Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball Takes on Yale in WNIT on Thursday
March 17, 2011 | Women's Basketball
March 17, 2011
Game 31
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011
Game: Boston College vs. Yale
Tip-Off: 7 p.m.
Location: John J. Lee Amphitheater
Followed on: Twitter/BCSportsNews
The direct link for the video streaming is:
www.yalebulldogs.com/links/wlfvyl
There will also be a live stats/game tracker option. That link is:
www.yalebulldogs.com/links/nk3o2k
2010-11 Schedule
(18-12, 5-7 ACC)
Boston College (18-12, 5-7 ACC) vs. Yale (14-14, 10-4)
The Boston College women's basketball team will travel to New Haven to play Yale at the John J. Lee Amphitheater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17.
The two teams have met twice with Boston College winning both games. The first meeting took place on Dec. 29, 1987 at St. Joseph's Fieldhouse in Philadelphia. BC earned a 58-38 victory behind 15 points from Whitney Steele and 13 from Paula Basco.
In the 2008-09 season, BC defeated Yale, 57-55, at Conte Forum. Stefanie Murphy had 23 points, while Carolyn Swords played 14 minutes and had eight points.
BC'S WNIT HISTORY
This will be the Eagles' third trip to the WNIT. Boston College is currently 4-2 in the tournament with a Final Four appearance.
In the 2008 season Boston College opened up vs. Vermont on March 24 at Conte Forum. BC defeated the Catamounts, 76-64, behind 20 points from Brittanny Johnson and 20 points on 9-for-9 shooting from Carolyn Swords.
In the third round, the Eagles fell at St. John's, 65-56. BC was led by Carolyn Swords with 14 points and seven boards, while Stefanie Murphy and Brittany Johnson added 11 points apiece.
In the 2009 season, The Eagles opened up with a 68-53 victory over Boston University. Carolyn Swords and Stefanie Murphy combined for 27 points and 21 rebounds. Swords shot 6-for-12 from the floor for 16 points and 10 boards, while Murphy went 5-for-9 with 11 points and 11 rebounds. She also had two blocks. The Eagles out rebounded the Terriers, 53-19.
The Eagles played an old Big East foe, Georgetown in the next round at Conte Forum. BC defeated the Hoyas, 65-56, behind 16 points and 10 boards from Carolyn Swords. Stefanie Murphy added 10 points and six boards. Again the Eagles won the battle of the boards, 40-30. BC also hit 22 of 25 foul shots.
South Florida was next up for BC in the Final Four round of the WNIT. The Eagles lost 82-65 at Conte Forum. Carolyn Swords notched another double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds, while Mickel Picco added 18 points. BC committed 15 turnovers , which resulted in 10 fast break points.
Another Milestone For Swords
Carolyn Swords was named All-ACC first team for the second consecutive season. She is the first BC player to earn the honor since the Eagles joined the ACC. Swords was recently named a finalist for the State Farm All-America Team and is on the Region 2 All-America team.
She was named to the Naismith Top 30 Midseason Watch List in February. Swords', who earned ACC Player of the Week status twice this season, was on the preseason Naismith Watch list as both a junior and senior. These are just more accomplishment to add to her amazing career at BC.
Swords notched her 14th double-double in the ACC first round game vs. NC State. She scored 27 points and had 12 boards on her way to an ACC leading 44th career double-double. In that game she also moved into the No. 2 spot on the all-time scoring list with 1,978 points. Swords' is currently averaging 17.6 points and 9.0 rebounds this season.
One of her most impressive outings this season came on Feb. 3rd when she went 11- for-11 from the floor, scored 28 points and had 11 boards in the win over Virginia Tech. It was the 10th time in her career that she was perfect from the floor. Her personal best was 9-for-9 vs. Vermont on March 24, 2008 in the WNIT. Swords picked up the All-Jesuit College Player of the Week award on Jan. 10 for her play as she averaged 19.5 points, 11.5 rebounds.
Swords' also owns the record for most career rebounds with 1,117. She became the first to reach the 1,000 rebounds in program history. She also became the all-time shot blocker in the BC program with two blocks vs. Dartmouth on Friday, Nov. 19. She now has 175 career blocks.
Murph's Turf
Stefanie Murphy is enjoying her most successful season at Boston College. The senior is averaging 15.6 points and 8.1 rebounds a game, while earning a career-high 11 double- doubles this season.
The last month Murphy has battled with a nagging ankle injury but continued to play.
An All-ACC third team selection, Murphy is just eight points away from moving into the fourth spot on the all-time scoring list. Murphy now has 1,684 points.
A native of Londonderry, Murphy is now second on the all-time rebound list with 920 boards. The senior has also reached the 200 career assist mark and has over 100 steals.
