Boston College’s ladies’s basketball group posted its ninth consecutive win in a tightly contested recreation in opposition to Colgate College, with a rating of 58-44. The win was the group’s fifth straight street win, placing them to a 7-4 file away from Case Gymnasium on the season. The Terriers (14-6, 9-0 Patriot League) are already previous six wins final season with over a month left to play.
“(They perceive) that it is exhausting to play on the street…they’ve realized from final 12 months,” mentioned coach Melissa Graves. “(It was) undoubtedly our focus, simply mastering the paint.”
The Terriers dominated the Raiders (10-10, 4-5 PL) down low. They outgained Colgate 42-24 and did a lot of their offense inside, outscoring the Raiders within the paint by 16.
BU dictated play for almost all of the primary half regardless of an uncharacteristically poor capturing efficiency from one of the crucial correct groups within the nation. The Terriers solely shot 1-8 from behind the arc, an space that was the canine’s bread and butter. This was additionally their first win once they scored lower than 60 factors this season.
BU’s protection, the third seed within the Patriot League, picked up the slack, limiting Colgate to twenty-eight factors within the first half. However the Terriers scored simply 27 factors in opposition to Colgate’s protection, which ranked second within the league.
Colgate solely led for 39 seconds all the half, although they took an surprising lead within the first half due to a bucket with 24 seconds left within the recreation. Graves and the Terrier wanted to streamline their recreation to win.
“I want I may have hit the ball higher,” mentioned Graves. “We would have liked to be aggressive and assault the sting.”
The Terriers outscored the Raiders 23-9 within the third quarter. They discovered methods to interrupt down the Colgate protection, leading to 9 turnovers within the second half. Trier solely coughed up the ball six occasions within the final 20 minutes.
BU appeared like a special group popping out of the primary half all season. They’ve outscored their opponents by 97 factors within the third quarter thus far of the season, by far their finest mark in any quarter.
Whereas the remainder of the group nonetheless struggled with the capturing contact within the second half, freshman ahead Caitlin Weimar led all scorers with 23 factors. She shot 8-11 from the sector to hit 11 rebounds for her eleventh profession double-double of the season. Senior guard Sidney Johnson managed the offense, posting 5 assists, placing her away from simply six of 300 in her profession.
BU put the clamps again collectively within the second half, holding Colgate to only 16 factors – Colgate averages over 60 factors per recreation. The Raiders’ main scorer, freshman guard Taylor Gulumbowski, was positioned in a single basket.
Golembiewski would be the star, however Graves has ensured that nice group synergy is what wins matches. One particular person can not do it himself.
“Their finest participant (on his personal) won’t beat us.”
The Raiders had a few gamers going into double figures, as junior forwards Teasia McMillan and Lindsay Blackmore every put up 10 factors for Colgate’s velocity.
What helped set BU aside within the second half was their bodily health, which gave them 24 free throws on the night time. Whereas they shot 50% from the objective line, the fixed aggression pressured a number of Colgate gamers into hassle.
With the win, the Terriers stay undefeated in convention play, and aided by Lehigh’s victory over Holy Cross in extra time, BU now stands atop the Patriot League for the primary time this season.
BU will host Lehigh College on Saturday for Terriers Alumni Day. Scheduled out on the Case Gymnasium at 4 p.m., the Terriers need to be the primary Patriot League group to double-digit wins.
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