WASHINGTON – After a frosty trip to Hamilton, N.Y. that saw the Eagles fall in the final minute to Colgate–a reversal of the events of Colgate's trip to Bender two weeks prior–, the American University women's basketball team (5-17, 4-7 PL) is taking on undefeated-in-the-league, Boston University (16-6, 11-0 PL) on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 11:30 a.m.
QUICK INFO
- Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 8; 11:30 a.m.
- Site: Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena)
- Series History: American leads Boston U, 16-9
- TV: ESPN+
- Talent: Dan Laing (pxp), Lawrencia Moten (color)
INSIDE THE SERIES
- The Eagles lead in the series against the Terriers 16-9. Last season, the two teams went head-to-head three times, twice in the regular season and once in the post season. American leads the series at home 12-1 over Boston U.
- This season, the teams have already faced off once, Boston U. defeating American, 63-73, at home exactly one month prior on Jan. 8th in Case Gym in Boston.
- In the game in January, Emily Johns went 6-15 from the field and 3-3 from the line to lead the charge for the Eagles. She scored a bulk of her points in the paint, fighting her way to the rim over and over throughout the game.
- Guard Sadie Stetson went 3-5 from beyond the arc, grabbing a career high 11 points, and Ivy Bales also had an 11-point outing, going 5-11 from the field and 1-2 from distance. The guard also took five steals.
- Bales and Lauren Stack led on the glass for the Eagles, grabbing six apiece, despite also each earning their fourth foul in the final quarter.
- In the last matchup, the Terriers were led by Lauren Davenport and Maggie Pina with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Davenport also grabbed six rebounds. Caitlin Weimer led for BU on the glass with 10 rebounds.
- American was up by six at the half, but fell behind 55-48 after the Terriers outscored them, 25-12 in the third before Boston U. opened-up their lead in the final period, taking it to 14 points over the Eagles, Davenport scoring seven of her 15 points in the fourth frame alone.
- American pushed back late to reduce the deficit to 10, but ultimately fell 63-73 to the hosting Boston U.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN
- The Eagles were away in their most recent matchup, heading up north to Colgate where they fell 52-48 to the Raiders. Colgate improved their third quarter shooting from 22 percent up to 46 percent in the fourth quarter to take the game, after having suffered shooting woes in both the second and third period, making just five field goals in the two combined frames.
- Emily Johns finished the contest with a team-leading 15-point performance, going 7-12 from the field. The junior forward also had three rebounds. Despite Johns scoring 11 of her 15 points in the second half, the Raiders outscored the American Eagles 19-10 in the final period to claim the home victory and even the series 1-1.
- The junior forward is leading the team in points, scoring 282 points this season, and is averaging 13.4 points per game. She is also seventh in the league in scoring average, and fifth in field goal percentage (.467).
- Kayla Henning followed up Johns with 11 points against the Raiders, including a half-court shot that ended the first half with the Eagles up six. The junior guard has the fourth highest scoring average on the team (7.4 ppg) and has the second highest total number of assists (56).
- On the boards, American was led by Ivy Bales with 10. The junior also had three assists and a steal but was charged with her fourth foul with six minutes left to play in the game.
- On the season, American leads the league in steals (179), averaging 8.52 per game and is third in the league in assists with 283, averaging 13.48 per game. Bales leads the league in steals (44), averaging 2.0 per game. Bales is also fourth in the league in assists (74), averaging 3.4 per game. She leads the Eagles in both categories.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BOSTON U.
- The Terriers are the league-leaders this season, going 11-0 in the Patriot League so far and are coming into Bender off an historic win in Case Gym when they reached triple digits for the first time in nearly 36 years with a 100-57 triumph over Loyola Maryland on Saturday. Boston U. also tied its single-game program record with 16 three-pointers.
- Senior Sydney Johnson dropped 20 on 8-of-12 shooting, including 4-7 from beyond the arc. Johnson is second on the BU squad this season in points per game average (12.7) and third in the league in assists with 75, averaging 3.6 per game and steals with 37 (1.8 per game), which is a team high.
- Fellow senior Maggie Pina posted 19 points with three assists and three steals. Pina is fourth in the league for three pointers, with 40 on the season (1.8 per game) and joined Johnson in knocking down four triples on Saturday.
- Alex Giannaros, a sophomore, was the third Terrier to score four three-point field goals on Saturday against Loyola Md., scoring 18 points overall. Giannaros is averaging 9.9 points per game this season, ranking fourth highest on the team.
- On the boards, BU was led against the Greyhounds by Caitlin Weimar with nine rebounds. She also scored 16 points, shooting 6-8 and going 4-4 from the charity stripe. Weimar is third in the league in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game and second in the league in rebounding (10.5 rpg). Weimar also leads the league in blocked shots with 33 total (1.9 per game).
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