Women's Basketball Defeats Colgate, 58-54

Saturday, January 24

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

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Colgate

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Colgate

Boston U.

Photo by: Dan Koerner

January 24, 2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Highlights Postgame Audio - Melissa Graves, Anete Adler, Anastasiia Semenova

BOSTON - Seniors Anete Adler and Anastasiia Semenova had 16 points apiece to lead the Boston University women's basketball team to a 56-51 win over Colgate on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

Adler, who also led the Terriers with seven rebounds, was 7-for-15 from the floor and hit a clutch free throw in the final minute to give BU a 52-50 lead it never relinquished. Semenova went 6-for-6 at the charity stripe, including four makes in the final 30 seconds to keep the Terriers in front.

Sophomore Rose Azmoudeh had 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting thanks to four 3-pointers, including two clutch triples late in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 47-47 and then give BU a 50-49 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sophomore Hildur Gunnsteinsdóttir drilled a 3-pointer after some nice passing by the Terriers before Adler hit a jumper to give BU an 18-12 advantage early in the second quarter.
Colgate responded with an 8-0 run to take a 20-18 lead with 4:50 left in the half, but BU responded with a triple from Azmoudeh and another Adler jumper to regain the lead and eventually take a 26-24 advantage into the locker room.
The Raiders went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc at the start of the second half to take a 33-29 lead, but the Terriers answered with buckets by Bella McLaughlin and Semenova to tie the score at 33-33.
BU regained the lead at 37-35 thanks to a nice transition layup as junior Bella McLaughlin found Azmoudeh with a long pass, but the Raiders quickly responded to create a 37-37 score.
Adler opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back buckets to extend the Terriers' lead to 43-39.
Colgate fought back and eventually Ella Meabon hit a 3-pointer with 3:37 left to put the Raiders in front, 47-44.
Azmoudeh answered immediately with a trey of her own to tie the score.
Then, after a pair of Colgate free throws, junior Aoibhe Gormley grabbed an offensive rebound and kicked it back out to Azmoudeh for a 3-pointer that gave BU a 50-49 edge with 2:20 to play.
A Colgate free throw made it 50-50 with 1:02 to play, but Adler went 1-for-2 at the line with 44.1 seconds left to restore the Terriers' lead.
Azmoudeh then forced an errant inbound attempt by Colgate to give the Terriers the ball back with 34.1 on the clock.
Adler went 1-for-2 at the line again, but Gormley came down with another clutch board to set the stage for two free throws from Semenova that made it a 54-50 game.
After more free throws from Semenova pushed the lead to 56-51, Meabon hit a last-second 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 56-54, but McLaughlin ended the game with a pair of free throws.

STATS

The Terriers made just 38.5 percent of their shots while Colgate shot under 40 percent from the field as well.
Colgate led in rebounds, 36-28, and second-chance points, 16-11.
BU sported the advantages in points off turnovers (15-3), paint points (22-18) and bench points (20-14).
For the second straight home game, the Terriers led by one possession after the first three quarters.
Gunnsteinsdóttir paced BU in assists for the second consecutive matchup, dishing out three with zero turnovers.

NOTES

Adler has reached double digits in seven of her eight Patriot League contests. She has led BU in scoring in 11 of 19 games this year.
Semenova has scored 10 or more points in four straight games for the first time in her career. She is dropping 11.6 points per Patriot League contest.
Azmoudeh moves into a tie with junior Inés Monteagudo Pardo for the Terrier lead with 29 three-pointers this season. BU is 3-0 when she makes four-plus triples in a game.
The Terriers have won consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 11-15, 2025.
BU improves to 21-12 all-time against Colgate.

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