Boston College Athletics
BC - Fairfield Women's Basketball Game Notes
December 29, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 29, 2000
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The Game -
Boston College enters Saturday's game against Fairfield with a 6-4 record after winning a non-conference game against Buffalo on Thursday, 59-41. The team opened the season by winning the Chevrolet Classic in East Lansing, Mich. with victories over Tennessee Tech (80-64) and Michigan State (63-61) on Nov. 17-18. The Eagles dropped their home opener against third-ranked Duke, 67-49, to break a 16-game home undefeated streak on Nov. 22. The Eagles posted a 38-point road victory over Holy Cross (95-57) on Nov. 29, before falling to fifth-ranked Purdue, 73-61, at the FleetCenter on Dec. 3 and No. 2 Tennessee, 72-57, in Knoxville, Tenn. on Dec. 6. The Eagles got back on the winning track with a 70-47 victory over La Salle on Dec. 9 and then won a home game against Dartmouth on Dec. 12, 84-56. BC dropped a road game to Kent State on Dec. 21, 72-68.
Three Eagles are averaging double figures in scoring, led by Becky Gottstein's 13.8 points per game. Amber Jacobs is second with a 13.1 per game average, followed by Rachel Byars's 10.9 mark. Gottstein is also the team's leading rebounder with a 7.4 rebounds per game average. Byars is second with a 7.2 per game mark and Nicole Conway is averaging 5.9 boards per game.
Fairfield enters the game with an 8-2 record and in the midst of a three-game winning streak after defeating BIG EAST Confernce member Miami, 67-55, in a non-conference game on Dec. 22 in Miami. The Stags opened the season with two wins over Holy Cross (63-56) and California (64-63) before dropping their first game of the season to Villanova (71-60). Fairfield won the Warner Classic Championship with wins over Lafayette (81-55) and Wisconsin-Green Bay (74-68) and then won a third-straight game against Harvard (92-73). It dropped its next game to Providence (83-75) and than has won its last three games: Iona (69-63), Loyola (75-56) and Miami.
Against Fairfield - Boston College has an 0-3 record against Fairfield over the history of the series with all three games being played in the 1980s. The last meeting came on Dec. 12, 1988 in Fairfield, Conn. The Eagles dropped a 69-64 overtime contest to the Stags. In 1983, Boston College lost 93-72 at Fairfield on Dec. 4. The first meeting was on January 10, 1981 when BC fell in a close contest, 53-51, in Connecticut. Fairfield has already played three other members of the BIG EAST Conference, earning a 1-2 record. Earlier this season, the Stags fell to Villanova, 71-60, and Providence, 82-75, before winning its first against the conference in the Miami game, 67-55.
Against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - Boston College has a 6-5 record against teams affiliated with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, including a 0-3 mark against the Fairfield Stags. BC is 3-0 against Iona and is 1-0 against both Marist and Manhattan. The Eagles have an even record against St. Peter's at 1-1 and are 0-1 against Canisius.
Last Time Out -
Junior Becky Gottstein returned after missing four games with a broken hand to lead all scorers and rebounders (23 points, 12 rebounds) as Boston College defeated Buffalo, 59-41, at Conte Fourm.
The Eagles jumped out to a quick 16-4 lead, but the Bulls battled backto trail by only six at the half, 23-17. BC held the vistors to only 19.2 percent shooting (five-for-26) in the first.
The second half saw the two teams trade baskets, but then BC went on a 16-6 run to open up a 17-point lead with 10:29 to play. Gottstein had seven points in that stretch. Buffalo managed to get within nine points, but the Eagles closed out the game on a 11-2 run, capped by a Nicole Conway jumper as time expired.
Gotsttein led both teams with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Amber Jacobs added 14 points, while Conway was the game's second-leading rebounder with 10. Buffalo was led by Tiffany Bell's 12 points and eight rebounds.
