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No. 18 Women's Basketball Topples Holy Cross, 63-45
November 26, 2002 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 26, 2002
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Worcester, Mass. - The 18th-ranked Boston College women's basketball team won its second game in as many tries, toppling Holy Cross, 63-45, Tuesday night in the Hart Recreation Center on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross. The Eagles are currently 2-0 on the young season.
Both teams played even in the first half with neither team leading by more than six points. The game saw a tie six different times, including the halftime score of 28-28. Senior forward Becky Gottstein (Albany, N.Y.) paced the early Eagle attack with 14 first half points. By the intermission, Gottstein had 14 points and seven rebounds.
The Eagles broke open the game with a 17-0 run over the middle of the second stanza. Boston College's Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) keyed the run, scoring all of her 17 points in the second half of the game. The Eagles forced six Holy Cross turnovers in that nine-minute span.
Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summit, Pa.) finished the game with 13 points, completing the triumverate of Eagles in double digits. Gottstein finished with her first double double of the season, scoring 22 points and pulling down 16 rebounds.
Boston College outrebounded Holy Cross, 47-28. The Eagles also outscored the Crusaders in the paint (30-13) and had the edge in second chance points (15-6).
The Eagles travel to the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam over the Thanksgiving break. They will play Oregon (Friday) and South Carolina (Saturday) while in St. Thomas. BC will return to Conte Forum for a December 7 tilt against Temple.
