Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball Releases The 2011-12 Schedule
September 13, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Sept. 13, 2011
Chestnut Hill, MA -
2011-12 Women's Basketball Schedule 
In addition to 16 challenging conference games, the Boston College women's basketball team will participate in the in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, according to the 2011-12 schedule released by the school and the conference office.
The Eagles will also face three Massachusetts rivals - hosting UMass on Wednesday, Dec. 7, Boston University on Tuesday, Dec. 13 and Holy Cross on Sunday, Dec. 18. Boston College will play 13 teams which competed in the NCAA Tournament last season.
BC will open the season against Fairleigh-Dickinson on Friday, Nov. 11 (11 a.m.) before heading to New Jersey to play at former Big East foe Rutgers on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Boston College's schedule does not get easier as the Eagles will travel to Tempe, Ariz. to play the Sun Devils on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. (ET).
Following a home game against Bryant on Sunday, Nov. 27, Boston College will play in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge at Wisconsin on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The Eagles will head to Ohio to pay Dayton, another NCAA Tournament team, on Sunday, Dec.. 4. The month of Dec. has Boston College hosting UMass, Boston University and Holy Cross but on the road at Dayton, Hartford and St. Joe's.
To start of the New Year the Eagles will host Central Connecticut State on Monday, January 2 and enter into the ACC schedule by hosting Virginia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 5. BC will play Georgia Tech, Miami, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest twice. The Eagles will host Duke, Clemson, Florida State and NC State at Conte Forum this season.
The women's team also has three double-headers with the men's team. On Dec. 18, the women will host Holy Cross at 4 p.m.; following the men's game vs. Bryant at 1 p.m. BC will host Central Conn. State on Monday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. while the men will play host to URI at 1 p.m. On Sunday, January 29 both teams will play Miami, with the men's game at 1 p.m. and the women's at 5 p.m.
In the ACC there will be 52 televised games, the most in both categories since the inception of ACC women's basketball. Boston College will also be on television three times this season. On January 15 vs. Georgia Tech, February 5 vs. Wake Forest and Sunday, February 26 at Miami.