She has scored in double-figures in 26 of 30 games and notched her career-high of 30 points vs. Florida State. Her previous high was 28, in which she did against Wagner as a freshman.
Murphy has set a career-high this season in double-doubles with 12. Early in the season she notched five straight double-doubles and on senior day vs. Maryland notched 201 points and 10 boards for 12 this season. She also has a new career-high in three's made with 20. She is shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc.
Offensive Minded
The Boston College women's basketball team is averaging a program high 78.4 points per game this season. The Eagles highest scoring season was in 1986-87 when the team averaged 74.1 points per game.
The Eagles have scored 80 or more points in 16 games this season. They have reached 90 in four games and 100 once in the overtime victory against Penn State.
BC is one of the top scoring offenses in the country at No. 9. The Eagles are second in the ACC, behind Miami. BC has been ranked in the Top 12 in scoring offense in the country since the start of the season. In Dec., the team was ranked first for three straight weeks.
Three For BC
The team has currently hit 200 three-pointers, which is a new program record. The old record was set last season when the Eagles hit 188 three's. BC hit nine three's vs. Virginia on Feb. 20 to break the record. The Eagles are shooting 34.7 percent from the arc this season. Last season, BC shot 33.2 percent from the floor and took 567 from beyond the arc. This season BC has taken 577 three's, a new program record.
BC also leads the ACC in 3-pointers made this season and is third behind FSU and Duke in 3PT field goal percentage.
Kerri Shields leads BC with 75 three-pointers made, while shooting 36.2 percent from the arc. She hit six against North Carolina and five vs. Miami and Virginia. She has hit four or more in 10 games this season...Kristen Doherty is second on the team as she has hit 40 three's, while senior Jaclyn Thoman's hit 37, a new single season career-high. Thoman set a personal single game high when she hit five vs. Duke ... Stefanie Murphy has knocked down a career-high 20 three's this season, while freshman Katie Zenevitch has hit 15...Nine of 10 players have made a 3-pointer this season.
Free Throws
- BC has defeated Maryland on the road; Big Ten power Penn State, Big East perennial power Rutgers and America East champs Hartford this season. All four teams will play in the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
- Boston College is shooting 75.1 percent from the free throw line this season. It is the highest percentage the team has shot since the 2006-07 season when the Eagles shot 75.6 percent. The 2002-03 team holds the program record at 77.1 percent.
- Jaclyn Thoman is just one of three players to lead the Eagles in assists four consecutive seasons. Brianne Stepherson '03 achieved the feat but not in consecutive seasons, due to a season ending injury.
- Freshman Katie Zenevitch has hit 15 three-pointers this season. She is shooting 44 percent from the floor. Against ACC competition, Zenevitch was even more dangerous hitting 11-for-18 for a sizzling 61 percent field goal percentage from the arc.
- Carolyn Swords has played and started in 130 games at BC, another program record.
- Freshman Kristen Doherty has 65 steals. It is the most by a BC player since Aja Parham '06 finished the season with 67. The season record is held by Ann Odoy '88 who had 89 in the 1985-86 season.
- Stefanie Murphy leads BC in free throw percentage at 82.3 percent (79-96). She is third in the ACC and 65th in the country. Kerri Shields is shooting 90 percent but does not qualify because she has only taken 30 free throws, hitting 27.
- The Eagles are No. 11 in the country in assists per game. BC has 536 assists. The program record is held by the 2008-09 team which dished out 582 assists in 35 games.
- Carolyn Swords and Stefanie Murphy were the fifth set of teammates in the program to score 1,000 points in the same season (2009-10). The first were Pam Thornton '87 and Kathleen Sweet '87 in the 1986-87 season. Thornton and Sweet reached 1,000 points as seniors, while Swords and Murphy reached the plateau as juniors.
- Fifteen players have led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding. Stefanie Murphy accomplished the feat as a freshman (2007-08) and Carolyn Swords has done it the past three seasons. Swords' is the first player since Holly Porter to lead the Eagles in scoring three straight seasons. The only other player to have accomplished that feat is Sarah Behn '93 from 1990-1993.
- Carolyn Swords and Becky Gottstein '03 are the only two players to lead the Eagles in rebounding three straight years. Holly Porter '97 is the only player to lead BC in rebounding four consecutive seasons.
- This is the first team since the 2004-05 team to have four players averaging double figures.
2010-11
Carolyn Swords, 17.6
Stefanie Murphy, 15.6
Kerri Shields, 10.9
Jaclyn Thoman, 10.2
2004-05
Jessalyn Deveny, 17.1
Brooke Queenan, 11.0
Kathrin Ress, 10.2
Clare Droesch, 10.1
