Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball To Play In Dartmouth Tournament
December 28, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 28, 2008
Lives stats, radio and video available for tonight's game vs. Dartmouth.
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Chestnut Hill, MA - Boston College (8-3) will play host Dartmouth in the Dartmouth Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29. The winner will play the winner of the Fairfield/Wagner game on Dec. 30.
BC vs. DARTMOUTH (2-7)
• BC leads the head-to-head series, 6-0.
• The last time BC and Dartmouth played was on December 12, 2000. The Eagles defeated Dartmouth, 85-56.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite 19 points from Mickel Picco, Boston College lost to St. John's, 72-63, in the championship game of the St. John's-Chartwell Holiday Tournament on Dec. 21. BC defeated Houston in the first-round of the tournament.
BC was beat on the boards, 39-32, and committed 20 turnovers. The Eagles made a late run in the second half behind Picco and Carolyn Swords (14 points) but could not overcome costly turnovers.
PLAYER NOTES,br>
• Junior Mickel Picco extended her three-point streak. The Austin, Texas native has hit a three-pointer in 18 consecutive games dating back to the 2007-08 season. She now has 111 career treys and is fifth on the all-time list at BC for three-pointers made behind Kindyll Dorsey. The record is held by Cal Bouchard with 212 from 1996-2002.
• Corey Rusin had seven assists in the win over Houston. It was her career-high in assists. She leads BC in assists (40) and is second in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Three players - Mickel Picco, Carolyn Swords and Stefanie Murphy - are the only three players to have started all seven games this season.
• Carolyn Swords and Mickel Picco have scored in double-figures in 10 or 11 games this season.
• Veronica Wilson scored a career-high seven points in the loss to St. John's on Dec. 21. Wilson went 3-for-4 from the field and went 1-for-2 from the three-point arc.
• Lauren Whitehurst grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in the win over Houston on Dec. 20. The sophomore forward also recorded three blocks.
• Junior Ayla Brown has seven starts this season and 54 career starts. She leads all current players in that category.
• Sophomore Stefanie Murphy hit her first two career three-pointers at the St. John's Holiday Tournament. Her first trey came in the win over Houston with 3:04 left and gave the Eagles the lead for good.
• Ayla Brown had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Houston on Dec. 20. It was Brown's first double-double of the season and the third of her career.
