Coming off its largest victory of the season, the Boston University women’s basketball team looks to win its second straight against Ivy League opponents Sunday when it travels to Harvard University for a 2 p.m. game.
The Terriers (3-3) will try to take their record over .500 for the first time this season. In its last game, BU steamrolled through Brown University, 87-58.
‘I thought the key to our game was that we came out with a tremendous amount of aggressiveness at the defensive end,’ BU coach Kelly Greenberg said. ‘We did a great job of not allowing them to respond to our early lead.’
In their next game, the Terriers face a Crimson side that is tough at home. Harvard (4-3) has been solid at the Lavietes Pavilion so far, winning all three games it has hosted.
BU will depend on a young core to build momentum early in the game. Leading the way is sophomore guard Alex Young, who had a breakout game against Brown with a career-high 33 points.
‘Alex has a lot of offensive skill,’ Greenberg said. ‘She can put the ball on the floor and create her own shot. She’s getting more and more comfortable with her expectations of herself.’
Senior forward Aly Hinton’s solid low-post game will also factor in the game. Struggling to score all year, Hinton’s 16 points were a welcome sight against Brown. After shooting just 28 percent through the first four games, the captain went a solid 7-of-10 from the floor.
The Crimson are coming off a 74-57 victory over the College of the Holy Cross. They are led by junior forward Emma Markley’s 16.0 points per game. Other scoring threats include freshman guard Victoria Lippert (13.7 ppg) and sophomore guard Brogan Berry (11.1 ppg).
Greenberg rewarded the Terriers’ recent good play by giving them the day off from practice Thursday. She stressed the importance of keeping the young team in focus.
‘I’m glad we had a day off,’ Greenberg said. ‘You never want to get too high after a big win.’
It looks to be a good basketball game between the cross-town rivals. BU will try to continue its recent scoring surge while maintaining defensive pressure. The aggressive play of the Terrier guards resulted in multiple turnovers in the Brown game. Greenberg will be looking for more of the same versus Harvard.
‘Harvard is going to be a much tougher team than Brown,’ she said. ‘Every time we play them is a battle. It is going to be a really good test for us to see how we play at their place. They do have a lot of new faces, but so do we.’
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