Eagles Lose To Virginia, 62-55

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Virginia 62, Boston College 55
Records: Boston College (8-10, 1-4), Virginia (12-5, 1-3)
Location: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
BC Starters: Hughes (G), Pineau (F), Mosetti (G), Edwards (F), Fasoula (C )
Virginia Starters: Toussaint (G), Mason (G), Huland El (G), Willoughby (G), Moses (F)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore Mariella Fasoula notched a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. She was 9-for-14 from the floor.
- Freshman Georgia Pineau finished with five points, seven boards and four assists, while fellow rookie Taylor Ortlepp pitched in with nine points and two assists.
- BC on the battle of the boards, 37-36, and shot 46 percent from the floor.

TURNING POINT
- After BC went ahead, 49-48, on a three-pointer from Kailey Edwards with 2:55 to play, Virginia went on an 8-0 run to go up, 56-49, with 1:14 to play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles shot 33 percent from the floor in the first quarter, while holding the Cavaliers to under 30 percent. The two teams ended the quarter tied at 12-12, as BC was led by Kelly Hughes with six points off two three-pointers.
- Virginia built a 10 point lead in the middle of the second quarter on a 6-0 run. The Eagles made a run in the final minute of play as Georgia Pineau, Taylor Ortlepp and Katie Quandt all converted on layups to cut the UVA lead to one point at the half, 29-28.
- BC opened up with a 7-4 run to go up, 35-33. A three-point play by Breyann Mason gave the Cavs a one-point lead with 4:29 to play in the quarter. The Eagles outscored Virginia, 12-11, in the quarter as the two teams played to a 40-40 tie after three.
- Virginia took an early lead to start the quarter. A layup by Kelly Hughes cut the UVA lead to one point with 4:40 to play. Senior Kailey Edwards gave BC the lead with 2:25 to play with a three-pointer on the wing. The Cavaliers then went on an 8-0 run, four points from Lauren Moses in the paint. The Eagles comeback fell short as they turned the ball over three times in the final two minutes.

LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Mariella Fasoula, 20
Rebounds: Mariella Fasoula, 11
Assists: Georgia Pineau, 4

Virginia
Points: Breyana Mason, 19
Rebounds: Jocelyn Willoughby, 9
Assists: Breyana Mason, 2

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime Score: UVA 29, BC 28
Halftime FG%: BC 46.2%, UVA 34.4%
FG %: BC 46.9%, UVA 36.7%
Ties: 6 times
Lead Changes: 9 times
Largest Lead: BC by 1, 1^st 5:40; UVA 11 2^nd – 2:13
BC led for: 07:03
Virginia led for 25:44
Games was tied for 07:13
Points In The Paint: BC had 34 points; Virginia 28 points
Bench Points: BC 15, Virginia 6

BOX SCORE
Boston College 12 16 12 15 - 55
Virginia 12 17 11 22 - 62

NEXT
- Boston College will host No. 6 Notre Dame on Thursday at Conte Forum (7 p.m.)

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Team Stats

Mariella Fasoula

Taylor Ortlepp

Kelly Hughes

Kailey Edwards

Players Mentioned

Kailey Edwards

Mariella Fasoula

Kelly Hughes

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau

Katie Quandt

Players Mentioned

Kailey Edwards

Mariella Fasoula

Kelly Hughes

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau

Katie Quandt