Boston College Athletics
Boston College
Niagara
No. 23/24 Women's Basketball Handles Niagara 101-49
December 21, 2005 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 21, 2005
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BOSTON (AP) -- Brooke Queenan scored 20 points and Kathrin Ress added 17 to lead No. 23 Boston College to a record-setting, 101-49 win over Niagara on Wednesday night.
The Eagles (10-2), who moved into rankings for the first time this season on Monday, finished with their largest first-half point total and biggest margin of victory.
Boston College shot 25-for-32 (78.1 percent) in the first half and led 55-21 at the break in its highest scoring first half. BC's previous highest margin of victory was 49 points, against Georgetown on Jan. 5, 2005.
In addition, the Eagles shot 72 percent for the game, eclipsing their previous best of 67 percent against Rutgers on Jan. 9, 1997.
Laura Lokitis added 14 points, Lisa Macchia 13 and Aja Parham 11 for the Eagles.
BC jumped to a 14-0 lead 6 minutes into the game. Queenan scored six points during the run.
Jessi Tomasin, Toni Smalley and Danie Mosca each had 11 points for the Purple Eagles (1-8).
BC pushed its lead to 20 points on Sarah Marshall's basket just over 10 minutes into the first half and went on to score 100 points for the first time since beating Marist 104-60 on November 20, 1997.
Game Notes:BC's 72.4% from the field and 52-point victory are new school records...The Eagles scored 100+ points for the first time this year and first time since 1997...Brooke Queenan's double-double was the fifth this season...It was also the sixth time she had 10-or-more rebounds...For the first time this year, BC had five players in double digits.
