Boston College Athletics
Women's Basketball At Syracuse Thursday Night
February 18, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Chestnut Hill, Mass. -
Boston College at Syracuse
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 19
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Carrier Dome - Syracuse, NY
VIEW: www.cuse.com/watch
The Boston College womne's basketball team will play at Syracuse on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. The Eagles are coming off an overtime victory against NC State on Monday. Kelly Hughes and Emilee Daley combined for 32 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Hughes had four of the nine points for BC in overtime. She also grabbed two big defensive rebounds in the win.
Syracuse is currently ranked 25th in the AP poll and defeated Virginia Tech on Sunday. The Orange are now 18-8 overalll and 8-5 in the conference.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Kelly Hughes - G - So.
Emilee Daley - F - So.
Ashley Kelsick - G - Fr.
Marti Mosetti - F - Fr.
Katie Quandt - C - Fr.
BC vs. Cuse
This will be the 46th game between BC and Syracuse ... The Eagles lead the overall series, 23-22 ... Earlier this season, Syracuse defeated Boston College, 64-46, at Conte Forum. Emilee Daley had 13 points while rookie Ashley Kelsick added 11 points. Syracuse was led by Taylor Ford with 15 points and Diamond Henderson chipped in with 13 points ... The two teams first played on Feb. 19, 1983 in New York. Syracuse won the game, 66-62, despite 21 points from Rita Roach'86 and 16 from Jane Haubrich `85. Biz Houghton `86 had 12 boards ... Last year, Syracuse defeated BC, 71-47, at Conte Forum on Feb. 16. It was the first time the two teams met since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005.
Last Three Games
In the last three games, BC is 2-1. The loss was to No. 4/4 Notre Dame and the two wins were on the road vs. Wake Forest (75-74) and at home vs. NC State (64-59 OT) ... The Eagles 65 points per game while opponents are averaging 74 ... Turnovers are still nagging the Eagles. BC is averaging 22.3 turnovers over the last three games, while teams are averaging just under 18 a game ... BC is shooting 40 percent from the floor while teams are shooting 42 percent. The Eagles are 24-of-70 from long range, while opponents are 21-of-60 ... The sophomore tandem of Kelly Hughes and Emilee Daley lead BC in scoring in the last three games. Hughes had a career-high 32 points vs. Wake Forest and is averaging 17 points per game. Daley is averaging 14.3 points per game and had a career-high 18 vs. Notre Dame ... Rookie Katie Quandt is shooting 50% from the floor in the last three games and averaging 7.3 points per game along with 4.7 rebounds.
Next Game
• BC's Play4Kay "Pink Game" will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22 as the Eagles host FSU at 1 p.m. Free admission for those fans wearing pink.
• 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.
