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Women’s Basketball Starts Homestand on Saturday Against Lehigh
February 20, 2026 | Women's Basketball
BOSTON – Closing the 2025-26 regular season with consecutive home games, the Boston University women's basketball program hosts the first contest in that stretch against Lehigh on Saturday (Feb. 21). Opening tip from Case Gym is set for 2 p.m.
BU (9-17, 5-10 PL) is tied with Lafayette for seventh place in the Patriot League standings and sits one game behind Bucknell for sixth. The Terriers are just 1-5 at home against Patriot League opponents.
Lehigh (14-11, 10-5 PL) has clinched a top-4 seed and a quarterfinal home game for the Patriot League Tournament. The Mountain Hawks are fourth, one game back of Holy Cross and two games behind second-place Army West Point.
Saturday's game airs on ESPN+ at the top of the hour with Brian Maurer (COM'07), Jack Hughes and Caitlin Beal on the call. Live statistics and an audio-only broadcast are available on GoTerriers.com while the Patriot League provides an international stream.
BU will host its annual Play4Kay game. Fans also have the opportunity to play Basketball Bingo throughout the game for a chance to win prizes at the marketing table.
TERRIER TIDBITS
SCOUTING LEHIGH
BU (9-17, 5-10 PL) is tied with Lafayette for seventh place in the Patriot League standings and sits one game behind Bucknell for sixth. The Terriers are just 1-5 at home against Patriot League opponents.
Lehigh (14-11, 10-5 PL) has clinched a top-4 seed and a quarterfinal home game for the Patriot League Tournament. The Mountain Hawks are fourth, one game back of Holy Cross and two games behind second-place Army West Point.
Saturday's game airs on ESPN+ at the top of the hour with Brian Maurer (COM'07), Jack Hughes and Caitlin Beal on the call. Live statistics and an audio-only broadcast are available on GoTerriers.com while the Patriot League provides an international stream.
BU will host its annual Play4Kay game. Fans also have the opportunity to play Basketball Bingo throughout the game for a chance to win prizes at the marketing table.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU triumphed over Colgate in overtime, 77-70, on Feb. 18 in Hamilton, N.Y.
- The Raiders erased the Terriers' 16-point lead in the second half, but Bella McLaughlin scored 13 points in the final 5:11 of game time to seal BU's second-straight victory.
- McLaughlin finished with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
- Senior Anastasiia Semenova made seven of her eight shots for 14 points while junior Inés Monteagudo Pardo added 11 points.
- In their last three games, the Terriers are averaging 69 points per game on 52.1 percent shooting. In the five prior games, BU scored 48.4 points on 37.6 percent shooting.
- During that stretch, Semenova, McLaughlin and Monteagudo have combined for 48.6 points per game.
- That trio as well as senior Anete Adler are all scoring at least eight points per conference tilt. Adler leads the quartet with 14.4 points per game.
- BU leads the Patriot League during conference play with a .455 field goal percentage and four blocks per contest.
SCOUTING LEHIGH
- The Mountain Hawks have won four of their last five games, most recently upending first-place Navy at home, 75-64.
- Lehigh is 4-2 in road matchups against Patriot League foes but have lost two of its last three away from Bethlehem.
- During conference action, the Mountain Hawks have only five players with over 300 minutes played.
- Lily Fandre is averaging 18.1 points per Patriot League game, most in the conference.
- Whitney Lind is sixth with 15 points per game and fourth with a .418 three-point percentage.
- Saturday marks the 29th all-time meeting between BU and Lehigh.
- The series is tied at 14 games.
- At home, BU is 8-5.
- The Terriers picked up a 68-64 win in Bethlehem back on Jan. 14, their first Patriot League win.
- Semenova (18 points), Adler and Monteagudo (15 points each) scored in double digits as BU outscored Lehigh 21-9 in the second quarter.
- The Terriers will honor Adler and Semenova on Senior Day, hosting American on Saturday (Feb. 28). Opening tip is slated for 11:30 a.m. following the pregame festivities.
Players Mentioned
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Thursday, February 12
Highlights: Women's Basketball vs Bucknell (1/31/26)
Saturday, January 31
Highlights: Women's Basketball vs Colgate (1/24/26)
Saturday, January 24
Education Day with BU Women's Basketball and Boston Public Schools
Thursday, January 08










