Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball To Play Maine
November 29, 2014 | Women's Basketball
Bangor, Maine -
BOSTON COLLEGE at MAINE
WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 30
TIME: 1 p.m.
WHERE: Cross Insurance Center
VIEW: Live Streaming
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The Boston College women's basketball team will play Maine in the second game of the Black Bear Thanksgiving Tournament on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. The tournament was altered as BC was originally scheduled to play Wright State on Friday but could not fly to Maine due to weather issues. BC played Brown on Friday and earned a, 90-80, overtime victory behind 18 points from Nicole Boudreau, 15 points from Kelly Hughes and 15 from Emilee Daley. Maine defeated Brown on Saturday afternoon, 58-53.
BC vs. Maine
BC has a 5-1 edge in the overall series against Maine ... The last time the two teams played was on Dec. 22, 2007 ... The Eagles earned a 68-56 victory ... The two teams first met on Dec. 1, 1992.
PROBABLE STARTERS
• Nicole Boudreau - Jr., G
• Ashley Kelsick - Fr., G
• Marti Mosetti, Fr., G
• Kelly Hughes - So., G
• Karima Gabriel - Jr., C/F
IN THE ACC
• BC is sixth in the ACC in scoring offense (79.6), while the Eagles scoring defense is 14th in the conference (76.3).
• Boston College is fourth in the conference in free throw percentage (73.6%).
• BC's three-point field goal percentage in the conference is third (38.8%), behind FSU (40.9%) and Notre Dame (39.8%). BC leads all ACC schools in three's made (52, 10.4 three's a game).
• The Eagles are third in the ACC in assists with 95 in five games (19.0 apg.).
• Sophomore Kelly Hughes is fifth in the ACC in scoring (16.8 ppg.), 14th in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9). Hughes and teammate Nicole Boudreau lead the conference in 3-pointers made with 16 apiece in five games (3.2 per game). Sophomore Emilee Daley is eight in the ACC with 11 three's for a 2.2 per game average.
TEAM NOTES
• Boston College head coach Erik Johnson won his 100th career game on Friday against Brown. Johnson won 72 games at Denver in four years and currently has 28 wins at Boston College in his third season.
• BC has scored 90+ points in the last two games. The last time the Eagles scored 90 or more points was the 2010-11 season.
• Boston College has had five different starting lineups this season. Junior Nicole Boudreau and Kelly Hughes are the only two Eagles to start every game. Freshman Ashley Kelsick has started the last four games, while freshman Martina Mosetti and junior Karima Gabriel have earned two starts. • Boston College shot 38 three-pointers in the win over St. Mary's. The 38 three-pointers is a new program record. The most taken by a BC team was 30 against Duke on January 12, 2014.
• Karima Gabriel had four blocks, a new career-high, in the win over Boston University. The program record for most blocks by an individual in a single game is seven.
• With four 3-pointers, Nicole Boudreau has opened the season hitting at least three three's in every game. She is now 16-for-36 (44%). Teammate Emilee Daley is also shooting 44% from the arc. Daley hit 3-for-4 from long range to give her 11 three's on the season.
• Boston College shot 38 three-pointers in the win over St. Mary's. The 38 three-pointers is a new program record. The most taken by a BC team was 30 against Duke on January 12, 2014.
• Sophomore Kelly Hughes has scored in double-figures in 22 career games, four this season (vs. St. Mary's, BU, Bryant, Brown). Last season, Hughes hit double-figures in 18 games, including four 20+ point games.
• BC will host Indiana in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. It will be the first meeting between the two teams.
• Fans interested in purchasing the 2014-15 media guide can send a $10 check to BCAD, BC Communications, 321 Conte Forum, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, Mass 02467 or stop by the office on the third floor above the ticket office at 321 Conte Forum prior to a game.
• Group and individual tickets for the 2014-15 women's basketball season are still available through the BC ticket office or online at http://goo.gl/ItwHs6.
