Boston U. Wins in Turkey Classic

Boston U. Wins in Turkey Classic

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Recent Results

 

Friday, November 26
Boston U. 78, Colgate 56 -- Box Score

  • Boston U. (2-3) opened play in the Long Island University Turkey Classic with a 22-point win over Colgate.
  • Sophomore guard Chantell Alford led the Terriers with 19 points on the afternoon. That output was enough to push Alford past the 500-career-point mark.
  • Three other Terriers, Alex Young, Caroline Stewart and Kerry Cashman, reached double-figures, scoring 16, 13 and 11 points, respectively.
  • The Terriers forced 19 Colgate turnovers and stole the ball 14 times. Offensively, Boston U. gave the ball away six times.

 
Northern Arizona 61, Binghamton 57 -- Box Score

  • Binghamton (2-2) began play at the Hilton Garden Inn Thanksgiving Tournament against the host Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, falling to the Lumberjacks, 61-57.
  • The Bearcats shot 47.9 percent from the field, hitting 23-of-48 attempts overall and 3-of-10 from behind the arc. The Lumberjacks hit 22-of-56 from the field while making eight three-pointers.
  • Binghamton was led by Kara Elofson, who scored a team-high 15 points. Three other Bearcats, Andrea Holmes (14 points), Jasbriell Swain (13) and Viive Rebane (11) also reached twin-figures.

 

Utah 51, Hartford 45 -- Box Score

  • Hartford (1-5) continued play in the Caribbean Challenge, dropping its game against Utah, 51-45.
  • Senior guard Jackie Smith scored a game-high 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field including 5-of-12 from behind the arc.
  • The Hawks hit 44.4 percent (8-of-18) of their three-point attempts, but shot just 8-of-42 from inside the arc against the Utes.
  • Two Hawk sophomores, Alex Hall and Nikkia Smith, fell just short of recording double-doubles. Hall scored nine points and grabbed 10 boards while Smith dropped nine points and pulled down eight rebounds.  


Navy 65, Maine 43 -- Box Score

  • Maine (1-3) trailed by three points, 20-17, at the half, but was outscored by Navy, 45-26, after the break in its opening game as host of the 18th annual Dead River Company Classic.
  • The Black Bears hit just 23.1 percent (15-of-65) from the field and were 2-of-10 from long range.
  • Amber Smith scored a team-high 12 points. She also grabbed six rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals. Samantha Wheeler also reached twin-figures in the score column, adding 11 points.