Eagles To Play At Seton Hall Thursday Night

Thursday, November 17

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Seton Hall

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Taylor Ortlepp, Mariella Fasoula, Marti Mosetti

Eagles To Play At Seton Hall Thursday Night

November 16, 2016 | Women's Basketball

GAME INFORMATIONhttp ://shupirates.com/watch/?Live=27
Boston College at Seton Hall
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016
WHERE: Walsh Gymnasium, South Orange, New Jersey
TIME: 7 p.m.
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Boston College (1-1) will travel to New Jersey to play at Seton Hall (2-0) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will be live streamed on shupirates.com. BC is coming off a home victory over Boston University, 67-49, at Conte Forum on Monday night. Seton Hall defeated Marist, 76-62, on Tuesday night to improve to 2-0.

BC vs. Seton Hall
- This is the 41st meeting between BC and Seton Hall.
- The Eagles lead the overall series, 27-13.
- BC and Seton Hall last played in the Junkanoo Jam on Nov. 26, 2010. BC defeated the Pirates, 85-46, to advance to the final.

Last Time Out
- The Eagles defeated Boston University, 67-49, behind 21 points and five rebounds from Kelly Hughes and 21 points and eight rebounds from Mariella Fasoula.
- Boston College led at the half, 36-24.
- The Eagles held BU to just eight points in the first quarter. Boston College pulled away when Hughes hit three consecutive three-pointers in a two minute span in the second quarter.
- BC won the battle of the boards, 37-30, behind eight rebounds from Fasoula and six from Ella Awobajo.
- Martina Mosetti led the Eagles with six assists in 21 minutes of action. The team had 15 assists on 21 field goals in the game.

Time Change
- Boston College is playing in the Omni Hotel Thanksgiving Tournament hosted by the University of Colorado on Friday, Nov. 25 and 26 at the Coors Events Center.
- The Eagles will open up on Friday against SMU at 1:30 p.m. Host Colorado will play St. Francis Brooklyn at 11 a.m.
- On Saturday, Colorado will play either BC or SMU at 11 a.m. The second game will follow with St Francis playing either the Eagles or Mustangs.
- The change in the game times is due to the evening kickoff for the Buffalos football game on Saturday.

Probable Starters
- Sr./G      Kelly Hughes
- So./C     Mariella Fasoula
- Jr. /G      Marti Mosetti
- Jr./F       Ella Awobajo
- Fr./F       Emma Guy

Queen of Three's
- Kelly Hughes became the program's all-time leader in three-pointers as she hit her 254th in the win over Boston University. Hughes needed seven three's coming into the 2016-17 season. She hit three vs. Hartford and four vs. BU.
- Hughes broke the record held for just eight months by former teammate Nicole Boudreau. Boudreau broke the record when she hit her final shot of her career in the ACC Tournament against NC State in March.
- After the game against BU, Hughes credited her coaches and teammates to help her reach the record. She also credited Nicole Boudreau, who she called one of the best players she ever played alongside.
- Another impressive statistic throughout the senior's career is her field goal percentage through the four seasons. She shot 39 percent as a freshman

Free Throws
-BC is averaging 17 assists a game.
-The Eagles have started one senior, a sophomore, a redshirt sophomore and two freshmen in the first two games. It is the youngest starting lineup for the Eagles since the 2011-12 season. That season BC started a junior and four sophomores.
- Kelly Hughes leads the Eagles with 70 career starts and 93 games played while Martina Mosetti has started 47 games with 63 total games played.
- The Eagles also went 21-for-29 from the foul line. It was the first time BC shot over 25 free throws since November 12, 2013 when the Eagles hit 20-for-31 against Hofstra at Conte Forum.

Social Media
- Fans can follow the team on social media – Twitter/BC_WBB as well as Instagram/BCWBBHoops.
- The Eagles most recent updates can also be found on FACEBOOK/eagleswbb.

This Day In History
- On November 17, 2000, Boston College opened up the season with an 80-64 victory over Tennessee Tech at the Chevrolet Classic in East Lansing, Michigan. Rachel Byars led BC with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Nicole Conway chipped in with 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Eagles proceeded to beat Michigan State in the second game of the tournament, 63-61. Byars was named the tournament MVP wile Amber Jacobs was named to the All-Tournament team.

Ticket Information
- Tickets for the 2016-17 women's basketball season are on sale now. Season ticket memberships, which include reserved seats, are just $56, while mini-plan and group deposits are also being accepted. For more information, visit bceagles.com/tickets, or call 617-552-GoBC (4622) to speak with an account representative.

Up Next
-Boston College will host St. Mary's (California) on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. The women's team will end a long day of action at BC, as volleyball hosts Pittsburgh at noon, followed by men's basketball at 1 p.m. against Stony Brook.