Boston College Athletics
Syracuse Upsets No. 21 Boston College, 73-70 in Women's Hoops
June 21, 1999 | Women's Basketball
January 13, 1999
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Paula Moore scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Ernestine Austin hit two key free throws down the stretch as Syracuse upset No. 21 Boston College 73-70 Wednesday night.
The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Boston College, which entered the rankings last week for the first time in its team's 26-year history.
The only other loss for the Eagles (13-2, 5-2 Big East) this year was to Miami on Dec. 5.
Syracuse (7-8, 3-4) led by eight points with a little over a minute remaining before Boston College began to close the gap. Brianne Stepherson made a layup at 1:04 and Nicole Conway hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left, then added a jumper with 32 seconds later as the Eagles pulled within two points.
Austin hit one of two free throws during the Boston College run, and then connected on another free throw to make it a three-point game with seconds remaining.
Conway's tying 3-point attempt hit the rim as the buzzer sounded.
"This game was really special because our girls came to play for Syracuse and our coaching staff. They never gave up," said Syracuse coach Marianna Freeman.
Syracuse was 16-of-27 from the free-throw line, while Boston College hit just 33 percent of their free throw attempts, going 5-of-15.
Becky Gottstein scored 19 points and Alissa Murphy had 16 for the Eagles. Austin added 13 points and Beth Record 11 for Syracuse.