Miscellaneous Notes From The Buffalo Win - Dec. 28, 2000 - The Eagles allowed a season-low 41 points ... the Bulls also shot only three pointes and connected on 22.2 percent from behind the arc, both season lows for BC opponents ... the BC defense held the Bulls to only 19.2 percent shooting in the first half and 28.3 percent overall ... Alicia Shields had a career-high seven assists and added a season-high three rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes ... Nicole Conway had her second double-digit rebound game of the season, pulling down ten defensive boards ... Amber Jacobs scored in double figures in her fifth-straight game ... there were 1,647 fans in atendance marking the sixth-straight game that BC has drawn more than 1,000 fans.
The Coach -
Head coach Cathy Inglese is in her eighth season at the helm of the Boston College women's basketball program. Inglese arrived at Boston College in 1993 after serving as the head coach at the University of Vermont for seven seasons. In her tenure at BC, she has registered a record of 118-94, and has a career record of 238-168. She recorded her 100th victory at Boston College on January 12, 2000, with a 67-50 win over St. John's. In 1999-2000, Inglese led the Eagles to the best-ever season in school history with a 26-9 record and a second-straight appearance in the NCAA tournament. Inglese led the 1998-99 team to a 22-8 record and was voted BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year.
During her stint at Vermont, she became the winningest college basketball coach in the nation over the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons. Inglese's teams were undefeated in regular-season play in both 1991-92 (29-0) and 1992-93 (28-0), and became the only Division I men's or women's team to have back-to-back perfect records. She earned District I coach of the year and North Atlantic Conference coach of the year honors in 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1992-93 and was a national coach of the year finalist all three years. A 1980 magna cum laude graduate of Southern Connecticut State College, Inglese was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame.
Consistency Breeds Success -
The Boston College coaching staff is in its fourth season on the bench together. Associate head coach Pam Borton and assistant coaches Kelly Cole and Bill Gould have helped head coach Cathy Inglese bring the program to new "Heights" with the unparalleled success of the Boston College women's basketball program.
Through the first three years and the first 10 games of the 2000-2001 season, the team acheived an overall record of 71-34. The 1998-99 squad was selected for the school's first NCAA tournament and advanced to the second round, a feat the 1999-2000 team duplicated. Last year, the team posted a school record 26-win season and went undefeated at home, 14-0.
Becky's Back -
After missing four games and three and a half weeks with a broken bone in her right (shooting) hand, junior Becky Gottstein checked back into action a little more than three minutes into the game against Buffalo. In 34 minutes, she posted a season high 23 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds. She started the second half and was nine-for-14 from the floor in the game (five-for-six from the free throw line).
In practice on Dec. 5, the junior broke the third metacarpal bone in her right hand during a drill. She missed the Tennessee, La Salle, Dartmouth and Kent State games as the team went 2-2 in that stretch.
Lineup Shuffling - Cathy Inglese has used four different starting fives. In the opening game of the season, Rachel Byars, Becky Gottstein, Jamie Cournoyer, Brianne Stepherson and Amber Jacobs started the game. Then, after an ankle sprain sidelined Gottstein, Alicia Shields was inserted as a third guard against Michigan State.
Gottstein came back against Duke, but then Stepherson re-injured her right knee and has missed six games. Shields has rejoined the starting lineup for the last six games as the shooting guard as Jacobs moved over to the point.
For the last five games, with Gottstein back out of the lineup with a broken hand, Nicole Conway joined the ranks of the starters at forward. Gottstein returned in the Buffalo game, but did not start. Inglese has used the same starting lineup (Byars, Conway, Cournoyer, Shields and Jacobs) for five games this season, marking the longest a unit has been together this season.
Eagles In The National Polls -
Boston College is currently not ranked in either of the two national polls after dropping four of its last seven games. The Eagles are an also receiving votes team in both polls. Last week, the Eagles were ranked 24th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, but fell out after their road loss at Kent State.
Earlier this season, the Coaches' Poll had the Eagles ranked as high as 19 after earning a preseason ranking of 22.
In the Associated Press poll, the Eagles are in the also receiving votes category for the fourth-consecutive week. They were an also receiving votes team in the preseason poll and were ranked as high as 24th after their two wins in the Chevrolet Classic to open the season.
