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Women's Basketball Crushes St. John's, 73-37
January 08, 2003 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2003
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The women's basketball team jumped out to a 13-0 lead to start the game and never looked back, overwhelming St. John's, 73-37, Wednesday night in front of 1,015 fans at Conte Forum.
The Red Storm's 37 points are the fewest given up by the Eagles this season. Boston College (9-3, 2-0 BIG EAST) held St. John's to 27.7 percent shooting in the game, the lowest of any of its opponents this year.
St. Johns' first field goal did not come until the 14:31 mark of the first half. The Eagles, off to a 2-0 start in the BIG EAST for the second consecutive season, led 40-11 at the break.
Sophomore Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) led Boston College with 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting. Senior Becky Gottstein (Albany, N.Y.) helped out with 12 points, making five of her eight field goal attempts. Senior Adriana Spears (Stratford, Conn.) pulled down a team-high seven rebounds while senior Brianne Stepherson (Middleton, Mass.) recorded game highs in assists (seven) and steals (six). The latter is one short of her career high.
The Eagles shot 53 percent (30-57) from the floor in the game. They recorded a season high in steals (14) and a season low in turnovers (eight).
Danielle Rainey paced the Red Storm (6-7, 0-2 BE) with 12 points.
Boston College hosts Colorado State on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. in what will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
