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Featured image by Jackson Shahinfar<\/span><\/p>\n By Jane Guay<\/p>\n Saturday afternoon, the Boston University Women\u2019s Basketball team (2-2) won in an epic thriller against the University of New Haven\u2019s Women\u2019s Basketball team (1-3) with a victory of 65-58. This was an interesting matchup before players even got onto the court, with this being the Chargers\u2019 first season in NCAA Division I for both men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lindsay Hogan, the senior forward for the Chargers, rose to the standards as the team\u2019s player to watch, despite coming up short in the end. Starting off the first quarter and her own stat line with back-to-back threes, Hogan was a key player for the Chargers\u2019 offensive strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI thought Lindsay Hogan really had a day, and she really crushed us, especially in the first quarter; she came out and hit two threes in a row. We didn\u2019t contest her, so we were just trying to adjust to her,\u201d BU <\/span>Head Coach Melissa Graves stated<\/u><\/span><\/a>in a post-game press interview.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This combination of Hogan\u2019s ability to rarely miss in the beginning of the first quarter, along with <\/span>sophomore forward Addisen Sulikowski\u2019s<\/u><\/span><\/a> early steal and block, led to questionable Terriers, leading to an early timeout. The time the Terriers used to assess as well as the transition into the second quarter is ultimately what they needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo we actually adjusted a lot throughout the court, where we threw different types of defenses at them, and [I thought] that really played into our favor,\u201d <\/span>Graves continued.\u00a0<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The Terriers started out the second quarter with an 8-0 run with four points coming from <\/span>junior guard Bella McLaughlin,<\/u><\/span><\/a>after trailing by two to the Chargers following the first. While this came from a stronger offensive strategy made by BU, it also was a result of a struggling defense, loss of control of the ball, and an overall loss of confidence in New Haven. The Terriers had an overall bigger size compared to the Chargers, so that led to the defense being essential if New Haven were to come out on top.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The conversations made by the Chargers following the Terriers\u2019 run resulted in a change in players on the court, where much of their play in the second half came from players on the bench. The third quarter consisted of plenty of key moments, and the players conducting them helped pick back their momentum. Yet another Linsay Hogan triple was made, followed by Aniya McDonald Perry\u2019s and-1 layup, which built back energy into not only the Chargers but also the crowd\u2014something the Terriers also had to go up against.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was a great atmosphere to play in in order to prepare us for, you know, tough conference games on the road.\u201d <\/span>Graves stated <\/u><\/span><\/a>regarding the rise in crowd volume in response to Perry\u2019s and-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite the Chargers\u2019 ability to build back momentum, especially with freshman guard Jasmine McKay\u2019s ability to cut the lead to just four with a little more than three minutes to go, the Terriers were able to pull through. The key player that led to this result was none other than <\/span>senior forward Anete Adler. <\/u><\/span><\/a>The star\u2019s ability to finish out several plays with buckets easy and difficult, ending with 20 points for the game, was the essential finish to the fourth quarter the Terriers needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe has the ability to compete to be like Player of the Year in our conference. I believe that about her; I really do,\u201d said <\/span>Graves. <\/u><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n