Five other polls had Boston College ranked in their preseason top 25 polls. Basketball News put the Eagles at 18th in the nation, Lindy's had them listed in 25th, Preview Sports had BC ranked 22, as did Women's Basketball Journal. Full Court Press had Boston College 21st.
Three Point Threats -
Once again in 2000-2001, the Eagles are a three-point threat. As a team, Boston College is shooting 41.1 percent from behind the arc and is ranked third in nation and the BIG EAST behind Notre Dame (56.8 percent) as of the Dec. 18 release.
Leading the way is freshman Janelle McManus who has netted 15-of-31 attempts (48.4 percent), including a career-high four baskets against Michigan State and La Salle. McManus was ranked eighth in the nation with her 57.7 average as of Dec. 11. Sophomore Alicia Shields has scored 12 times from behind the line, including a career-high three baskets against La Salle. She is currently shooting 48.0 percent on 12-for-25 shooting.
Freshman Amber Jacobs has recorded 11 three pointers on 11-of-35 shooting. Danielle O'Banion has hit seven baskets and has a 43.8 percent average. Nicole Conway is shooting 50.0 percent from behind the arc (five-for-ten shooting) and Rachel Byars has also hit three baskets this season (three-for-nine).
Twice this season the Boston College has hit nine three pointers in a game: against Michigan State on Nov. 18 and against Holy Cross on Nov. 29.
During the 1999-2000 season, the Eagles were one of the best three-point shooting teams in the nation, averaging 38.1 percent over the season, good for 14th nationally.
Charity Stripe -
Some aspects of the Eagle program do not change from year to year, including excellent free throw shooting. This year, the Eagles are averaging 76.4 percent shooting from the free throw line, connecting on 139-of-182 shots in 10 games. Currently, the team ranks first in the BIG EAST and was third in the nation in the Dec. 18 NCAA release.
Sophomore Maureen Magarity (four-for-four) and freshman Maureen Leahy (two-for-two) are perfect on the season with a 1.00 averages from the charity stripe. Freshman Janelle McManus has missed only one of her attempts this season (19-for-20) for a 95.0 clip. Junior Nicole Conway is shooting 84.2 percent (16-for-19) and Rachel Byars is 26-for-31 (83.9 percent) from the line, including two eight-for-nine perfomances in the Chevrolet Classic.
Last season, the Eagles were ranked 15th nationally, making 514-of-685 free throws for a 75.0 percent average.
Eagles Among the Nation's Best -
Beside being considered one of the nation's best teams by the coaches and media, the Eagles are ranked among the country's leaders in several statistical categories in the first NCAA statistics report released on Dec. 18.
As a team, the Eagles are third in the nation in both three-point field goal shooting (42.9 percent) and free throw shooting (77.1 percent). Last season, the team was also nationally ranked in both categories. One individual also appeared on the release. Senior Jamie Cournoyer is tied for 19th in blocked shots per game with a 2.0 per game mark.
Double Delight -
Several players have opened the 2000-2001 season with double-doubles. Juniors Rachel Byars and Nicole Conway each put up double figures in both points and rebounds against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the Chevrolet Classic, while classmate Becky Gottstein notched her first two double-doubles of the season against top-five opponents Duke and Purdue then added her third in her return to action from a broken hand. Byars added two more double-doubles against Michigan State and Kent State.
Byars notched her first-career double with a then career-high 21-point, 11-rebound effort while Conway had a career-high 12 rebounds and 16 points off the bench for her second career double-double. Byars followed up her opening performance with her second career double-double against host Michigan State with a new career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds. In the team's ninth game, she posted 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her third double-double against Kent State.
Gottstein's first feat came in her first full game action of the season. In 37 minutes of play against the Blue Devils, she posted 15 points and 11 rebounds marking her 15th double-double of her career. Against fifth-ranked Purdue, she led all Eagle scorers with 16 points and also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds in the full 40 minutes. After sitting the first three minutes on the bench, Gottsein checked into the game against Buffalo and proceeded to score a game and season-high 23 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes of action.
