{"id":35233,"date":"2022-12-02T14:17:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=35233"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:17:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:17:38","slug":"womens-basketball-terriers-fall-short-against-undefeated-st-josephs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/12\/02\/womens-basketball-terriers-fall-short-against-undefeated-st-josephs\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball: Terriers fall short against undefeated St. Joseph\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Luke Scotchie<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

After a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback, Boston University Women\u2019s Basketball (4-3) lost a heartbreaker to the St. Joseph\u2019s Hawks (7-0)\u00a0 by a final score of 65-61 at Hagan Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the loss, the Terriers put up a valiant effort led by senior guard Maggie Pina, who finished with 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting. <\/span><\/p>\n

This was her best shooting game of the season so far, and BU Head Coach Melissa Graves \u200b\u200bsaid it proves how valuable Pina\u2019s become to this team as a shooter, defender, and especially as a competitor.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the best thing about Maggie [Pina],\u201d Graves said. \u201cUltimately she\u2019s a competitor and she wants to win, and she\u2019ll do anything to do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Junior forward Caitlin Weimar notched her fifth double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds on 7-for-13 shooting, continuing a pattern of strong performances that Graves believes is turning her into a star.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always told [Weimar] if she puts in the work, she can contend for Player of the Year next year,\u201d Graves said. \u201cShe\u2019s been doing that on and off the floor. She\u2019s been putting in the work and she\u2019s been playing at a really high level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nine of Weimar\u2019s 11 rebounds were defensive, an individual statistic that mirrors her team\u2019s performance. The Terriers out-rebounded the Hawks defensively 30-26, including one from sophomore guard Lauren Davenport off a late missed free throw to keep the game alive. <\/span><\/p>\n

St. Joseph\u2019s won the game largely due to their success in offensive rebounding, but it would not have been nearly as close without BU winning it from the other side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[St. Joseph\u2019s] ended up with 14 [offensive] boards, which was a lot,\u201d Graves said. \u201cBut our goal was to out-rebound them today and win the rebounding battle, and we did that by one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Graves believes her team\u2019s feisty defensive rebounding performance reflected the passion and energy her team brought to the game from start to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just toughness and heart,\u201d Graves said, \u201cAnd I thought we showed both of those today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

BU secured an early lead and maintained it until around two minutes in the first quarter, when a 3-pointer from St. Joseph\u2019s Talya Brugler turned their 15-12 lead into a 15-15 tie. <\/span><\/p>\n

Poor 3-point shooting from the Terriers in the first half (1-for-6) and getting out-rebounded 15-6 in the third quarter ensured that St. Joseph\u2019s kept control for most of the game. <\/span><\/p>\n

Multiple fourth-quarter scoring runs and stellar defense from the Terriers helped them chip away at the Hawks\u2019 lead, eventually culminating in a 61-61 score with just under a minute left in the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe got two stops, we got two scores, and they had to call timeout,\u201d Graves said. \u201cThat actually gave us a lot of energy and momentum to finish the quarter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Terriers would not score again despite attempting two more shots, as four made free throws from St. Joseph\u2019s finally sealed the game. <\/span><\/p>\n

Even though the final score did not look how she wanted it to, Graves considers playing hard enough to nearly hand St. Joseph\u2019s their first loss of their season a win in its own right.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSt. Joe\u2019s is a very, very good team, very well-coached, being undefeated right now,\u201d Graves said. \u201cAnd us being the team that played them the closest \u2013 they played [Vanderbilt] and Temple and teams like that \u2013 to have that and walk away from the game knowing that, I told [the Terriers] they should be really proud of this.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Graves said the team will not be dejected after this loss, but rather use it as motivation to improve and proof that they are a tougher team than their record suggests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to learn and watch film and learn about what we can fix,\u201d Graves said. \u201cBut [the players] should be really proud of the effort that they put into this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers will return home to Massachusetts on Sunday to play Boston College at 2 p.m. at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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