Seniors Guide Terriers to 79-76 OT Triumph Over Eagles

Saturday, February 28

Boston, MA

11:30 AM

Boston University

10-18,6-11Patriot

American

6-22,4-13Patriot

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American

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Photo by: Eliza Nuestro

Seniors Guide Terriers to 79-76 OT Triumph Over Eagles

February 28, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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

BOSTON – Double-doubles from seniors Anete Adler and Anastasiia Semenova powered the Boston University women's basketball program to a 79-76, overtime victory over American on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

BU (10-18, 6-11 PL) trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half while leading by 12 in the third quarter on a see-saw effort. However, the Terriers forced the Eagles (6-22, 4-13 PL) miss 15 of their final 16 shots from the field to clinch a top-eight seed in the looming Patriot League Tournament.

Adler exploded for career-highs of 33 points, seven assists and five blocks while collecting 11 rebounds. Semenova recorded 12 points and 10 boards. Junior Bella McLaughlin added 10 points.

Charlotte Tuhy paced American with 23 points and 21 rebounds. Anna Rescifina (14 points), Molly Driscoll (13) and Madisyn Moore-Nicholson (12) each scored in double figures as well.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU raced out to a 9-4 lead in the opening 3:33 with help from two driving layups from McLaughlin and junior Inés Monteagudo Pardo's right-corner triple off Adler's feed form the post.
However, American executed a 14-0 run over a four-minute span that Rescifina and Laura Nogues contributed to with five points each. Sophomore Rose Azmoudeh's corner three halted the run 1:26 mark.
Near the midpoint of the second quarter, the Eagles went up 14 following a 7-0 run from Nogues' triple from the wing and layups from Driscoll and Tuhy.
Adler closed the first half on a 7-1 run in the final 2:29. She capped the spurt with a floater while drawing contact and completing the and-1 opportunity as BU trailed at halftime, 37-31.
Both teams traded baskets in the third quarter's first 90 seconds before BU took a 48-39 lead thanks to a 15-0 run across a 2:46 span. Adler found sophomore Hildur Gunnsteinsdóttir in the corner for a three with 7:03 on the clock to shift the advantage to the Terriers.
BU's lead grew to 57-45 with 2:12 to go in the third with Azmoudeh burying a three-pointer and Adler converting a layup.
Tuhy nailed a triple 20 seconds later to jumpstart a 19-5 extended Eagle burst that bled to the midpoint of the fourth quarter. She bookended the run on a pull-jumper that made it 67-62 in American's favor.
The Terriers missed their first 10 shots in the period until Adler made two consecutive hook shots.
American did not make a field goal in the rest of regulation, relying on four free throws. Semenova made a layup with just under a minute on the clock to slice the deficit to one.
Down 71-68, McLaughlin passed to Monteagudo on the right wing for a game-tying three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining. Both sides missed their final shots to send the game to overtime.
Monteagudo ignited the extra stanza with a go-ahead triple at the 2:46 mark. On the Terriers' next play, Gunnsteinsdóttir found Adler on the block for a layup to push BU ahead by five, 76-71.
Tuhy answered with a left-corner three to bring American within one possession. Adler made one foul shot while Grace Koepke nailed two for a 77-76 contest in BU's favor with under 40 seconds to play.
Semenova corralled Adler's off-target layup, then Gunnsteinsdóttir lofted a pass to Adler on the high block. The left-handed hook fell for a three-point Terrier lead with 14.2 seconds left. Tuhy was off the mark on the game-tying triple on the next possession.

STATS

BU made 30 of its 71 shots at a 42.3 percent clip. The Terriers hit six three-pointers and shot 76.5 percent from the foul line.
American shot just over 38 percent from the field.
Rebounds favored the Eagles, 51-41, including a 21-13 edge in offensive boards. However, those only translated to 17 second-chance points for American.
The Terriers blocked 11 shots, their most in a game since Nov. 26, 2017 against Boston College. Semenova added three rejections.
BU racked up 46 points in the paint and scored 14 points off 15 Eagle turnovers.

NOTES

According to OptaSTATS, Adler is the only Division I student-athlete, men's or women's, this century to record a statline of 33 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks in a single game.
She is the first Terrier to drop 30 points in a game since former teammate Alex Giannaros also did so against American back on Jan. 10, 2024 and first to drop 33 points since Caitlin Weimar's 33-point performance vs. UMass Lowell on Nov. 6, 2023.
She and Semenova are the first Terrier duo to post double-doubles in the same game since Jan. 13, 2024, when Semenova and Weimar achieved the feat vs. Loyola Maryland.
For Adler, it marks her third-career double-double. Semenova secured her second.
BU has won three of its last four games.
Under head coach Melissa Graves, the Terriers are 4-2 in overtime contests.
The Eagles maintain the all-time series lead at 18-14.
In addition to Adler and Semenova, the program honored team manager Voula Dimitriadis in a pregame ceremony.