The Tennessee Tech game marked the first time since Dec. 4, 1999 - against Kent State - that two Eagles have notched double-doubles in the same game.
Frontcourt Scoring - In seven of the Eagles' ten games this season, at least two players in the frontcourt have scored in double-figures. In the first game of the season, Nicole Conway (16) and Rachel Byars (21) each netted double-figures in scoring on thier way to double-doubles. Against No. 3 Duke, Becky Gottstein returned from a sprained ankle to net 15 and Jamie Cournoyer added 12. In the next game against Holy Cross, Gottstein again chipped in 15, while Byars scored 10. In the game against No. 5 Purdue, Gottstein netted 16, marking her third-straight game with double-figure scoring, while Conway netted 10. At La Salle, Byars (16) and Cournoyer (11) both scored in double-figures, while in the next game against Dartmouth three players were in double digits: Cournoyer (15), Conway (19) and Byars (10). At Kent State, Cournoyer had 12 and Byars added 11.
Changing of the Guards -
With the graduation of all-BIG EAST senior guards Cal Bouchard and Alissa Murphy, two new faces have joined the Eagle backcourt and ushered in a new era of top guard play.
Freshman Amber Jacobs has already made her mark on the backcourt. Starting all 10 of the Eagles' games so far this year, Jacobs leads the team with 13.1 points per game, including a career-high 23-point performance against Dartmouth on Dec. 12. A week earlier, she set a then career-high with 16 points against the second-ranked Lady Vols at Tennessee on Dec. 9. In the final of the Chevrolet Classic against Michigan State, she came out with a 14-point performance and was named to the all-tournament team for her play. She also leads the team with 38 assists for a 3.8 per game average, including a career-high seven-assist game against Purdue.
She has scored in double-figures in her last five games (averaging 16.4 points per game) and in eight of the team's 10 games this season.
Classmate Janelle McManus has already showed how she broke former Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw's conference scoring record in high school.
In Boston College's first two games, she averaged 13 points per game and two assists per game. Playing 24 minutes against Tennessee Tech and 23 minutes against Michigan State, she came off the bench in both games to be one of the Eagle leaders. She led all scorers against Holy Cross, coming off the bench to score 17 points in 20 minutes of play. She also added three assists.
For the third time in four games, she led all scorers against La Salle with 16 points, including four-of-five shooting from three-point land, in 35 minutes adding four assists. She also led all scorers against Tennessee, coming off the bench to score 18 points in 32 minutes of play. She also grabbed a career-high six rebounds and added two steals and two assists.
40-Minute Warriors - Boston College players have played a full 40-minute game several times this season. Rachel Byars played the entire 80 minutes of the Chevrolet Classic (two games), while Becky Gottstein never left the court against fifth-ranked Purdue. In the three games, both players were the team's leading scorers. Byars netted 21 and 27 points in the two games she played all 40 minutes and Gottstein recorded 16 in her full outing.
30-Minute Madness -
Due to a very short bench caused by injuries, five players were forced to play 32 minutes or more against second-ranked Tennessee on Dec. 6. Forwards Nicole Conway and Rachel Byars led the Eagles with 39 minutes apiece, while Amber Jacobs played 38 at guard. Center Jamie Cournoyer played 36 minutes before fouling out in the game's final minute. Guard Janelle McManus came off the bench to play 32 minutes when Alicia Shields was forced out due to illness. At the half in that game, three players had played the entire 20 minutes: Byars, Conway and Jacobs.
Against Dartmouth, Cathy Inglese went to her bench, but still three players were called on to play 34-plus minutes. Conway led the way with 39 and Byars logged 38. Jacobs played 34 minutes at the point. In the Buffalo game, four players played 34 or more minutes, even though all 12 available player checked into the game. Shields led the way with 37, followed by Jacobs with 35 and Conway and Gottstein with 34 each.
This season, two players are averaging 30+ minutes a game. Byars leads the team with a 35.0 minutes per game average, while Jacobs is second with a 34.0 average.
