4:05 pm
March 14

Patriot League Tournament: Lehigh @ Boston University

Who will WIN the championship?

Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-5)

@ Boston University Terriers (12-2)

 

Current odds:

Lehigh Mountain Hawks: (+240)

Boston University Terriers: (-300)

 

• The spread for the game is Boston University by 6.5 points.

• These teams have not played head to head this season.

• Sunday will be a battle between the best scoring offense in the Patriot League (Lehigh, 72.8 ppg) and the best scoring defense in the league (Boston U, 53.4 ppg).

• The Terriers picked up a quarterfinal round victory over Lafayette and then took down American on Thursday night in the semifinals, 72-51.

• Boston University got a 23-point effort out of sophomore guard Sydney Johnson, while Emily Esposito added 16 points with four rebounds. Riley Childs finished with a 12-point, 11-board double-double and Maren Durant led the way with 14 tebounds, adding six points and a pair of blocks.

• Senior guard Katie Nelson, who has been excellent this season, scored eight points with four rebounds, but added a team-high six assists with two steals.

• The Terriers shot 51.9 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond-the-arc in the victory, forcing nine American turnovers and holding the Eagles to just 34 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond.

• Johnson, who led BU offensively on Thursday, had as much success against Lafayette in the quarterfinals as she did against American, nearly finishing with a triple double of 19 points, seven rebounds and nine assists.

• Lehigh advanced to the championship game after downing top-seeded and previously undefeated Bucknell, 63-54, on Thursday. The Mountain Hawks are led by Frannie Hottinger, an All-Patriot League Second Team selection who leads the team in both scoring (13.9) and rebounding (6.9). As a team, the Mountain Hawks lead the Patriot League in scoring (72.8) and 3-pointers (10.0) per game.

• BU will be making its 12th conference championship game appearance. With a win, BU would punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history, and make its first trip to the dance since 2003. The Terriers are 3-8 in conference tournament title games, and Sunday will mark their first conference title game appearance since 2011.

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