BOSTON – The Northeastern women's basketball team is set to open the 2024-25 season at crosstown rival Boston University on Monday, November 4. Tip-off from Case Gym is slated for 4:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- MADDIE THREE-ZZA RETURNS – Guard Maddie Vizza returned for her graduate student campaign at Northeastern this season. Vizza played in all games for the Huskies in 2023-24, averaging 6.4 points per game. She tied her own program record for the most threes in a single game against Wagner (11/21/23) with seven and is NU's single-season record holder in three-point field goal percentage (44.0%).
- INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR – Head coach Priscilla Edwards-Lloyd's squad has four student-athletes that hail from outside of the United States. Yirsy Quéliz (La Vega, Dominican Republic), Abby Jegede (Toronto, Canada), Natalie Larrañaga (Guatemala City, Guatemala), and María Sánchez Pitarch (Rocafort, Valencia).
- THE TERRIERS – Boston University is coming off a strong 2023-24 campaign, with a 20-12 overall record and 10-8 in Patriot League play. The Terriers fell to #1 Holy Cross in the Patriot League Championship by a score of 61-55. Senior Alex Giannaros was named to the 2024-25 Preseason All-Patriot Team and is BU's leading scorer returning from last season (14.2 points per game).
After Boston University, the Huskies will head to Boston College to face the Eagles on Monday, November 11.