Gottstein's Preseason Honors - Junior Becky Gottstein was named to the preseason all-BIG EAST second team, voted on by the league's 14 head coaches. She was one of two juniors named to the preseason first and second teams, joining UConn's Sue Bird as the only two juniors on a BIG EAST preseason team. Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay, the 2000 BIG EAST rookie of the year, was the only sophomore selected. Seven seniors were chosen between the first and second teams. Gottstein was also a preseason Street & Smith honorable mention All-America pick.
Imagine If She Was 100% -
In the four full games that Becky Gottstein has played (Duke, Holy Cross, Purdue and Buffalo), she has averaged 17.3 points and 9.3 rebounds. She has amassed three double-doubles this season, while missing half the team's games with various injuries.
She started the team's opening game of the season against Tennessee Tech, but only played four minutes when a sprained ankle she suffered in shoot-around began bothering her. She missed the next game against Michigan State, then returned to score 15 and pull down 11 rebounds against No. 3 Duke and score 15 against Holy Cross. In the Eagles' next game, she netted 16, while grabbing 10 rebounds versus No. 5 Purdue. But, as the Eagles were preparing for No. 2 Tennessee, she suffered a broken third metacarpal bone in her right (shooting hand) and was forced to sit out the next four games. In her return against Buffalo, she came in off the bench to lead all scorers with 23 points and grab 12 rebounds.
In her last eight full games (discarding the Tennessee Tech game to open this season) dating back to the BIG EAST quarterfinal game against Georgetown last season, Gottstein has averaged 18.9 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Climbing Jacobs' Scoring Ladder -
Freshman Amber Jacobs has continued to out do herself this season. She has set three new career-highs in scoring this season and is looking to continue to reset the mark.
She most recently set the bar at 23 points when she shot nine-for-14 from the floor against Dartmouth. She was named BIG EAST rookie of the week on Dec. 18 for her perfomance against the Big Green.
Before that, she picked the nation's second best team to light up, scoring 16 points on six-for-10 shooting against Tennessee in Knoxville. In just her second collegiate game, she initially set her career high with 14 points on four-for-six shooting (three-for-four from three point range) against Michigan State in the finals of the Chevrolet Classic.
The rookie from Clarks Summit, Pa. has scored in double-figures in eight of 10 games this season and in each of her last five games. Over the recent stretch, she has averaged 16.4 points per contest.
At Home Away From Home -
The Fairfield game will be the Eagles' 11th game of the season, but only their fourth game at Conte Fourm. Away from Conte Forum, the Eagles have amassed a 4-3 record.
In the two opening games of the season, the team won both its in the Chevrolet Classic at Michigan State. The team won against Tennessee Tech and Michigan State in away and neutral games. Then, in a game at Holy Cross, the Eagles took another victory. They added a fourth victory away from home against La Salle.
The only blemishes away from Conte Forum came with a loss against Purdue in the FleetCenter and a losses against Tennessee in Knoxville and Kent State in Kent, Ohio.
Career Nights -
Several Eagles have already had career outings in the young 2000-2001 season.
Junior Nicole Conway, set a new career-high in points against Dartmouth with 19, while tying a career-high in minutes with 39. She also tied a career high with three steals. She led all rebounders in the game with nine, just missing a double-double. Earlier this season against Tennessee Tech, she recorded her second-career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
Classmate Rachel Byars had career nights in her first two official games as an Eagle after transferring from Western Kentucky. She notched back-to-back double doubles against Tennessee Tech and Michigan State, scoring 21, then 27 points in the two games of the Chevrolet Classic. She pulled down 11 rebounds in both games.
The freshman class has also done its fair share of setting new career highs. Amber Jacobs had her latest best-effort on Dec. 12 against Dartmouth, picking up 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting. She previously set her high mark against Tennessee with 16 points. Janelle McManus paced herself against the Lady Vols, notching 18 points while grabbing six rebounds - as the shortest player on the court at 5-6. She led all scorers in that game.
