Women’s Basketball Travels to Boston University for Midweek Matchup

WASHINGTON – The American University women's basketball team travels to Boston University on Wednesday to close out their two-game road trip. The Eagles looks to conclude the series with a sweep, having already won over the Terriers in Bender back in January.

QUICK INFO

Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 21st, 6 p.m.
Site: Boston, Mass. (Case Gym)
Series History: American leads, 17-10
TV: ESPN+

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall American leads the series between the teams 17-10 and won their first meetup this season after a thrilling double overtime victory, 91-87.
In their second meeting of the season, the Terriers host the Eagles in Case Gym with both teams holding a 7-6 conference record. The Terriers hold a 7-5 advantage at home in the overall series.
In the team's last meeting, American was led in the double overtime win by Laura Nogues who went 5-8 from deep with a career-high 24 points and Emily Johns who went 7-8 from the free throw line with 22 points.
Boston University was led in scoring by Alex Giannaros who dropped a career-high 30 points and Caitlin Weimar picked up a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN

American is coming off a 64-57 loss against Lafayette in Saturday. The Eagles are now on a two-game losing streak and looking to turn that trend around by sweeping Boston. The Eagles held the lead for most of the game but ended up losing the fourth quarter, 27-13, and dropping the game overall.
Senior guard Anna LeMaster picked up her third straight 20+ point game, matching her career-high of 21 points in Saturday's loss. She also drained a career-high five three pointers and contributed six rebounds. She is second on the team in scoring, averaging 8.0 ppg.
Emily Johns was the only other Eagle with double figure scoring against the Leopards with 16 points. Johns leads the team in points per game this season with 12.1.
American is currently sitting fourth in the Patriot League with a conference record of 7-6, tied with Boston University, and having dropped down to the position with Holy Cross, Army, and Loyola tied at the top with 8-5 records each.
Ivy Bales leads American and sits third in the Patriot League with steals averaging 2.2 per game, 52 overall. The senior guard also leads the Eagles in rebounding, averaging 5.0 boards per game. She's also second in scoring with an average of 9.1 points per game.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Boston is coming off a 69-60 victory against Navy on Saturday. The Terriers' record of 7-6 in the Patriot League ties them with American.
In the game against the Mids, Alex Giannaros led the Terriers with 25 points, hitting a career high of seven three-pointers in the process. Giannaros is second in the Patriot in three-pointers per game, averaging 2.6. She is second on the team in scoring averaging at 13.8 ppg.
Caitlin Weimar leads the Terriers and the Patriot League in scoring and rebounding averaging a double-double per game with 18.1 ppg and 10.7 rpg. She also leads the league in blocked shots with 2.7 per game.
The Terriers are sitting tied for fourth in Patriot League standings, with a conference record of 7-6. They have been swept by Bucknell and have losses to Lehigh, Holy Cross, Army, and American.
Despite their position in the table, Boston leads the Patriot League in field goal and three-point percentage, shooting 44 percent from the field and 37 percent from three.

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