Hughes' late surge sinks Pitt

Thursday, January 21

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

13-5, 1-4

Pittsburgh

8-11, 0-6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh	17	13	10	3	43
BOSTON COLLEGE	17	10	13	14	54

January 21, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

The Eagles picked up their first ACC win of the season

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 54, Pittsburgh 43
Records: Boston College (13-5, 1-4), Pittsburgh (8-11, 0-6)
BC Starters: Coulombe (F), Quandt (C ), Boudreau (G), Hughes (G), Mosetti (G)
Pittsburgh Starters: Walters (F), Diop (F), Wise (F), Carey (F), Bugg (G)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Game Highlights
Press Conference

Boston College scored 27 second half points and held Pittsburgh to just three points in the final quarter to earn a 54-43 ACC victory at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Thursday night to earn its first ACC win. The Eagles are now 13-5 and 1-4 in the ACC, while Pittsburgh falls to 8-11 and 0-6 in conference play. The Eagles will host Wake Forest on Sunday at 1 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets at the gate prior to the game.

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Senior Kelly Hughes netted a team-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting (3-of-6 from three-point range) and a team-high 11 rebounds. All but four of her points came in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter.
Senior Alexa Coulombe recorded six points, five rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals in her fourth start of the season.
R-freshman Ella Awobajo played 17 strong minutes and pitched in with seven points, two boards and a steal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Thanks to solid defensive pressure and good ball movement, the Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead over the game's opening 2:13. The Eagles stretched the lead to 15-2 before the Panthers mounted a comeback led by Stasha Carey. Carey contributed 12 points, two steals and a block over a 15-2 run that had the score knotted at 17 after one.
Carey continued her hot start, scoring the first five points of the quarter and extending Pittsburgh's run to 20-2 before Katie Quandt stopped the bleeding for Boston College with 7:43 remaining in the quarter. The Panthers reeled off a 6-0 run to pull ahead by seven before the Eagles turned to the inside game, using a 6-2 run to get within three, 30-27, at the half.
Unlike the run-filled first half, both teams traded baskets for the third quarter. Carey paced Pittsburgh with five points while Kelly Hughes stepped up the Eagles with five. Hughes added the exclamation point to her performance in the quarter knocking down a three with three seconds remaining to tie it at 40 heading into the fourth.
Hughes continued her hot shooting, opening the quarter with a three-pointer and adding eight of her team-high 17 points during a 10-0 run for Boston College. Aysia Bugg ended the drought for Pittsburgh with 4:31 remaining, but it would be the only basket the Panthers would score in the quarter as they were outscored 14-3.

TEAM LEADERS

Boston College
Points: Kelly Hughes, 17
Rebounds: Hughes, 11
Assists: Nicole Boudreau, 5

Pittsburgh
Points: Stasha Carey, 26
Rebounds: Carey, 13
Assists: Ayshia Bugg, 2

UP NEXT

Boston College will host Wake Forest next on Sunday, January 24 at 1 p.m.
Fans remember to follow the women's basketball team on social media on Twitter @BC_WBB and on Instagram @BCWBBHOOPS.