BOSTON -- Looking for its first win of the 2026-27 season, the Northeastern women's basketball team (0-1) visits Boston University (0-1) on Friday, Nov. 6 at Case Gym. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m., and the game will stream on ESPN+.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
1. LAST TIME OUT: Senior guard Yirsy Quéliz scored 20 points, 12 of them in the fourth quarter, but Northeastern fell 65-61 to UAlbany on Monday night at the Cabot Center. Camryn Collins added 16 points and a team-high four assists, and Justice Tramble had 12 points, five rebounds and two steals. The Huskies led 33-31 at the half and went back in front, 53-51, with 6:26 to play. Quéliz's three-pointer tied the game at 61 with 1:55 remaining. UAlbany answered with a three on its next trip, and Northeastern missed its last five field-goal attempts. The Huskies won the rebounding battle 40-38, with a 12-6 edge on the offensive glass. Graduate guard Anja Bukvic led the way with eight boards in her Northeastern debut, and junior Maya Summerville set a career high with seven rebounds in under 12 minutes. Bukvic, Summer Bostock and Amanda Smith all made their first appearances in a Huskies uniform.
2. SCOUTING BU: The Terriers went 11-20 overall and 6-12 in the Patriot League last season under Melissa Graves, now in her sixth year. They beat No. 9 American, 69-58, in the first round of the conference tournament before falling at top-seeded Navy in the quarterfinals. Patriot League coaches picked BU seventh in this year's preseason poll. The Terriers lost their top two scorers from last season, but they bring back three starters in seniors Bella McLaughlin and Ines Monteagudo Pardo and junior Hildur Gunnsteinsdottir. That trio combined for 593 points last year. BU added five newcomers, including four freshmen and junior transfer Yael Maayan. The Terriers opened the season Monday with a 56-49 loss at Dartmouth. Sophomore Kate Allard scored 11 points in her first career start, and freshman Sophia Georgiades added 10 points, four rebounds and four assists in her debut. BU committed 23 turnovers, which Dartmouth turned into 19 points.
3. LOVE THAT DIRTY WATER: Friday's game is the 83rd meeting between the two programs, and BU holds a 43-39 lead in a series that dates back to 1977-78. The Terriers have won the last three meetings, an 80-83 overtime decision at the Cabot Center on Dec. 22, 2023, a 60-48 game at Case Gym on Nov. 4, 2024 and a 61-57 contest at the Cabot Center on Nov. 11, 2025. The Huskies' last win came on Nov. 7, 2022, when they opened that season with a 66-65 victory at Case Gym. Northeastern won five straight from 2012-13 through 2016-17, including a 77-44 win at Case Gym on Nov. 13, 2015, the largest margin of victory for either side in the series. The teams are 5-5 over their last 10 meetings and 6-6 in postseason play.
