Thursday, January 19
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
1-58-11; ACC
69
vs
80
Notre Dame
5-117-3; ACC
1
2
3
4
F
#6/9 Notre Dame
22
21
31
6
80
Boston College
15
20
15
19
69
Photo by: Amelie Trieu - The Heights
Fasoula Notches Double-Double In Loss to No. 6/9 Notre Dame
January 19, 2017 | Women's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Notre Dame 80, Boston College 69
Records: Boston College (8-11, 1-5), Notre Dame (17-3, 5-1)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC Starters: Hughes (G), Guy (F), Ortlepp (G), Edwards (F), Fasoula (C)
Notre Dame Starters: Mabrey (G), Turner (C) , Allen (G), Ogunbowale (F), Boley (G)
Attendance: 1108
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore Mariella Fasoula notched her fourth double-double of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds. She also matched her career-high in rebounds and assists (6).
- Rookie forward Emma Guy added 14 points and four rebounds while senior Kelly Hughes had three three-pointers for 11 points. Freshman forward Georgia Pineau had 11 points and three rebounds and three assists.
- BC had 20 assists on 27 field goals. The Eagles also won the battle of the boards, 31-27.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Â BC went up 4-0 off a hoop from Mariella Fasoula and Emma Guy. The Eagles held a lead until the 12-10 off a three-pointer from Lindsay Allen from the top of the key. With two minutes to play in the quarter, BC was down 14-12, behind four points from Guy. Â BC had just one turnover in the first five minutes, the four in the last five resulted in a 22-15 Irish lead after one quarter.
- Notre Dame pulled to an 11 point lead behind the play of Lindsay Allen and Turner. BC chipped away as Taylor Ortlepp cut the lead to eight points on two three's and a half hook from Emma Guy – Notre Dame 38-30 with 1:33 to play.  A Fasoula layup cut the Notre Dame lead to five points but Allen hit a three at the buzzer to five the Irish a 43-35 halftime lead.
- The third quarter hurt Boston College as Notre Dame outscored the Eagles, 31-15. The Irish shot 75 percent from the floor in the quarter, while BC shot just 40 percent. BC was down, 74-50, after three.
- The Eagles continued to fight as a Hughes three-pointer with 4:50 to play in the quarter cut the Notre Dame lead to 17 points. Fasoula sparked a 9-2 run by the Eagles and with 2:19 to play, BC was down just 12 points. The run ended as the Eagles could not make another run in the final minutes.
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LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Mariella Fasoula, 20
Rebounds: Mariella Fasoula, 14
Assists: Mariella Fasoula, 6
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Notre Dame
Points: Marina Mabrey, 21
Rebounds: Brianna Turner, 8
Assists: Lindsay Allen, 6
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime Score: Notre Dame 43, Boston College 35
Halftime FG%: BC 44%, Notre Dame 44%
FG %: BC 46.9%, UVA 36.7%
Leaders at the half
Boston College – Mariella Fasoula, 9 points, 4 rebounds
Notre Dame – Brianna Turner & Lindsay Allen, 10 points
Game Stats
Ties: 0 times
Lead Changes: 7 times
Largest Lead: BC by 3 1 Q, 05:20; ND, 27 3rd – 03:48
BC led for: 02:36
Notre Dame led for 36:25
Games was tied for 00:20
Points In The Paint: BC 36 points; ND 30 points
Bench Points: BC 16, ND 12
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BOX SCORE
Notre Dame                      22          21          31          6            -             80
Boston College                15          20          15          19          -             69
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GAME NOTES
- BC started two rookies for the sixth time this season. Freshman Taylor Ortlepp earned her first start while forward Emma Guy started her eighth game.
- Senior Kelly Hughes made three three-pointers and finished with 11 points. The senior is just one three away from 300 career three's and is just seven rebounds from 600 career boards.
- The Eagles had 20 assists on 27 field goals tonight. It marks the fourth game this season the Eagles had 20 or more assists.
