Eagles Host UNH on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Sunday, December 13

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

1:00 PM

Boston College

New Hampshire

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December 12, 2015 | Women's Basketball

UNH (6-3) at BOSTON COLLEGE (7-1)
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015
WHERE: Conte Forum
TIME: 1 p.m.
VIEW: bceagles.com
TWITTER: @bc_wbb

The Boston College women's basketball team will host New Hampshire (6-3) on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets at the game. Following the Eagles game, the men's basketball team will host Maine at 5 p.m.

ABOUT BC

Boston College (7-1) is coming off a 62-28 victory over Hartford on Wednesday night. The Eagles were led offensively by junior Emilee Daley with 14 points and nine rebounds, while three-year starter Kelly Hughes chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds. BC had 55 rebounds and 21 assists in the victory. Boston College has a 12-1 edge in the series against Hartford.
Last week, freshman Mariella Fasoula was named ACC Rookie of the Week for her career-high 23 point performance at Purdue.
The Boston College women's basketball team opened up the season at 5-0. It marked the first time the Eagles program won five straight games to open up since the 2010-11 season. That year BC went 11-0 before losing to Michigan on Dec. 22.
BC's RPI is currently at 31 (as of 12.11.15) and received votes in the Coaches Poll for the first time since November 16, 2011.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Senior, guard – Nicole Boudreau
Junior, guard – Kelly Hughes
Sophomore guard – Marti Mosetti
R-Freshman forward – Ella Awobajo
Freshman center – Mariella Fasoula

LAST 3 GAMES

Boston College is 2-1 with victories over Purdue and Hartford. The Eagles only loss in the three-game span was against then No. 21 Oklahoma, 76-61, on Nov. 28.
In the three games, Boston College is shooting 46.2 percent from the floor and 38.5 percent from long range.
Mariella Fasoula leads the team in scoring at 12.0 ppg. in the last three games. Teammate Kelly Hughes is right behind her at 11.7 ppg., while both are averaging 6.3 rebounds a game.
Senior Nicole Boudreau is breaking out of a shooting slump as she is shooting 50 percent from the floor and 42 percent from long range.
Turnovers continue to hurt BC as the team is averaging 17.7 in the last three games. On the positive side, this team is the Eagles love to share the ball as they are averaging 20 assists per game

FREE THROWS

This season, BC is currently 17th in the country and second in the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (39%). The Eagles are ranked fourth in the ACC in shots per game (7.0) and 74^th in the country.
BC is also 86th in the country and seventh in the conference in 3-point shots made.
Kelly Hughes, Nicole Boudreau and Emilee Daley have hit 51 of the Eagles 56 three-pointers this season.
BC is 7-0 when leading going into the final quarter.
The Eagles had a season-high 55 team rebounds vs. Hartford. The last time BC had 50 or more rebounds in a game was on Nov. 11, 2011 in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Four players – Martina Mosetti, Kelly Hughes, Nicole Boudreau and Ella Awobajo – have started every game this season.

UP NEXT

The Eagles will then host UMass Lowell on Dec. 20. The two teams have not played since Jan. 5, 1982. BC and Lowell have played twice. BC leads the series, 2-0.