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Women's Basketball Drops Road Game At Kent State
December 21, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 21, 2000
KENT, Ohio - The Boston College women's basketball team traveled to Kent State with the goal of snapping the Golden Flashes' 34-game home winning streak, but came up just short in a close game, 72-68.
Both teams traded leads to open the game, but the Eagles opened up an eight-point lead, 17-9, as Amber Jacobs hit her eighth point with 13:39 to play in the half. The Golden Flashes battled back to get within two twice in the following minutes, but the Eagles stayed ahead as Jacobs, Rachel Byars and Jamie Cournoyer added points to the score. Kent State used opportune three-point shooting to stay within reach, and four times got within one point, but Maureen Magarity's layup with :07 left in the half gave BC a three-point lead at the intermission.
The start of the second half saw Kent State take the lead on their second basket of the half and then open up a three-point lead on a 6-0 run in the first 2:15 of the second half. From there, the Eagles were able to keep the game within two points for the next two minutes, but with 13:12 left, the Golden Flashes went on a 18-7 run and took a 10-point lead with 7:25 to play.
The Eagles hung tough and were able to bring the game within one point when Cournoyer connected on a layup under the basket to bring the score to 65-64 with just 4:08 remaining. But with the homecourt advantage behind them, the Golden Flashes extended a five-point lead with two straight baskets. The Eagles got no closer than two points down the stretch and the game ended with the four-point margin of victory.
Jacobs led the Eagles with 19 points. Cournoyer added 12, while Byars had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Kent State's Julie Studer led all scorers with 24 points and added 10 rebounds. Christi Shibata added 12 and Carrie Nance 11.
With the loss, BC fell to 5-4 overall. The Eagles will next play Buffalo on Thursday, Dec. 28, in a game at Conte Forum at 7 p.m.
