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Women's Basketball Wins Brown Classic
December 07, 2003 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2003
Providence, R.I. - The Boston College women's basketball team captured its second in-season tournament in as many weekends with a 73-45 win over the host Bears in the Brown Classic at the Pizzitola Sports Center on the campus of Brown University Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Eagles improve to a perfect 7-0 overall. It's the team's best start in program history, besting a 6-0 beginning to the 1998-99 season.
Boston College and Brown played to a 30-30 tie in the first half, thanks in part to some hot Brown shooting (47.8%) and 13 first-half points from Tanara Golston. The Eagles were paced by 10 points apiece from Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summit, Pa.) and Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.).
The Eagles jumped out of the gates early after the intermission, exploding for an 8-0 run behind four points from Deveny and four from Lisa Macchia (Levittown, N.Y.). BC shot an impressive 55.9% from the field in the second half and held Brown to just 19.2% from the field.
Powering the second half run, Macchia and Clare Droesch (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) each had 11 points, puffing BC's lead to as many as 30. The Eagle defense held Brown to just 15 points in the second half, including a super defensive effort on Golston (four points).
Jacobs led all scorers with 19 points on the afternoon. For her effort, which also included seven assists and five rebounds, she was named the MVP of the Brown Classic. Deveny finished with 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and a spot on the all-tournament team. Macchia (15) and Droesch (13) rounded out the scoring.
The Eagles will remain on the road for a Wednesday game at George Washington. Tip-off is 5:30 p.m. BC will return to Conte Forum December 21 when the team hosts Sacred Heart at 2:00 p.m.
