Terriers Unable to Overcome Greyhounds, 49-40

Saturday, February 7

Baltimore, MD

2:30 PM

Boston University

7-16,3-9Patriot

Loyola Maryland

10-13,6-6Patriot

Boston U.

Loyola Maryland

Photo by: Boston University Athletics

Terriers Unable to Overcome Greyhounds, 49-40

February 7, 2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Audio - Melissa Graves

BALTIMORE, Md. – Senior Anastasiia Semenova scored a team-high 13 points, but the Boston University women's basketball program fell to Loyola Maryland 49-40 on Saturday afternoon at Reitz Arena.

BU (7-16, 3-9 PL) could not overcome 10-0 and 11-0 runs from the Greyhounds (10-13, 6-6 PL) that began each half, succumbing to its fourth consecutive loss.

Semenova made five of her 10 shots and also led the Terriers with six rebounds. Junior Bella McLaughlin contributed nine points, three assists and three steals off the bench.

Amandine Amorich and Kimmie Hicks dropped 14 and 10 points, respectively. Lex Therien snagged seven boards to secure the Patriot League and Greyhounds' all-time rebounding records.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Greyhounds scored the game's first 10 points in a 3:45 span to coax a BU timeout at the 6:15 mark in the first quarter.
McLaughlin found sophomore Allison Schwertner for a right-block layup to get BU on the board as the Terriers scored six of the final nine points in the first quarter to slice the gap to 13-6.
Back-to-back baskets from Amorich replenished the seven-point Greyhound lead, 21-13 with 2:03 to play, but BU responded with a 7-0 run.
McLaughlin sank a driving layup, freshman Kate Allard made two free throws and junior Audrey Ericksen split the defense for her own layup to bring the Terriers within one.
However, Amorich beat the buzzer with a right-elbow jumper to stake Loyola to a 23-20 halftime edge.
That sparked Loyola's 13-0 burst that carried over to the first six minutes of the third, expanding the lead to 34-20 before Allard's midrange jumper.
Semenova scored BU's final five points in the third on a layup and a nostalgic three-point play, but BU remained down, 38-27.
The Terriers got back-to-back three-pointers from McLaughlin and junior Inés Monteagudo Pardo, cutting the deficit to 40-33 with 7:36 left in regulation.
Loyola made five of their next six shots over a four-minute span, however, capped with an Amorich corner triple to make it 49-37 as the clock read 3:17.
Despite keeping the Greyhounds off the scoreboard from that point, BU only mustered a free throw from senior Anete Adler and a floater from McLaughlin.

STATS

BU made less than 37 percent of its shots and made just two of its 13 three-point tries.
Loyola Maryland shot 6-for-15 from distance and nearly 41 percent overall.
The Greyhounds sported a commanding 35-21 edge in rebounds, with seven offensive caroms generating eight second-chance points.
The Terriers won the paint points, 24-20.
BU's defense forced 13 Greyhound turnovers.

NOTES

All seven of Semenova's double-digit performances have come against Patriot League foes. She boosts her conference scoring average to 10.3 points per game.
Adler returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous game due to injury.
The Terriers have lost four straight games for the third time this season.
Though BU remains ahead 17-10 in the all-time series, Loyola Maryland sweeps the regular season series for the first time in 10 years.

UP NEXT