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Women's Basketball Upends Oakland, 74-53
December 10, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 10, 2001
Rochester, MI - The Boston College women's basketball team toppled Oakland, 74-53, Monday evening in the Athletics Center "O"Rena Rochester, Michigan. With the win, the Eagles improve to 5-2 on the season and a perfect 4-0 on the road. The Golden Grizzlies fall to 2-5.
Boston College took its first lead of the game at the 12:30 mark in the first half and maintained a lead throughout the game. Behind 10 points from Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summitt, PA) and eight points from Kim Mackie (St. Peterborough, Ontario), the Eagles jumped out to a 38-23 lead at intermission.
BC expanded on that lead in the second half as all 12 players entered the game and all but one scored at least two points. The Eagles enjoyed their biggest lead (34) at the 5:11 mark of the second half and shot 54.4% from the field. BC outrebounded Oakland 37-25 and went 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
Mackie led the Eagles with 14 points and five assists while Jacobs finished with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting (2-of-3 from three-point range). Boston College collected 25 assists while turning the ball over just 10 times. Mackie and Brianne Stepherson (Middleton, MA) led the way with five assists apiece.
Boston College will return to Conte Forum for its next game, a December 16 tilt against Quinnipiac (4 pm).
