Boston College Athletics
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West Virginia
Women's Basketball Downs West Virginia
February 26, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 26, 2000
BOSTON (AP) - Cal Bouchard scored 24 points and Jamie Cournoyer 12 Saturday as 17th-ranked Boston College beat West Virginia 68-53.
Val Zona scored a career high 23 points and Mandy Ronay added 10 for West Virginia (6-20,1-14) who took a 51-49 lead behind Zona's fourth 3-point shot of the game with 5:10 left in the game.
But the Eagles (22-7, 11-4) held West Virginia to two field goals in the final five minutes to get the win.
It kept Boston College 13-0 this season at home, where they have a 15-game winning streak.
West Virginia, which lost 100-28 to Connecticut earlier this week, went on a 12-2 run to open the second half, after trailing 24-23 at halftime.
But the Eagles answered behind eight points from Cournoyer and a pair of three pointers from Bouchard to regain the lead at 44-42 with 10:25 left in the game.
Zona put the Mountaineers back in the lead as she hit two three pointers but the Eagles went on a 19-2 run.
