Hughes Leads Eagles Past St. Francis, 73-58

Saturday, November 26

Boulder, Colo.

3:30 P.M.

Boston College

2-4

St. Francis Brooklyn

1-4

Boston College

St. Francis Brooklyn

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Hughes Leads Eagles Past St. Francis, 73-58

November 26, 2016 | Women's Basketball

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GAME INFORMATION
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Score: Boston College 73, St. Francis 58
Records: Boston College (2-4), St. Francis (1-4)
Location: Coors Event Center, Boulder, Colorado
BC Starters: Hughes (G), Pineau (G), Edwards (F), Mosetti (G), Fasoula (C )
St. Francis Starters: Palarino (F), Delaney (F), Levey (F), Anderson (G), Iozzia (G).

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Kelly Hughes notched a double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds) and hit a season-high six three-pointers. Hughes shot 6-for-12 from the arc.
- Sophomore Mariella Fasoula finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, while senior Emilee Daley chipped in with 11 points, two steals and two blocks.
- Boston College had 21 assists on 28 field goals in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- A three by Kailey Edwards and Kelly Hughes in the first five minutes gave BC a 12-8 lead. BC shot 38 percent in the first quarter while holding St. Francis to 22 percent. BC held a 16-13 lead after one quarter.
- St. Francis tied the game, 16-16, to start the second quarter. A Hughes three gave BC a 19-16 lead. Two freebies from Martina Mosetti gave BC a five point lead. Emilee Daley would score five of the Eagles seven points in a 7-2 run to end the half for a 30-20 BC lead at the half.
- Eagles opened the third quarter with an 8-1 run, highlighted by a traditional three-point play by Mariella Fasoula and a three-pointer by Hughes. A Stephanie Jones layup off a feed from Emilee Daly pushed the Eagles lead to 43-31 with 4:07 to play. BC shot 42 percent in the quarter and Hughes hit three three-pointers as the lead grew to 51-38.
- Daley opened the final quarter with a steal and layup to extend the Eagles lead. Hughes hit her sixth three in the game with just under five minutes to play and BC's lead was, 62-50.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Kelly Hughes, 20
Rebounds: Kelly Hughes, 12
Assists: Georgia Pineau, 5

St. Francis
Points: Olivia Levey, 12
Rebounds: Maria Palarino, 11
Assists: 3 players with 2

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Lead: BC by 17 3^rd – 8:40; SF 2 – 8:49
BC led for: 29:52
St. Francis led for: 0:31
Game was tied for: 3:57

GAME NOTES
-Senior Kailey Edwards earned her first career start in a BC uniform today. Edwards, a native of Broomfield, Colorado, played in all 31 games last year and now has 33 career games at BC and one start.
- Junior Martina Mosetti picked up her second consecutive start. Mosetti now has 49 career starts.
- Kelly Hughes hit six three's in the game. It's the third time Hughes has hit six three's in a game. She also grabbed her seventh career double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds). She was also named to the All-Tournament team. She averaged 20 points and nine rebounds in the two games.
- BC shot 40 percent from the floor while holding St. Francis to 28.6 percent.
- The Eagles freshman Georgia Pineau filled the stat sheet with six points, seven rebounds and five assists.
- BC scored 36 points in the paint and had 12 fast break points.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will host Penn State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.

TICKET INFORMATION
- Tickets for the 2016-17 women's basketball season are on sale now. Season ticket memberships, which include reserved seats, are just $56, while mini-plan and group deposits are also being accepted. For more information, visit bceagles.com/tickets, or call 617-552-GoBC (4622) to speak with an account representative.
- Fans are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys 4 Tots collection if you are attending the December 10 game against Providence.