{"id":40671,"date":"2024-03-05T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=40671"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:23:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:23:59","slug":"caitlin-weimars-player-of-the-year-moment-senior-forward-inevitable-for-bu-womens-basketball-in-long-awaited-triumph-of-holy-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2024\/03\/05\/caitlin-weimars-player-of-the-year-moment-senior-forward-inevitable-for-bu-womens-basketball-in-long-awaited-triumph-of-holy-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Weimar\u2019s Player of the Year moment: Senior forward inevitable for BU Women\u2019s Basketball in long-awaited triumph of Holy Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0<\/em>Sam<\/span> Robb O\u2019Hagan<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

BOSTON \u2014 We are 17 games in, and it may be time to declare the first truth about this always-changing Patriot League season. There just might not be anything anyone can do about Caitlin Weimar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Holy Cross is the defending-champion. It entered Case Gym atop the standings, where it had sat for almost two months. The Crusader defense is the PL\u2019s best \u2014 in points and field goal percentage allowed \u2014 by a mile. And Maureen Magarity\u2019s group was, before Saturday, one of the only teams that had even <\/span>kind of <\/span><\/i>slowed down BU\u2019s superstar senior forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Magarity threw everything at her. Janelle Allen, one of the conference\u2019s most physical bigs. Lindsay Berger, all 6-foot-2 of her. When she could, her premier perimeter defenders, too. And if all that wasn\u2019t enough, the Crusaders \u2014 depending on who you ask, anyway \u2014 held her and hacked at her. Over and over and over again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI knew it was going to be physical,\u201d Weimar said.<\/span><\/p>\n

At multiple points during a surreal first half that saw Holy Cross take a 29-8 lead, Weimar \u2014 who has a decent shout for being the least animated player in the nation \u2014 protested, pleaded, and begged with the officials to do something about it. The refs stood content to swallow their whistles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Crusaders sent everything they could. Then they got away with murder. They still couldn\u2019t kill Caitlin Weimar.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final line: 25 points, 10-of-12 from the field, 5-of-5 from the line, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final play? A catch at the top of the paint with 23 seconds left, Allen\u2019s elbow dug into her back, before one unguardable dropstep into one cartoonishly casual finish. Plus, finally, the foul. Plus, for the first time since the first minute, the lead over the Terriers\u2019 dreaded rival.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TO TAKE THE LEAD #GoBU<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch on ESPN+: https:\/\/t.co\/qsSs7pJWlC<\/a>@PatriotLeagueTV<\/a>| @ESPN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/T5sMfAs1sa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BU Women’s Basketball (@TerrierWBB) March 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n