Boston College Athletics
Boston College
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Women's Basketball Caught In Hurricane
January 10, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 10, 2001
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The University of Miami women's basketball team won its first game on the road since Mar. 4, 2000, defeating Boston College, 65-59, in front of 1,054 fans at Conte Forum.
The Hurricanes opened with the game's first basket and never surrendered the lead for the rest of the game. Midway through the first half, Miami went on a 10-0 run to take a 27-16 lead with 6:23 left in the half. The first half saw 18 steals between the two teams (12 for Miami and six for BC) and 26 total turnovers (nine for Miami and 17 for BC).
Though holding the Hurricanes to only 35.3 percent shooting (12-for-34) during the first 20 minutes, BC still trailed 29-21 at the intermission. Senior Dalia Clark had 15 first-half point to lead Miami as the Eagles' Becky Gottstein had 10.
The Eagles quickly fell behind 43-28 to start the second half, but a Nicole Conway three-pointer keyed a 9-0 run that brought the team back within six points with 12:35 to play. The two teams continued to play evenly as the second progressed, but then Miami's Sheila James hit two three pointers that opened the Hurricane lead to 10, 53-43, with 6:20 remaining.
Baskets by Gottstein and Jamie Cournoyer, as well as a three-pointer by Janelle McManus helped the Eagles get back within three with 4:34 to go. But, Clark added five points and the Hurricanes connected on eight-of-ten free throws down the stretch to put the game out of reach, 65-56. Conway connected on a final three-pointer as time wound down for the final six-point margin.
Clark led all scorers with 24 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Broussard finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. Gottstein led the Eagles with 19 points and eight rebounds. Conway also scored in double figures with 10 and pulled down six boards.
With the loss, the Eagles fell to 7-7 on the season and 1-2 in BIG EAST Conference play. Miami improved to 8-5 overall and 1-2 in league games.
Boston College next visits 12th-ranked Rutgers on Saturday, Jan. 13 at noon. The game will be broadcast on BIG EAST Television, shown locally on Fox Sports Net New England.
