Terriers Fall to Mountain Hawks, 76-61

Saturday, February 21

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

9-18,5-11Patriot

Lehigh

15-11,11-4Patriot

Lehigh

Boston U.

Photo by: Dan Koerner

February 21, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON – Despite 24 points from senior Anete Adler, the Boston University women's basketball program sustained a 76-61 loss to Lehigh on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

BU (9-18, 5-11 PL) did not hold a lead through the contest as the Mountain Hawks (15-11, 11-5 PL) drained 13 three-pointers and shot nearly 52 percent from the field, snapping the Terriers' modest two-game winning streak.

Adler made 12 shots, matching her career high from Jan. 21 at Lafayette, on just 16 attempts. Sophomore Hildur Gunnsteinsdóttir scored nine points.

Lily Fandre led four Mountain Hawks in double figures with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Alana Reddy buried five triples for 17 points while Belle Bramer collected 15 points, six boards and five assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Lehigh coaxed BU into a timeout 2:43 into the contest after Reddy and Whitney Lind, who finished with 14 points, knocked down threes to establish an 8-2 lead for the visitors.
The Terriers' first field goal didn't arrive until the 2:52 mark on Adler's layup. She scored BU's final six points in the quarter as the Terriers trailed 17-10.
Her scoring streak went to 10 consecutive points via two additional layups to ignite the second quarter. Junior Bella McLaughlin then found sophomore Rose Azmoudeh in the corner for a fastbreak three-pointer to pull the Terriers within 21-17 as the clock read 7:17.
Both teams combined for nine consecutive makes from the 4:52 mark to 1:52 in the frame, with McLaughlin's drive cutting the Mountain Hawk advantage to 33-25.
Bramer got behind the defense for a pair of baskets from that point to stake Lehigh to a 37-25 halftime edge.
Both teams traded baskets to open the third quarter. Senior Anastasiia Semenova scored six of BU's first eight points in the period, including a layup four minutes in to trim the gap to 41-33.
However, the Mountain Hawks six consecutive shots, five from distance and eight points from Fandre, to expand their lead to 58-38 with 2:02 left in the third.
Lehigh's largest lead of the day came after Lind drilled the sixth Mountain Hawk triple of the third quarter with 37 seconds on the timer for a 63-40 advantage.
Junior Audrey Ericksen made a left-wing three-pointer at the 7:15 mark in the fourth quarter and a layup with 4:53 left in regulation to bring the Terriers within 18. Azmoudeh did so with her own triple less than 40 seconds later to make it 72-54.
Gunnsteinsdóttir drove down the lane for a layup with 2:51 to play to slice the deficit to 16 points, but Reddy countered on the next Lehigh possession with a three to spurn any hopes of a Terrier comeback.

STATS

BU shot 26-for-55 (47.3 percent) in the game, with three of its four three-pointers coming in the final quarter.
Rebounds favored the Terriers, 30-26. Adler and Semenova each snagged seven caroms.
BU outscored Lehigh in the paint, 42-32.
The Mountain Hawks had 21 assists on 29 buckets. Gracyn Lovette posted eight for Lehigh.
McLaughlin led the Terriers with five dishes.

NOTES

Adler eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the fifth time this season and sixth time in her career.
BU allowed an opponent to shoot over 50 percent for the first time since Nov. 26 against Bryant.
Lehigh takes a 15-14 lead in the all-time series as both teams split the regular season matchups.

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