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No. 17 Eagles Fly Past Fordham
December 08, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 8, 2004
BOSTON (AP) - Jessalyn Deveny scored 18 points, and 17th-ranked Boston College used three big first-half runs to coast to an 82-40 victory over Fordham on Wednesday night.
Shamika Jackson and Sarah Marshall finished with career highs of 15 and 14 points for the Eagles (6-1). Vanessa Silva led Fordham (3-4) with 16 points.
Brooke Queenan added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and all 12 BC players scored.
The Eagles took a 43-17 halftime lead. They shot 55.8 percent (29-of-52) for the game.
After Silva scored the game's first basket, BC went on a 13-0 run over the next 3:51. Deveny and Queenan scored four points apiece in the surge.
A few minutes later, the Eagles took control with a 14-2 spurt, opening a 29-9 edge on Marshall's free throw. They added a 13-0 run over a 61-second stretch in the closing minutes of the half.
The BC lead reached 43-15 lead on Clare Droesch's 3-pointer from the right wing. But Droesch injured her right ankle on the shot and played just one minute in the second half.
BC opened a 40-point lead with just over five minutes left.
The Rams were starting a five-game road trip.