Records Watch -
Two BC players will have the opportunity to crack the all-time records lists at BC this season. Juniors Becky Gottstein and Brianne Stepherson will soon move among the leaders in several categories.
Gottstein already holds the single-season record for field goal percentage with a 57.5 percent performance in her freshman campaign and is ninth in the single-season rebounding records with last season's 9.6 rebounds per game average.
Gottstein should also break into the career marks this season in both scoring and rebounding. She is 58 rebounds shy of the all-time top 10, having 464 boards. On the points list, she needs just 380 points to move into 10th place in the record books with her 695 points. Last season, she scored 325 points despite missing twelve games with a stress fracture in her ankle.
Stepherson could position herself among the leaders in two categories: steals and assists. In assists, Stepherson is already 8th all-time with 247. Last year, she had 130 assists. Stepherson has 74 career steals through her first two years of play and only needs 34 more to crack the top 10. Joanie Gallagher `95 is 10th with 108 steals. Last season, Stepherson stole 47 balls from the opponents.
Sparks off the Bench -
Several Eagles have provided an added jump off the bench in the Eagles' opening games this season.
Freshman Janelle McManus has come into the game in all 10 contests this season and is fourth on the team in scoring with an 9.6 points per game average and is 19-for-20 on the season from the free throw line. She also has a team-high 15 three point baskets this season, while adding 20 assists. She has led all scorers in four games this season, including in a road loss at No. 2 Tennessee.
In the Tennessee Tech game, junior Nicole Conway came off the bench to score 14 points and pull down a career-high 12 rebounds in 29 minutes. Against Holy Cross, she pulled down eight rebounds and added three assists in 24 minutes of game time. Against the Boilermakers of Purdue, she scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She was inserted into the starting lineup against Tennessee when Becky Gottstein went down with a broken hand.
Before joining the starting lineup in the last two games, sophomore Alicia Shields came into two games from the bench. In the season's first game against Tennessee Tech, she netted 15 points for a new career high.
In what could have been her only stint off the bench this season, Becky Gottstein led all scorers with 23 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes against Buffalo. The game served as her return from a broken bone in her right hand suffered on Dec. 5.
Oh Nelly -
Janelle McManus had several career nights coming off the bench this season and was honored for her play with the BIG EAST rookie of the week award on Dec. 11.
On Nov. 29 against Holy Cross, she scored a game and then career-high 17 points on six-of-seven shooting, including three-of-four from three point land and two-of-two from the free throw line. She also added three assists in 20 minutes. Then, in her best offensive game of the season, she played 32 minutes against second-ranked Tennessee and scored a game-high 18 points, while also pulling down six assists as the shortest player on the court (5-6). In that game, she added two assists and two steals.
In the Eagles next game against La Salle, she co-led all scorers with Rachel Byars, netting 16 points on five-for-nine shooting and four-for-five from three-point land. She added a career-high four assists and played a season-high 35 minutes at point guard.
She initially had set her career high against Michigan State in her second game as an Eagles with 14 points in 23 minutes.
O'Banion Lights Up -
Senior co-captain Danielle O'Banion had a career night off the bench against Holy Cross. The guard entered the game in the first half and sank her only shot attempt of the half.
Re-entering in the second half, the Arlington, Va., native went three-for-three from behind the three-point line, including back-to-back baskets on consecutive trips down court. The 11 points tied a career-high as did the three three-pointers.
Sister Act - Boston College boasts two sisters on the roster this year. No. 54, Becky Gottstein returns for her junior year, while she is joined by her sister, freshman Carolyn, who will wear number 55 this season.
Gottstein(s) in the Paint - The Holy Cross game marked the first time that both Gottsteins, sisters Becky and Carolyn, played in the same game at Boston College. Though they did not see time on the floor at the same time, both players saw significant game action. The feat was repeated when Carolyn checked in for Becky in the game's final minutes against Buffalo. Against Holy Cross, Becky played 29 minutes and scored 15 points, while grabbing four rebounds. Carolyn checked into the game in the second half, and in seven minutes of time, scored six points and grabbed four rebounds. The sisters, both forwards, played at Albany High School in Albany, N.Y. Carolyn, a 2000 graduate, broke Becky's (Class of 1998) school scoring records and now holds the top spot in the record books with 2,020 points and is the only player to score over 2,000 points at Albany.
