No. 18 Women's Basketball Opens Season With Exhibition Win

Wednesday, November 10

Chestnut Hill, MA

7:00 PM

Boston College

Team Concept Inc. (Exhibition)

No. 18 Women's Basketball Opens Season With Exhibition Win

November 10, 2004 | Women's Basketball

Nov. 10, 2004

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The 18th-ranked Boston College women's basketball team started the 2004-05 campaign with a convincing 80-48 exhibition victory over Team Concept, Inc. Wednesday night at Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

All 12 players saw action as the Eagles took an early 13-4 lead and never relinquished it. All but one Eagle scored in the win, with three players posting double digit totals. Junior post player Brooke Queenan (West Chester, Pa.) led all scorers with 16 points while senior co-captain Clare Droesch (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) and sophomore point guard Sarah Marshall (Falmouth, Me.) chipped in with 10 apiece.

The Eagles stormed out of the gates early, winning the tip and streaking to the basket for an easy Droesch lay-up and a 2-0 lead to open the game. Boston College upped its lead to 21-7 with four points from Queenan and back-to-back buckets by Marshall. The Eagles outscored Team Concept 12-4 in the paint and collected 15 points off turnovers to take a 37-20 lead at the intermission.

In the second half, Boston College continued its scoring way. Posting 43 points in the last 20 minutes, the Eagles scored 22 points in the paint. A balanced scoring attack saw post players Kathrin Ress (Salorno, Italy), Lisa Macchia (Levittown, N.Y.), and Queenan score six, five, and 16 points respectively. Ress and Queenan led the team in rebounding with seven apiece. Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) added seven points and four boards.

Freshmen Shamika Jackson (Wallingford, Conn.) and Laura Lokitis (Norton, Mass.) saw considerable playing time, both scoring. Jackson had seven points and six assists while Lokitis added seven points in nine minutes.

The Eagles will open the regular season at the Dean Trailways of Michigan Spartan Classic November 20-21. Boston College will face Western Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on the 20th. The team will face either Michigan State or Central Connecticut State on the 21st (1:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.). The Eagles will open the home schedule with a 7:00 p.m. tilt against Quinnipiac on November 24.