{"id":13197,"date":"2017-11-29T20:20:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T01:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportswtbu.com\/?p=13197"},"modified":"2020-01-09T17:46:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T22:46:02","slug":"womens-basketball-terriers-travel-to-winless-bryant-wednesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2017\/11\/29\/womens-basketball-terriers-travel-to-winless-bryant-wednesday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Basketball: Terriers Travel to Winless Bryant Wednesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/files\/2017\/11\/37607077724_a54bd3870b_o.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>By: Andrew Mason<\/p>\n<p>BOSTON \u2014 <span style=\"font-weight:400\">Coming off a 61-57 victory against rival Boston College at home on Sunday, the Terriers hit the road once again, this time making their way to Smithfield, R.I. to battle the 0-5 Bryant University Bulldogs of the Northeast Conference. Wednesday is BU\u2019s fourth road contest in the last five games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">After earning her second straight Patriot League Rookie of the Week award, point guard Katie Nelson is set to get her sixth straight start of the year. The freshman out of Falmouth, Mass. has led the Terriers in points (15.4), assists (5.2), steals (2.8)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:400\">and minutes (37.6) per game. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">With senior co-captain Corinne Williams\u2019 left wrist just about fully recovered from a mid-game fall at Harvard before Thanksgiving, the Terriers will be at full strength for tonight\u2019s action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Although the Bulldogs have not been on the positive side of a game all season, the Terriers have to be careful to not let their guard down as they did at the end of the game against BC. With a comfortable 19-point lead, BU gave up a 17-2 run to the Eagles in the closing minutes, making it much closer than it needed to be.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:400\">That lackadaisical play will not suffice against the Bryant on Wednesday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Two of the last three Bulldog losses have come in overtime, including a 59-57 fall to the Patriot League\u2019s Holy Cross on Sunday. It is likely Bryant employs a full-court press throughout most of the game, something the Terriers struggled to break against BC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">BU and Bryant have played the same opponent only once so far this season; the Bulldogs dropped their season-opener<\/span>,<span style=\"font-weight:400\"> 65-42<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:400\">to the BC Eagles earlier this month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Terriers are just 1-2 away from Case Gym, their lone win thanks to Nelson\u2019s game-clinching 3-pointer in overtime at Delaware. In order to lock down and come away with another road victory, BU needs to keep sophomore Sydney Holloway in check. The versatile guard\/forward comes into tonight\u2019s game averaging 15.6 <\/span>points per game<span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and 8.8 <\/span>rebounds per game<span style=\"font-weight:400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">BU should have a clear advantage shooting from beyond the arc. At 23.9 percent from downtown, the Bulldogs average less than four 3-pointers per game. On the other hand, the Terriers average seven per game off of 40.2 percent shooting. To put this imbalance in perspective, BU\u2019s Nelson averages just about as many 3-point buckets (3.4) per game as the entire Bulldogs\u2019 roster (3.5). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29 inside Chase Athletic Center. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Andrew Mason BOSTON \u2014 Coming off a 61-57 victory against rival Boston College at home on Sunday, the Terriers hit the road once again, this time making their way to Smithfield, R.I. to battle the 0-5 Bryant University Bulldogs of the Northeast Conference. Wednesday is BU\u2019s fourth road contest in the last five games. 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