Box Score

KINGSTON, R.I. – In her collegiate debut, Kristen Folk recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds and Cheri Raffo had a team-high 16 points as the Boston University women’s basketball team (1-0) rolled to an 82-66 road victory over the University of Rhode Island (0-2) in the season opener for the Terriers. Five players scored in double digits and each BU player on the court scored at least two points.

Senior Katie Meinhardt tallied 15 points and sophomores Christine Kinneary (11 pts) and Kristi Dini (14 pts) also contributed on the offensive front. Dini went 4-for-6 from behind the 3-point line. Freshman Aly Hinton also made her first appearance as a Terrier and brought down 13 boards.

The Terriers jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after Kinneary drew a foul seven seconds in, but Rhode Island scored a 3-pointer and field goal to take the lead and maintain it until Meinhardt knotted the score at 33 with 3:23 remaining in the first stanza when she hit a 3-pointer.

The Terriers went on a 10-0 run to take a seven-point lead and take the 43-37 advantage into the half, as Meinhardt hit a 3-pointer with five seconds remaining. In the first half, BU shot .484 from the field, while Meinhardt paced the offense with 12 points.

The second half was all BU as it opened the second stanza with five straight points from Raffo and never looked back. BU stretched out its lead when freshman Kristen Folk’s lay-up gave the Terriers a 10-point advantage.

After making a basket on a URI foul, Raffo sunk her free throw to give the Terriers a commanding 14-point lead at 60-46. On the next possession Raffo added another two points.

Meinhardt gave the Terriers their largest lead of the game with a 3-pointer with 5:10 remaining. Senior Erica Kovach closed out the scoring sinking two free throws with seven seconds on the clock.

The Terriers travel to Missouri for a 1 p.m. match-up on Saturday with the University of Missouri - Kansas City.