Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball Ready For Wake Forest
January 31, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 31, 2011
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. WAKE FOREST
WHERE: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
TIME: 7 p.m.
VIEW: NESN, live
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Winston-Salem, NC -
The Eagles will travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Sunday to prepare for a Monday night game (Jan. 31) against Wake Forest. The game can be viewed live tonight on NESN.
The Demon Deacons seem to have the Eagles number as they have defeated BC twice in the last two meetings. Boston College does lead the head-to-head series, 3-2. Last season, Wake Forest defeated BC, 60-56, at Conte Forum.
Wake Forest is coming off a tough loss to Maryland, 75-44, on Friday night. The Demon Deacons are now 1-12 overall and 1-5 in the ACC.
Boston College is trying to stop a two-game losing streak. BC is coming off a tough loss to No. 15/21 FSU last Thursday. The Eagles are currently 15-6 and 2-4 in the ACC.
MURPH'S TURF
Stefanie Murphy enjoyed one of the most impressive scoring nights in a tough loss to Florida State on Thursday night. The senior shot 11-for-21 from the floor, 7-for-7 from the foul line and finished with a career-high 30 points. Her previous high was 28, in which she did against Wagner as a freshman.
The Londonderry, NH native is averaging 16.5 points, good enough for fifth among the ACC scoring leaders. She is second in rebounding (8.5 rag) in the ACC, right behind teammate Carolyn Swords (8.6 rag.). Murphy has earned 10 double-doubles this season, breaking her personal record of nine, which she accomplished as a freshman.
Murphy passed Amber Jacobs `04 on the all-time scoring list to move up to fifth with 1,563 points. Murphy is fourth on the all-time list for rebounding (855 boards). She is eight blocks from moving into fifth on the block list.
Ranking the Rookie
Boston College freshman guard Kristen Doherty is one of most consistent players on the roster this season. The Eagles rookie is averaging 9.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. She also leads the team in steals with 48.
Doherty is currently 14th in the country and second in the ACC in assist-to turnover ratio (2.3). Among the ACC freshmen, Doherty is fourth in scoring (9.6 peg.), seventh in rebounding (4.5 rag.), 11th in three-pointers field goal percentage (34.4%), second in steals (2.35 spy.) and first in assists per game (3.25 apt.). She has hit 33 three-pointers this season. The freshman record for three's in a single season is 48 by Clare Driesch. Doherty just passed Mickey Pico (21) at seventh place.
TEAM NOTES
• BC opened the season at 11-0, the best start in program history. The 2004-05 teams hold the record for winning 12 consecutive games at mid-season.
• Senior Carolyn Swords earned ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 24. It was the second time this season Swords earned the conference honor.
• In ACC games, BC is shooting 48% from the floor, 36% from the three-point line and 73% from the foul line. The Eagles are also averaging 73.0 points per game in the conference.
• Boston College has outrebounded its opponents in 16 of 21 games this season.
• The starting five have hit 125 of the 147 three-pointers that BC has taken this season.
• Sophomore Kerri Shields leads the Eagles in minutes played (31.3 mpg.). Freshman Kristen Doherty is second at 30 minutes per game.
• BC was 18-for-19 (94.7%) from the foul line vs. FSU. At one point, BC was 16-for-16 in the game. Stefanie Murphy led BC by hitting seven of seven attempts.
• Freshman Kristen Doherty leads BC in steals with 48. It is the most steals in a single season since Aja Parham had 67 in the 2005-06 season.
• This season BC has scored 80 or more points 15 of 21 games. Last season the team scored 80 more points only eight times.
