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Women's Basketball Knocks Off Fourth-Seeded Miami, 65-53
March 07, 2004 | Women's Basketball
March 7, 2004
Hartford, Conn. - The fifth-seeded Boston College women's basketball team knocked off fourth-seeded Miami, 65-53, in quarterfinal round action of the 2004 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Championship presented by State Farm at the Hartford Civic Center Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Eagles stand at 23-6 overall and will face top-seeded Connecticut Monday at 6 p.m.
The Eagles held a slim 23-20 lead at intermission, propelled by eight points from Kathrin Ress (Salorno, Italy) and six points from Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summit, Pa.).
Miami held a 31-29 edge with just over 16 minutes to play. At that point, BC went on a 13-6 run to pull ahead and never trail again. The Eagles opened their lead down the stretch with another mini-run, this time an 11-2 surge sparked by five points from Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) and four from Ress.
Ress led all scorers with 20 points and seven rebounds. Three other Eagles tallied double figure points with Deveny posting 17, Jacobs 13, and Clare Droesch (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) 12. The Eagles were 19-for-23 from the free throw line, including a 10-for-12 effort in the last six minutes to ice the win.
The Eagles are back in action Monday when they face top-seeded Connecticut in the first semifinal at 6 p.m. The Huskies won both regular season match-ups against the Eagles, 69-61 at the Hartford Civic Center on January 17 and 81-60 in Conte Forum on February 21.
