Boston College Athletics
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February 19, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 19, 2010
Boston College (14-11, 5-5 ACC) vs. NC State (14-11, 4-6 ACC)
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC
View: RSN (Fox Sports Carolinas, Comcast SportsNet, NESN)
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh)
Online Audio: www.GoPack.com (Pack Pass)
The Boston College women's basketball team is now 14-11 on the season. The Eagles are coming off a 60-56 loss to Wake Forest at home on Feb. 14. BC was led by junior Carolyn Swords with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while junior Stefanie Murphy notched 19 points and eight rebounds.
The Eagles had just won three straight - Miami, Duke and UNC - before dropping a key game to Wake Forest.
BC has a two-game road swing as the Eagles will play at NC State on Friday, Feb. 19 (6:30 p.m.), followed by a tilt at Virginia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 21 (2 p.m.).
Boston College vs. NC State
BC leads the head-to-head series, 5-4. The Eagles have won the last three games and four out of the last five games.
The BC-NC Series
| 1/30/06 | W | A | 75-66 |
| 2/24/06 | L | H | 71-82 |
| 1/11/07 | L | H | 40-58 |
| 1/28/07 | L | A | 46-64 |
| 1/6/08 | W | H | 60-59 |
| 2/10/08 | L | A | 41-60 |
| 1/29/09 | W | A | 62-51 |
| 3/1/09 | W | H | 58-52 |
| 1/10/10 | W | H | 83-66 |
Quick Facts
- Four of BC's opponents this season are currently ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 (Baylor, Virginia, Duke, Florida St.). Five BC opponents are receiving votes - North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Fresno St. and Vermont.
- Since joining the ACC, it is the first time Boston College defeated Duke, North Carolina and NC State in a season.
- BC has defeated three teams ranked in the top 25 this season - Georgia Tech (No. 21) and Duke (No. 6) and No. 18 North Carolina. The Eagles win over Duke on Feb. 4 was the first victory over a Top 10 ranked team since March 2006 (vs. Ohio State in NCAA Tournament).
- Three players are averaging double-figures for the Eagles - Carolyn Swords (14.4), Mickel Picco (12.3) and Stefanie Murphy (10.3).
- Senior Brittanny Johnson is averaging a career-high 26.1 minutes a game.
- The Eagles have taken 11 charges this season. Brittanny Johnson leads BC with six, while freshman Kelsey Reynolds has taken three.
- Freshman Kerri Shields notched her career-high in points (13), shots taken (10) and minutes played (24) against North Carolina.
- Senior Mickel Picco is just one three-pointer away from tying assistant coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton's college record of 237 career three's made.
- BC is 1-1 on games played on Friday nights. The Eagles defeated Fresno State on Friday, Nov. 27 (83-75). The loss came on Friday, Jan. 29 at Clemson (68-65).
