Boston College
Vermont
Women's Basketball Sinks Vermont, 76-64
March 24, 2008 | Women's Basketball
March 24, 2008
CHESTNUT HILL, MA -
Boston College had three players reach double-figures - junior Brittanny Johnson, sophomore Mickel Picco and freshman Carolyn Swords - to lead the Eagles to a 76-64 victory over Vermont in a second-round game of the WNIT on Monday night at Conte Forum.
The Eagles improved to 21-11, while Vermont dropped to 24-9. Boston College will travel to St. John's to play the Red Storm on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m.
Johnson scored her career-high 20 points (6-for-13 from the field) and went 2-for-3 from the three-point arc. Swords was perfect from the field for the fifth time this season, shooting 9-for-9 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line for 20 points, and seven rebounds.
Picco added long range punch to the offense, shooting 4-for-4 from the three-point line and finishing with 18 points, six assists and two steals.
Vermont was led by Courtnay Pilypaitis with 21 points, including five three-pointers, while Tonya Young added 14 points.
The Eagles led 35-29 at the half. In the final five minutes of the half, BC outscored Vermont, 9-3 behind five points from freshman LaShaunda Pratt and four from Johnson. Johnson had 12 points in the half, while Picco added 10.
In the second half, the Eagles shot 52 percent from the field and slowly pulled away. At 11:10 freshman Jaclyn Thoman (seven assists) found Mickel Picco in the corner. Picco calmly hit a three-pointer to give BC a 57-50 lead. At 8:11, Picco hit her fourth three-pointer to give the Eagles a nine point lead, 60-51. Two inside hoops from Swords and BC was up by 13 with 5:51 to play.
Vermont cut the lead to nine points with 1:11 to play when Pilypaitis and Young hit back-to-back three-pointers. Two free throws from Picco and one from Johnson sealed the victory for Boston College.
