Eagles To Play at No. 24 Syracuse on Wednesday

Wednesday, January 27

Syracuse, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Syracuse

Eagles To Play at No. 24 Syracuse on Wednesday

January 26, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Eagles-Orange at 7 on ESPN3

GAME INFORMATION
Boston College (13-6, 1-5 ACC) at No. 24 Syracuse (14-6, 4-3 ACC)
WHEN: Wed., Jan. 27, 2016
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
VIEW: ESPN3

ABOUT BC

Boston College (13-6, 1-5 ACC) will travel to up-state New York to play No. 24 Syracuse on Wed., Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Fans can view the game on ESPN3.
The Eagles are coming off a 65-59 home loss to Wake Forest on Sunday. The game had 10 ties and 18 score changes. BC was led by Mariella Fasoula with 20 points. Emilee Daley pitched in with 16 points and five boards, while Nicole Boudreau had eight points, eight rebounds and five assists.
No. 24 Syracuse is currently 14-6 and 4-3 in the ACC. On Monday,Syracuse lost against No. 14/17 Louisville, 71-53. Junior Alexis Peterson led Syracuse with 13 points.
The series between BC and Syracuse is tied at 23-23. BC has not defeated the Cuse since 2005 (2.12.05 - 75-50 at Syracuse). Since Syracuse joined the ACC, BC is 0-3. The two teams played twice last season and earned a, 64-46, at Conte Forum. On the road, BC lost to the Cuse, 75-50.
BC is ranked 9th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage (38.8), 20th in scoring defense, 36th in field goal percentage (43.9), 24th in assists per game and 61st in assist to turnover ratio (1.01).
Kelly Hughes is second in the ACC and 13th in the country in three's made (55). She is fourth in the conference and 30th in the country in three-point FG% (42.6).
Rookie Mariella Fasoula is second in the ACC and 26th in the country in field goal percentage (55.6). Teammate Nicole Boudreau is second in the conference and 33rd in country in assist turnover ratio (2.19)
Boston College went 12-1 in non-conference play, including an impressive 6-0 record in the month of December.
Only three players have started every game this season - Kelly Hughes, Nicole Boudreau and Martina Mosetti.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Senior, Guard - Nicole Boudreau
Senoir, Forward - Alexa Coulombe
Sophomore, Guard - Martina Mosetti
Junoir, Guard - Kelly Hughes
Freshman, Center - Mariella Fasoula

LAST 3 GAMES

Boston College is 1-2 in the last three games. In the three game run, BC's only win came against Pittsburgh on Jan. 21 (54-43). The Eagles lost at #22/19 Duke and at home against Wake Forest on Sunday.
The Eagles are shooting 45.8 percent from the floor but average 20.7 turnovers in the last three games.
BC has lost the battle of the boards, 102-84.
In the three games, Kelly Hughes and Mariella Fasoula are leading the offense averaging 15.7 points and 15.5 points respectively.
BC is shooting only 40 percent from the three-point arc and only three players have hit one - Kelly Hughes (9-for-21), Emilee Daley (2-for-6) and Nicole Boudreau (5-fof-10).
In the five games, Boudreau and Marti Mosetti lead the team in assists with 13 apiece. The team is averaging 15 helpers a game.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

On Jan. 27, 1999, Boston College defeated Seton Hall, 60-55, to improve to 16-3 behind a 17 point effort from Whitney Steele. The Eagles trailed 31-27 at the half but Steal scored eight points in an 18-2 run to open up the half. With 1:55 to play, Brianne Stepherson hit two freebies to give BC it's final lead. Alissa Murphy had 14 points, while Becky Gottstein added 10 points and 14 boards. The victory came four days after defeating UConn, 78-66, at Conte Forum in front of a sold out crowd.

UP NEXT

The team will travel to Georgia this weekend to play at Georgia Tech on Sunday at 3 p.m. Fans can view the game on NESN. The Eagles return to Conte Forum on Thursday, Jan. 4 for a 7 p.m. tip against Miami.