Eagles Improve to 11-1

Wednesday, December 30

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

6:00 PM

Boston College

11-1

Bryant

3-8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Bryant	19	22	11	7	59
BOSTON COLLEGE	14	26	14	20	74

December 30, 2015 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Mariella Fasoula, Emilee Daley lead BC past Bryant, 74-59

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 74, Bryant 59
Records: Boston College (11-1), Bryant (3-8)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Attendance: 1,021
BC Starters - FAsoula (C), Boudreau (G), Mosetti (G), Hughes (F), Awobajo (F).
BR Starters - Klein (C), Rucker (F), Bailey (G), Palmer (G), Winder (G).

Post Game Interview

Game Highlights

Rookie center Mariella Fasoula scored 13 of her 20 points in the final quarter and finished with a team-high 20 points, seven rebounds and three blocks to lead Boston College to a 74-59 victory over non-conference foe Bryant (3-8) at Conte Forum Wednesday night.

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Freshman Mariella Fasoula shot eight-for-12 from the floor to finish with 20 points.
Junior Emilee Daley hit seven-for-11 from the floor, including eight points in the third quarter. She finished with 17 points, two boards and two assists in just 23 minutes.
Senior Nicole Boudreau broke out of scoring slump as she scored 12 points but also had three steals and three assists. Boudreau was four-for-nine from the outside.
BC had a season-high 15 steals.

TURNING POINT

Kailey Edwards stole a pass at 5:36, which led to her layup to give BC 63-55 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bryant came out shooting and took a quick 7-2 lead after the three from Kierra Palmer three minutes into the action. The lead grew to six points with 3:45 left in the quarter. A three-pointer from Kelly Hughes cut the lead to 16-12 with 1:37 to play. The Eagles cut the lead to five at the half on a jumper by Emilee Daley – BC 14, Bryant 19.
The second quarter was much the same as BC tied the game at 25-25 with 6:25 to play. BC took its first lead at 4:18 on a three by Nicole Boudreau.
The two teams exchanged baskets but Bryant took the halftime lead on a layup by Maureen Leahy with 15 seconds to play – BC 40, Bryant 41.
The third quarter Emilee Daley opened up with two three's and layup to give BC a, 52-46, lead at 4:42. Daley was shooting 7-for-9 at this point in the game with three from long range. Bryant ended the quarter on a six point run to close the BC lead, 54-52.
Fasoula took control of the game from there as she scored 13 points in the quarter, including seven in the final three minutes to seal the victory.

LEADERS
Boston College
Points – Mariella Fasoula, 20
Rebounds – Mariella Fasoula, 7
Assists – Martina Mosetti, 6
Steals – Nicole Boudreau, 3; Kailey Edwards, 3

Bryant
Points – Tiersa Winder, 12
Rebounds – Alex Klein, 9
Assists – Ivory Bailey, 4; Kierra Palmer, 4
Steals – Alex Klein, 3

GAME NOTES

Bryant is the first team to have the lead over BC after the first quarter – 19-14 ... After giving up 41 points at the half, Boston College gave up just 18 second half points, including just seven in the fourth quarter.
The Eagles bench continues to contribute, outscoring Bryant – 28-17.
BC had 15 steals vs. Bryant. That gives the Eagles four consecutive games with 10 or more steals.
The Eagles scored 22 points off turnovers.
The lead changed 13 times with the score being tied three times.
From the 7:51 mark of the third quarter, after Emilee Daley hit her third three-pointer of the game, BC held the lead the rest of the game.
The Eagles are currently 11-1. It marks the best start for the program since the 2010-11 team opened up 12-1.
Fans remember to follow the women's basketball team on social media at Twitter/@BC_WBB and Instagram/@BCWBBHOOPS.

UP NEXT

Boston College will travel to Blacksburg, Virginia to open up ACC play. The Eagles will play Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3. Fans can watch the game on HokiesXtra!.