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NEXT
- Boston College will host No. 15 Duke on Sunday at 2 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets at the game.
Score: Notre Dame 80, Boston College 69
Records: Boston College (8-11, 1-5), Notre Dame (17-3, 5-1)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC Starters: Hughes (G), Guy (F), Ortlepp (G), Edwards (F), Fasoula (C)
Notre Dame Starters: Mabrey (G), Turner (C) , Allen (G), Ogunbowale (F), Boley (G)
Attendance: 1108
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore Mariella Fasoula notched her fourth double-double of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds. She also matched her career-high in rebounds and assists (6).
- Rookie forward Emma Guy added 14 points and four rebounds while senior Kelly Hughes had three three-pointers for 11 points. Freshman forward Georgia Pineau had 11 points and three rebounds and three assists.
- BC had 20 assists on 27 field goals. The Eagles also won the battle of the boards, 31-27.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Â BC went up 4-0 off a hoop from Mariella Fasoula and Emma Guy. The Eagles held a lead until the 12-10 off a three-pointer from Lindsay Allen from the top of the key. With two minutes to play in the quarter, BC was down 14-12, behind four points from Guy. Â BC had just one turnover in the first five minutes, the four in the last five resulted in a 22-15 Irish lead after one quarter.
- Notre Dame pulled to an 11 point lead behind the play of Lindsay Allen and Turner. BC chipped away as Taylor Ortlepp cut the lead to eight points on two three's and a half hook from Emma Guy – Notre Dame 38-30 with 1:33 to play.  A Fasoula layup cut the Notre Dame lead to five points but Allen hit a three at the buzzer to five the Irish a 43-35 halftime lead.
- The third quarter hurt Boston College as Notre Dame outscored the Eagles, 31-15. The Irish shot 75 percent from the floor in the quarter, while BC shot just 40 percent. BC was down, 74-50, after three.
- The Eagles continued to fight as a Hughes three-pointer with 4:50 to play in the quarter cut the Notre Dame lead to 17 points. Fasoula sparked a 9-2 run by the Eagles and with 2:19 to play, BC was down just 12 points. The run ended as the Eagles could not make another run in the final minutes.
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LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Mariella Fasoula, 20
Rebounds: Mariella Fasoula, 14
Assists: Mariella Fasoula, 6
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Notre Dame
Points: Marina Mabrey, 21
Rebounds: Brianna Turner, 8
Assists: Lindsay Allen, 6
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime Score: Notre Dame 43, Boston College 35
Halftime FG%: BC 44%, Notre Dame 44%
FG %: BC 46.9%, UVA 36.7%
Leaders at the half
Boston College – Mariella Fasoula, 9 points, 4 rebounds
Notre Dame – Brianna Turner & Lindsay Allen, 10 points
Game Stats
Ties: 0 times
Lead Changes: 7 times
Largest Lead: BC by 3 1 Q, 05:20; ND, 27 3rd – 03:48
BC led for: 02:36
Notre Dame led for 36:25
Games was tied for 00:20
Points In The Paint: BC 36 points; ND 30 points
Bench Points: BC 16, ND 12
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BOX SCORE
Notre Dame                      22          21          31          6            -             80
Boston College                15          20          15          19          -             69
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GAME NOTES
- BC started two rookies for the sixth time this season. Freshman Taylor Ortlepp earned her first start while forward Emma Guy started her eighth game.
- Senior Kelly Hughes made three three-pointers and finished with 11 points. The senior is just one three away from 300 career three's and is just seven rebounds from 600 career boards.
- The Eagles had 20 assists on 27 field goals tonight. It marks the fourth game this season the Eagles had 20 or more assists.
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NEXT
- Boston College will host No. 15 Duke on Sunday at 2 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets at the game.
Team Stats
ND
BC
FG%
.547
.500
3FG%
.583
.375
FT%
.682
.818
RB
27
31
TO
13
20
STL
13
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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