Terrier Tuesday: Rashidat Agboola

The past few women's basketball games have been intense. With some tough games, the team really could've given up. But then that wouldn't be Kelly Greenberg's squad. Starting with the big win over St. John's at the beginning of the December, women's basketball has been just absolutely killing it this month.

There's a lot of things that can contribute to that success. But I think a lot of it has to do with Rashidat Agboola.

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Rashidat Agboola started off her career at BU coming off of benches. Then again, that was to be expected when she had Kerry Cashman and Caroline Stewart ahead of her. But she didn't do too bad for herself. She still made it into 29 games which made her the freshman that appeared in the most games by a huge margin. Her real breakout game came December 8th vs UMass. She had eight points and eight rebounds, a real sign of things to come.

Last year Agboola saw ridiculous progress. She started in 31 games and was on fire from the start. I'm pretty sure November 13th was the day when everyone hopped on the Agboola train for good. Versus UMass (again...tisk tisk UMass) she got 21 points and 16 rebounds. Her rebounding that entire year was insane. 16 games she either had the most or tied for the most rebounds. That had her ending her year with eight double doubles, the most on the team.

Oh but wait, it just gets better. This year in 11 games, Agboola already has 107 points, more than 20 points what she had last year at this time. She also already has four double-doubles, including three in a row in four of BU's last few games. So, yeah. This season she'll be just fine.

Alright, now that I'm done spitting stat sheets at you...

One thing I've learned about Kelly Greenberg is that she does not let her team roll over. Every game and every play they need to battle and prove not only why they can beat the other team, but why they deserve their playing time. The work ethic of the women's basketball team is definitely something that has helped them push along through America East lately, yes. But it has also served them well during some of these tougher, out of conference games. Ever since that absolutely gut-wrenching loss against West Virginia earlier in the season, it's clear that the Terriers are not letting any of their remaining games slip through their fingers. Including those two huge OT wins against Marist and Harvard. Oh, and not to mention kicking the absolute crap out of St. John's, the highest ranked opponent the Terriers have defeated in program history.

You best bet a lot of that had to do with Rashidat Agboola. Not to say our other Terriers don't push hard, but I never see her quit. Ever. Even if she can't come up with a rebound, it's certainly not for lack of trying. She's always in the mix, battling for that ball for her team. I think my favorite thing about her though is her focus. Even if she misses a free throw or whatever else, she shakes it off. She's not one to visibly beat herself up, but she is one to push herself harder next time. Even if there's a game when she's not putting up awesome numbers, she's still out there grinding. Every game, she's just real fun to watch.

This year she was named a Tri-Captain, so she's gotta be great off the court, too. Oh wait, I know she is. One time I ate pizza at the same table as her. She's hilarious and awesome. It was magical. I bet her teammates feel that magic around her, too.

Thanks for making me Proud to BU, Rashidat!