BOSTON – In the opening round of the 2025 Patriot League Tournament, the 8-seed Boston University women's basketball program welcomes 9-seed Loyola Maryland to Case Gym on Saturday, March 8. Opening tip is set for 2 p.m.
 
BU (11-18, 5-13 PL) prepares for its sixth Patriot League Tournament home contest under fourth-year head coach Melissa Graves, and its 12th since joining the conference for the 2013-14 campaign. Since the start of the 2019-20 campaign, the Terriers are 47-13 at The Roof against Patriot League opponents in the regular season and postseason.
 
Loyola Maryland (9-20, 3-15 PL) looks to win a Patriot League Tournament matchup for the third consecutive season. The Greyhounds are the No. 9-seed for the second time in the last three years.
 
Free pizza is available for fans at the marketing table prior to the game, while supplies last. Saturday's game airs on ESPN+, with Brian Maurer (COM'07) and Jack Hughes on the call. GoTerriers.com will provide live statistics and an audio-only broadcast, while the Patriot League supplies an international stream.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers capped the regular season with a 60-47 loss at Navy on March 5.
• BU surrendered 19 offensive rebounds that turned into 14 second-chance points for the Mids, who also scored 24 points in the second quarter.
• Anete Adler paced BU with 12 points, while sophomore Audrey Ericksen made a trio of three-pointers en route to 11 points.
• Senior Alex Giannaros and freshman Allison Schwertner received All-Patriot League honors on Friday, March 7. Giannaros earned a spot on the Second Team, while Schwertner made the All-Rookie Team.
• Giannaros, who now ranks sixth in Terrier history with 1,352 career points, is nine field goals away from the top 10 in the program annals. She currently has 474 career buckets.
• The Terriers' record in the Patriot League Tournament is 9-10 in the first 11 installments, having won at least one playoff game in the last five seasons.
• This marks the first appearance in the opening round for BU since 2018. The Terriers are 1-3 in this round, with the lone win coming in its debut season in the league in 2014. That was a 40-35 triumph over Loyola Maryland.  
• Under Graves, BU is 46-17 at Case Gym.

SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYLAND

• The Greyhounds secured the 9-seed after opening the year as the preseason favorite.
• However, Loyola Maryland lost Preseason Player of the Year Lex Therien (13.3 points per game), Kimmie Hicks (14.6 points per game) and others to season-ending injuries throughout the campaign.
• The Greyhounds enter the postseason on a five-game losing streak that began with a defeat to BU. Four of the five setbacks were by double digits.
• All-Patriot League Third Team selection Laura Salmerón has stepped in to score 13.9 points per game, good for a share of fourth place in the Patriot League rankings.
• Koi Sims was one of two Patriot League student-athletes to average a double-double in Patriot League play at 10.5 points and 10.4 boards.

SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday marks the 25th all-time meeting between BU and Loyola Maryland in a series that began in 2014.
• The Terriers sport a 16-8 edge in the rivalry. This includes a 2-0 record in the Patriot League Tournament, with the Terriers posting victories in 2014 and 2023.
• At home, BU is 9-4.
• Each team won on the road during the regular season.
• The Greyhounds were victorious, 72-68, on Feb. 1 behind 28 points from Salmerón despite 22 points from Schwertner and 20 from Giannaros.
• BU responded with a 55-38 triumph in Baltimore on Feb. 19 by allowing a season-low in points and a 16-point, three-steal performance from sophomore Aoibhe Gormley. 

LOOKING AHEAD

• The winner of Saturday's first round advances to the quarterfinals to face No. 1-seed Lehigh on Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m. in Bethlehem, Pa.