After starting the regular season with three consecutive losses, the Boston University women’s basketball team is starting to show signs of life, winning two of its last three games.
Leading the charge for the Terriers (2-3, 0-0 America East) is junior guard Katie Terhune, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career in the Terriers in the Terriers 69-51 victory over Central Connecticut State University, the Terriers’ first win of the season. Terhune scored 22 points in that game and added 28 two games later against the University of Loyola at Chicago, a 64-54 Terrier win.
The America East Conference recognized Terhune’s performance by naming her the Wilson Player of the Week. Terhune, who is averaging 18.7 points per game, has led the team in scoring in each of the past three games and in all but one game so far this season.
The rest of the Terriers seem to be coming out of their early-season shooting funk as the team has seen its three-point shooting percentage climb in each of the last three games, this after the Terriers shot 0-for-12 from downtown against St. Joseph’s University on Nov. 30.
Unfortunately for the Terriers, they will have to put the momentum they have built up on ice for two weeks until the team plays its next game, Dec. 21 against Stanford University. The Cardinal (4-0, 0-0 Pacific-10) are currently ranked No. 4 in the nation and will pay a visit to Case Gymnasium while most students are at home. Stanford will be the second top 10 opponent the Terriers have played this season, as BU dropped its season opener to No. 8 Vanderbilt University, 68-51.
After the Stanford game, the Terriers pack their bags for a four-game road trip, the longest of the season for BU. First, the Terriers head to upstate New York to face Marist University on Dec. 28. Marist has had success against the America East this year, defeating the University of New Hampshire, 59-51, two weeks ago.
The Terriers then head down to Tampa, Florida where they look to pay back the University of South Florida, who handed BU a 76-70 loss in last season’s opener. The Terriers look to close out 2002 with a win against a Bulls team who is 4-3 so far this season.
The Terriers return to New York for their next game, Jan. 3 against Fordham University on Dec. 30. The Rams (5-2, 0-0 A-10) are putting together a solid season and are already one victory away from matching their total from all of last year. This will be another tough contest for the Terriers, who lost to the only other Atlantic-10 school they have played this year, a 58-45 against St. Joe’s.
BU then closes out its non-conference schedule on Jan. 5 with a game against Fairleigh Dickinson University. The Knights are 0-6 on the season, and should serve as a confidence builder for the Terriers entering America East play.
BU hosts the State University of New York at Albany on Jan. 9 to kick off its America East campaign. The Terriers swept the season series from the Great Danes last year, including a 77-71 overtime win at Case Gymnasium. The Terriers have to be sure not to overlook Albany, which could be an issue with a game against the conference’s top team, the University of Vermont, ahead for BU on Jan. 12.
Vermont (6-1, 0-0 America East) won the America East regular season title last year and has come out of the gates quickly this year, winning six of its first seven games. BU Coach Margaret McKeon and the Terriers have been looking forward to this meeting since the start of the season, as BU is eager to make its case to be considered the top team in the conference.
The Terriers will try to continue their drive to the NCAA Tournament in March and, with seven games over the holiday break, the Terriers should have a clear picture of where they stand, both nationally and among the other teams in America East.
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