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Women's Basketball Slams Seton Hall, 68-58
February 19, 2003 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 19, 2003
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - No. 24 Boston College held off a Seton Hall comeback with a 15-6 run to close the game, earning a 68-58 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night at Walsh Gym in BIG EAST women's basketball action.
The trio of Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.), Maureen Leahy (Wilbraham, Mass.), and Becky Gottstein (Albany, N.Y.) led the Eagles, who improved to 17-6 overall (9-3 BIG EAST). The Pirates dropped to 12-11 (6-7 BIG EAST).
Gottstein and Leahy connected to form a vicious one-two combination with 14 and 10 points respectively, while Deveny provided the knock-out punch with 19 points. The performance marks the tenth time that Deveny has led the team in scoring. Senior forward Adriana Spears (Stratford, Conn.) also posted a career high seven rebounds.
Fueled by seven points from Clare Droesch (Belle Harbor, N.Y.), Boston College jumped ahead early on and led 30-20 at the intermission. The Eagles continued to look impressive in the second half and took their biggest lead of the evening when a Leahy lay-up made the score 43-30.
Seton Hall refused to give up, however, and presented the Eagles with a tough battle. Behind a seven point spurt by senior forward Cecilia Lindqvist, the Pirates went on a 16-6 tear that put them within three points at 49-46 with 8:02 remaining to play in regulation.
The Eagles would go on to score 13 of their last 18 points at the free throw line, and finished 18-22 at the charity stripe. Lindqvist finished with a solid 15 points, with 12 of those points coming from international waters. Junior center Charlene Thomas contributed 13 points and 6 rebounds in the losing cause for the Pirates.
Deveny netted a game-high 19 points for Boston College, which shot 53.3 percent from the floor (60.0 percent in the second half) and 81.8 percent from the free throw line. Gottstein had 14 points and Leahy added 10 off the bench.
Also playing well for Boston College were Brianne Stepherson (Middleton, Mass.) with six assists, Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summit, Pa.) with seven points and three assists, and Droesch with nine points off the bench.
Lindqvist paced Seton Hall with 15 points, including 4-of-5 three-pointers, and Thomas contributed 13 points and six boards off the bench.
The Eagles return to action this Saturday as they visit conference foe Pittsburgh for a noon tip off.
