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NWBL (exhibition)
Women's Basketball Wins First Exhibition
November 05, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 5, 2000
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.- In their opening exhibition game of the 2000-2001 season, the Boston College women's basketball team defeated the National Women's Basketball League squad 73-48, at Conte Forum.
Leading the Eagles to victory was junior Rachel Byars who earned her first double-double in an Eagle uniform. Last season the forward transferred from Western Kentucky and did not see any action. Leading Boston College in scoring with 17, Byars also collected a team-high of 13 rebounds. Netting 10 points and adding six assists, freshman guard Amber Jacobs came off the bench and was second in scoring in her first collegiate game. Junior guard Brianne Stepherson, seeing her first action since suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the spring, also recorded 10 points and added six rebounds for the Eagles.
Kathy Drysdale and Kendra Westmoreland led the NWBL, both collecting ten points.
Junior Becky Gottstein, a preseason All-BIG EAST second team selection, left the game early in the first half when she went down with a sprained ankle. She collected two points and two rebounds in the first two minutes of play before leaving the game.
The Boston College's women's basketball team will next compete in their second and final exhibition game against EOS Malbas Sweden on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. They will officially open their season on Nov. 17 when they travel to East Lansing, Mich. for the Chevrolet Classic hosted by Michigan State. The Eagles will face Tennessee Tech in the first round in a 9 p.m. game then face either Michigan State or Arkansas State on Saturday, Nov. 18. The team opens its home schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 22 against Duke at 7 p.m. in Conte Forum.
