Eagles Fall Short Against No. 3/3 Irish

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 3/3 Notre Dame 63, Boston College 50
Records: Notre Dame (16-1, 5-0), Boston College (12-4, 0-3)
BC Starters: Coulombe (F), Fasoula (C ), Boudreau (G), Hughes (G), Mosetti (G)
Notre Dame Starters: Allen (F), Turner (F), Westbeld (F), Cable (C ), Mi. Mabrey (F)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Game Highlights

Boston College kept it close early, but a 10-0 run by Notre Dame to close the half proved to be just enough cushion, as the Eagles fell to No. 3/3 Notre Dame, 63-50, at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Thursday night. The Eagles are now 12-4 and 0-3 in the ACC while Notre Dame improves to 16-1 and 5-0 in conference play.

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Freshman Mariella Fasoula led the way with 20 points and four rebounds while junior Kelly Hughes added eight points and a team-high five rebounds.
With her three-point basket in the third quarter, Hughes became just the fifth player in Boston College history to reach 200 made three-point field goals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Eagles only trailed 13-12 after the first quarter, thanks to a strong inside game. All 12 of the team's points in the quarter came from inside the paint with Mariella Fasoula contributing eight of them on 4-of-6 shooting.
The Irish opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run, however, Boston College responded with a 6-2 run of their own, including a pair of buckets from Fasoula. After exchanging a pair of buckets, Notre Dame turned on the jets to close out the quarter on a 10-0 run behind nine points from Marina Mabrey to take a 32-20 lead into the half.
The Irish began the third quarter on a 8-2 run sparked by Brianna Turner's three-point play. A three-pointer from Emilee Daley stopped the bleeding for the Eagles and Kelly Hughes knocked in a trey of her own with 3:43 remaining in the quarter to cap off an 8-2 run for Boston College. The team's finished the quarter trading buckets, with Notre Dame holding a 51-37 edge after three.
After trading buckets to open the fourth, the Eagles ran off six straight points courtesy of a Nicole Boudreau three-pointer and a layup from Fasoula to cut the Irish lead to single-digits with 7:20 remaining. But that would be as close as Boston College would get, as the Eagles went scoreless over the next four minutes while Notre Dame went on a 7-0 run of their own capped by a wide-open three by Madison Cable to extend the lead to 16 with 4:07 remaining.

TEAM LEADERS

Boston College
Points: Mariella Fasoula, 20
Rebounds: Kelly Hughes, Alexa Coulombe, 5
Assists: Marti Mosetti, 6

Notre Dame
Points: Marina Mabrey, 14
Rebounds: Brianna Turner, 13
Assists: Lindsay Allen, 5

UP NEXT

Boston College will travel to take on No. 19/22 Duke at Durham, N.C., on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m.
Fans remember to follow the women's basketball team on social media on Twitter @BC_WBB and on Instagram @BCWBBHOOPS.

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Team Stats

Mariella Fasoula

Kelly Hughes

Alexa Coulombe

Emilee Daley

Players Mentioned

Nicole Boudreau

Alexa Coulombe

Emilee Daley

Mariella Fasoula

Kelly Hughes

Players Mentioned

Nicole Boudreau

Alexa Coulombe

Emilee Daley

Mariella Fasoula

Kelly Hughes