Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball To Host Providence
December 26, 2014 | Women's Basketball
BOSTON COLLEGE VS. PROVIDENCE
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 28
TIME: 1 p.m.
WHERE: CONTE FORUM
TICKETS: Available at the door.
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Chestnut Hill, Mass. -
BC vs. Providence
- This will be the 51st meeting between Boston College and Providence.
- The Friars lead the overall series, 30-20.
- BC and Providence first played on March 2, 1977. The Friars won the game, 48-30, on the campus of Boston College in the Roberts Centers.
- BC's first win over Providence came on Jan. 8, 1985 (71-56). The Eagles were led by Sally Madeira with 14 points and Jane Haubrich and Biz Houghton with seven rebounds apiece.
- BC has won the last 11 meetings.
- Last year, Boston College defeated Providence, 80-71, behind 23 points from Kristen Doherty. Katie Zenevitch added 14 points and six rebounds while Nicole Boudreau added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists. Kelly Hughes played just 11 minutes and had five points.
LAST GAME OUT
Boston College lost to Hofstra, 71-61, at Conte Forum on Dec. 21. The dropped to 6-5 on the season. This was the third time the two teams played and it was the fi rst time Hofstra earned a victory.
Highlights - BC junior Nicole Boudreau led the team with 18 points and had four boards, while Kelly Hughes had 17 points and seven rebounds.
How it happened - Hofstra took a 7-2 lead and never looked back. BC opened the game 1-for-9 from the field as Hofstra pulled away. The Eagles were behind, 34-26, at the half, shooting just 29%. BC opened the second half on a 7-2 run to cut the Hofstra lead to three points, 36-33. Hofstra's Kelly Loftus hit two straight three's to push Hofstra's lead to nine points at 16:25 in the half. A minute later she hit her third three and the Hofstra lead went to 12 points. Boudreau would cut it to six points on an old fashion three-point play with 15 minutes to play but Loftus hit her fourth three to push Hofstra's lead to 12 points. Loftus hit her fifth three with under 10 to play, BC 44, Hofstra 56. Back-to-back three's by Hughes and Boudreau cut the Hofstra lead to 10 points with two minutes left in the game.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Nicole Boudreau - Jr., G
Lauren Engeln - Sr., G
Ashley Kelsick - Fr., G
Kelly Hughes - So., G
Katie Quandt - Fr., C/F
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Aja Parham had all 15 of her points and all seven of her rebounds in the second half as No. 24 Boston College rallied to defeat No. 14 Stanford, 77-69, on Dec. 28, 2005. Brooke Queenan, who had 16 points in the first half, was 7-for-8 from the foul line in the final 7:54 to finish with 23 points. With BC leading by three points, Queenan made two free throws with 55 seconds left and Parham iced the game with two more foul shots with 34 seconds to go.
IN THE ACC
- BC is 10th in the ACC in scoring offense (71.9 ppg) and ninth in field goal percentage (41.7%).
- The Eagles are just seventh in the conference in free throw percentage (70%).
- The team is second in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (38%) and first in three-pointers made (95, 8.6 per game).
- Despite a season low of just nine assists vs. Hofstra, BC is sixth in the ACC in assists per game (15.8).
- Kelly Hughes is 10th in the conference in scoring (15.5 ppg.) and 11th in rebounding (7.4 rpg.).
- Nicole Boudreau is sixth in the ACC in 3-point FG percentage and third in three's made. Kelly Hughes is first in the ACC in three-pointers made.
LAST THREE GAMES
- The Eagles are 1-2 in the last three games. They are averaging 63 points per game while the opponents are averaging 71 points.
- BC is shooting just 36.3 percent from the floor.
- In the three game run, BC is 21-for-53 from the three-point arc (.396), while opponents are shooting 29 percent (17-for-58).
TEAM NOTES
- Junior Alexa Coulombe had three blocks in the last game vs. Hofstra. She is second on the team in blocks while averaging just 11.6 minutes per game.
- BC is averaging 71.9 points per game and shooting 41.7 percent from the floor.
- The Eagles are shooting 38 percent from the three-point line.
- Nicole Boudreau had 18 points vs. Hofstra. It marked the seventh game this season in which she notched double-figures. She is shooting 44.4 percent from the floor and 44 percent from the three-point line.
- Sophomore Kelly Hughes leads BC in scoring (15.5 ppg.) and rebounding (7.4 rpg.). Hughes leads the ACC in three-pointers made with 32.
- 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.
NEXT UP
Boston College will host Northeastern on Wed., Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. at Conte Forum. Following the final game of 2014, BC will travel to Florida to play Miami on Sunday, June 4 at 1 p.m.
