Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball Ready For Rematch
March 06, 2008 | Women's Basketball
March 6, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. -
Today's Game
Boston College is currently 19-10 overall and 7-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles finished tied with Florida State and Georgia Tech for fifth place in the ACC regular season. It is the highest finish and most conference wins for the Eagles since joining the ACC.
In the first round of the ACC Tournament Boston College was seeded seventh and will play No. 10 Virginia Tech (2-12 ACC, 15-14 overall). The two teams met last season in the same game but BC was the 10th seed and the Hokies were seventh. This will be the 11th meeting between the two teams in the all-time series history. Virginia Tech holds the lead in the head-to-head series, 8-3.
The Eagles and Hokies played once this season, Jan. 3, in the ACC season opener in Blacksburg, Virginia. Boston College captured a 63-53 victory behind 14 points from Carolyn Swords and 13 from Jaclyn Thoman. The victory was the first time for BC defeated the Hokies since joining the ACC. Prior to the 2005-06 season the two teams battled in Big East competition. The two teams first met in Dec. of 1989 when the Hokies defeated BC, 74-65 at the Richmond Tournament in Virginia.
Rising Rookies
Freshmen Carolyn Swords and Stefanie Murphy are one of the top post-combinations in the country. The two combine for 824 of the Eagles 1,839 total points scored this season. Murphy, who is averaging 15.2 points per game, is the fifth leading freshman scorer in the country, while Swords, who is averaging 13.8 points per game, is 15th among all freshmen. BC is the only team with two freshmen in the Top 20 freshmen scorers.
Murphy, who was named an All-ACC honorable mention on Monday, picked up the ACC Rookie of the Year award on Tuesday. Murphy and Swords were named to the All-ACC Rookie team. Prior to this season, BC had earned an All-ACC second-team nomination (Brooke Queenan) in 2006, a third-team selection in 2007 (Kathrin Ress) while Aja Parham was named to the All-Defensive team in 2006. Last season Ayla Brown earned an honorable mention on the All-Rookie team.
Free Throws
• Mickel Picco has hit a three-pointer in 22 of 28 games she has played this season. She has hit 47 of the 91 three-pointers the Eagles have hit this season. The 47 three's places Picco in 12th place on the all-time 3-point FGM in a single season list. The record is 96 held by Cal Bouchard set in the 1999-00 season. Picco has 66 career three's, which places her 13th on the Eagles all-time list for three-pointers made
• Freshman Jaclyn Thoman leads the Eagles with 98 assists. She is currently 10th in the ACC in assists and the top freshman in the category (3.50 apg).
• Sophomore Ayla Brown picked up her second double-double of the season when she scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Miami on Sunday. Brown notched a double-double earlier in the season against Massachusetts.
• Senior Rebecca Miles is fourth on the team in assists with 57. Her career-high is four in a game, which she has reached six times. Seven players have over 45 assists; three are forwards - Miles (57), Stefanie Murphy (46), and Carolyn Swords (45).
• The Eagles are currently in the Top 15 in three categories in the NCAA Women's National Rankings. Boston College is ranked seventh in the nation in team assists per game (17.6), ninth in rebounding margin (+8.3) and 13th in FG% (46.7).
• The 19-10 record gives head coach Cathy Inglese her 10th winning season in 15 years while at Boston College.
