The Boston University women’s basketball team earned its 15th win of the season on Saturday when it defeated the State University of New York at Albany, 80-61 in New York’s capital.
With the win, the Terriers (15-9, 8-5 America East) stand alone in third place in the conference, only one game behind second-place SUNY-Binghamton at 9-4, and two-and-a-half games back of the University of Vermont.
Sophomore Katie Terhune and freshman Larissa Parr, who contributed 21 and 19 points, respectively, led the Terriers on the score sheet. Terhune also pulled down 11 rebounds, added four assists and two steals. After a slow stretch in the past few games, when her teammates had to pick up more of the scoring load, Terhune busted out for a double-double, which came on a night when the Terriers jumped ahead from the beginning.
After giving Albany (4-19, 0-12) an 8-4 lead to start the game, BU went on a 15-2 run which began with a three-pointer from Parr. Albany forward Shan’tel Ali hit a jumper at the six-minute mark to but the Great Danes a 24-23 advantage, but her squad would never again sniff the lead.
With eight seconds remaining in the half, Terhune hit a tough leaner from just inside the three-point line to cap off an 11-5 Terrier run, and send coach Margaret McKeon and her squad into the locker room with ahead by five.
BU blew it open in the second half, starting with a 9-0 run led by the shooting of junior guard Alison Argentieri, who finished with six points on the afternoon. Albany cut the lead to 10 at one point early in the half, but
was not able to rope the Terriers in any closer.
The BU bench played big, as coach McKeon was able to use 11 players in the game, something she could need to do for her team to have a chance down the stretch. Senior guard Dia Dufault led the bench players with 14 points, often taking defenders one-on-one when left alone due to double-teams on Terhune.
BU shot 55 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Great Danes 37-32 on the afternoon. But team play can’t be kept on a score sheet. The Terriers had 18 assists on their 33 field goals, meaning that there was not a lot of watching by players without the ball, and a lot of movement off the play. Terhune and Argentieri had four assists each, while sophomore Marisa Moseley and freshman Adrienne Norris each added three.
The Terriers come home Thursday for their last home game of the year, when they host SUNY-Stony Brook. While it may not look like the Terriers can catch Vermont, there is still hope. The Catamounts host second place Binghamton on Tuesday, and have one more game remaining than do the Terriers.
Even if they cannot climb to first, the Terriers would be at a huge advantage if they were able to finish second in the regular season. If they finish just behind Vermont, then theoretically the Terriers would not have to face the Catamounts until the America East Championship game.
But with three more games remaining, anything can happen.
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