loyola Maryland in the first round on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m.

Adler shot 4-for-10 from the field with six rebounds. Ericksen made a trio of three-pointers while corralling five boards herself.

Kyah Smith led all scorers with 17 points. Zanai Barnett-Gay and Morgan Demos finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both sides traded 7-0 runs throughout the first quarter. Senior Alex Giannaros' layup and three-pointer pushed BU's lead to 9-4, only for Smith's jumper to cap Navy's run for an 11-9 lead.
Adler cashed in the Terriers' first two baskets in the second quarter, then Ericksen nailed a right-wing three-pointer to hand the Terriers a 17-15 advantage with just over three minutes down in the frame.
However, the Mids ripped off an extended 16-3 run over a 4:14 span, with eight points coming from Smith, to go up 31-20. Navy would establish a 35-22 halftime lead.
Barnett-Gay made a layup 10 seconds into the second half, but BU's defense didn't allow a Navy field goal for the next five minutes. Ericksen's three and a left-block layup from sophomore Aoibhe Gormley pulled BU within single digits, 39-32.
Gormley then floated a pass to Adler for a layup underneath the rim with 10 seconds on the timer in the third quarter to pull the Terriers within 46-38 to cap the stanza.
Neither side scored in the fourth quarter until Barnett-Gay's second-chance layup with 6:34 on the timer, replenishing the double-digit Navy lead at 48-38.
Gormley canned a left-wing three-pointer with 2:07 left in regulation for BU's first but only field goal in the fourth quarter to close the gap to 57-46, but scored just one point the rest of the way.

STATS

The Terriers made 32 percent of their shots, while the Mids shot 35 percent from the field.
Navy won the rebounding battle, 44-36, including 19-13 on the offensive glass.
Sophomore Sisi Bentley paced the Terriers with nine caroms and three blocks.
The Mids generated 17 points off 14 Terrier turnovers.
Navy led the game for 30:38.

NOTES

Adler recorded her fifth straight game in double figures. She is averaging 12.4 points in her last seven contests.
Ericksen nailed three three-pointers for the second time in her last three appearances. Wednesday marked her 12th career game with 10-plus points.
Scoring six points in her 100th career start, Giannaros moved into sixth place on the Terriers' all-time scoring list, passing BU Athletic Hall of Famer Andrea Ashuck '89. She now has 1,352 career points.
The all-time series shifts back to Navy's favor, 12-11. The Mids swept the regular season series for the first time since 2018.

UP NEXT

No. 8-seed BU hosts ninth-ranked Loyola Maryland at Case Gym in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament on Saturday, March 8. Opening tip is set for 2 p.m.