Syracuse Up Next For Eagles

GAME INFORMATION
ACC CONFERENCE GAME
BOSTON COLLEGE (8-7, 1-1) at No. 11 SYRACUSE (11-5, 2-1)
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017
WHERE: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
TIME: 2 p.m.
VIEW: ACC Network Extra
LIVE STATS

The Boston College women's basketball team will travel to Syracuse to play the Orange on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game can be viewed on the ACC Network Extra.

Boston College lost to Pittsburgh, 56-43, on the road on Thursday night. Rookie forward Emma Guy notched 12 points and seven boards in the loss.

Syracuse cruised to an 88-62 victory over Clemson on Thursday night to improve to 11-5 overall and 2-1 in the ACC. The Orange had three different players score 20-plus points in the win. Point guard Alexis Peterson had a double-double with 21 points and 11 assists.

BC vs. Syracuse
- This is the 49^th meeting between BC and Syracuse.
- Syracuse has a 25-23 edge in the overall series.
- Since the Orange joined the ACC, BC is 0-5 against Syracuse.
- The last victory for the Eagles over Syracuse came in 2005 when BC earned a 75-50 victory at the Carrier Dome.

Last Time Out
- Boston College lost at Pittsburgh, 60-48, despite a 12 point, seven rebound performance from freshman Emma Guy.
- Boston College was down, 28-14, and shot 13 percent in the first half.
- The Eagles cut the lead to seven points in the third quarter. Pitt pulled away when Kauai Bradley hit two consecutive three's and the Panthers lead was 12 points.
- Turnovers hurt the Eagles as they committed 17 and lost the battle of the boards, 35-32.
- BC shot a season-low 22.9 percent from the floor for the game.

Probable Starters
- Sr./G      Kelly Hughes
- So./C      Mariella Fasoula
- Jr. /G      Marti Mosetti
- Jr./F        Kailey Edwards
- Fr./F       Georgia Pineau

Free Throws
- Freshman Emma Guy is returning to upstate New York for the first time since becoming an Eagle. The forward is from Penfield, New York is should bring a number of her family and friends to Sunday's game at Syracuse. Guy is coming off one of her stronger games this season as she scored 12 points and seven rebounds against Pittsburgh. The rookie hit 8-of-9 free throws, both are season highs for Guy.
- Senior Kelly Hughes is the only player on the roster to start in every game this season. She now has 83 career starts and has played in 106 overall games.
- Boston College is averaging 15.9 assists. The Eagles are seventh in the ACC in assists per game.
- Sophomore Mariella Fasoula is eight in the ACC in scoring (16.1 ppg.) and eight in rebounding (7.5 rpg.). Senior Kelly Hughes is 22^nd in scoring with a 12.9 points per game average. Hughes still leads the league in minutes played at 35.9 minutes per game.
- Freshman Georgia Pineau was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. Pineau averaged 15 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in the Eagles' two games last week. She shot 14-for-18 from the floor in both wins.

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 Georgia Tech on Thursday at Conte Forum (7 p.m.).

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