Eagles Travel To No. 19/15 Florida State on Thursday

Thursday, January 7

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Florida State

Eagles Travel To No. 19/15 Florida State on Thursday

January 06, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Eagles-Seminoles on ESPN3 at 7

GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON COLLEGE AT No. 19/15 FLORIDA STATE
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016
WHERE: Tucker Arena, Tallahassee, Florida
TIME: 7 p.m.
VIEW: ESPN3
Play-by-Play: Tom Block
Color: Melissa Bruner

ABOUT BC

Boston College is currently 11-2 and 0-1 in the conference. The Eagles are coming off a 58-33 loss to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. BC shot a season-low 20 percent from the floor and had 23 turnovers.
The Eagles will play at No. 19/15 Florida State on Thursday night at 7 p.m. The game can be viewed on ESPN3.
Florida State is coming off a tough road loss at Louisville on Friday, Jan. 1 (79-69). FSU shot 49 percent but turned the ball over 24 times. Adut Bulgak led the Seminoles with 22 points and six boards, while Shakayla Thomas had 15 points and seven boards.
In BC's first four ACC games, the Eagles will play four ranked teams, three on the road: (RV/RV Virginia Tech; 19/15 FSU; 18/16 Duke; 3/3 Notre Dame).
The Eagles earned a vote in the USA Today Coaches Poll this week, marking the third week this season in which they received votes.
BC opened the non-conference season with an 11-1 record in non-conference play, including an impressive 6-0 record in the month of December. The 11-1 record is the best start for the BC program since the 2010-11 season, when that team went 12-1.
Boston College went 6-0 in the month of December, to become the third team to complete the feat in program history. The 2004-05 team went 6-0 while the 99-00 team completed a 7-0 December.
As of Jan. 4, 2016, the Eagles are ranked No. 1 in the country in three-point field goal defense (22.6) and sixth in scoring defense (50.5 ppg.).
Boston College is also 22nd in field goal percentage defense and 30th in field goal percentage. BC is also 40th in the country in team assists (227).
BC's RPI is currently at 52 (as of 1.06.16).

BC vs. FSU

Boston College and Florida State have played 13 games with the Seminoles leading the overall series, 12-1.
BC's only win over Florida State came in the ACC Tournament in 2010. The Eagles earned a, 67-60, victory behind 13 points from current BC GA Stefanie Murphy and 11 points apiece from Carolyn Swords (seven rebounds and five blocks) and Ayla Brown.
Last year, Boston College lost No. 9 Florida State, 86-68, at Conte Forum. The Eagles were led by Emilee Daley with 17 points, Kelly Hughes and Nicole Boudreau each had 16 points. Daley had seven boards, while Hughes had nine in the loss. Florida State's Leticia Romero dominated play as she notched a triple double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Senior – Guard – Nicole Boudreau
Junior – Guard – Kelly Hughes
Sophomore – Guard – Martina Mosetti
R-Freshman – Forward – Ella Awobajo
Freshman – Center – Mariella Fasoula

LAST 3 GAMES

Boston College is 3-0 with victories over Lowell (68-55), Northeastern (71-45) and Bryant (79-59).
In the three games, Boston College is shooting 50 percent from the floor a while holding opponents to just 34.5 percent. The Eagles are also shooting 43.4 percent from long range while opponents are shooting just 24.6 percent.
In the run, BC is averaging 18.7 assists and just 13.3 turnovers.
The Eagles bench - Emilee Daley and Kailey Edwards - are third and fourth in scoring in the three games. Daley is averaging 10 points, two rebounds and has a team-high seven steals. Edwards is shooting 53.8 percent and averaging 7.7 points per game.
Mariella Fasoula leads the Eagles in scoring over three games (15 ppg.), while Kelly Hughes is averaging 14.3 points and a team-high seven rebounds a game.
The Eagles bench - Emilee Daley and Kailey Edwards - are third and fourth in scoring in the three games. Daley is averaging 10 points, two rebounds and has a team-high seven steals. Edwards is shooting 53.8 percent and averaging 7.7 points per game.

FREE THROWS

Kelly Hughes has led the team in scoring in seven games this season, while Ella Awobajo has led the team in rebounding in four games.
Martina Mosetti has led the team in assists in seven games, while Kelly Hughes has led the team in steals in seven games.
Boston College has held nine teams to under 40 percent shooting from the floor, including three teams under 30 percent (Providence - 24.4; Hartford 20.3; Northeastern (25.0).
Senior Nicole Boudreau leads the Eagles in charges taken with 11 while r-junior Kailey Edwards has taken five and senior Alexa Coulombe has four.
Alexa Coulombe earned her first start of the season, eight overall, vs. UNH. She finished with six points and three boards.
Three players - Marti Mosetti, Kelly Hughes and Nicole Boudreau - have started every game this season.
Nicole Boudreau needs just 15 assists to reach 300 career helpers. She will become the eighth player in program history to have 1,000 career points and 300 or more assists. Boudreau is also creeping up the steals all-time list with 140, which places her in 14th place behind Sue Fritsch '90.
The bench averages 23.8 points, 15.1 rebounds and holds the opposition to 33 percent field goal shooting and 13.3 percent from long range.
The bench has out-scored the opponents bench in 10 of the 13 games this season.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

On January 7, 1999, Boston College recorded its 12th victory over the season with a 69-49 win over Seton Hall. Cal Bouchard had 17 points, while Alissa Murphy, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame this past fall, had 13 points. Then sophomore guard Danielle O'Banion, who is the head coach at Kent State, came off the bench to score 11 points, including three three-pointers. That team was the first 20-win season and the first to make an NCAA appearance.

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