Ortlepp's 23 Points Not Enough Against UNC

Sophomore Taylor Ortlepp had 23 points and matched her career-high with seven three-pointers, but it was not enough as Boston College lost to North Carolina, 69-64, in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday at Greensboro Coliseum.

Ortlepp hit four three-pointers in the second quarter to cut the North Carolina lead at the half to 31-28.

The second-year guard player made three more three-pointers in the second half, including one to start the fourth quarter which cut the Carolina lead to just two points. The Tar Heels then reeled off 10 consecutive points and the Eagles had to claw back. The closest BC would get was three points when Andie Anastos hit a layup with 28 seconds to play.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: North Carolina 69, Boston College 64
Records: Boston College (7-23); North Carolina (15-15)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018
Location: Greensboro Coliseum
BC Starters: G – T. Ortlepp; G – S. Lowery; G – A. Anastos; F – G. Pineau; F – M. Bolden-Morris
UNC Starters: G-K. Paris; G – J. Cherry; G – T. Koenen; C- J. Bailey; F - J. Murray

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Sophomore Taylor Ortlepp finished with 23 points and matched her career-high with seven three-pointers. She just had seven three-pointers on Sunday at Syracuse when she finished with her career-high 28 points. Ortlepp now has 17 three-pointers in three games against North Carolina.
Graduate senior Andie Anastos finished with a career-high 15 points with four rebounds and six assists.
Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris added 10 points with a team-high seven rebounds. She had two three-pointers giving her a team-high 80 on the season. That is a new freshman class record at BC.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Turnovers hurt Boston College in the first quarter as the Eagles gave the ball away nine times. A 7-0 run in the middle of the quarter gave UNC a, 15-6, lead after one quarter.
After UNC opened up with a steal and layup, BC responded with three consecutive three-pointers to spark the offense and cut the lead, 17-15. Ortlepp hit two three-pointer followed by one from Anastos.
Paris Kea broke the Eagles run but Ortlepp and Anastos hit two more three-pointers and at the media timeout, BC was down 22-21.
In the final 1:50 in the half, Boston College outscored UNC, 7-2. With 31 seconds to play, Ortlepp hit her fourth three of the quarter and BC was down, 31-28, at the half.
The two teams exchange baskets throughout the quarter. Katie Qaundt's layup with 4:36 left gave BC a one-point lead, 40-39. UNC responded but a Marti Mosetti drive gave BC another lead. From there UNC went on an 8-1 run to push the score to 49-43 with 1:52 to play in the quarter.
Boston College opened the fourth quarter with Ortlepp's sixth three of the game but UNC shot back with two consecutive three-pointer and a 10-0 run. BC called a timeout down, 61-49, with 7:20 to play.
The Eagles battled and whittled it to three points on Ortlepp's final three-pointer with 1:11 to play. After two freebies from Carolina, Anastos cut it to three points on a layup with 28 seconds but two more free throws by UNC sealed the game.

GAME STATS
Boston College Leaders
Points: 23, Taylor Ortlepp
Rebounds: 7, Milan Bolden-Morris
Assists: 6, Andie Anastos

UNC Leaders
Points: 28, Paris Kea
Rebounds: 13, Jamelle Bailey
Assists: 8, J. Cherry

BOX SCORE
BOSTON COLLEGE 6 22 18 18 64
UNC 15 16 20 18 69

Team Stats

Taylor Ortlepp

Andie Anastos

Milan Bolden-Morris

Georgia Pineau

Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Milan Bolden-Morris

Taylor Ortlepp