New Look Eagles -
Boston College underwent an image makeover during the summer of 2000, resulting in a fresh, new look for the athletic department. A new set of logos was introduced in July, including an updated version of the interlocking BC logo.
In conjunction with the retooling of the look, the athletic teams, including the women's basketball team, have new uniforms with the new designs.
Summer Tour -
Junior Nicole Conway was a member of the 2000 BIG EAST women's basketball all-star team this summer that toured Canada at the beginning of June. The team, comprised of one member from each of the league's 13 teams last season, went 5-1 on the goodwill tour. Conway averaged 8.2 points per game in the six contests and 2.7 rebounds per game. She scored a game-high 16 points in the BIG EAST's first win of the tour, a 64-46 victory over Simon Fraser in the second game on the road.
During the summer of 1999, head coach Cathy Inglese, assistants Kelly Cole and Bill Gould, center Jamie Cournoyer and trainer Donna Bennett all represented Boston College on the trip through Europe with a 4-1 record.
Future Eagles -
Head Coach Cathy Inglese has announced that two players have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball at BC starting next season. Clare Droesch and Jessalyn Deveny will enter Boston College as freshmen in the fall of 2001.
Droesch, a 5-11 small forward from Belle Harbor, N.Y., was named USA Today New York Player of the Year as a junior at Christ the King High School last season. She averaged 24 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 7.6 assists per game and 6.1 steals per game in her junior season. She was selected by Street & Smith as a fourth team All-American and was also named the Brooklyn/Queens Player of the Year, as well as the New York City Player of the Year. Droesch also received first team all-state and tri-state first team honors.
Deveny, a 5-8 guard from Westford, Mass., was named Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year after her junior season at Westford Academy. She also received USA Today All-America honorable mention accolades. The Boston Herald named her to its scholastic Dream Team and she was selected to the All-Massachusetts first team. She averaged 21 points per game and eight rebounds per game last season.
Injury Bug -
Two players did not dress for the Buffalo game, while one more returned from injury. Junior forward Kim Mackie will miss the whole season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee suffered in a preseason practice on Oct. 5. She is currently undergoing rehab on the knee and is expected to rejoin the team on its summer trip to Europe.
Junior guard Brianne Stepherson has missed seven games with weakness in her right knee. She suffered a torn right ACL in the off-season. She dressed for the Kent State game, but did not play and returned to street clothes for the Buffalo game. She is out for the Fairfield game and is listed as day-to-day.
Junior forward Becky Gottstein returned to the lineup in the Buffalo game after missing four games with a broken third metacarpal bone in her right (shooting) hand on Dec. 5.
Sophomore forward Maureen Magarity returned to the lineup in the Kent State game afer missing five games with a stress fracture in her left foot. She had a similar injury in the preseason but returned to play in the Chevrolet Classic to open the season.
Eagles on the Air -
Most Boston College women's basketball home games and several road games will be carried over the Internet by www.bceagles.com, the athletic department's official Web site.
Listeners can connect to the broadcast by entering the URL into their browsers and clicking on the link on the right side of the school's front page. Ricky Doyle will handle the play-by-play duties. During the University's winter break, the women's basketball games (Buffalo, Fairfield, Miami) will not be aired.
Eagles Sports Hotline - For recent scores and highlights, call the Eagles Sports Hotline at (617) 552-2000. Updated regularly, the hotline keeps all Eagles fans abreast of the latest happenings at the Heights.
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Up Next - The Eagles will next face St. John's in Jamaica, N.Y. on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be the first BIG EAST contest for the Eagles in the 2000-01 season.
On the Horizon - The Eagles will play their BIG EAST schedule in January and February. In January, there will be six road league games and three home games. BC's Jan. 13 game against Rutgers will be aired on BIG EAST TV (aired locally on Fox Sports New New England) at noon.
