Season Opener For Eagles at Hartford

Friday, November 11

West Hartford, Conn.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Hartford

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Photo by: John Quackenbos

November 10, 2016 | Women's Basketball

GAME INFORMATION
Boston College at Hartford
WHERE: Reich Family Pavilion, W. Hartford, Conn.
TIME: 7 p.m.
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BC OPENS SEASON AT HARTFORD
- Boston College opens the 2016-17 campaign on the road at Hartford on Friday at 7 p.m. at Chase Arena.
- The game will be streamed on AmericaEast.com.
- Boston College finished 15-16 last season and 2-14 in the ACC. The Eagles did pick up a victory in the first round of the ACC Tournament against Virginia Tech.
- Hartford is opening the 2016-17 season with a new coach – Kim McNeill. She is very familiar with the Eagles and ACC play as she was an assistant at Virginia.
- BC is 11-1 all-time against Hartford.

LAST TIME vs. HARTFORD
- The Eagles defeated the Hawks, 62-28, behind 14 points and nine rebounds from Emilee Daley and 11 points and eight rebounds from Kelly Hughes.
- Boston College held Hartford to just 12 points in the first half. The Eagles outscored Hartford, 19-4 in the second half behind a 10-0 run sparked by a three by Nicole Boudreau.
- BC won the battle of the boards, 55-23.

SEASON OPENING STATS
- BC is now 7-4 in season openers since the 2005 season.
- Since 2000-01, BC is 12-4 in season openers.
- The win over Providence in the 2015-16 season opener was head coach Erik Johnson's first win in the season opener since he arrived at the Heights. Two of the losses were to nationally-ranked Stanford in 13-14 and 14-15.
- The Eagles went 11-1 in the months of November and December last season. It was the best start for the program since the 2010-11 season went 12-1, with 11 consecutive wins.

PROBABLE STARTERS
- Sr./G      Kelly Hughes
- So./C      Mariella Fasoula
- Jr. /G      Marti Mosetti
- Jr./F        Ella Awobajo
- Fr./F       Emma Guy

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
- The Eagles has added two more international players to the roster in Australians - Georgia Pineau and Taylor Ortlepp.
- BC now has a record five international players on the roster - Marti Mosetti (Italy), Ella Awobajo (Nigeria) and Mariella Fasoula (Greece).

WELCOME TO THE HEIGHTS
- Head Coach Erik Johnson welcomed new assistant coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley and new GA Lauren Battista.
- Burks-Wiley joins BC from Brown University where she was an assistant under former Eagles great Sarah Behn. Burks-Wiley, a 2009 graduate of Boston University, was an All-American in her senior season and played professionally overseas.
- Battista arrived at The Heights after working at the NCAA in Indiana. She was the Division 2 National Player of the Year and helped lead Bentley to the 2014 National Championship.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
- In the 2005-06 season, Boston College opened up with a 51-44 victory over Drexel in the first round of the WNIT Preseason Tournament. Forward Brooke Queenan had 15 points and five assists, while Kathrin Ress chipped in with 10 points and nine boards. The Eagles finished the season with a 21-12 record and went 6-8 in the ACC. BC advanced to the NCAA Tournament and had victories over Notre Dame, Ohio State before losing to Utah by three points.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will host Boston University on Monday at Conte Forum (7 p.m.). Fans can purchase tickets online or at the gate. For tickets information - http://www.bceagles.com/sports/2016/8/12/womens-basketball-ticket-page.aspx

- Fans can follow the Eagles weekly on the team Facebook page (/eagleswbb), Twitter (BC_WBB) and Instagram (/BCWBBHOOPS).