Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball To Play San Diego Tonight
December 30, 2009 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2009
San Diego, CA - The Boston College women's basketball team will play host San Diego (7-6) tonight in the Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic championship at 11 p.m. (ET) at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
The Eagles advanced to the final after a victory against California, 81-69, on Dec. 28. BC was led by junior center Carolyn Swords with 17 points and 15 rebounds, while senior Mickel Picco added 14 points. Senior Ayla Brown notched 10 points and seven rebounds, while freshman Kerri Shields contributed 10 points.
BC shot 45 percent from the floor in the game and went 9-for-11 from the free throw line. Swords and Stefanie Murphy (nine points, 11 rebounds) combined for 26 rebounds, as BC outrebounded the Bears, 54-47.
Quick Facts
Boston College has won the last two games - Wright State and California ... Mickel Picco is just one three-pointer away from 200 career three's made. Picco also extended her three-point streak to 22 consecutive games ... BC's bench outscored California, 29-4 ... The Eagles went down 2-0 and never looked back. They held the lead throughout the game against California. In the second half, the Bears closed the lead to seven points with 5:17 to play but a key three-pointer by Kerri Shields gave BC a 10 point lead at 4:59 ... Carolyn Swords has reached double-figures in rebounds the last three games ... Ayla Brown went 4-for-4 from the free throw line against California.
Tonight's BC-San Diego game can followed on gametracker at www.bceagles.com, or Twitter/BCSportsNews. Also, San Diego will videocast the game on http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl.
