{"id":40796,"date":"2024-03-12T01:15:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T05:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=40796"},"modified":"2024-03-12T01:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T05:19:13","slug":"womens-basketball-weimar-lifts-bu-to-last-second-victory-over-army-in-the-patriot-league-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2024\/03\/12\/womens-basketball-weimar-lifts-bu-to-last-second-victory-over-army-in-the-patriot-league-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball: Weimar lifts BU to last-second victory over Army in the Patriot League Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Henry Dinh-Price<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BOSTON \u2013 Basketball isn\u2019t about who leads for the majority of the game. It\u2019s about who leads at the end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BU had only led for three minutes and 45 seconds, but after getting a crucial stop, it had possession in a tie game with 16.7 seconds left.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshman guard Audrey Ericksen had the ball at the top of the key. She stood waiting for options. Then it came: a back screen by junior guard Alex Giannaros to free up senior forward Caitlin Weimar. Weimar cut to the rim, caught the pass from Ericksen, and finished the layup with 1.5 seconds remaining.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YEEAAHHHH!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoBU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PLTop3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PLTop3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch on ESPN+: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqTEH5rRjs\">https:\/\/t.co\/lqTEH5rRjs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatriotLeagueTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatriotLeagueTV<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wFoYviR1fg\">pic.twitter.com\/wFoYviR1fg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BU Women&#8217;s Basketball (@TerrierWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierWBB\/status\/1767338937595433264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo have that last play wide open for Cait to get that layup was so huge,\u201d BU head coach Melissa Graves said. \u201cIt was a perfect play and we drew it up and they ran it to perfection.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was drawn up by first-year assistant coach Jamie Insel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCoach Jamie does a phenomenal job end of game,\u201d Graves added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army had a chance for a rebuttal, but freshman forward Kya Smith\u2019s baseline jumper came up short.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite trailing most of the night, the No. 3 seed Boston University Terriers (19-11, 10-8 PL) took down the No. 6 seed Army Black Knights (12-17, 9-9 PL) in the Patriot League Quarterfinals, 64-62, at Case Gym on Monday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA tough game. They always are when we play Army,\u201d Graves said. \u201cThey made things really difficult for us most of the game and I thought we just showed a lot of poise down the stretch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weimar, the Patriot League\u2019s Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, led the Terriers with 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She did everything early on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early in the second quarter, Army was on an 8-0 run leading 20-12.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Terriers had failed to get any dribble penetration. They were either launching contested jumpers as the shot clock wound down or finding Weimar down low.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In need of a bucket, they found Weimar, who answered with her second and-one layup of the game to cut it back to five. She had 12 of BU\u2019s first 15 points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith the first half, I felt like I wasn\u2019t getting doubled as much. So just recognizing that,\u201d Weimar said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But BU coughed up possessions and Army continued to build its lead. Two free throws from second-team all-Patriot League junior guard Trinity Hardy after a foul in transition gave the Black Knights a 30-19 lead with four minutes left in the half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe had turned the ball over, so we were playing in transition a lot and they were able to score easy baskets,\u201d said Graves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s when BU woke up. Freshman guard Aiobhe Gormley got to the rim twice, sophomore forward Anastasiia Semenova hit a turnaround shot off glass, and then, off of a Gormley steal, Ericksen buried a trailer triple.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army freshman guard Camryn Tade responded with a floater to end a scoring drought of over three minutes. But on the final possession of the half, first-team all-Patriot League junior guard Alex Giannaros buried a step-back jumper from the elbow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BU ended the half on an 11-2 run and only trailed 32-30 at the break.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the first half, the zone helped us tremendously. I think in the first half they only scored maybe eight points against the zone if you take out transition points,\u201d Graves said. \u201cI thought that adjustment was really good for us going into, you know, the end of the half.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BU took its first lead since an early 9-8 advantage midway through the third quarter off of six consecutive points from Semenova. Two layups and a pair of free throws gave the Terriers a 38-37 lead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army immediately regained control with an 8-2 run. A right-wing three from freshman wing Fiona Hastick (17 points) had the Black Knights in front, 45-40.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weimar would not allow the Terriers to fade quietly. During the third quarter, she scored eight straight for BU to cut the deficit to one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Hastick responded again. She drove to the rim for an and-one layup, drawing a blocking foul on Weimar with 1.8 seconds left in the quarter. It gave Army a 50-46 lead going into the fourth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe always talk about next-play mentality,\u201d Weimar said. \u201cJust keep on reinforcing that into them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A right-wing 3 from Camryn Tade put Army ahead 55-50 with seven minutes to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Semenova (14 points) responded with a 3 of her own, forcing Army to call timeout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graves on what she told her team: \u201cTo keep fighting, you know, and to stay poised.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defense from Gormley sparked a 5-0 Terrier run to take a 58-57 lead. Her hounding defense forced a travel on Army\u2019s sophomore guard Reese Ericson. BU\u2019s Audrey Ericksen buried a corner 3 on the next possession. Then Gormley forced another turnover on Ericson, coming away with a steal. And on the other end, Weimar posted up and hit a go-ahead lefty layup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI thought Aiobhe was phenomenal,\u201d Graves said. \u201cWe needed that energy and that momentum on the defensive end.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith made a layup on the next possession, Weimar answered with two free throws, and then Hastick buried a contested 3 to give Army a 62-60 lead with 1:56 to play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each time BU took the lead, Army had an instant response. It\u2019s why BU led for under four minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the Terriers shut out the Black Knights over the final 1:56.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe were able to get enough stops, just enough, to win it,\u201d Graves said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giannaros willed her way to the line with 47.4 seconds remaining and swished both free throws.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then after Gormley forced Hastick into a tough midrange jumper that clanked off iron, BU had the final possession to win it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weimar\u2019s layup put BU in front. And then for the first time all night, Army failed to counter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe biggest thing is that stop at the end. It comes down to that,\u201d said Graves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the comeback victory, the Terriers advance to the Patriot League semifinals to face Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y. on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BU and Colgate split the season series, but the last time they met, under a week ago on March 6, Colgate dismantled BU, 77-40. The 37-point loss was BU\u2019s worst margin of defeat since 2016, a year it went 3-27.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe just have to kind of regroup on that, look at our first game against them, what we did well there and try to execute those things,\u201d Graves said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know if I\u2019ll watch that second game because it was just, it was bad.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone not named Caitlin Weimar or Alex Giannaros, BU\u2019s two first-team All-Patriot League selections, shot a combined 3-for-27 in that March 6 loss. For a victory on Thursday, the Terrier stars need to shine, but key contributions from role players will be necessary as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think we\u2019ll be able to get a lot of one-on-ones with Cait inside. Trying to get the ball inside will be kind of our go-to like it was tonight,\u201d said Graves. \u201cBut overall, you know, I\u2019d like to have more of a showing like we played them the first time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>FEATURED IMAGE BY ZUZU JANSEN<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Henry Dinh-Price BOSTON \u2013 Basketball isn\u2019t about who leads for the majority of the game. 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