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Women's Basketball Tops Seton Hall, 64-49
January 05, 2002 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2002
Chestnut Hill, MA - The Boston College women's basketball team topped Seton Hall, 64-59, Saturday afternoon at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA . With the win, the Eagles improve to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in the BIG EAST. Boston College has won its last eight games. Seton Hall falls to 8-5 (0-2 BIG EAST).
Boston College and Seton Hall played an even first half with the host Eagles taking their first lead, 27-26, into intermission. The Pirates doubled the Eagles up on the boards, outrebounding BC 28-14. Despite the margin, six of eight Eagles that saw action in the first 20 minutes scored at least two points. Freshman Clare Droesch (Belle Harbor, NY) led the way with nine.
From the halftime break on, the Eagles dominated play and expanded their lead to its largest (17) with 8:54 remaining in the game. BC forced 25 Pirate turnovers to make up some ground in the second half. The team also shot 44% to Seton Hall's 32%.
Droesch led BC with a game-high 17 points while Nicole Conway (Glenmont, NY) and Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summitt, PA) followed with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Rachel Byars (Morganfield, KY) led the team in rebounding with seven while Adriana Spears (Stratford, CT) collected nine points and six rebounds in her first collegiate start.
The Eagles will travel to Blacksburg, VA for a Jan. 9 tilt against Virginia Tech. They will then remain on the road for a Jan. 12 game at Pittsburgh.
