Women's Basketball Upsets No. 13/15 Duke, 60-56

Thursday, January 22

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

1-59-10; ACC

Duke

4-213-6; ACC

Team	1	2	F
#15/13 Duke	30	26	56
Boston College	35	25	60

Freshman Katie Quandt had eight points and two big blocks in the win over No. 13/15 Duke.

Women's Basketball Upsets No. 13/15 Duke, 60-56

January 22, 2015 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Jan. 22, 2015

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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 60, No. 15/13 Duke 56
Records: Boston College (9-10, 1-5) - - Duke (13-6, 4-2)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC Starters: Gabriel (C), Daley (F), Boudreau (G), Hughes (G), Mosetti (G)
Duke Starters: Williams (F), Johnson (F), Henson (F), Stevens (C), Greenwell (G)

BC HIGHLIGHTS

 Junior Nicole Boudreau had 18 first half points on 6-for-12 from the floor. She hit five three's in the first half.
 Sophomore Emilee Daley finished with 17 points, including a career-high five three's. Daley grabbed five rebounds and had three assists.
 Sophomore Kelly Hughes had 11 points, eight assists and nine rebounds.

TURNING POINT

With 2:40 to play and BC down by five, sophomore Emilee Daley hit three straight three-pointers to give BC a, 58-54, led. Daley hit the first at 2:40, followed by one at 1:56 as BC took a one-point lead. The final three game with 1:14 to play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke opened up with a 9-0 lead but the Eagles quickly tied the game at 9-9 on three three's - two by Nicole Boudreau and one from Kelly Hughes.
 BC took its first lead with 16:26 to play on a long three by Hughes, 12-11.
 Boudreau's third three in the half gave BC a 21-15 lead with 7:56 to play.
 The Eagles lead grew to 12 points on Boudreau's fourth three of the half with 3:52 to play. Duke cut into the lead on two straight buckets by Azura Stevens but Boudreau hit her fifth three to give BC a 35-26 lead with 1:10 to play.
 The lead at the half was, 35-30.
 The two teams exchanged the lead five times in the first seven minutes of play. BC took a three-point lead with 11:46 to play on a three by Hughes.
 The two teams battled to a, 47-47; tie with 7:06 to play as Elizabeth Williams hit a layup to tie the game.
 With three minutes to play, BC was behind, 54-49, after a lay-up by Rebecca Greenwell.
 Daley then heated up making three straight three's in a minute. Kelly Hughes hit two foul shots to seal the win in the final seconds of the game.

TEAM LEADERS

Boston College
Points: Nicole Boudreau, 18
Rebounds: Kelly Hughes, 9
Assists: Kelly Hughes, 8 Duke

DUKE
Points: Azura Stevens, 24
Rebounds: Elizabeth Williams, 9; Azura Stevens 9
Assists: KaLia Johnson 3

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Boston College hit 13 three-pointers with Emilee Daley and Nicole Boudreau hitting five apiece. Of BC's 62 field goals, 35 were from long range.
 BC had just 13 turnovers, while Duke had 15.
 The Eagles lost the battle of the boards, 45-43.
 BC had 17 assists, including a season-high eight for sophomore Kelly Hughes.
 Kelly Hughes led BC in rebounding with eight. In two games she has grabbed 19 rebounds for the Eagles.
 Lead Changes: 9
 Score Tied: 4
 Points in the Paint: BC 14, Duke 32
 Bench Scoring: BC 10, Duke 0

GAME NOTES

 This was BC's Coach Erik Johnson's first win against a ranked team while at The Heights.
 It was the first time BC has defeated a ranked team since 2011. BC defeated No. 13 Maryland, 78-69, on Jan. 13, 2011. Stefanie Murphy had 17 points, while Carolyn Swords had 13.